What Starter Do You Wanna See In Preseason?
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00:00But the veterans were playing.
00:04Most teams' quarterbacks played.
00:06The Lions were one of the few exceptions where they did not start their starting quarterback.
00:10In fact, on offense, the Lions didn't start anybody from their starting unit.
00:16None of them.
00:17On offense.
00:18And on defense, you could say that they started one with Terrion Arnold.
00:24And as Rakestraw got a lot of time, he might see time as a nickel corner.
00:28He might start as a nickel corner.
00:31But beyond those two defensive backs, we didn't see any starters on defense.
00:35And that includes Levi Onzareke, which I think is more evidence that this coaching staff
00:41believes in Levi Onzareke.
00:44I will also throw this in there.
00:45I think because DJ Reader is unable to practice yet at full speed, that I think that also
00:52plays a role in why you're not going to put Onzareke in the game.
00:56Again, he falls in that category of probably working with the ones last week in the joint
01:01practice, doesn't need to play in the first game.
01:03But this is the second game.
01:04And you don't have the joint practice.
01:07Would you place the starters on offense or on defense?
01:10Who would you hold out?
01:122-4-8, 5-3-9, 97-97 is the telephone number.
01:19Obie is next up here on 97 On The Ticket.
01:21Hey, Obie.
01:22Hey, how's it going, guys?
01:23Good.
01:24How are you?
01:25Good.
01:26So my philosophy behind it is that you're obviously not going to play any starters in
01:30the third preseason game.
01:31It's just too close to the season.
01:32You don't want anything crazy to happen there.
01:36But I feel like I wouldn't mind maybe a series with the specific starters like J-Mo, Jack
01:42Campbell.
01:43I'd even maybe throw in Davenport in there, get his body ready to handle the rigorous
01:50parts of the game.
01:51But I wouldn't throw Goff in there.
01:53I wouldn't throw St. Brown in there.
01:54I wouldn't throw Sewell.
01:56I wouldn't throw, you know, like the obvious ones, Zeitler, all these guys.
01:58I wouldn't throw them in there.
01:59Anzalone, Hutchinson.
02:00You probably wouldn't play anybody in the offensive line.
02:03What's that?
02:04You wouldn't play anybody.
02:05I mean, like, just look at the offense.
02:06It's more of a case of who you would play as opposed to who you wouldn't play because
02:08it sounds like you wouldn't play any of the offensive linemen.
02:10You wouldn't play Goff.
02:12The receivers outside of Jamison Williams are not going to play the running back.
02:15So really, the only offensive player you'd want to see is Jamison Williams and very limited.
02:21Yeah, I think just because he hasn't gotten that many reps in game action, I feel like
02:27Creason's going against maybe twos or threes.
02:30I feel like giving him maybe a series or two, him, Davenport, just to get their bodies right,
02:35just to get that acclimatization to the physicality.
02:37Like I said, maybe Jack Campbell, just because I don't know if it's just, you know, he's
02:41hidden in the plays and he's kind of just that silent player that's getting the job
02:45done.
02:46But just I feel like I just need to see more out of Campbell, things that obviously Arnold
02:50and Rick Straw, we saw them, we'll probably see them again.
02:52But that's really about it.
02:54All right.
02:55Thanks.
02:56I appreciate it, Obi.
02:58Kang offensively, are there any starters on offense that you'd like to see in the game
03:03Saturday afternoon?
03:05No.
03:06I am one of those people that last year I was, I actually wanted to see like Laporta
03:11out there.
03:12He was scheduled to be like the starting tight end.
03:14He was a rookie though.
03:15So I'm like, hey, this guy's got to just at least put on, you know, the pads and go out
03:18there and hit an NFL player to see what it's like line up against, you know, someone in
03:23the NFL run routes, things like that.
03:25They never did that.
03:27And obviously golf didn't play.
03:28No one played from the offense.
03:29And I thought, oh, this might be a mistake, whatever.
03:32And it wasn't clearly last year, they went to NFC title game.
03:35So I'm, I'm, I am all in, I'm believing Campbell and Holmes and deciding them not to do that
03:41again.
03:42Essentially don't play the ones on offense to me.
03:44I know what they are.
03:45There are elite position.
03:48That's our elite side of the ball, right?
03:49There's the offense.
03:50I wouldn't risk anyone on the office of line.
03:51I'm not risking any skill position players.
03:53Clearly I'm not risking Jared golf.
03:55It doesn't really do any, it does more bad than good for me.
03:58The risk is not worth the reward.
04:00So I'm not playing anyone offense.
04:01What about you?
04:02I'm I'm the only player I'm even considering playing at this point is Kali Freeman, really
04:10the third receiver, um, just because I want to see, you're going to, is that felt likely
04:18to get the majority of the snaps?
04:19I don't even, I don't know if golf is going to play or not.
04:21I prefer they not play Jared golf.
04:24Um, so assuming that he doesn't, and let's assume that Hendon hooker will be able to
04:27play some, I'd like to see Kali Freeman be the top receiver that they have with a crew
04:34of the other guys that they have with none of the people's Jones and you know, whomever,
04:37you know, Drees fountain or whoever the player is, uh, Caden Davis.
04:42And cause I want to see the competition.
04:45We didn't get a whole, we didn't get a big taste of it last week.
04:48We had heard in practice that these guys look good.
04:50This guy's turning heads and then it came time for the game and nothing.
04:54And it's, I don't think it's all on the players.
04:56I think it was a lot of, it had to do with the conditions and then, you know, who you're
04:59playing with.
05:01But this week, I guess I'd like to see Kali Freeman.
05:04But what could Kali do for you Gator?
05:06You know, I mean, this is your guy.
05:08I'm not trying to talk you out of seeing your guy, but what I'm asking you, the question
05:11is what could Kali do or not do for you that would change your mind on Kali Freeman?
05:15Cause I need to know that that's the guy who I think is a third receiver and I'm not sure
05:19if he is.
05:20Well, I think we both agree that he's going to make the team no matter what.
05:23Okay.
05:24So this is not fighting for a position.
05:25It's not fighting for a position.
05:26I just want to know is I want to make sure that, okay, game situation here.
05:31Is this the guy that we want to be our third receiver or are these, one of these other
05:35guys going to step up and have, you know, is there a clear separation between him and
05:39the rest or not?
05:40I mean, can you get that from a backup quarterback and backup offensive lineman?
05:46That's a great question.
05:47And I'm not sure you can, obviously you learn more in practice than you ever in a preseason
05:52game.
05:53But I guess, you know, he's the one guy on offense that I wouldn't mind seeing.
05:59I'm not demanding it like, you know, my hand, I'm not dropping a hammer.
06:03He's got to play.
06:06But I think that's the only one.
06:07Maybe I can be convinced of that.
06:08I want to see an offense defensively.
06:12It gets back to, I just want to see it to believe it and it's on Zurique.
06:17Outside of him.
06:18Do I need to see anybody else?
06:20I mean, do we even see Rodriguez playing the game last week?
06:23God, I don't even remember it.
06:25I didn't think he did.
06:27I didn't look back at the snap count, but if he did play, it was not memorable.
06:31He might not have played.
06:32I'd have to look back at it.
06:33So I mean, on the defensive side, yeah, I'm with you on Levi.
06:38I don't know if he's all of a sudden become untouchable, but I think you need to see him.
06:43Okay.
06:44He's healthy.
06:45Can he stay healthy in a real game?
06:46I know if it's against number twos, those are still big dudes, strong, fast dudes on
06:51the other side.
06:52Let's see if he can hold up right in a preseason game.
06:54Yeah.
06:55Not only hold up, but is he going to dominate?
06:56Because if he's quote, one of the best, then let's see him play.