Pride Of Detroit: For Detroit Lions Fans

It's a mailbag with some doom, but not quite gloom. Jeremy and Chris break down reader questions collected from the week and answer your pressing inquiries into the Detroit Lions. Is this the worst year on record for all Detroit sports? What is in the future for Matthew Stafford? Can 8-8 save the coaching staff's jobs? Who is the worse draft pick, Teez Tabor or Jordan Dizon? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Ryan explore the Washington Football Team, what they can do well, and what they really struggle at. Then, they break down the biggest keys to a Lions victory on Sunday and offer TWO things they think they know about Week 10's matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Athletic's Chris Burke talks the surreal moments talking to athletes and coaches, his trip to Alabama with Matt Patrica, working at Sports Illustrated and how his first go at being a beat writer is going.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Vikings house the Lions, embarrassing them front to back. With the season in the tank, it's time for rage, acceptance, grief, denial, bargaining, things of that nature. Jeremy, Chris and Ryan break down the awful game, the troubles of Matthew Stafford, the failure of the coaching staff's playcalling and all else. They tell you who you shouldn't be mad at, just disappointed with; and also those who you should be mad at. A look to the future, because it certainly can't be with Matt Patricia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josina Anderson talks about her early life as a college athlete, gives advice for aspiring journalists and talks about life as an NFL Insider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 9 looms large for the Lions as they travel to Minnesota looking for a win to stay steady. Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) from The Athletic Minnesota joins First Byte to discuss the agonizing season thus far for the Vikings. Ryan, Arif and Jeremy make their picks, analyze key matchups and size up both the Lions and the Vikings for Sunday's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Detroit Lions take a 41-point drubbing from Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts, in a game which saw Matthew Stafford and the offense sputtering hard in the first half. Where does Detroit go from here, and with the NFL trade deadline just a few days away, what options do they have on the table? Jeremy, Chris and Ryan discuss the biggest takeaways from Sunday, hand out awards/ignominy towards notable Lions players and discuss whether the Lions need to be buyers or sellers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week’s Man Coverage Mike Payton talks to Pro Football Network’s Mike Tanier (@MikeTanier) about working for the New York Times, the potential future of sports media and how important math and analytics are to football. Mike also gives his thoughts on the Lions and quarterback wins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The podcast welcomes Zach Hicks (@ZachHicks2) of Stampede Blue to First Byte to give us the rundown of the Colts' 4-2 start. Are they a true contender or just the result of a soft, early schedule. Does Philip Rivers have anything left and how is this Colts defense so good? Before we jump into our predictions, we break down a few huge matchups: Ragnow vs. Buckner, Lions DTs vs. Quenton Nelson, and Marvin Jones Jr vs. his son. All that and more on this week's Week 8 preview podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everson Griffen has been traded from the Dallas Cowboys to the Detroit Lions! Chris, Jeremy and Ryan give instant reactions to the trade, discussing the value that Detroit paid for the edge rusher, what holes he can fill in the Detroit defense and when he can join the fun. They also discuss what other potential moves the Lions could make before the trade deadline coming up in early November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CLICK TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE SB NATION NFL SHOW: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify The SB Nation NFL Show brings together the greatest fan-alysts from across SB Nation's NFL team communities in one place for the first time ever. Expect deep analysis, irreverent jokes, and plenty of bickering between rivals. It's a show for NFL fans, by NFL fans.   Monday - Monday Football Monday (RJ Ochoa, Pete Sweeney, Michael Kist) Tuesday - Off Day Debrief (Brandon Lee Gowton, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Wednesday - Palpably Unfair Podcast (Kyle Posey, Michael Kist) Thursday - The Look Ahead (Ed Valentine, Rob "Stats" Guerrera) Friday - Football Cheat Sheet (Jeanna Thomas Kelly, Ameer Tyree) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lions won in improbable fashion agaisnt the Atlanta Falcons, so happy times are here and the crew is in good moods! But a lot had to go right for Detroit to win, and the trio break it down, give their evaluations on the game and players going into the penthouse or doghouse, plus a look at the road ahead now that the Lions have battled back to .500. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NFL trade deadline looming, will the Lions be buyers or sellers? After a victory against the Jaguars have put them back in the win column, questions are looming on the future of the team. The crew has plenty of questions from readers, and they sit down to answer them in a mailbag edition of PODcast. Some popular players show up as trade bait for the Lions, and the trio deduce if they would be good fits in Detroit. Also, a discussion of Bob Quinn's track record with letting big names go, Halloween talk and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeanna Thomas of SB Nation NFL joins Jeremy and Ryan to discuss the Atlanta Falcons and their season. With the Lions sixth game looming, can the Falcons provide a much needed win for Detroit, or will they be a new stumbling obstacle for their attempts at a comeback in the standings? Both teams are experiencing woeful seasons, but how close are they to one another? How can the Lions stop Julio Jones and Matt Ryan? The trio break it all down, explore key matchups and give predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lomas Brown sits down with Pride of Detroit to discuss memories from his playing days, his thoughts on the current Detroit squad and his view from the radio broadcast booth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy, Ryan and Jerry break down an impressive Lions victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars! All three have their big takeaways from the game, and then play Penthouse or Dog House to evaluate players and coaches following the win. Where do the Lions go from here, and can they build on this momentum? Plus, Ryan has a comparison for this game that may have some fans hesitant to fully embrace the narrative of a reformed team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy and Ryan are joined by Ryan O'Bleness of Big Cat Country and Michigan State blog The Only Colors. Ryan (#2) give us a unique perspective as a Lions and Jaguars fan. Will the Lions be able to stop the Jags' run game? Will Matthew Stafford be unleashed? How will Jacksonville respond if their top 2 WRs are out with injury? We answer it all and provide our Week 6 previews in this week's episode of First Byte! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's Man Coverage, Mike talks to MLive's Benjamin Raven about his life in pro wrestling, getting kicked out of Canada, being stuck in immigration with Konan and Lucha Brothers and his college basketball career. He also delivers opinions on the Lions' upcoming stretch of games and an early mid-season final record prediction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The bye week is coming to a close, which means it's time to review what the Lions have been up to. Helping Ryan, Chris and Jeremy is Big Drew (@bigdrewtweets) from WMAX-FM, ESPN 96.1 Grand Rapids. Horrifying nature aside, the injury to Dak Prescott does bring up the question: has the trade value of Matthew Stafford just risen with the Cowboys? Will the Lions quarterback go anywhere this season if the Lions truly are in the tank? And what would that say about the front office? The four also talk about the future of the Lions coaching staff, when/if they could be fired, as inspiration strikes fans after Bill O'Brien and Dan Quinn have been canned. Finally, a quarterly review and yearbook superlatives for Detroit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the bye week for the Lions, early once again, so our midweek First Byte podcast dives into a whole slew of reader-submitted questions in the mailbag. Jeremy and Ryan read the best questions submitted through #AskPOD. They're going to talk about the coaching situation of course, and so much else that's been plaguing the minds of Lions fans through these first four weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices