The Detroit Lions will have a couple of welcome additions for Monday’s practice as running backs D’Andre Swift and Bo Scarbrough will give it a go after missing quite a bit of time with injuries.
Unfortunately, the Lions will be without Danny Amendola and rookie Julian Okwara.
No Amendola or Julian Okwara practicing today. Swift and Bo are back, but we’ll see how much
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) August 31, 2020
Let’s hope Swift is good to go because he definitely needs to get in some practice if he wants to contribute regularly in the early season.
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SHOULD THE DETROIT LIONS SIGN NEWLY AVAILABLE RB LEONARD FOURNETTE?
In the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions selected RB D’Andre Swift out of Georgia to share the backfield with Kerryon Johnson. When the pick was made, I was disappointed because I am not a fan of taking a running back that high but mainly because Swift has a history of injuries and I feared the same would happen in Detroit.
Well, my fear has come true as Swift continues to miss practices with a leg injury. The injury is thought to be minor but the more practices the rookie misses, the more it will impact his playing time early on in the season.
On Sunday, Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell talked about Swift missing practice and he is obviously concerned.
“It’s not ideal, we’ll say that,” Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell said. “There’s a lot on these rookies’ plates right now, just in terms of everything’s new for them. Obviously, he’s trying to pick up a whole new offense, and he didn’t have the offseason. I think that’s what’s so critical.
“Every day that we miss, I think it puts you further behind, because, in terms of not just knowing your assignment, but then how your assignment fits to each and every one of the looks you can get from the defense,” Bevell continued. “It’s one thing to see them on paper, it’s one thing to see them on tape, but it’s another thing to go out there and actually execute what you’re supposed to execute, make the decisions that you’re supposed to make at a quick level, and he’s missing all those different reps.”
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