The long-awaited debut of the newest “Inside The Den” episode was recently released by the award-winning Detroit Lions Media Department, and it was well worth the wait.
This episode focused on the behind-the-scenes action for the Lions during the 2022 NFL Draft. This episode caught some amazing moments between Lions General Manager Brad Holmes and Head Coach Dan Campbell. It also focused primarily on the top few rounds where the team obtained four quality football players that they seemed to have had targeted long before the draft ever even started.
Let’s take a look at some of the great quotes and moments during this 52-minute video that all Lions fans should support.
The video starts with a multitude of different national media praising the Lions for their draft. Peter Schrager (Good Morning Football), Tom Pelisero (NFL Network), and Chris Simms (NBC Sports) just to name a few.
Almost every one of those analysts noted that the Lions obtained the “best defensive player in the draft and the best offensive playmaker in the draft” and that is rarely if ever done by one team in the NFL Draft.
Last year the Lions were changing their leadership from top to bottom, and this year they were much farther ahead when it comes to preparation and process than they were previously entering this draft. “More organized, more time, and more capital this year,” said Holmes
As the footage showed, there was tension in the room as the draft began with the Lions not knowing who would go first overall. The Lions were thrilled to get Hutchinson but were very nervous leading up to that first overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars and that was clear on the face of Campbell where Holmes said he had played out all the options in his head over and over again leading up to this day. There was a big fist pump from Dan Campbell when the Jags selected Travon Walker (Georgia) over Aidan Hutchinson (Michigan).
“Only one name was up on the board!”, Holmes said to Campbell that…
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