Detroit Lions Training Camp: Day 3 Live Blog

As the first week of training camp practices continue, head coach Matt Patricia will emphasize adaptability and communication on the football field.

“We like to keep the competition high. Certainly, at some point you’d like to have some continuity all the way across the board because I think it helps with the communication" Patricia said Tuesday.

"That’s something that we really stress to try to get our guys comfortable not being in that scenario because there are going to be changes week in, week out during the course of the season. Just getting used to having different guys out there and communicating and kind of also that next-man-up feel and being comfortable in those scenarios are critical for us. Right now, it’s just about competition. It’s about really just going out and seeing what skill set everybody has and how we can utilize that as we get into the season.”

Lions workout replacements for Jashon Cornell

As a result of defensive tackle Jashon Cornell going down Tuesday with a severe Achilles injury, Detroit worked out potential replacements in Will Clarke, Kendall Coleman, Jayrone Elliott, and Anthony Lanier Wednesday.

Who needs to have solid practices in the next few days?

Obviously, rookies will be struggling the most early on. Unfortunately for supporters of the Lions, Jeff Okudah has yet to make his presence felt in practice. Also, guard Logan Stenberg has not gotten off to the start he would have liked early in training camp.

Make sure to pay attention to and to check in with SI All Lions, as the daily news is analyzed and discussed throughout training camp.

Lions announce roster moves: https://t.co/B92F8xAxyT pic.twitter.com/McxSmgNPUw
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) August 20, 2020

Lions placed Cornell on IR, released FB Sellers, signed Wes Hills and Chris Lacy.
— Justin Rogers | Detroit Football Network (@Justin_Rogers) August 20, 2020

Beau Benzschawel and Kevin Strong are back at practice for the Lions. Matt Sokol is back and in a red don’t hit me jersey.
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) August 20, 2020

Don’t see Bo Scarbrough at the moment. Victor Bolden was working off to the side. https://t.co/5IBE9At6v0
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 20, 2020

10 Questions with Twentyman: How are the rookies looking so far? https://t.co/pOMwnjzrTe
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) August 20, 2020

In 2019, Matthew Stafford combined the aggressiveness of his early years with the quick release of the Jim Bob Cooter ball control era.

"He was Jameis Winston without the interceptions."

An excellent read by @DanPizzuta https://t.co/xwRmmFgfhc
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) August 20, 2020

Don’t think the ball hit the field with Matthew Stafford throwing today. Looks great. Still throwing deep, aggressively and often.

Clicked with Hock/Marv majorly. Hock sure looked 100% today after the off day

No slipping for Okudah. 9 attacked him deep and won w 11 near end tho
— Ben Raven (@BenjaminSRaven) August 20, 2020

Also, if Hunter Bryant figures out how to block at least a little, he’s got a chance. He pops as a receiver.
— Ben Raven (@BenjaminSRaven) August 20, 2020

Third Lions practice down. Will drop some thoughts on here shortly. Couple backfield notes:

* Kerryon a full participant, had a couple of nice routes

* Never saw Scarbrough. He didn’t look 100% Tuesday, will see if Patricia has an update tomorrow

* Cabinda played FB all day
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 20, 2020

Romeo Okwara had a really nice win over Vaitai and came back with another quality rep a bit later. Decker has two nice reps vs. Flowers. Hand continues to impress with his punch inside, IMO.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) August 20, 2020

Much smoother day for Jeff Okudah after the off day. Was around the ball more. Better with his breaks. Thumped a shoulder into a back in run support. Still learning. But you can already see areas where he’s making gains.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) August 20, 2020

Matthew Stafford had the good stuff on the practice field today. Ball didn’t hurt the ground much, if it all, during 7 on 7 or 11 on 11. Looked really sharp.
— Nick Baumgardner (@nickbaumgardner) August 20, 2020

OK, a few thoughts off the Lions' third practice of camp ...

1. I know @nickbaumgardner is covering these dudes in his report, so I'll keep it short: T.J. Hockenson (again) and Tracy Walker looked great. Walker was *locked in* on his coverage reps, including a PBU vs. Amendola.
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 20, 2020

3. So, Okudah. Lemme plug yesterday's column ... Much better on Day 3. He was on that Golladay route. He had a diving PBU vs. Marvin Hall. He stepped into a hole and popped Kerryon.

Marvin Jones beat him deep once, but it took a perfect throw/great catch.https://t.co/eWcSyeuYS6
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 20, 2020

4. Jason Cabinda at FB is an interesting twist, especially after two pretty strong days at LB. (He played FB, very briefly, late last year.)

He's very physical. Lions ran two short-yardage plays behind him and converted both. He also ran a surprisingly sharp route in 1-on-1s.
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) August 20, 2020

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