{"id":42544,"date":"2022-06-08T21:48:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T21:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/detroit-lions-minicamp-day-2-observations-another-strong-day-from-aidan-hutchinson\/"},"modified":"2022-06-08T21:48:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T21:48:29","slug":"detroit-lions-minicamp-day-2-observations-another-strong-day-from-aidan-hutchinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/detroit-lions-minicamp-day-2-observations-another-strong-day-from-aidan-hutchinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions minicamp Day 2 observations: Another strong day from Aidan Hutchinson"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Detroit Lions took the field for the second of three minicamp practices on Wednesday afternoon. With just about a week left to go before players break until training camp, opportunities are running thin to make a lasting impression with the coaching staff.<\/p>\n
Here are my biggest takeaways from Wednesday’s shorter, slower-paced practice. <\/p>\n
Not in attendance:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nothing new here. Paschal, as head coach Dan Campbell revealed on Wednesday, is dealing with a lower-body injury, and the Lions appear to be keeping it safe with him. Campbell also said that he would be meeting with Penisini this week and that his absence of him is excused. <\/p>\n The following players were at practice but not practicing:<\/strong><\/p>\n The only significant change here was the addition of Chark, who spent the entire practice mentally engaged with the receiver group. He seemed to be in good spirits, so this appears to likely be a rest day for him. Remember that he is coming off a broken ankle. <\/p>\n The following players were limited in participation:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nothing new here to report. All of these players are going through positional drills, but are being held out of most team drills after walkthroughs. <\/p>\n Not sure if it means anything significant, but when the Lions opened it up to team drills, they started with the second-team offense (led by quarterback Tim Boyle) and the second-team defense. Given how many young players the Lions have on their second team right now \u2014 including just about every drafted rookie \u2014 it may have simply been a chance to get them more playing time. <\/p>\n The Lions’ second overall pick started with the second-team defense and made an immediate impact, nearly picking off a screen pass. He got his mitts on it, causing the incompletion, but he was clearly frustrated he didn’t come down with what would have been a difficult interception. <\/p>\n When the ones took the field, Hutchinson stayed out there for the majority of snaps. In about seven or eight plays, he beat Matt Nelson twice, once earning a \u201csack\u201d (or at the very least drawing a holding penalty) and the other forcing a pressure that earned him cheers from the coaching section. <\/p>\n Hutchinson is getting closer and closer to earning his way as a full-time starter, and we’re barely into June. <\/p>\n On Tuesday, the Lions attempted to run 81-yard drives in 29 seconds for some late-pressure situations. Wednesday, the Lions continued their focus on late-game, high-pressure scenarios in two different settings. <\/p>\n The first: 10 seconds left from the defense’s 18-yard line. Basically, you’re giving the offense one shot to win the game.<\/strong><\/p>\n For the first-team offense, Jared Goff tried to thread a pass in between several defenders to Amon-Ra St. Brown. Brown got both hands on it, but he was blanketed by at least three defenders, and he couldn’t come to the ground with control. Detroit’s defense countered the play by lining up at least six defenders on the goal line before the snap.<\/p>\n The second-team offense scored on their one attempt, with Boyle finding Trinity Benson for the toe-tapping post route in between AJ Parker and JuJu Hughes. <\/p>\n The second scenario: 10 seconds left from the 25-yard line, but with one timeout in your pocket<\/strong><\/p>\n Both offenses scored in this scenario. First, Goff hit St. Brown for 13 yards on an out-route. With four seconds left, 12 yards to go, and eight<\/em> defenders waiting on the goal line, Goff eventually found D’Andre Swift leaking out of the backfield for the score. Julian Okwara \u2014 one of the defenders waiting on the goal line \u2014 appeared to give up the edge to Swift. <\/p>\n The second-team defense started with a very similar 13-yard gain to Tom Kennedy. Then Boyle went right back to Kennedy who split Mike Hughes and Brady Breeze for the score. Kennedy drop-kicked the ball a good 30 yards in celebration. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is the NFL, man,\u201d Parker said. “Your job is really never safe, so it’s always about getting better and working.”<\/p>\n UPDATE: <\/strong>I missed it during practice, but according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free press, Jonah Jackson sat out team drills and appeared to have an arm heavily wrapped. Per Birkett, it was Logan Stenberg who jumped in to replace him with the first-team offense, which explains why he wasn’t with the twos. <\/p>\n The Detroit Lions took the field for the second of three minicamp practices on Wednesday afternoon. With just about a week left to go before players break until training camp, opportunities are running thin to make a lasting impression with the coaching staff. Here are my biggest takeaways from Wednesday’s shorter, slower-paced practice. Attendance Not …<\/p>\n\n
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Starting with the second team<\/h3>\n
Another strong day for Aidan Hutchinson<\/h3>\n
Another high pressure drill<\/h3>\n
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