The Lions make some SURPRISING moves that could have HUGE implications....

Well, the NFL teams had to get down to the 53 man rosters with the deadline at six o'clock on Sunday. And the Lions they had some big decisions to make. And some big moves. They did make huge implications for the Lions as they go into their season opener against the Saints coming up in a couple of weeks. We're going to dive in some of those big moves some of those surprises on the offensive side of the ball on this edition of Lions Digest. Hey, everybody, Captain Lou here want to take a moment again to welcome those of you checking us out for the first time here on Lions Digest. And again, invite everybody hit that subscribe button. It's free. Be a part of the conversation. And let's show everybody why we are one of the most passionate fan bases, the Detroit Lion fan base. All right. The trade or the roster deadline, the 53 man rosters. Sunday at six o'clock, the Lions had some huge moves to make. And they did. Let's start by looking at one of the bigger ones for the Lions. As Kevin Hills reported that Jacob Saylors has been informed that he made the 53 man roster for the Lions and he indeed did. One of the four running backs for the Lions to make the roster. Travion Williams was waived today. Saylors, he made the biggest impression for the Lions in training camp, hands down. 100 yards yesterday and 16 carries against Indianapolis 190 plus yards in the preseason leading the way for the Lions. He was on the bubble, maybe going into the game yesterday. And he really made a strong case for with that game. And you still maybe had a little bit of question mark. But not only did he make the roster, but boy oh boy, he could really make an instant impact for the Lions. Now we all know what the injury situation is. For Isaiah Pacheco, the Lions signed him in the offseason to be the new Knuckles for Jameer Gibbs. Well, at the beginning of training camp, the MCL sprain for Pacheco and then head coach Dan Campbell revealing just earlier in the week, he's got a back problem, some type of back injury. It's touch and go. Now, Campbell claims that he will more than likely be ready. But when you hear the words touch and go and you hear back injury, that puts a shade of doubt. The seeds are planted. And so when asked about Jacob Saylors, head coach Dan Campbell didn't hesitate by saying he wasn't afraid to use him as the primary backup. Dan Campbell was quoted as saying, hey, he knows everything about our system. He loves guys like that. And I just love the thought of having a guy in our system that knows our terminology, knows the protections, knows our guys familiar with the quarterbacks. I love a guy that knows it all. That's what he thinks of Jacob Saylors. So that's huge for the Lions. I don't know if it's really a surprising move. But hearing this makes one think that he might even have jumped over Shion Bakke as number three. And if Pacheco is injured, then that could potentially put him as the new Knuckles behind Sonic Jameer Gibbs. So we'll keep an eye on that. On the other cuts, it was announced today that undrafted re-agent rookie out of Illinois Luke Altmyer was waived by the Lions. Didn't have a very good game against Indianapolis yesterday, let's face it. Josh Dobbs had the edge going into that game and he played very well, at least compared to Altmyer. Of course, Teddy Bridgewater retiring during training camp, the Lions had to hurry up and sign Josh Dobbs. And he looked pretty good, especially in the last game. So he's the backup as of right now. And the Lions just have two quarterbacks on the roster. Now the first waiver deadline, the claims deadline is one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. After that, you can announce who's on the practice squad. Now if Altmyer doesn't get picked up, there's, I would say a very good possibility that Luke Altmyer will be on the practice squad roster for the Lions. Now, they'll be scouring the waiver wire like every other team will, looking for a potential another quarterback for the Lions. So we'll keep an eye on that. But as of right now, this moment, just two running for two quarterbacks rather, on the roster for the Lions, that being Luke Altmyer, I'm sorry, that being Josh Dobbs. And also, of course, Jared Goff, as Luke Altmyer was waived today by the Lions. Now, here's probably one of the more surprising moves that the Lions made today. Now, Jackson Meeks, he had one heck of a preseason as well. He had a big game yesterday to probably cement where he was going to be on the line if he was going to make the Lions. He was definitely on the bubble. There was still some doubt. But Jackson Meeks has made Detroit's initial roster. And that was confirmed or confirmed just a few minutes ago by the Detroit News. Meeks, of course, hauled in that six yard touchdown pass against Indianapolis in the season finale. He's had, he's had a great training camp. He played his way on the roster. But the surprising thing is he he edged out Tyler Conklin as the third tight end. Now, Tay Martin made the team for the Lions as a wide receiver. And that's kind of surprising too, because Greg Dorch was waived today by the Lions. That surprises me a little bit. He was brought up, or he was signed rather, in the offseason, more than likely to be a pre agent, or I'm sorry, not a pre, a kick read special teams returner for the Lions. I thought he was going to be their punt returner, kickoff returner. But he was waived along with Tom Kennedy. I thought maybe Kennedy might be on the bubble to make the team. I thought Kennedy being more versatile. I thought he had a shot to make it. But he's out. Tay Martin is in. So the big news for the Lions on the receiver core is that Jackson Meeks, he's thought of as a little more versatile. He can play that third tight end. But don't be surprised if you see him, maybe in the slot or maybe on third down packages, four wide, who knows. But congratulations to Jackson Meeks, who made it for the Lions as the third tight end. Now, one of the other positions that we were keeping an eye on for the Lions was on the offensive line, especially at center. Now we talked about it. Seth McLaughlin, and Drew Scruggs. We weren't sure if either, you had the inside track to be the starting center for the Lions until Kate Mays comes back. He'll be back probably well, he's going to probably be out at least till week five, which I wouldn't be surprised if he's out until after the bye week for the Lions. Well, it came down to Seth McLaughlin. How good of a preseason was he going to have? He didn't look very sharp in my opinion for the Lions. But he did enough to make the roster as he made it and Mason Miller. He was let go by the Lions today. So again, congratulations to Seth McLaughlin. He made the roster for the Lions as of right now. And again, we talked about the practice squad. Don't be surprised if Mason Miller is picked up and signed to the Lions practice squad unless he's picked up on the waiver wire by another team. So that might have been a surprise as well. I know Miller, I thought he had a pretty good game. He was moved over to center for the Lions against Indianapolis. And I thought he played pretty well. And he's played all the positions as a backup. So a little bit surprising there. But Seth McLaughlin did enough to make that final roster for the Lions. So we'll keep an eye on that. So big names made some surprising cuts for the Lions. But it's starting to take shape for that season opener against the New Orleans Saints. All right, that's going to do it for this edition of Lions Digest. 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