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Well, with the Lions coming off the bye week and the moves that were made, they now turn their attention to the Green Bay Packers and game number six. With that, major heat again is on GM Brad Holmes to try to come up with a solution. We're going to dive into the ramifications of the moves and the solutions they could make going forward heading into that Green Bay game and a whole lot more on this edition of Lions Digest. Hey, everybody, yours truly, Captain Lou here. want to take a moment to welcome those of you that are checking us out for the first time here to the program and if you haven't done it yet we invite you to hit that subscribe button it's free come along on the journey with us and the lions here in 2026 be a part of the conversation and all the live reaction and all the programming we got going forward it's going to be fun right here on lions digest well the lions finishing up their bye week getting set now to turn their attention to the Green Bay Packers next Sunday well with that being said some moves were made during the week and it's going to put the spotlight again on the embattled general manager of the lions Brad Holmes the lions put three players on IR on Friday i think you may have heard it by now Tom Kennedy the kick return punt return specialist Ben Barge and of course linebacker Devin White Now, again, we all knew about Tom Kennedy's injury. You saw it in that Carolina game. I'm sorry, in the Arizona game. Looked pretty brutal. He's out with the MCL injury. But if you listen to some of the fans already, they don't have any hope or any faith in Brad Holmes to be able to make a move. Lions scrambling to get players five weeks into the season, that's embarrassing. And that's on Brad Holmes. So let's see what that could mean going forward. now with the IR designations you all know that if you're on the injured reserve list you have to sit out a minimum of four games now again let's take a look at the bye week special checklist then the Lions they picked up DeAndre Carter we'll talk about that in a moment but let's get back to that Arizona game I'm on Amon-Ra St. Brown he ran punts back we don't want that happening anymore they've got to have a solution for that first and foremost i think this is the top priority since Tom Kennedy went out with that MCL sprain and uh ensuing surgery he's done for the year so we won't see Tom Kennedy again at least till 2027 so that goes back to the bye week checklist what do the Lions need to do they've got to figure out number one whether DeAndre Carter will fit into that return specialist role. He's on the practice squad right now. Chances are he will be elevated to the 53-man roster before the game on Sunday against Green Bay. Cade Mays and Brian Branch are they going to be added to the roster? Are they going to be activated off the PUP list, formally off the injured list? They practiced before Arizona. They're going to practice next week. And if that also isn't enough, we need to know if Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes We'll go outside and get some added depth for the Lions. So many questions that have to be answered. And again, the Lions, as we mentioned, picked up DeAndre Carter. Right now, he's on the practice squad, but I think he's going to be added to the 53-man roster because, as mentioned right there, another commenter, I don't want to risk injuring a player like St. Brown or Gibbs, running back kicks or potential punts. There is no upside to it. I absolutely agree with that. And another look at the bye week timeline. Three players added to the injured list. Possible reinforcements with Mason and Branch. Not really sure about that. Now, with that being said, the Lions are heading into their bye week right now. They're in their bye week. And, of course, Green Bay is on the horizon. Now, if you've been following me, I've been telling you to trade yes on the total points being over whatever it was. Five for five. Now, the points haven't been determined yet for the Green Bay-Detroit game, but the minute they do, I advise you to bet $25 on, yes, it's going to go over with our brand new partner here on Lions Digest, and that's CalSheet. Now, remember, with CalSheet, you're trading directly against other users, not the traditional sports books. 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What do you do with Christian Mahogany? Right now he's played quite well. His PFF grades are amongst the best in the National Football League. And also what about JuScruggs? He's been playing one of the top positions at center. So this raises a conundrum and one that I don't know if we all trust Brad Holmes to be able to make a decision on. What do you do with Cade Mays? You activate him, obviously, but do you put him in the starting role? That's going to be the huge question mark. And again, he's a standout. The name that stands out on, whoops, wrong one. Sorry about that. With Mays' return, again, this could open the door for him to return to the active roster. It's going to open the door for him to come to the active roster now the other question that I have to ask is what about Devin Mays he's going to go on the or Devin White rather he's going to go on the injured reserve list right so he's on the list hasn't played really well for the Lions he had a very good game against the Saints but that game against the Bills was horrible a couple of penalties stupid penalties I might add and his coverage wasn't very strong now obviously the depth and the play of the linebackers that's really that's been a question mark and Eric Schlicht says with six linebackers already on the active roster he thinks the Lions do not need to add another player in that position group I don't know if I necessarily buy that as well I think that they've got to go after and they've got to do something so I go back to what we asked at the beginning which loss is going to be the hardest one to replace is it going to be Tom Kennedy on special teams Devin White at linebacker or Ben Bartsch at the offensive line. And again, I ask you the question one more time. Do you trust Brad Holmes to be able to make that move? Do we have the bodies? For those of you that think we have enough on defense to overcome the Devin White injury, although he hasn't played much, I just don't know if I buy that because look at the stats. Look at how well our defense has played, although they played better against the Cardinals. They're still near the bottom, and we've got some big games coming up against some good teams. All right, speaking of big games against good teams, I want to tell you a little bit about what we've got going on next Sunday. You've heard of the Manning cast. Well, next Sunday we're going to have the first Lions Digest Captain Lou cast, a live watch-along with the Lions and Packers game. We're going to watch it in its entirety live right here on Lions Digest. We're going to have graphics. We're going to have stats, you name it. Live reaction from me and hopefully from you too. It's going to be a lot of fun. I invite you to check it out. 12:45 p.m. Sunday that's next Sunday October the 25th really looking forward to trying that out let's have some fun with it next Sunday shall we that's the next the first Captain Lou cast live here on Lions Digest all right that's going to do it for this edition of Lions Digest I want to thank everybody who took time out to watch us however you watched us around the world until then Captain Lou saying keep next time rather Captain Lou saying keep your heads up keep your sticks down, keep your feet moving, and as always, keep your minds open.