Brad Holmes is a helluva GM. Dan Campbell and the rest of the Coaches are special too. Things are finally turning around for these Lions. 60 years of ineptitude finally. The future is bright.
The fact they drafted Rodrigo mainly for special teams and he ends up maybe our best LB is incredible. 2 drafts in a row where not only did the lions hit on their 1st round prospects but also hit on mid to late round picks is incredible. Brad Holmes and Dan campbell will be detroit legends. I wanted Salah until I heard Dan's into speech. I'm so happy we FINALLY got it right.
I’ve watched this 5 times now and I can’t believe what I’m seeing. We have an actual front office, an actual GM, and a direction of where we are going. Go lions!
They also work well together while having fun as seen with Randle El coming in to the draft room after they took Williams. I feel like some past front offices we had would've told the position coaches to get out of the draft room, but this regime was all high fives with him. Absolutely love it.
I‘m from Germany and I watching football since 10 years now. I love the lions, but I was never so hyped like this offseason! Send the best energy from good old Germany! Go Lions
I'm still working on believing that we got Jameson, dude's a baller and Bama receivers have a track record of being really good in the NFL. I got a feeling Jamo's just the next in line on that list.
I'm 52 years old, and I have NEVER seen this organization be anything but a clown show. I almost can't believe what I'm seeing. Very easy to root for. If this doesn't work with this staff and management in place, then I'd be at a lost. Russ Thomas, Matt Millen and Quinn-Tricia....good riddance!!!
@@mreloo Wayne had a losing record overall. One could argue they underachieved with him. That team was loaded with talent with Barry Sanders, Lomas brown, Kevin Glover, Herman Moore, Jerry Ball, speilman, Bennie Blades, Ray Crockett, William White, Johnny Morton Brett
@@mreloo there have been decent coaches; Fontes, Bobby Ross, and I liked Jim Schwartz. But the ORGANIZATION was a circus....despite coaching. I think Shelia has instituted real change and that means something.
Hutch, Jamo, Kerby, Rodrigo, and The Problem James Houston have become an absolute masterclass of a draft by Brad Holmes. Thank you to everyone at Ford field and Detroit Lions, us fans have waited so long!!!!
Paschal had a hernia (totally not an injury prone type thing) but he showed some SERIOUS stuff when he was in the game. Look for Paschal to be one of the highlights of the 2022 draft folks ;)
Never had this type of transparency with Quinn/Patricia. So damn refreshing. Love our GM, coaching staff, and players man. They're invested. They'll fight hard
I am so amazed and happy...I'm a 67 year old lifelong fan and for the first time in my life, the Lions actually have a front office and coaching staff and now players that really are going to contend... love this!
This series has been one of my favorites! Lions Media Team has been killing it and I’m excited for people to come back to Inside the Den after Hard Knocks airs
PACKER FAN HERE ive been watching these inside the dens since last years and by far these are THE BEST episodes ive ever seen by any team( honestly a bit bummed i might not see more with me not having hbo ) Ive been hooked on these coaches and staff since seeing inside the den last year and seeing Dans first interview as a coach. The progress being made last year was evidence that this is a great group of coaches and leaders of men! I truly believe once Aaron leaves there will be a new king of the North, THE DETROIT LIONS. Youve earned my respect last year and i cant wait to see this team grow!
@@AdamB34 Mike Holmgren admitted to Sports illustrated how it feels to be on the other side, after the Seahawks were ripped off at the Ford field super bowl vs. Pittsburgh. He admitted when he was coaching Green Bay "We always got the calls" Most Packer fans know this to be true. During the Stafford era, the Lions usually outplay Greenbay. The officials will usually intervene in Greenbay's favor. Three years ago when Patricia was still the coach. A Monday night game on national TV. The Trey Flowers penalties? Ridiculous. Most Packer fans acknowledged the Lions really won that game. The "hail Rogers play" at Ford field, or called the "phantom face mask call" The game ended! Lions won, The official throws a flag at Delvin Taylor edge rusher. Claims he face masks Rogers. Never happened. Everybody knows it. Greenbay should never been awarded another play. By the way, the receiver pushed off in the endzone. That's really not the point. About 6 or 7 years ago the 66yard interference call against Nevin Lawson, it was uncatchable. Its public record with the NFL, the apology letters were sent to the Ford family from the league office about all three examples, I've stated. I have many more examples. Rogers will always get the calls, unless Tom Brady is on the field. David B #69 on Greenbay's "O" line? Ziggy Ansah said "That guy couldn't block a key hole without holding the doorknob first. N.Suh said he was the worst habitual holder he's ever gone up against. In the the Trey Flowers incident, during that game mentioned earlier. He was holding and face masking Flowers on every play. The officials never called him for holding.
@@stephensdygert7600 Hahahaha!!! Feel free to watch the video of that facemask call you say never happened and enjoy watching the defenders thumb go inside Rodger's facemask causing his head to twist. His helmet was literally almost all the way off his head lol. His chin strap was at his eyes! You are blind kiddo. After that, feel free to head on over to Pro Football Focus where they consistently rank Bakhtiari as a top 3-5 LT. They watch every single play of every game and evaluate every single player in the nfl... they don't seem to agree with you or the whiny bitch Lions linemen crying about how much he holds. Funny how all your examples or him being the worst holder in the nfl are two cry baby Lions players. Detroit Lions Fans: Blaming The Refs Since 1958
Love the job Brad Holmes is doing shaping the team. Easily two of the Lions top 5 draft classes in history. This year's looks even best than lasts years.
Bravo 👏 👏 👏 again to the Lions Media team and production team. Everyone that's involved in making this. These are incredible. The entire Den is kicking ass!
These are awesome productions. Fun watching the rebuild behind the scenes. It is so well produced, love seeing the clips of the coaches, seems like we have a coaching staff to be envied.
This replaced movie night tonight at our house…didn’t disappoint! If the wins matched everything from Sheila on down, to include the awesome media department, we’d be contending for Super Bowls.
Yeah bro funny how you got that many likes and zero replies. So another drafted player that's not going to play? How's Suh and the number two defense in the league going. How's Joey Harrington doing? Titus Young, Charles Rogers. Do you need rob marinelli to come back and be our coach and cut our top prospects? Mike Williams. Ain't it messed up that number two defense the whole team's completely gone, I believe 2015. How was the Brandon pettigrew pass interference in Dallas? My final question is do you remember Calvin Johnson's false start in that Dallas playoff game. Or every finger and thumb of Calvin Johnson's hands touch the ball that Matthew Stafford threw to him and he was like can't catch that. Have a good day now Chip the bot from the Detroit Lions organization.
@Chip do you remember Rondel barber and (tiki the twin brother) second ever televised game as an announcer? Remember the five steps that player took on Tampa Bay with complete control of the ball. And Barber couldn't tell you if it was a catch after all them years playing football and winning them divisions conferences and super bowls let also not forget about college bowl games to now. After Jim Caldwell throws the challenge flag and it's 15 minutes later. 265 replays later rondell Barber can tell me it's a completed pass now with a fumble and it's Detroit's ball with no targeting. the bot can't remember, but pepperidge farms can remember. If you switched it over to the radio at the end of that game. you would have heard the announcers talk about for "the record books" about that play.
@Chip how about Steve maryucci as the Detroit Lions coach. No for real and we'll have the NFL Network go to his home in Michigan when he's the coach of the Detroit Lions and he'll be flying the Packers flag outside his house and announcer or reporter that's at his house well talk about the 49ers and the Packers. Hahaha 🤣🤣 I know pepperidge farms remembers!!
Yessss. I love seeing that. (Granted it's probably edited to just talk about the guys we Did get, but still, they Seemed to get who they thought they could and would and that's Awesome)
All of this was possible because of the Queen of Detroit. I’d go to war for Shiela, too many decades where ownership was THE BIGGEST problem, and in just only 2 years….decades of wrong decisions were made right. She’s my Queen 👸
Drafted 2 all team rookies, drafted top 2 rookie sack leaders, drafted the safety that ended Aaron Rodgers' packers career, drafted the second finalist on voting for defensive rookie of the year, and Jameson Williams has yet to be fully unleashed
Been a loyal fan since forever! Best draft I've ever seen!! Great transparency from the Lions organization. This is a whole different era of Detroit Lions Football. My friends think im crazy for having so much Lions stuff but like I tell em every time they ask... "ONE PRIDE BABY"
Awesome video as always!! The fact that Malcom Rod was at his Grandmothers funeral when he got the call speaks to his incredible maturity. But I’m excited to watch this group grow?
Lifelong fan, I started in 99, and thought Joey was the savior. Matt Millen cooked us. Mayhew tried and Bob fried us to hell. This is the most I’ve ever been excited about our team since 2014. Love the transparency.
Same here, man. We just missed out on seeing Barry and then got years of watching one of the worst teams in history in the Millen era Lions. Things really feel right right now, for the first time ever. It feels like we have an absolutely incredible staff from top to bottom. We just need the time and the luck and hopefully everything will click together and we'll start really seeing that on the football field. Hard Knocks is going to be an incredible watch too.
Same, Joey teams tricked me so hard, I told myself I would never drink the koolaid again until they won a playoff game but damn its getting harder to do with this regime. Im sippin a little, lots of ice though.
Watching this now and having to understand that every rookie on here has played on the field and 3 of them are looking Dominant and one on his way. Hutch, Kj and Rodrigo are beasts. Houston is going to be a beast and the rest look stunning on tape
He signed an injury prone wr coming off a season ending injury. He traded up for a guy coming off acl surgery that may not play half the season. He is putting all his eggs into the Jared Goff basket. He hired a HC who was never even a coordinator before and failed miserably in his one opportunity to be an interim HC... Put that resume on the Packers gm and you'd be saying he is a terrible gm and laughing at all his desperate moves 🤣 😂
@@AdamB34 I’d take Holmes over Gutekunst all day every day. He’s been living off the prior regimes success all while drafting Jordan Love, Eric Stokes, Quay Walker and Devonte Wyatt in the first round. Packers were handed years of quality drafts, Holmes was handed a Mismanaged Cap and a historically slow defense.
@@kadol1zr wow! At first I thought you were the typical overzealous Lions fan, now I see you're a complete moron. Try to follow along big guy. Here's what Gutekunst has done since becoming gm in 2018... ● Fired Mike McCarthy and Hired Matt LaFleur as HC. LaFleur has gone 39-10 with 2 nfc championship appearances in 3 years since being hired. ● Fired Mike Pettine and Hired Joe Barry as the DC. Defense has improved immensely. It is now a legitimately good defense with numerous all-pro/pro-bowl players. ● Hired Nathaniel Hackett as offensive coordinator. The offense was top 10 twice in 3 years including being #1 in 2020. He is now the head coach of the Broncos. ● Drafted: Jaire Alexander- All-Pro Elgton Jenkins- Pro-Bowl Rashan Gary- PFF #9 ranked EDGE Darnell Savage- PFF top 15 safety Aj Dillon- 90.7 PFF grade, 4th best the last 2 yrs Eric Stokes- "Stokes took over a starting job in Week 3 and showed immense growth as the season progressed. He comes into the playoffs on his hottest stretch of play. Since Week 12, he has been one of the 10 highest-graded cornerbacks in the NFL. He has allowed a mere 0.46 yards per coverage snap and 3.1 yards per target in that span, both of which are second among cornerbacks." Josh Myers- 2nd highest rated rookie center in 2021 Royce Newman- starting oline ● Free Agent/Trades: Zadarius Smith- All-Pro Devondre Campbell- All-Pro Adrian Amos- PFF #1 Safety Preston Smith- 25 sacks in 3 seasons Billy Turner- 3 yr o-line starter ● Extensions: Aaron Rodgers- mvp David Bakhtiari- All-Pro Aaron Jones- pro bowl Devondre Campbell- All-Pro Kenny Clark- pro-bowl Jaire Alexander- All-Pro Preston Smith ● Gm Rankings: NFL com- Gutekunst, 4th NBC Sports- Gutekunst, 10th Fansided- Gutekunst, 3rd Gutekunst has kept almost nothing from the previous regime. He hired a new Head Coach, new Offensive Coordinator (twice, first one became a head coach) and new Defensive Coordinator. He pretty much remade the entire roster via the draft and free agency and re-signed players like Rodgers, Bakhtiari and Clark who were from the old regime but also elite players he was smart to re-sign. So there you have it. Gutekunst is universally viewed as a top 5-10 gm and he's completely overhauled the team since he took over. It's nothing at all like the team he took over in 2018. Literally nothing you said about him was true. It's actually pretty embarrassing on your part that you posted that comment with such confidence 😅😂🤣.
Hutch and Kirby are both studs. Pascal and Jameson are just coming back to be studs. Edit - Rodriguez is a stud too Edit #2 - and Houston!?!? Is Brad from the future??
The energy when trading up with Minnesota and picking Jameson Williams, as well as the reaction to getting him when the Saints take Olave, gives me goosebumps every time. For the first time in my life, I genuinely believe in and trust this front office to do what's best for the organization to get the team moving forward in the right direction. Brad Holmes is the best GM the Lions have had in franchise history without a doubt in my mind, so a major shoutout to him, Sheila Ford Hamp, Chris Spielman, and the rest of that front office. Can't wait to see this franchise turn into a monster! Go Lions!!
I love these Inside the Den videos, but most of all I think this organization is finally headed in the right direction. Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell are doing it right!
As a WNY native and Bills fan, I chose the Lions as my 2nd team. What a fun draft to start my fandom with! Reminds me of the Bills 4 years ago. Lets get it!!!! (After the Bills win this superbowl of course)
I can't wait to see the behind he scenes from this years draft (2023) and how the production team shows the initial criticism by "the experts" and then how they all came around after looking back on the overall draft. Not to mention the behind the scenes around Picks 12 and 68!!
Having John Dorsey is a class move family..it is paying dividends as we speak,his knowledge of drafting and player scheme fit is really a sounding board for Holmes
@@olddirtyrob Exactly my point fam! He isn't getting enough credit...Maybe once they start winning 🤔 ..He has already built 2 different teams with success for the next decade or so..
There was not one miss in this draft class. What's even better is that we haven't seen the full potential of Jamo and Paschal yet. Very excited to see what they become after a full healthy offseason and camp
Seemed like they were good with staying pat. Maybe even taking Paschal at 32 or 34. So it's almost like we got Jameson Williams and the 66th pick for just the 32th overall. What an amazing trade.
It seems like the lions got every player they were after. I don't know if the media department just did a great job creating this video making us believe that each player was their target or what. But man oh man it looks to me they got very lucky that their players kept falling to them. I cannot imagine if this is true...this is lions making these moves
@@mikebradt8080 No at 31:05 you can hear Dan say to Brad, "You were 100% dead on with these picks" Meaning Brad was 100% correct and the 3 players in the draft that they picked at that time were exactly the picks they wanted before the draft started. Maybe for the picks in the later rounds they added a little suspense. But for the 1st 3 picks I wholeheartedly believe they got the guys they were looking for before the draft started
Wooooweeeee!!!! This Kool-Aid is tasting better everyday!!! Getting hyped for the upcoming season! Hard knocks a little over a month away!!!!! Let’s Go!
Seriously, everyone Holmes picked has delivered this year except Chase Lucas and even he would’ve gotten run if he hadn’t had gotten hurt. How often can any teams say that? Houston and Rodrigo in the 6th? Are you kidding?
I always love coming back to these videos months later once you can get hindsight and know what happens next. Aiden=Best rookie passrusher this year and its not even close. 35 Tackles, 7 sacks, TWO ints. Hes DRoy. Jameson=caught his first touchdown on his first catch. Slowly ramping him back up but hes going to be a force. Paschal=In the games he does play he is always in the mix with pressures, and hes strong in the run game. He will be a dawg. Kirby=Instictive, creates turnovers, hits like a truck. Can tell he doesnt have a ton of exp but hes forsure our safety of the future. Mitchell=Hasnt impacted the game much cause we dont use TEs like that, but I like what he offers. Rodriguez=RODRIGOOOO. For a 6th rounder, he is one of our LBs of the future. IYKYK. Houston=4 sacks in 3 games played. Diamond in the rough, getting better every week, nobody seen him being this good. Crazy every pick he had turned out to be productive. Our offense is BALLING. One more draft like this and a superbowl is honestly not that far away. GO LIONS
How many Lions fan coming back watching this video thinking how did Detroit find so many studs in a draft? Never had I ever seen this in any Detroit draft. Tip of the cap to Brad Holmes and MCDC for giving us Detroit Lions fans something to believe in!!
After rooting for the Lions for 52 of my 60 years, I've learned to take a "wait and see" approach. This coach however, after the effort he got out of unknown players last year, makes me cautiously optimistic!
Brad Holmes is a helluva GM. Dan Campbell and the rest of the Coaches are special too. Things are finally turning around for these Lions. 60 years of ineptitude finally. The future is bright.
It's honestly so insane how much better this regime feels then the last. I haven't gotten to have hope since Caldwell it feels
@@justinduff4496 Even more hope cause our GM is great, old Bobby boy was still the GM with caldwell.
Amen
@@justinduff4496 it was more last coach than regime
@@tonemoney1733 Quinn was okay but his draft picks busted more then not
rewatching this 14 weeks into the season somehow makes it feel even better
After every game these picks just look better and better.
That’s called a good draft
More like watching it now
This is my favorite movie.
Alice an chains sunshine 🎉
You can see how invested everyone is, like thank you for taking our franchise seriously.
Brad Holmes: "There's only one person on the board".. Goddam I love my team!
Coming back to this is insane. A lot of these guys are studs now. Thank you Brad!
Brad nailed this draft looking back at this video
@@antdagawd68 same
The fact they drafted Rodrigo mainly for special teams and he ends up maybe our best LB is incredible. 2 drafts in a row where not only did the lions hit on their 1st round prospects but also hit on mid to late round picks is incredible. Brad Holmes and Dan campbell will be detroit legends. I wanted Salah until I heard Dan's into speech. I'm so happy we FINALLY got it right.
I’ve watched this 5 times now and I can’t believe what I’m seeing. We have an actual front office, an actual GM, and a direction of where we are going. Go lions!
As a Packer fan, I say congrats. Ya all looking strong. I like to see a strong NFC North..
As a Steelers fan, why five times? Don’t waste your time.
As a chicken nugget you have no say
They also work well together while having fun as seen with Randle El coming in to the draft room after they took Williams. I feel like some past front offices we had would've told the position coaches to get out of the draft room, but this regime was all high fives with him. Absolutely love it.
5 times? Man, go Lions.
I‘m from Germany and I watching football since 10 years now. I love the lions, but I was never so hyped like this offseason!
Send the best energy from good old Germany!
Go Lions
That’s awesome - always glad to see international NFL fans! Go Lions! 🏈
The Lions are on the come up
That's awesome bro, thanks for being a part of the pride
Hi Sebastian. Grüß aus München. Es gibt auch Lions Fans hier. GO Lions 2022.
that’s amazing man glad your here with us!!
Dude Randle El chirping after the Jamo pick has me dying hahahah this staff is awesome.
Dude he popped up like "did you all just get me my Christmas present early?!?!?!" Hilarious
Randle el is just a cool dude
I'm still working on believing that we got Jameson, dude's a baller and Bama receivers have a track record of being really good in the NFL. I got a feeling Jamo's just the next in line on that list.
I'm 52 years old, and I have NEVER seen this organization be anything but a clown show. I almost can't believe what I'm seeing. Very easy to root for. If this doesn't work with this staff and management in place, then I'd be at a lost. Russ Thomas, Matt Millen and Quinn-Tricia....good riddance!!!
@@mreloo I liked Fontes. Problem was that the coaches he hired were his own family and not necessarily the best fit for the team.
@@ManifestMyFuturesDestiny Plus there was the small detail of that cocaine charge
@@antoniotrivelloni8191 cocaine charge was way before he became their head coach
@@mreloo Wayne had a losing record overall. One could argue they underachieved with him. That team was loaded with talent with Barry Sanders, Lomas brown, Kevin Glover, Herman Moore, Jerry Ball, speilman, Bennie Blades, Ray Crockett, William White, Johnny Morton Brett
@@mreloo there have been decent coaches; Fontes, Bobby Ross, and I liked Jim Schwartz. But the ORGANIZATION was a circus....despite coaching. I think Shelia has instituted real change and that means something.
Man there energy gives me chills they wanna win. They're emotionally invested
* their
@@fantasticfluency1681 everytime
@@fantasticfluency1681 it actually is They're...They are emotionally invested.
@@kendrix2the7th you looked at the wrong version of the word. They were correcting the first part... "Their energy gives me chills".
we really taking a English class or talking lions football come on now btw i am so emotionally invested esp now we have a great gm and coaching staff
Hutch, Jamo, Kerby, Rodrigo, and The Problem James Houston have become an absolute masterclass of a draft by Brad Holmes. Thank you to everyone at Ford field and Detroit Lions, us fans have waited so long!!!!
The fab 5😁
Josh Paschel will be a problem too if he stays healthy
Paschal had a hernia (totally not an injury prone type thing) but he showed some SERIOUS stuff when he was in the game. Look for Paschal to be one of the highlights of the 2022 draft folks ;)
Jamo hasn’t done anything
Houston turned out to be a monster. Had a sack in almost every game he played from Thanksgiving onward
I think the transparency this regime shows is exciting. They're making themselves accountable.
Imagine watching as Bob Quinn twirls a baseball bat and picks Malik Willis at 2, lmao.
@@XXBASSOON1STXX The accuracy of this is on point.
@@XXBASSOON1STXX imagine watching Dan Campbell go 8-20-1 as a HC
Zac Taylor went from being considered a bad HC to a SB appearance.
@@AdamB34 it's called a rebuild. So guess what? Teams going through one are gonna suck
Kirby Joseph's family is amazing! You can feel the love in that room!!!
Yea Kerbys segment was beaming.
Never had this type of transparency with Quinn/Patricia. So damn refreshing. Love our GM, coaching staff, and players man. They're invested. They'll fight hard
"I ain't gonna bother you for the rest of the day". Randel-El had me rollin' after that comment.
Love the transparency on the process. This is what we fans wanted for years to see the behind the scenes.
I'm a huge Vikings fan, but the transparency you guys have is nothing short of incredible. Fans dream of this kind of content.
I love Inside the Den and I love seeing these young men realizing their dreams. They all seem like great guys who will be easy to cheer for.
Lions social media team is on another level🔥
Getting to see inside the Lions draft last year was really cool. I’m excited to see how the Williams trade went down.
You can really see the love between Brad and Dan, so awesome to see such great leaders!
I am so amazed and happy...I'm a 67 year old lifelong fan and for the first time in my life, the Lions actually have a front office and coaching staff and now players that really are going to contend... love this!
This series has been one of my favorites! Lions Media Team has been killing it and I’m excited for people to come back to Inside the Den after Hard Knocks airs
PACKER FAN HERE ive been watching these inside the dens since last years and by far these are THE BEST episodes ive ever seen by any team( honestly a bit bummed i might not see more with me not having hbo ) Ive been hooked on these coaches and staff since seeing inside the den last year and seeing Dans first interview as a coach. The progress being made last year was evidence that this is a great group of coaches and leaders of men! I truly believe once Aaron leaves there will be a new king of the North, THE DETROIT LIONS. Youve earned my respect last year and i cant wait to see this team grow!
Remember when the Packers were going to suck forever after Favre left? How'd that work out?
There will be a new king of the North when Green Bay is no longer the teachers pets of NFL officials.
@@stephensdygert7600 poor little fella. Gotta be a miserable sports life you lead
@@AdamB34 Mike Holmgren admitted to Sports illustrated how it feels to be on the other side, after the Seahawks were ripped off at the Ford field super bowl vs. Pittsburgh. He admitted when he was coaching Green Bay "We always got the calls" Most Packer fans know this to be true. During the Stafford era, the Lions usually outplay Greenbay. The officials will usually intervene in Greenbay's favor. Three years ago when Patricia was still the coach. A Monday night game on national TV. The Trey Flowers penalties? Ridiculous. Most Packer fans acknowledged the Lions really won that game. The "hail Rogers play" at Ford field, or called the "phantom face mask call" The game ended! Lions won, The official throws a flag at Delvin Taylor edge rusher. Claims he face masks Rogers. Never happened. Everybody knows it. Greenbay should never been awarded another play. By the way, the receiver pushed off in the endzone. That's really not the point. About 6 or 7 years ago the 66yard interference call against Nevin Lawson, it was uncatchable. Its public record with the NFL, the apology letters were sent to the Ford family from the league office about all three examples, I've stated. I have many more examples. Rogers will always get the calls, unless Tom Brady is on the field. David B #69 on Greenbay's "O" line? Ziggy Ansah said "That guy couldn't block a key hole without holding the doorknob first. N.Suh said he was the worst habitual holder he's ever gone up against. In the the Trey Flowers incident, during that game mentioned earlier. He was holding and face masking Flowers on every play. The officials never called him for holding.
@@stephensdygert7600 Hahahaha!!! Feel free to watch the video of that facemask call you say never happened and enjoy watching the defenders thumb go inside Rodger's facemask causing his head to twist. His helmet was literally almost all the way off his head lol. His chin strap was at his eyes! You are blind kiddo.
After that, feel free to head on over to Pro Football Focus where they consistently rank Bakhtiari as a top 3-5 LT. They watch every single play of every game and evaluate every single player in the nfl... they don't seem to agree with you or the whiny bitch Lions linemen crying about how much he holds. Funny how all your examples or him being the worst holder in the nfl are two cry baby Lions players.
Detroit Lions Fans: Blaming The Refs Since 1958
I am a Bengals fan, but this is so interesting to watch
We tryna get like y’all my boy
@@teestaycold hes not lyin
Same here bro. I'm a Broncos fan but I'd follow Dan Campbell into war I tell ya! I fuckin' love that guy .
Good luck next year, thanks for giving Stafford a ring, now it’s your turn
Dude imagine the GOAT announces you being picked 🐐 Kerby had to be on cloud 9
Brad Holmes is the king of draft night it seems he gets whoever he wants when he wants it's awesome
Lets see what he can do this year! ONEPRIDE!!!
Brad took what we had and made a team in 2 drafts!!! This man is a genius!!!
ITS FINALLY HERE. LESGOO LIONS!
Love the job Brad Holmes is doing shaping the team. Easily two of the Lions top 5 draft classes in history. This year's looks even best than lasts years.
Bravo 👏 👏 👏 again to the Lions Media team and production team. Everyone that's involved in making this. These are incredible. The entire Den is kicking ass!
Truth
These are awesome productions. Fun watching the rebuild behind the scenes. It is so well produced, love seeing the clips of the coaches, seems like we have a coaching staff to be envied.
This replaced movie night tonight at our house…didn’t disappoint! If the wins matched everything from Sheila on down, to include the awesome media department, we’d be contending for Super Bowls.
Yeah bro funny how you got that many likes and zero replies. So another drafted player that's not going to play? How's Suh and the number two defense in the league going. How's Joey Harrington doing? Titus Young, Charles Rogers. Do you need rob marinelli to come back and be our coach and cut our top prospects? Mike Williams. Ain't it messed up that number two defense the whole team's completely gone, I believe 2015. How was the Brandon pettigrew pass interference in Dallas? My final question is do you remember Calvin Johnson's false start in that Dallas playoff game. Or every finger and thumb of Calvin Johnson's hands touch the ball that Matthew Stafford threw to him and he was like can't catch that. Have a good day now Chip the bot from the Detroit Lions organization.
@@christophermorris6543 SMDH!
I words make my me. Talk things wow great. Lions much win glop gleep glorp. Beep boop. The Lions are going to be 5-12 in 2022.
@Chip do you remember Rondel barber and (tiki the twin brother) second ever televised game as an announcer? Remember the five steps that player took on Tampa Bay with complete control of the ball. And Barber couldn't tell you if it was a catch after all them years playing football and winning them divisions conferences and super bowls let also not forget about college bowl games to now. After Jim Caldwell throws the challenge flag and it's 15 minutes later. 265 replays later rondell Barber can tell me it's a completed pass now with a fumble and it's Detroit's ball with no targeting. the bot can't remember, but pepperidge farms can remember. If you switched it over to the radio at the end of that game. you would have heard the announcers talk about for "the record books" about that play.
@Chip how about Steve maryucci as the Detroit Lions coach. No for real and we'll have the NFL Network go to his home in Michigan when he's the coach of the Detroit Lions and he'll be flying the Packers flag outside his house and announcer or reporter that's at his house well talk about the 49ers and the Packers. Hahaha 🤣🤣 I know pepperidge farms remembers!!
Actually love that brad makes the picks so fast 😂 love it never second guess
Good point
It's a legitimate build people.... never seen anything like this before...
I hope they show these to the players. It’s gotta be a moral boost seeing how bad they wanted you.
Yessss. I love seeing that. (Granted it's probably edited to just talk about the guys we Did get, but still, they Seemed to get who they thought they could and would and that's Awesome)
All of this was possible because of the Queen of Detroit. I’d go to war for Shiela, too many decades where ownership was THE BIGGEST problem, and in just only 2 years….decades of wrong decisions were made right. She’s my Queen 👸
Damn straight. She chose the right men for the job and gives them the support needed to make a successful team
Best owner in Detroit by far. Which is something that's basically never been said about the Lions.
@@Funktaro5 I’d say the Red Wings ownership is the best.
Drafted 2 all team rookies, drafted top 2 rookie sack leaders, drafted the safety that ended Aaron Rodgers' packers career, drafted the second finalist on voting for defensive rookie of the year, and Jameson Williams has yet to be fully unleashed
coming back after the season to see how well we actually drafted makes me so incredibly happy
Everyone of these picks, seem like some Good young men. I'm proud to have them represent my team!
Man I’m already so emotionally invested in this team. I love Brad and coach Dan so Much
This vid is Koolaid rocket fuel and I can’t drink enough… incredible vid, thank you for making it so long too!!! Love the content.
Watched it 2 more times
Agree!!! Ready for the season to start!
Is it just me or is this more exciting this time
It's very exciting. The lions live a very exciting life.
Randle El after the Jameson pick 😂 😂 😂 😂 18:28 - his draft interview 🔥 🔥 🔥
January 20, 2023
Watching this for the first time, and holy **** did we get some great rookies!! Can't wait to see what next season brings us 🔥🦁🔥🦁
I love that they are being this open with the behind the scenes
Been a loyal fan since forever! Best draft I've ever seen!! Great transparency from the Lions organization. This is a whole different era of Detroit Lions Football. My friends think im crazy for having so much Lions stuff but like I tell em every time they ask... "ONE PRIDE BABY"
These are phenomenally well made
Awesome video as always!! The fact that Malcom Rod was at his Grandmothers funeral when he got the call speaks to his incredible maturity. But I’m excited to watch this group grow?
"My grandmother got a front row seat"
@@johnlawson1167 that’s a hell of an answer. Tugs at the heart strings
@@joshlynch3077 okay im a bit f'd up, cause my first thought was that it was dark humor.
Exciting to see how all the staff were stoked about landing Jameson! Can’t wait to see this new team
Randle-El looked like a little kid on Christmas morning.
YES THEY DID ONE FOR THIS YEAR
Infinitely grateful for the people we have in our organization, we’ve waiting so long, finally
Ready to run thru a wall! Awesome draft. Incredibly well done episode! My heart was happy watching this. One Pride!
I was waiting for this one, man I get goosebumps from this stuff. Go Lions. Good job to our entire organization. Lol I never thought I'd say that!
Lol Brad Holmes the chosen one man
Man the Lions really just pulled two straight A+ drafts. For the first time in a long time, I feel like this franchise has a direction.
🔥 That's how you lay the foundation of a dynasty. LFG Brad & MCDC.🥳
Best regime OUR LIONS ever had, glad to still be on this long ride. I see the tide turning really soon.
One Pride
Didn’t want this to end! Go Lions!!
Lifelong fan, I started in 99, and thought Joey was the savior. Matt Millen cooked us. Mayhew tried and Bob fried us to hell.
This is the most I’ve ever been excited about our team since 2014.
Love the transparency.
Same here, man. We just missed out on seeing Barry and then got years of watching one of the worst teams in history in the Millen era Lions.
Things really feel right right now, for the first time ever. It feels like we have an absolutely incredible staff from top to bottom. We just need the time and the luck and hopefully everything will click together and we'll start really seeing that on the football field.
Hard Knocks is going to be an incredible watch too.
@@Funktaro5 ya this time drafting a reciever isn't a punch line
And Joey Harrington I'm still shocked didn't work out they did everything to surround him with everything except offensive line
Same, Joey teams tricked me so hard, I told myself I would never drink the koolaid again until they won a playoff game but damn its getting harder to do with this regime. Im sippin a little, lots of ice though.
Really makes you love the staff even more
Aaron Rodgers really liked the Kirby Joseph pick too. Kirby liked all three of Aaron’s 😉
"Is this something you're gonna do in the NFL?"
"Is this...? I play football."
Jamo gonna be a superstar
Watching this now and having to understand that every rookie on here has played on the field and 3 of them are looking Dominant and one on his way. Hutch, Kj and Rodrigo are beasts. Houston is going to be a beast and the rest look stunning on tape
This was an awesome draft, but 2023 definitely put it all together
Absolutely loved watching this. So refreshing seeing a competent regime at work.
He signed an injury prone wr coming off a season ending injury. He traded up for a guy coming off acl surgery that may not play half the season. He is putting all his eggs into the Jared Goff basket. He hired a HC who was never even a coordinator before and failed miserably in his one opportunity to be an interim HC...
Put that resume on the Packers gm and you'd be saying he is a terrible gm and laughing at all his desperate moves 🤣 😂
@@AdamB34 I’d take Holmes over Gutekunst all day every day. He’s been living off the prior regimes success all while drafting Jordan Love, Eric Stokes, Quay Walker and Devonte Wyatt in the first round. Packers were handed years of quality drafts, Holmes was handed a Mismanaged Cap and a historically slow defense.
@@kadol1zr wow! At first I thought you were the typical overzealous Lions fan, now I see you're a complete moron. Try to follow along big guy. Here's what Gutekunst has done since becoming gm in 2018...
● Fired Mike McCarthy and Hired Matt LaFleur as HC. LaFleur has gone 39-10 with 2 nfc championship appearances in 3 years since being hired.
● Fired Mike Pettine and Hired Joe Barry as the DC. Defense has improved immensely. It is now a legitimately good defense with numerous all-pro/pro-bowl players.
● Hired Nathaniel Hackett as offensive coordinator. The offense was top 10 twice in 3 years including being #1 in 2020. He is now the head coach of the Broncos.
● Drafted:
Jaire Alexander- All-Pro
Elgton Jenkins- Pro-Bowl
Rashan Gary- PFF #9 ranked EDGE
Darnell Savage- PFF top 15 safety
Aj Dillon- 90.7 PFF grade, 4th best the last 2 yrs
Eric Stokes- "Stokes took over a starting job in Week 3 and showed immense growth as the season progressed. He comes into the playoffs on his hottest stretch of play. Since Week 12, he has been one of the 10 highest-graded cornerbacks in the NFL. He has allowed a mere 0.46 yards per coverage snap and 3.1 yards per target in that span, both of which are second among cornerbacks."
Josh Myers- 2nd highest rated rookie center in 2021
Royce Newman- starting oline
● Free Agent/Trades:
Zadarius Smith- All-Pro
Devondre Campbell- All-Pro
Adrian Amos- PFF #1 Safety
Preston Smith- 25 sacks in 3 seasons
Billy Turner- 3 yr o-line starter
● Extensions:
Aaron Rodgers- mvp
David Bakhtiari- All-Pro
Aaron Jones- pro bowl
Devondre Campbell- All-Pro
Kenny Clark- pro-bowl
Jaire Alexander- All-Pro
Preston Smith
● Gm Rankings:
NFL com- Gutekunst, 4th
NBC Sports- Gutekunst, 10th
Fansided- Gutekunst, 3rd
Gutekunst has kept almost nothing from the previous regime. He hired a new Head Coach, new Offensive Coordinator (twice, first one became a head coach) and new Defensive Coordinator. He pretty much remade the entire roster via the draft and free agency and re-signed players like Rodgers, Bakhtiari and Clark who were from the old regime but also elite players he was smart to re-sign.
So there you have it. Gutekunst is universally viewed as a top 5-10 gm and he's completely overhauled the team since he took over. It's nothing at all like the team he took over in 2018. Literally nothing you said about him was true. It's actually pretty embarrassing on your part that you posted that comment with such confidence 😅😂🤣.
Watching this after the season makes you appreciate what these "rookies" did for this team and organization !! 🦁🦁🦁
Bears fan here. This series is awesome. Something special going on with this GM & HC & Owner in Detroit. Beautiful to watch.
looking back at this with how this draft class is breaking out is incredible
James Houston been goated through it all bro he been the problem and the answer
Who’s here AGAIN after Jamo scored his first TD on his first catch!!!! #Holmes4President
52 minutes long!!! IM SO HAPPY IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT
Hutch and Kirby are both studs. Pascal and Jameson are just coming back to be studs.
Edit - Rodriguez is a stud too
Edit #2 - and Houston!?!? Is Brad from the future??
The energy when trading up with Minnesota and picking Jameson Williams, as well as the reaction to getting him when the Saints take Olave, gives me goosebumps every time. For the first time in my life, I genuinely believe in and trust this front office to do what's best for the organization to get the team moving forward in the right direction. Brad Holmes is the best GM the Lions have had in franchise history without a doubt in my mind, so a major shoutout to him, Sheila Ford Hamp, Chris Spielman, and the rest of that front office. Can't wait to see this franchise turn into a monster! Go Lions!!
I love these Inside the Den videos, but most of all I think this organization is finally headed in the right direction. Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell are doing it right!
PRE W INSIDE THE DEN
Can’t wait to watch Brad COOK again in one week!
How'd we do?
@@DukeofGames50historic. Maybe best draft ever
@@growmiegreenthumb8025 hehehehe full stop no cap dead ass and 30 other zoomer phrases, you are correct
Absolutely phenomenal production value. Lifetime Lions really looking forward to this rendition of the team.
As a WNY native and Bills fan, I chose the Lions as my 2nd team. What a fun draft to start my fandom with! Reminds me of the Bills 4 years ago. Lets get it!!!! (After the Bills win this superbowl of course)
we welcome you
This is the best video I've seen on this channel in the last 3 years. Well done 👏
Yes! I have never believed in a team like this before, I can't wait to see where these guys go!
Salute to the editors thank you guys for listening to the fan base we just love these videos and the insight into our favorite team.
I can't wait to see the behind he scenes from this years draft (2023) and how the production team shows the initial criticism by "the experts" and then how they all came around after looking back on the overall draft. Not to mention the behind the scenes around Picks 12 and 68!!
Same
Having John Dorsey is a class move family..it is paying dividends as we speak,his knowledge of drafting and player scheme fit is really a sounding board for Holmes
Dorsey built Cleveland and KC
@@olddirtyrob Exactly my point fam! He isn't getting enough credit...Maybe once they start winning 🤔 ..He has already built 2 different teams with success for the next decade or so..
Panthers fan here. I want to see Detroit win man. They deserve it the fans deserve it
There was not one miss in this draft class. What's even better is that we haven't seen the full potential of Jamo and Paschal yet. Very excited to see what they become after a full healthy offseason and camp
Love how Jameson Williams was always the target for the trade up to 12. Wonder what the Lions would have done if Williams was picked by N.O.
Seemed like they were good with staying pat. Maybe even taking Paschal at 32 or 34. So it's almost like we got Jameson Williams and the 66th pick for just the 32th overall. What an amazing trade.
It seems like the lions got every player they were after. I don't know if the media department just did a great job creating this video making us believe that each player was their target or what. But man oh man it looks to me they got very lucky that their players kept falling to them. I cannot imagine if this is true...this is lions making these moves
@@mikebradt8080 No at 31:05 you can hear Dan say to Brad, "You were 100% dead on with these picks" Meaning Brad was 100% correct and the 3 players in the draft that they picked at that time were exactly the picks they wanted before the draft started. Maybe for the picks in the later rounds they added a little suspense. But for the 1st 3 picks I wholeheartedly believe they got the guys they were looking for before the draft started
Loving this GM and coach chemistry
I love the focus on the elite intangibles and character in the organization. The Lions have it 🔥🔥🔥
As a jets fan I’m super happy to see things turning around for the lions, I love these series! Good luck this season 👍🏾
Man… I’ve been waiting for this so hard and then better yet, it’s almost an hour! I love my Detroit Lions!
Wooooweeeee!!!! This Kool-Aid is tasting better everyday!!! Getting hyped for the upcoming season! Hard knocks a little over a month away!!!!! Let’s Go!
This series has set the bar pretty high for the folks at HBO. Really great work.
Been waiting for this since the first week of May.
Seriously, everyone Holmes picked has delivered this year except Chase Lucas and even he would’ve gotten run if he hadn’t had gotten hurt. How often can any teams say that? Houston and Rodrigo in the 6th? Are you kidding?
I always love coming back to these videos months later once you can get hindsight and know what happens next. Aiden=Best rookie passrusher this year and its not even close. 35 Tackles, 7 sacks, TWO ints. Hes DRoy. Jameson=caught his first touchdown on his first catch. Slowly ramping him back up but hes going to be a force. Paschal=In the games he does play he is always in the mix with pressures, and hes strong in the run game. He will be a dawg. Kirby=Instictive, creates turnovers, hits like a truck. Can tell he doesnt have a ton of exp but hes forsure our safety of the future. Mitchell=Hasnt impacted the game much cause we dont use TEs like that, but I like what he offers. Rodriguez=RODRIGOOOO. For a 6th rounder, he is one of our LBs of the future. IYKYK. Houston=4 sacks in 3 games played. Diamond in the rough, getting better every week, nobody seen him being this good. Crazy every pick he had turned out to be productive. Our offense is BALLING. One more draft like this and a superbowl is honestly not that far away. GO LIONS
How many Lions fan coming back watching this video thinking how did Detroit find so many studs in a draft? Never had I ever seen this in any Detroit draft. Tip of the cap to Brad Holmes and MCDC for giving us Detroit Lions fans something to believe in!!
Damm i can't remember anyone having a class as good as this unbelievable
watching this again because getting antsy for the 2023 draft
It’s now a tradition to comeback to this video every month
After rooting for the Lions for 52 of my 60 years, I've learned to take a "wait and see" approach. This coach however, after the effort he got out of unknown players last year, makes me cautiously optimistic!
Damn the fact that Kirby Joseph said this at 37.26 and it came true at the end of the season against Green Bay damn