Detroit Lions Breakdown

Episode #155: Shelia Ford Hamp now in charge

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This week, the guys discuss the shift of Lions’ organizational control from Martha Firestone Ford to her daughter Shelia Ford Hamp and go through another round of the mailbag.

  • Shelia Ford Hamp is now the principal owner
  • History of Lions ownership
  • Don’t expect the team to be up for sale
  • Female to female passing of the torch
  • Martha Ford’s legacy?
  • Where’s William Clay Ford Jr.?
  • Hamp looking to put “her own stamp” on organization
  • Hamp is in the learning process
  • She doesn’t anticipate any large changes, for now
  • The Lions coaching staff and front office ultimatum remains in place
  • Hamp is proud of the Lions approach to social justice
  • Hamp would “completely support” the Lions signing Colin Kaepernick
  • COVID-19 and social justice protests creating community among players/staff
  • How will the regular season be adjusted? Is quarantining an option?
  • Governor Whitmer’s executive order allows sports to return to Michigan
  • Why are the Lions’ top-level draft picks still unsigned?
  • After an ankle injury, is T.J. Hockenson 100-percent? Da’Shawn Hand and Austin Bryant?
  • Will Luke Sellers pass Nick Bawden at FB?
  • Who are the Lions’ starting guards?
  • Will either of the rookie guards start? Be in a rotation?
  • Examining linebackers in different defensive formations
  • Is re-signing Mike Daniels a possibility? Any other DTs the Lions could pursue?
  • Why are the Lions coaches nationally criticized for their defense?
  • Will Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia be back beyond 2020?
  • Back-to-back games with a divisional opponent, is it possible?

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