Necessary Roughness with Lang & Jansen

On episode 7 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:

- Jon’s disappointment in the Michigan-MSU game. Excitement doesn’t dull the pain. 

 

- Kenneth Walker is the frontrunner for the Heisman. 

 

- Previewing the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2021. Jon gives his Top Four.  

 

- What Michigan must do to salvage its season. 

 

- The Lions have become a broken record. It’s the perfect time for the bye. 

 

- Wait, TJ loves Reeses but … doesn’t like chocolate?

On episode 6 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:

 

- Is TJ a Matt Hasselbeck hater? Who is the modern-day Hasselbeck?

 

- Is the Manning Cast an audiobook of Football for Dummies? Is it for new fans only? 

 

- The fan who got Tom Brady’s 600th touchdown pass. Would you have given the ball back?

 

- Lions’ loss to the Rams was their most entertaining game this season. The two mistakes that Dan Campbell kept mentioning in his postgame press conference.

 

- Why don't the Lions stretch the field more with Goff? The challenge of winning without a passing game in today’s NFL.

 

- How far away are the Lions from making a splash in free agency? Will they have to overpay to land the top players?

 

- Predictions for the rivalry game between No. 6 Michigan and No. 7 Michigan State — and what will determine the result.

On Episode 5 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL offensive lineman TJ Lang and Jon Jansen: 

The Lions got their ass kicked for the first time this season. The biggest disappointment and most disturbing trends from Detroit’s worst game of the year. 

Why is Cris Carter so soft? After Campbell asked for more from Jared Goff, TJ and Jon talk about a time they were called out by a coach.

Thoughts on the growth of Lions rookie DL Levi Onwuzurike 

What ‘trey' and ‘deuce' mean in football lingo, plus other creative terms coaches and player have come up with — like ‘Donkey D**k,’ says TJ.

TJ on what it was like interviewing Dan Campbell right after a heartbreaking loss. Was this Detroit’s best defensive performance? The difference between 0-5 Lions and 0-5 Jaguars. Plus, coaches you would do anything for. 

 

In college football,  we have a new No. 1 after Alabama went down. TJ saw something in Michigan he has not seen in years past. And does MSU’s Kenneth Walker have a legit shot at the Heisman trophy?

Former NFL offensive linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen discuss Dan Campbell’s coaching job and the environment in Chicago during the Lions’ Week 4 loss, and predict when Detroit will get its first win.

 

They also name their surprise teams through the first four weeks of the season.

 

Also: Jon got booed in the first quarter while playing at home for Washington, defensive linemen complain more than any other player, and of course, the two O-linemen had no problem with what the Ravens did to set a NFL record.

Former NFL offensive linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen dissect the Lions’ Week 3 loss to the Ravens and what a win would have meant for Detroit.

TJ and Jon share their most heartbreaking losses as players, both of which prevented them from watching the Super Bowl.

They also talk about how much free agents will want to play for Dan Campbell because of his honesty. All this and more on Necessary Roughness.

Former NFL offensive linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen bring to you Necessary Roughness! On the first episode of their new podcast, Lang and Jansen break down the Lions after their first two games, debate which players deserve bigger or smaller roles, and give their NFL surprises through the first two weeks of the season.