5 Detroit Lions players to watch during joint practices against the New York Giants
Head coach Dan Campbell is a clear fan of them, as a ramp up and something different compared to the monotony of practicing against each other during training camp up to this point. Ahead of Friday night's preseason opener at Ford Field, the Detroit Lions will welcome the New York Giants to Allen Park for joint practices on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Here's what Campbell recently said about the joint practices against the Giants, via Dave BIrkett of the Detroit Free Press.
"It’s a fresh look at somebody else and I love that cause camp, you got to be careful,” Campbell said. “You get into the same routine, the rut, the mundane and you don’t really ever go, you’re just spinning your wheels so this will be good for us.”"
- Dan Campbell
For a segment of key Lions' players, the joint practices against the Giants will a significant substitute for playing in the game on Friday night. Starters will play one series in the game, maybe two, then get out (ideally) unscathed. So the practice sessions will be the welcome ramp up in intensity for some players against an actual opponent on the other side, far more than the preseason opener will actually prove to be.
Here are five Lions players to watch during this week's joint practices against the Giants.