Detroit Lions Morning Rounds

00:20 Back injury in 2018, possible transverse process fracture. Very poor year for him. May have had the same injury in 2019 and missed half the year. 03:10 In 2020, many minor injuries. See links for further details of injuries: Ankle sprain video analysis: https://youtu.be/DufvmqYt_KY Rib cartilage video analysis: https://youtu.be/kYZXDIe_SEY Thumb sprain video analysis: https://youtu.be/0xnIkFgtQwU Concussion video analysis: https://youtu.be/qwQlhMp6TOM 06:00 Stafford scouting report. What can Rams expect? 09:40 Lots of great comebacks in Stafford's career. 12:20 Where does Stafford currently rank in the league? Around 14-19. 15:45 Why did Stafford want out of Detroit? 18:20 As a Lions fan, how do I feel about the trade? Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bRz8LDMZBMWSbWPMw Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:08 Matthew Stafford with right lower ankle sprain - likely mild severity. Probably could play but should he? What would Rod Wood do? 02:28 Golladay will be OUT. Has missed 2 months due to left hip flexor strain. 02:45 Vaitai played whole game after concussion and looked good. 03:35 Ragnow improving. 04:18 Multiple coaches missed game due to COVID quarantine. I support NFL philosophy of not postponing games. 05:40 Stafford right ankle injury video analysis. Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bR... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:10 COVID puts many of the coaches in quarantine. 01:09 Everson Griffen off the COVID list. 01:40 Danny Shelton (see Ep 34) returns to practice from likely MCL sprain. 01:50 Jamie Collins neck injury last Sunday likely minor as he continued to play after the injury. Likely IN. 02:09 Tyrell Crosby hurt right ankle 3wks ago (see Ep 36). He is OUT. 02:20 Golladay likely OUT for year. 02:30 Ragnow getting reevaluation on throat/vocal cords Thursday. 02:47 Darryl Roberts likely simple hip pointer contusion (see Ep 37). 03:05 Stafford is IN. 03:28 Vaitai concussion. He is OUT. 04:02 Julian Okwara back from knee injury from game 5. Likely IN. 06:05 Vaitai concussion video analysis. His concussion is an example of how concussions can present very differently. Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bR... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:15 No significant injuries to note during Titans game 00:23 Vaitai started game but left at 2min mark of 2nd quarter. Nothing obvious on video. Has had left foot issue all year. 00:48 Stafford played well with rib cartilage injury. Left game in 4th quarter but looked fine on sideline. Expect him to play vs Bucs. 01:38 Golladay will be OUT vs Bucs and likely OUT vs Vikings in final game. Contract situation is part of the equation. 02:58 Ragnow missed game with vocal cord contusion. I think there is a decent chance he plays vs Bucs. 04:05 Dashawn Hand on IR. 04:17 Offensive scheme post-Patricia continues to look good with a pass-centric philosophy. 05:10 Defense continues to look terrible. Where are our safeties? Duron Harmon, Tracy Walker have been invisible past 8 games. 06:50 Do we need to replace most of the players? I say no. Look at what Jim Harbaugh did with the 49ers a few years ago. 08:25 We have a lot of defensive players with potential going forward. 10:05 Brayden Coombs fired due to insubordination. I agree with the fake punt call though. 11:20 Pro bowlers - Hockenson, Ragnow, Jack Fox. Bob Quinn drafted a couple pro- Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bR... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

Watch on youtube for videos. 00:05 Congrats to Chris Spielman for joining Lions front office. Love this guy. 00:39 Frank Ragnow vocal cord injury discussion. No problems with eating or breathing. I think there is a good chance he can play this Sunday. 03:15 D'Andre Swift states he doesn't know if he had concussion. Differential diagnosis of headache is long. 05:00 Vaitai returns to practice. 05:20 Matthew Stafford rib injury update. Confirmed to be rib cartilage injury. XR negative. Another Lions player earlier this year missed 2 games with a similar looking injury. 09:20 What are chances Stafford plays this Sunday? 12:30 Many COVID reasons why it benefits Lions to keep Bevell as OC next year. Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bR... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

Watch youtube channel for video. Thanks. 00:10 Stafford with left frontal abdomen or rib injury. Likely strain/sprain. Unlikely rib fracture. 01:30 Stafford actually plays the next play. 02:00 May have gone to locker room to get Toradol shot. 02:38 This might be 3rd straight year he has been injured with a crumple-type mechanism. May have had transverse process back fractures the past 2 years. 03:50 Positive news is he played next play and was able to stand on sidelines with good posture the rest of game. There is a decent chance he will play vs Titans. 05:05 Darryl Roberts with abdominal contusion 06:08 D'Andre Swift looked very healthy during game. 07:25 Amendola may have mildly aggravated hip but kept playing. 07:30 Da'shawn Hand looked healthy. Thumbnail Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bRz8LDMZBMWSbWPMw Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:35 D'Andre Swift out of concussion protocol but still has "illness". What are the possibilities here? 01:35 Post concussion symptoms are still a possibility. 01:52 Cold/flu/COVID symptoms are possible. Other random issue like gastroenteritis? Social issue? 03:30 How long can post-concussion symptoms last? See Travis Swanson, Jahvid Best who missed months to years. Most guys are back in 2 weeks. 05:40 Stafford likely had mild concussion earlier this year and did not miss any time. 05:50 If a player misses more than minimum time due to concussion, that raises a huge red flag. 06:30 Hope for full practice for Swift on Thur or Friday. 06:45 Kenny Golladay still not practicing 5.5 weeks from left hip flexor strain. Likely OUT for Packers. 07:20 Contract situation a factor. Golladay could sit out rest of year. I suspect he will return last 2-3 games of season. 08:25 Tyrell Crosby with possible right ankle injury. Likely OUT for Packers. 10:45 Kerryon Johnson possible aggravation of chronic right knee issue. Might be back for Packers. 13:15 Jeff Okudah hurt shoulder 11/22. Listed with groin currently. Likely OUT. 13:45 Matthew Stafford likely UCL thumb sprain. He will play. 14:10 Julian Okwara and Trey Flowers could come back at any time. 14:25 Offense was more pass first. Defense blitzed heavy in 2nd half. Good signs going forward if we want to run the table.

00:10 Golladay OUT for Bears. Trending OUT for Packers next week also. How much is contract-related? I suspect he returns last 2-3 games of season. 02:20 Hand OUT with groin. 02:30 Okudah OUT with shoulder. Good news that he is not on IR. 02:40 Swift is a curious case. He has passed the concussion protocol but may be still having post-concussion symptoms. Or is something else going on? How can a player pass the concussion protocol while still having symptoms? 05:20 Stafford right thumb sprain on 11/15. Will be IN. 05:35 Amendola initially injured hip 11/15. Should be IN. 05:55 Mike Ford is IN. 06:05 Julian Okwara returned to practice. Initial injury 10/18 to right leg. 06:20 Desmond Trufant placed on IR due to recurring left hamstring strain. 06:35 Danny Shelton placed on IR with likely MCL sprain.

00:13 Matt Patricia may be worst Lions coach in 40+ years. 00:40 Danny Shelton likely mild MCL sprain. 02:50 Marvin Jones may have had a simple calf cramp. Should be fine. 05:15 Desmond Trufant aggravates left hamstring again. Is this a long-term concern? 06:45 Vaitai missed game due to left foot that has bothered him all year. 07:10 Kenny Golladay should be mostly healed from likely left hip flexor strain. However, contract situation might keep him out longer. 08:55 Amendola hip. Could be back for Bears game. 09:10 D'Andre Swift (concussion) should be back for Bears. 09:55 Do we see any scheme/strategy changes the last 5 games of the year? Do we see some players play noticeably better with new schemes? Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bRz8LDMZBMWSbWPMw Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

Watch on youtube for video analysis. Thanksgiving Texans game expectations: 00:20 D'Andre Swift OUT with concussion. 00:50 Kenny Golladay OUT with likely left hip flexor strain. 01:33 Danny Amendola OUT with hip. 02:00 Matthew Stafford IN for Texans. Possible right thumb UCL sprain. 02:50 Possible that Stafford injury is affecting his play but he has not played well this year. 03:25 Don't think we could have drafted Justin Herbert as he probably goes #2 in a redraft. 03:44 Jeff Okudah likely left shoulder injury. Possible concussion. 05:10 Okudah athletic ability is very concerning. Ran 4.48 at combine. Had hamstring injury earlier this year. 06:45 Mike Ford with likely concussion and stinger. 08:49 Ragland mild leg injury. 08:55 TJ Hockenson mild shoulder injury. 09:04 Vaitai chronic left foot issue all year. Replaced in 3rd. 09:24 OLine was a disaster all game. 09:38 Coaching too passive all year. 10:00 Defense still not blitzing enough. Letting backup QB's get way too comfortable. 11:05 Offensive strategy also leaves a lot to be desired. We should be using Adrian Peterson as a decoy 90% of the time until defenses adjust. Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bR... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:12 Teddy Bridgewater MCL sprain likely plays. Christian McCaffrey out. 00:30 Golladay with likely mild left hip flexor sprain returns to practice but still likely out for Panthers but improves outlook for Thanksgiving vs Texans. 01:15 Golladay contract status may be a factor in how quickly he returns. 01:50 David Bakhtiari returned from rib fracture 1 day after signing a big 4 year extension. Coincidence? 02:30 There are good business reasons why a player in last year of contract may wait longer to return from injury. 03:10 Maybe Golladay signs extension before he returns. 03:23 Amendola maybe a hip flexor also? 2-4 week timeline. 03:45 Austin Bryant played until last play. Should play. 03:52 Marvin Jones made final catch of game with 3 sec left. Should play. 04:05 Stafford will be fine. 04:25 Hockenson played until final play. Should play. 04:35 Vaitai probably should take another 1-2 games off. 04:52 Agnew likely rib contusion/fracture, mild severity. Should play likely with flak jacket. 05:45 COVID policy update. All NFL teams in intensive protocol for rest of season which I fully support. Let's get these games played. Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bR... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:05 Matthew Stafford base of thumb injury. Possible sprain such as ulnar collateral ligament. Should be fine for Panthers game. 02:08 Danny Amendola appeared to injure leg or groin. 02:40 Austin Bryant looking healthy. 02:55 Vaitai inactive for game which I have been advising for 2 weeks now. He needs to rest his foot. 03:19 Kenny Golladay almost certainly out for Panthers, likely out for Texans on Thanksgiving. 04:18 When is Matt Patricia going to learn to be more aggressive defensively in 2nd half of games? Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bR... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:10 Twitter shoutouts - Fear the Beard, Cal Ferrion, Damien R, Hislermania, Jay Strux, Its not a Boomer, renee clark, eli jessica mays, K. Rudolph, Deebo 4 President, Motor City Blues, DetroitKoolAid, benditlikebeckham and dp Follow @LOTP14 00:35 Jarrad Davis off COVID list and will be available 00:50 Kenny Golladay almost certainly out for Washington with mild left hip flexor strain. 01:48 Matthew Stafford not diagnosed with concussion. Will be available this Sunday. 04:00 Vaitai continues to be hobbled by foot injury. Probably should take 1-3 weeks off. 05:09 Nick Williams played until 2nd to last defensive play in 4th quarter. No obvious injury. 05:28 Jamal Agnew likely minor rib contusion. Might be available. 05:52 Tyrell Crosby played entire game so likely no significant injury and should be active. 06:15 Joe Dahl missed last week due to injury. Could be back this week. 06:35 Jeff Okudah left game after 1st series in 3rd quarter with no obvious injury. Likely minor. 07:00 Danny Shelton played whole game. Likely minor. Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bRz8LDMZBMWSbWPMw Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:10 Lions have been dominated in 50% of games this year. 01:00 Stafford had a bad game but he also knows he needs to score 40+ win. 03:40 Lions must use Peterson as a decoy to open up the passing game. 04:30 Defense is the problem with this team. Vikings 8.9 yards per play, 8.1 yards per run. 05:00 Vikings drive at end of 1st half was a total abomination. 06:50 Worst play of game. Screen pass to Abdullah for 22 yard TD. 08:20 Lions don't know how to cover TE's in goal-line situations. 09:50 Lions defense looks like it is playing 10 men on the field all game. 10:15 Is Corey Undlin part of the problem or a possible solution? 11:30 I am on board with firing Patricia now. The season is not over if our defense could simply play average. Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bRz8LDMZBMWSbWPMw Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:50 Stafford video analysis. Many signs on video suggest a concussion - appears dazed, grabbing facemask, teammates checking on him, referee notices something wrong. 03:10 Video shows Stafford getting hit in the back of the head and then head hits ground. 05:00 Concussions are like snowflakes - no 2 are the same. 05:40 Stafford passes concussion protocol. 06:45 Many concussion symptoms require patient self-reporting. 08:30 Stafford likely will be available for Washington game unless symptoms develop in the next day or so. 08:45 Vaitai again had to be replaced during the game. 09:20 Tony McRae knee injury. 09:35 Jeff Okudah ankle injury - likely minor. Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bR... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:10 Friday injury report is long. Agnew - rib fracture? Golladay - hip flexor strain? Walker- Seemed fine during Colts game Dahl- Seemed fine during Colts game Roberts- Likely fine but may not need him with Trufant back. Vaitai- Looked to be struggling mightily with foot injury vs Colts. Might be wise to give him a week of rest and play Crosby instead. Decker- Had back injury last year. 04:00 Matthew Stafford on COVID list not due to a positive test. Will be available for Vikings game if his daily tests are negative. 08:30 Current state of Lions. How good is this team? Not good based on point differential and "clear-cut" games. 10:50 Colts game recap. Not aggressive enough with pass rush and blitzes. Dropping 7 into coverage isn't even helping coverage much. 11:30 Worst play of game - First series for Colts. Short crosser is wide open goes for 24 yards. 12:30 Man defense percentage increased to 61% vs Colts. Do we need to play more zone to stop the short crossers? 13:00 Lions OLine had a horrible game giving up consistent pressure to 4 man rushes. Vaitai and Dahl injuries might have been the problem. 14:00 Adrian Peterson YPC down to 2.6. Might be a scheme problem more than an AP problem. Try using AP as a decoy and predominantly pass when he is in the game? Available as podcast anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XwG8bRz8LDMZBMWSbWPMw Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmyliaomd -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Likes, ratings, and subscribing are appreciated.

00:10 Flowers right arm injury. Possible re-aggravation of prior wrist injury or new wrist/elbow injury. Placed on IR thus out for at least 3 weeks. 02:50 Jarrad Davis placed on COVID list. If symptomatic, out for 10d minimum. If he tested positive and asymptomatic, could be back in 3 days. If due to a high-risk close contact and asymptomatic, out for 5d minimum. 05:10 COVID positive players get a 90d test exemption. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:20 Kenny Golladay likely mild left hip flexor strain. Possible 2-4wk injury. 02:00 Halapoulivaati Vaitai left foot injury. Likely aggravation of prior injury from training camp. Probably should go on IR. 04:45 Agnew possible rib contusion or fracture. Likely mild severity. May be available this week. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:15 Lions Colts injury report. Ryan Kelly questionable for Colts. Taylor Decker has history of right shoulder torn labrum surgery in 2017. 01:45 Darryl Roberts has played very well this year. If he can't go, keep an eye out for Tony McRae #34. 03:00 Desmond Trufant starting to practice. Hopefully back next week vs Vikings. 03:45 Giants OLine quarantined. NFL needs to consider changing the way the OL practices to avoid "close contact" criteria. 05:30 NFL and college football are dealing with fair play issues with postponing or canceling games. Wisconsin Graham Mertz tested positive and team canceled their Nebraska game. 07:00 Big10 21-day quarantine policy is overly punitive and incentivizes cheating the system. 07:55 Everson Griffen should be allowed to play this Sunday vs Colts. NFL 5-day quarantine policy for traded players doesn't make sense. 09:12 Justin Turner MLB pulled off field during a game due to positive test. NFL is doing PCR testing on gameday mornings which can unfairness, game chaos, and bad optics. 11:30 Ryquell Armstead, Jaguars RB, out for year reportedly due to COVID. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:15 Wednesday injury report analysis. Bad news for Trufant. 01:30 Lions typically like a 2 week ramp up before return to play. 01:58 Justin Coleman might be back soon? 02:45 Everson Griffen mental health concerns -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:15 Injury free game for Lions. 28 total NFL ACL tears, Lions with none. 02:24 Congrats to Big 10 and UM for starting the season. 03:05 Play of game - Gurley TD score. Lions win rate improved from 1% to 2-3% after the TD. 05:50 Lions tried to let Packers score TD last year also. Patricia deserves applause for using analytics in this way. 06:40 Last drive recap and the craziness on almost every play. Golladay 1st catch should have gone to review. Ref mismarks ball at 11 yard line. 09:30 Amendola penalized for celebration. Jamal Agnew and some Falcons also had helmets off. Should NFL change that rule? 12:00 Falcons defense too passive (prevent) on final drive. Can't do that against most NFL QB's especially Stafford. 13:15 Special teams kickoff coverage excellent lately. Jarrad Davis deserves kudos. 14:10 Defense started game aggressively but then became passive as game went on. Can't do that against Matt Ryan. 15:30 Romeo Okwara with a big impact game. 15:50 Lions played 50% zone defense. Previously 61, 37, 45, 19, 18. 16:35 Offense was decent. Kerryon deserves carries for how well his pass blocking has been. 18:08 Love the Lions going for 4th and 1 early in the game. 18:35 Stafford eliminated his bad plays which led to best game of season. 19:29 Lions able to overcome self-inflicted wounds. 20:05 Matt Prater was clutch after his miss. 20:04 Stop playing passive defense in the 2nd half! -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:20 CDC redefines close contact as within 6ft for 15 minutes cumulative within 24hrs. May affect NFL practices. 01:30 Risk is along a gradient. There is no magic to 6ft or 15 minutes. 04:05 Raiders OLine held out of practice due to COVID but will be able to play Sunday. 06:10 Brandon Williams, Ravens, quarantined for 5d due to a household contact testing positive. This could create some unintended consequences. 07:55 Lions Falcons injury discussion. Good news overall for the Lions. 10:50 Lions have been lucky with ACL/Achilles tears so far. 11:35 Lions testing negative for COVID for a long time now. 12:04 CB discussion. Oruwariye is Quinn's 2nd best pick. Darryl Roberts 29yo on 1yr deal, Tony McRae 27yo on 1yr deal. 14:15 Jayron Kearse (59% snaps last week) is playing the Tavon Wilson role and could be a big factor going forward. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:18 Shoutouts twitter @LOTP14, Sherman Hu, Josh C, JK, noah. 00:39 First Lions clear cut victory since 2018 Packers 31-0. 02:15 Injuries. Julian Okwara on IR with possible right leg injury. Austin Bryant off PUP. Vaitai and Crosby with dehydration? Amendola with ankle sprain? 05:45 COVID recap of Jaguars positive test. Lions doing well on COVID front. 07:00 Play of the game: Run stuffing Jaguars on first play of game for 0 yards. 08:40 Okudah still shaky but maybe improving? 09:30 Lions pass rush markedly improved. 34% pressure rate vs 16% coming into game. 10:15 Jayron Kearse heavily involved. Body type looks like Isaiah Simmons. 11:18 Romeo Okwara pass rush win rate >20%. 12:00 Trey Flowers and Duron Harmon with impact turnovers. 12:45 Lions played much more zone 61%. Compared to 18%, 18%, 44%, 37% in previous games. 13:20 Offense running game best since 2013 - Reggie Bush, Joique Bell. 14:58 DeAndre Swift is who we thought he was: 14 for 116. 16:10 Matthew Stafford with more downfield shots. 16:25 This may be our best offensive line in decades. 17:00 OLine snap counts: Deckers 100%, Jackson 77%, Nelson 60%, Aboushi 60%, Dahl 44%, Vaitai 32%, Crosby 32%. 18:45 Matthew Stafford threw some nice balls but had a bad interception. 20:40 LB snap counts: Collins 92%, Ragland 58%, Tavai 38%, Jones 34%, Davis 17%. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:44 Glad to see NFL is not postponing games due to small number of positive tests. 01:10 NFL will hold players out with cold/flu symptoms. Players can hide symptoms or embellish symptoms depending on how much they want to play. 03:45 Jaguars had single positive test on Friday and 12 of 16 practice squad players also placed on COVID reserve list. 04:34 Would the NFL hold out a star QB due to being a close contact? 05:20 Lions injury news. Trufant out. Ragnow questionable. Joe Dahl could be the center. Tyrell Crosby is solid at OT. 06:20 Lions favored by 3. Away teams are winning 55% against-the-spread (ATS) this year. Underdogs are 51% ATS this year. 08:08 Will this be an offensive showdown? 08:25 Will Lions defense show some changes coming off bye week? I'd like to see more creativity with pass rushers and stop those short crossers. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:15 High-risk asymptomatic, neg-testing, close contacts out for 5 days but positive testers could be back in 2-3 days? 00:50 Player testing positive on Friday could be back for a Sunday evening game. 01:50 Course of illness is likely the explanation for the discrepancy. However, course is different for each person and false negatives are likely. 04:20 Probably makes sense for both groups to be quarantined the same minimum time. 05:10 How does NFL define "high risk"? 05:45 I suspect this protocol change is mainly 06:25 What does this protocol change mean for fans? 06:55 COVID numbers for Oct 4-10 = 15 total "confirmed" positives. The confirmed qualifier allows NFL to fudge the data a little bit for optics. 07:44 Detroit Lions health report after the bye week. Joe Dahl is back. How do the Lions handle Vaitai and Crosby? 09:05 Justin Coleman still out. Don't expect him back soon. 09:37 Desmond Trufant probably out this week. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:13 PCR testing on gameday reported by Tom Pelissero 00:25 Surprising that NFL didn't go with the POC(rapid) test 00:55 Test results could be returning in the middle of a game. Gameday chaos includes pulling players off field, suspending a partially played game, one team's results returning earlier than their opponent. 02:20 Is withholding results until games are over a good idea? 02:44 Positive results returning after the game creates optics/PR nightmare. 03:25 Why the NFL should use the POC test instead on gameday. 04:15 Shoutouts to youtube subscribers, twitter followers. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:15 Saints blow out, yes blow out the Lions. Game not nearly as close as the score. 01:50 Injury recap. Trufant aggravates hamstring. 02:55 Offense was decent. Swift looked good, maybe play him more? 04:30 Stafford not playing well enough. Two horrible passes to Jesse James and TJ. 06:10 How does Stafford rank in the NFL right now? Around 17-22. 10:55 Defense is embarrassing. Cory Undlin has had minimal impact. 11:25 Run defense anemic. 12:20 Defense is either INT or give up a TD. Can't force any punts. 13:00 Pass rush? Where is Trey Flowers? Romeo made some plays. 14:10 Linebackers not blitzing effectively. 14:52 Secondary not doing great either. 16:29 Matt Patricia does not appear to be able to learn or adapt in over 2 years. 17:50 Worst play of the game. Giving up 19 yards on 2nd and 16. 20:25 Benefits of firing Patricia now. 21:30 I approve of going for 2 down by 8. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:10 Stephon Gilmore tests positive. Is this part of Cam Newton mini-outbreak or something else? 01:20 Could Gilmore have contracted COVID during Monday night game? 01:40 High false neg rate means there is some risk during every game. 02:55 Titans with 2 more positives announced today. 03:20 All positive players have 90d test exemption. 03:45 Likely a large percentage of players have already contracted COVID 04:53 What should NFL do going forward? Scaling back or eliminating practices? 05:40 NFL should consider stopping postponement of games. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:22 How was false positive determined? 01:00 False pos rate could be 1-4%. False neg rate could be 30% or more. 02:22 Pretest probability discussion and why it matters 04:45 Should Michael Burton have been allowed to play in the game? 05:40 If any Saints become positive in the next few days, it could mean Burton was a true positive. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a lifelong Lions fan, graduate of U of Michigan medical school, and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:10 Michael Burton positive result Saturday night 00:30 NFL will hope it can be designated a false positive 02:03 Saints close contacts are being tested 03:05 POC vs PCR tests 03:30 Will NFL start doing both POC and PCR tests daily? 04:00 Will NFL do POC tests on gameday? 04:20 NFL set potential season-killing precedents this week with Titans and Patriots 05:25 Incubation period explained 06:20 Will Lions Saints game be postponed? 07:20 NFL can't postpone games for every positive test if season is to happen 08:00 False negative rate is real. Negative tests don't eliminate risk. 09:30 Is hotel quarantine bubble realistic? -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:15 Cam Newton, Jordan Ta'amu positive. 00:55 What is value of postponing game 1-2 days? 02:00 Should NFL just play games as scheduled? 03:50 Titans Steelers postponed until week 7 05:08 Adrian Peterson tested COVID antibody positive 07:45 JC Tretter wants grass fields everywhere. F=MxA 08:40 Saints Lions injury designations. Lions looking healthy. Desmond Trufant is back. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:40 More positive Titans tests - Total 5 players, 6 staff. 01:15 How does postponing the game help deal with COVID? 02:25 NFL and country must accept some risk with COVID 02:50 Titans' positive players will be on a 90d test exemption 03:35 Does outbreak show NFL testing is working? 04:15 How should nasopharyngeal swabs be obtained? -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

00:10 Titans COVID outbreak timeline 02:35 NFL protocol for positive COVID tests 04:00 Steelers Titans game postponed to Mon or Tue 04:45 COVID incubation 2-14 days 05:10 Texans false positives? 05:50 NFL false positive determination criteria 06:55 Summary -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

Lions resurrect their season with a win at Arizona. 00:35 Titans with a COVID outbreak but Lions are still clean. 00:58 ACL tear rate has decreased to a baseline minimal level 02:44 Kenny Golladay's triumphant return from hamstring 03:18 Desmond Trufant and Justin Coleman update 04:00 Jamal Agnew bounces back 04:55 Jamie Collins forces 2 turnovers 05:20 Matthew Stafford up and down but a great final drive 07:05 Best play of the game - Stafford to Marvin Jones. Aggressive! 08:55 Jeff Okudah - Should he be looking back for the ball? Yes. 11:05 Running game - KJ and Swift should be playing more. 12:10 Lions 1st down pass/run splits show passivity in 2nd half. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

Let's review how the NFL handles COVID and the Atlanta Falcons AJ Terrell situation. The NFL has 3 labels for positive tests - 00:30 1)False positive 02:15 2)Unconfirmed positive 04:10 3)Confirmed positive 04:55 How can you have isolated, unconfirmed positives? 08:00 How quickly can players return to play after a positive test? -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

NFL coaches are getting fined $100k for not wearing masks enough. Does it matter? Medically probably not, but optics do matter for the season to proceed smoothly. -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

Let's talk about Lions injuries including Kenny Golladay's hamstring strain and the possibility that it is a hold-in. 00:20 Kenny Golladay hamstring/hold-in? 05:50 Also, let's review the worst play of Game 2 for the Lions. #JamalAgnew 06:45 Matthew Stafford need to be better 09:20 Tracy Walker only plays 53% of snaps? 10:50 Why is Julian Okwara not playing? -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

Seven ACL tears in week 2 and why this was expected and not the fault of the NFL or COVID. Source: ACL Recovery Club ACL tears -2017 51 total, 31 prior to week 1 -2018 53 total, 29 prior to week 1 -2019 34 total, 13 prior to week 1 -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

From 9/6-9/12, NFL reports 2 COVID positive players and 5 staff. Here are 2 reasons why you shouldn't take NFL COVID numbers at face value. -02:05 NFL does not report the raw data- -05:55 False neg rate is likely high based on the way the players are being swabbed New England Journal of Medicine nasopharyngeal swab guidelines: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMvcm2010260?query=recirc_curatedRelated_article -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

-I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

How would Ed Orgeron know this and can players get COVID again? -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.

-00:15 Lions medical injury update from week 1 -03:20 DeAndre Swift appears healthy after missing 1-2 weeks of camp -04:30 Lions offense needs to be more aggressive late in games -07:35 Lions defense pass rush creativity is still lacking -09:20 Adrian Peterson with a big impact but what does this say about our young RB's? -I'm Jimmy Liao and welcome to the Detroit Lions Morning Rounds podcast. I'm a graduate of U of Michigan medical school and board certified in family medicine. This podcast will focus on the intersection of Detroit Lions, NFL, COVID, and other medical issues. -Thanks for watching and listening. I encourage thoughtful comments and questions. Please leave comments on the youtube channel or on twitter @JimmyLiaoMD. Ratings and subscribing are appreciated.