Mike Daniels

[Vincenzo]

I have a Mike Daniels sized hole in my heart.

Lol, now there’s a good one! 👍

[Teamcheez1]

Does anyone find it odd that 10 practices into the preseason, Mike Daniels has still not practiced?

[pbmax]

Does anyone find it odd that 10 practices into the preseason, Mike Daniels has still not practiced?

Can they be fairly called practices if, indeed, one does not practice?

[run pMc]

Does anyone find it odd that 10 practices into the preseason, Mike Daniels has still not practiced?

That is odd. Gotta think the foot injury is holding him back...that or Matt Patricia is making him pass some conditioning test before getting on the field.

[pbmax]

My last two Daniels posts until they lose a regular season game via defense.

Nice breakdown of the reasons SmithxSmith, Fackrell and Gary are here rather than Daniels. Basically, versatility. I think the author overestimates Clark's pass rush and I think the basic sub package squeeze is that Daniels isn't needed for run support any more means Pettine is free to align rushers anywhere he wants and doesn't need to keep Daniels at the 3 tech.

https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2019/7/24/20708619/mike-daniels-cut-packers-brian-gutekunst-offseason-vision-training-camp-defense

[pbmax]

I don't think he is done.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Daniels must be in Stubby's doghouse.

[mraynrand]

I don't think he is done.

APRH

[Zool]

I'm surprised he made the minimum snaps requirement.

[pbmax]

I'm surprised he made the minimum snaps requirement.

Still the biggest shock of last year was Wilkerson starting over him in 2 DL sub packages. I think Pettine expects a lot of 2 gapping from his DL when they are out there.

[Teamcheez1]

From Lions practicing with Texans:

"Mike Daniels was nowhere to be found. That doesn’t necessarily mean he wasn’t here somewhere -- with three sprawling fields and no elevated place from which to watch practice, it made tracking players difficult -- but I never found him. And he certainly wasn’t on the field. Which is odd, because he said just last week he’d be practicing in Houston. “I’ll be able to do some striking with the guys down there when we get to Houston,” Daniels said on NFL Network. "It’s a process. Honestly, I could play (in the preseason opener) tomorrow, but it’s just a matter of being smart. Just continuing to strengthen everything, continue to get in shape and everything. So it’s just being smart. But I’ll be out there soon.”

Daniels signed with the Lions on July 26, and was expected to need some time to be ready to go. But three weeks? And he’s still missing practice? When he said he’d be back? Expect Patricia to be asked about this on Thursday, because this is weird."

[run pMc]

Foot injury lingering? Just being careful? IIRC the Lions didn't play many starters vs. the Patriots, but I'm thinking they are being typically vague "it's a process"...yeah, like cement drying.
After calling Patricia a genius, how much stock should we put into what Daniels says?

[Teamcheez1]

Lions DT Mike Daniels still ailing from last season’s foot injury

By Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.com

HOUSTON -- Mike Daniels didn’t make the trip to Texas this week, a surprise development after the Lions’ newest defensive tackle said he expected to practice with the Texans.

Coach Matt Patricia has confirmed Daniels’ prolonged absence is due to the foot injury he sustained in Green Bay last season. He underwent surgery and missed six games, then didn’t do much in the Packers’ offseason program this year. But he did tell reporters he expected to be a full participant in training camp.

Then he was let go on the eve of camp, which sparked some questions about whether the foot remained a concern. Thirteen teams called Daniels within an hour of his release, though, and there seemed to be a competitive market for his services.

He chose the Lions over a dozen other teams because he wanted to play for Matt Patricia, whom he called a defensive genius. Of course, the Lions also gave him a one-year contract worth $8.1 million that was almost fully guaranteed.

Now 20 days later, he’s still not practicing............................

[pbmax]

Next news item might be Daniel's finding a way to beat a physical to sign a contract.

[Teamcheez1]

You come into the NFL, you work so hard,” Daniels said, via MLive.com. “You just give everything you’ve got every single day. You walk into that building and say, ‘They’re not going to cut me. I’m not going to get cut. I’m not going to get released. I’m going to make it hard for them.’ So when it happened, and then I saw I had an opportunity to play for the Lions, I said, ‘Man, I’m glad I got cut.’ I’m really excited to be here. Really excited to be here.”