Vito Chirco of All Lions examines the strengths and weaknesses of the Detroit Lions 2023 NFL roster.
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00:00 After the Detroit Lions established their initial 53-man roster, let's look at the strengths and
00:04 weaknesses of this Detroit Lions team. Here today to explore is All-Lions senior writer Vito Churco.
00:10 Vito, I'm curious, when you kind of take a look early on at this roster, what impresses you?
00:15 What are the strengths and weaknesses as you see it now with how this roster has been constructed?
00:20 Well, how the tables have turned from one year to the next.
00:24 Look at the DBs group now for the Lions going into this upcoming season, John.
00:28 It is much stronger than a year ago, at least it appears like that on the surface.
00:32 I mean, quality DBs left and right, and the guys that they added in the offseason help out
00:36 tremendously too going into this season, such as CJ Gardner-Johnson, who can play at nickel
00:41 corner, play at safety, Cam Suts and Emmanuel Mosley coming off the putt list, right? I mean,
00:46 he's going to be healthy now. He's a quality quarterback, but healthy as well. Those guys
00:50 right there are big upgrades. Also, rookie Brian Branch coming out of Alabama. This guy could be
00:56 really good early on at nickel corner. Versatile DB that also has the experience playing safety,
01:02 similar to CJ Gardner-Johnson, just obviously being a rookie instead of with all the experience
01:07 that Gardner-Johnson possesses coming into this campaign with the Lions. And then you have Khalil
01:12 Dorsey, you have Steven Gilmore, you have other DBs, Tracy Walker, other guys in that DBs group,
01:18 John, as you know, they're quality guys who went healthy. And I believe they will help that
01:23 cornerbacks and safeties group be vastly improved going into the 2023 NFL season. Also with the
01:30 Reserve O-Lineman, the Reserve O-Lineman struggled all preseason long. We saw that front and center
01:34 way too often. So those two position groups right now I'm concerned about, and I think the DBs group
01:40 is going to be one of the biggest strengths for this roster going into the 2023 season.