{"podcast":{"title":"The Detroit Lions Podcast","slug":"the-detroit-lions-podcast-1064987","podcast_index_feed_id":1064987,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TTEOS7469992862","website_url":"https://www.detroitlionspodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/413693c4-bf81-11ed-a4b0-3ffe043c9879/image/DetroitLionsPodcast_ID3.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Detroit Lions Podcast","episode_count":1040,"summary":"The Detroit Lions Podcast is an independent, fan-run show covering the Detroit Lions every day — and has since 2015. Hosted by Chris with co-host and managing editor Jeff Risdon, the show breaks down every game with live post-game call-in shows, works through the roster and the schedule, and goes deep on the NFL Draft. Over 1,000 episodes in, it's one of the longest-running Lions podcasts anywhere: no corporate desk, no borrowed takes, just people who have only ever covered this one team. Whether the Lions are rebuilding or contending, we're on it — win, lose, or heartbreak. One Pride.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T04:20:00.798524+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-detroit-lions-podcast-1064987"},"episode":{"title":"Daily DLP: Ranking the Lions rookie UDFA chances Detroit Lions Podcast","slug":"daily-dlp-ranking-the-lions-rookie-udfa-chances-detroit-lions-podcast","published_at":"2026-07-23T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-detroit-lions-podcast-1064987/daily-dlp-ranking-the-lions-rookie-udfa-chances-detroit-lions-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-detroit-lions-podcast-1064987","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TTEOS6030397356.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TTEOS6030397356.mp3","summary":"Undrafted quarterback Luke Altmyer is the only Detroit Lions rookie free agent with a realistic path to the 53, and he profiles as a practice-squad lock while the staff decides on carrying two or three quarterbacks. Roster spots are scarce, so most UDFAs are competing for developmental roles on the practice squad. Is Luke Altmyer a lock for the Detroit Lions roster? Luke Altmyer, quarterback, Detroit Lions, locks down the practice squad and stays in the QB pipeline, while the 53 hinges on whether Detroit carries a QB3. As Jeff Risdon noted on the Detroit Lions Podcast Daily DLP, there are only three quarterbacks in camp and Altmyer ‘wins from the pocket,’ mirroring the style of quarterback Jared Goff stylistically, and has enough arm and toughness to run the offense. Altmyer absorbed some hellacious hits at Illinois, so taking fewer hits is a growth point. The staff will decide between keeping two on the 53 with Altmyer as the emergency elevation, or rostering three. Either way, he stays in Detroit. What must defensive end Anthony Lucas show to make the 53? Anthony Lucas must add a Plan B move and finish plays he already wins to crack the 53. Lucas’ all-or-nothing first move on college tape and the need to raise his floor will augment his chances. The finishing mandate is explicit: he posted three sacks in four years of college football, and that production must jump to justify a roster spot in a deep edge room. Technique, sequencing rushes, and converting pressures into sacks decide his fate. Practice squad is the baseline, with upward mobility if he stacks finishes in preseason. Which UDFAs look like immediate practice-squad value? Several fit clear developmental lanes. Eric O'Neil, edge rusher, Detroit Lions, is a compact power rusher with outsized production, loggi…","meta_description":"Undrafted quarterback Luke Altmyer is the only Detroit Lions rookie free agent with a realistic path to the 53, and he profiles as a practice-squad lock w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1681,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-detroit-lions-podcast-1064987/episodes/daily-dlp-ranking-the-lions-rookie-udfa-chances-detroit-lions-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-detroit-lions-podcast-1064987/daily-dlp-ranking-the-lions-rookie-udfa-chances-detroit-lions-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}