Patricia did leave a little door open

The Detroit Lions made a late roster move on Friday afternoon as they prepare to close out their 2018 season against the Green Bay Packers. They placed defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson Christian Jones Jersey White , who left last week’s game against the Minnesota Vikings early with a knee injury, on injured reserve. They will replace Robinson on the 53-man roster with defensive end Mitchell Loewen, who they were awarded off of waivers from the New Orleans Saints. Loewen joined the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2016, but failed to make their 53-man roster. He rejoined the team later and was on their 2017 roster until an injury early in the season led to him being placed on injured reserve. The defensive end only played in one game for the Saints in 2018, bringing his career total to three game appearances. He has never recorded a career tackle, assist or sack. Loewen only appeared in four defensive snaps this season for the Saints. He also played 13 special teams snaps in 2018. New Orleans waived the defensive end on Thursday.The corresponding move was sending Robinson to injured reserve. Robinson was in the midst of an incredibly promising third season in the NFL. He recorded 49 total tackles and a sack this season. The 2016 second-round pick had developed greatly as an interior run stuffer after being a healthy scratch to start the season.Robinson joins fellow young defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand on injured reserve as the group is slowly depleting to finish out the season. Damon Harrison Sr, Ricky Jean Francois and John Atkins will be expected to shoulder Robinson’s load this week. Loewen joins a crowded group of Lions edge defenders and may not see much playing time this week, if he is even active, but the Lions may be trying to get an early start on acquiring talent for 2019. If you see Crosby lined up at guard this summer Ricky Wagner Jersey White , don’t jump to conclusions."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsBreaking NewsIntroducing the 2019 Detroit Lions Draft Class! 脳Detroit Lions AnalysisTyrell Crosby may get looks at guard this offseason, but don’t read into itNew,18commentsIf you see Crosby lined up at guard this summer, don’t jump to conclusions. EDTShareTweetShareShareTyrell Crosby may get looks at guard this offseason, but don’t read into itMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsThe Detroit Lions are going to have a new right guard in 2019. After releasing veteran T.J. Lang earlier this month, Detroit is left with few options. Kenny Wiggins finished the season as the team’s starter and is signed for another year, but he’s best served in a backup role. Detroit added free agent Oday Aboushi, but only committed to him for a single year, and he’s a journeyman who has seemingly made a career out of being an injury replacement. So Tracy Walker Jersey White , many have speculated that 2018 fifth-round pick Tyrell Crosby may be the answer. Since he entered the 2018 NFL Draft, analysts have projected guard as his best position, despite the fact that he has always played tackle. On draft day, general manager Bob Quinn left the possibility of a transition to guard open, but made it clear his best asset is at tackle.“I think he’s a tackle first and foremost,” Quinn said last April.But given that Detroit is nearing desperation at the guard position, have the Lions changed their mind a year later? It’s not so clear.Head coach Matt Patricia met with the media this week at the owners meetings and addressed Crosby’s future with the team, but remained pretty non-committal to his position. He did admit the team will evaluate his value at guard, but that is common practice for all players at his position.“The game’s a little bit different inside than it is outside for Crosby Ricky Jean Francois Jersey White , so some of those situations we’re going to have to see if he can do that, but we’ll do that with all of those guys,” Patricia said. “There will be a constant flux of positional—I don’t want to call them situations—where we’re just seeing what they can do, but we want to put our guys in as many possible situations that we can.”The reasoning for this is obvious. The Lions want to see what they have in every single player, while also giving them valuable reps at uncomfortable positions. As Patricia mentioned on Tuesday, sometimes injuries force teams to have to try to slide a guard over to center or a tackle to a guard. “You can’t just put them in those situations in a live game without any reps, because that’s not fair to the player,” Patricia said. So as we near closer to Organized Team Activities and other offseason workout programs, don’t be surprised to see Crosby at guard a little. However Matthew Stafford Jersey , that doesn’t mean he’s making the full transition to the interior. Detroit just wants to do due diligence to make sure their players aren’t put into uncomfortable in-game situations.That being said, Patricia did leave a little door open for Crosby’s future to be inside.“Sometimes you do it and you find out, ‘Hey, this guy is actually okay in this spot,’ and that’s how they build a role from there.”