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Detroit Lions trying to find the right answers with stud TE on injured reserve

ALLEN PARK -- Sam LaPorta is one of those irreplaceable types of players for the Detroit Lions.

He’s a lethal pass-catcher over the middle and has the type of skillset that pairs well with Jared Goff’s. The

Lions have a ton of confidence in Brock Wright’s ability to step into the TE1 role. But Wright isn’t the type of

dynamic receiving option that LaPorta is.

When offensive coordinator John Morton was asked when the Lions miss LaPorta the most, he said:

“All the time.”

LaPorta posted 40 catches for 489 yards and three touchdowns in nine games. He’s since been placed on injured

reserve with a back injury, and while the Lions are hopeful he’ll return this season, they just aren’t sure. And

that’s another issue to account for on offense.

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00:00Detroit Lions trying to find the right answers with stud TE on injured reserve.
00:07Alan Park, Sam Laporta is one of those irreplaceable types of players for the Detroit Lions.
00:13He's a lethal pass catcher over the middle and has the type of skill set that pairs well with
00:18Jared Goff's. The Lions have a ton of confidence in Brock Wright's ability to step into the TE1
00:25role. But Wright isn't the type of dynamic receiving option that Laporta is. When offensive
00:31coordinator John Morton was asked when the Lions miss Laporta the most, he said. All the time.
00:38Laporta posted 40 catches for 489 yards and 3 touchdowns in 9 games. He's since been placed
00:46on injured reserve with a back injury, and while the Lions are hopeful he'll return this season,
00:51they just aren't sure. And that's another issue to account for on offense.
00:57Well, obviously, serious, enough to where we are talking about four weeks here,
01:02Lions coach Dan Campbell previously said. So, obviously, we're going to hope that this
01:08thing calms down, and after those four games, we can get him back. But we're really just taking
01:14this day by day, week by week. Pro football focus ranks Laporta as the second-best tight end in the
01:21NFL to this point. He ranks 16th in pass blocking and doesn't have a drop across 49 targets.
01:29The tight end has missed only nine passes thrown his way this season, which deserves some love after
01:35all-pro Amonare St. Brown caught only two of 12 targets in Philadelphia last week. I mean,
01:41he's a hell of an all-around blocker, receiver, he can do it all, Morton said. But he was really
01:48reliable on third down in the red zone, that's the biggest thing. But his blocking on first and
01:54second down. I mean, the way he's improved with his blocking, it's just been awesome. So,
02:01our other guys, all the tight ends have got to step up. The Lions leaned on Wright heavily in the first
02:07game without Laporta. Wright played a season-high 49 snaps against the Eagles, catching two passes on
02:14seven targets for eight yards. To Wright's defense, he was wide open on the tipped ball interception in
02:21the first quarter and near the goal line on a failed fourth down play. But they used veteran tight end
02:27Ross Dwelly for only one offensive snap. And Jackson Meeks, who has been working with the tight ends and
02:33wide receivers, only played one, two. Jammer Gibbs was the leading receiver, making the most of his
02:40opportunities out of the backfield. The Lions running back had five catches on eight looks for
02:46107 yards, with a long gain of 42 yards via a lethal screen pass design. With Laporta out and the Lions
02:54looking for new ways to open things up, look for Gibbs and others to pick up the slack. There could also
03:01be more meat on the bone for receivers Khalif Raymond and rookie Isaac Taysla. The Lions have
03:07talked for months about wanting to get Taysla more involved, and this could open the door, especially
03:12after increasing his snaps last week. Yeah, not having Laporta, it's a tough deal, Morton said.
03:19I always smile when you bring up Laporta. I'm not smiling right now. No, but this gives everybody else
03:27some opportunities, and then we have to be creative, and that's the fun part. We love that part,
03:34game planning. I love this. Trying to figure out things and trying to create mismatches here and
03:40there. So, we'll have a bunch of different packages, and I'm looking forward to it. We'll practice that
03:47today on third down. And even on first and second down, we're putting guys in different spots.
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