The long-awaited joint practices between the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins are finally here. Starting on Wednesday, around 10:30 a.m. ET, the two teams will battle it out at the Lions’ Allen Park facility for a set of back-to-back practices.

Not only is this a unique opportunity for the Lions to get their starters a bunch of game-like reps to prepare them for the regular season, but it’s also a chance to mix up training camp and go against different players and different types of players. It’s also a good chance to just see where the Lions compare to other teams, although we have to be careful not to jump to conclusions based on a couple of practices.

Another benefit of joint practices is that there are two sets of beat writers at practice analyzing the action. It’s one thing to have

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