Throughout training camp, the Detroit Lions’ defense has been giving the offense fits. It got to a point where some may have been questioning whether the Lions’ offense was going through some issues. But if Day 1 of joint practices was any indication, the Lions defense just may be that damn good.

I’ve probably witnessed about 10 or so joint practices in my years on the beat, and I can safely say that I have never seen such a dominant performance from a defense as I witnessed with the Lions shutting down the Dolphins offense—from the first stringers all the way down to the third team.

Now, this comes with one major caveat that cannot be overlooked: for the majority of practice, the Dolphins were without their top two receivers: Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. Waddle did participate in a ha

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