Offensive coordinator John Morton, defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard and special teams coordinator Dave Fipp spoke to the media Thursday ahead of Detroit's division matchup Sunday at Ford Field against the Minnesota Vikings. Here are my 10 biggest takeaways from those media sessions:

1. Detroit's reserves in the secondary had a chance to introduce themselves to the fanbase and the rest of the league in the Lions' Week 7 win over Tampa Bay. Sheppard said it was Detroit's best performance on defense this season, and as a result, players like Amik Robertson , Rock Ya-Sin , Thomas Harper, Erick Hallett, Nick Whiteside and Arthur Maulet have put pressure on the starters ahead of them to maintain the standard. Sheppard won't hesitate to play any of those players who proved the moment i

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