Let’s take a closer look at the Detroit Lions’ personnel decisions in their preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers. How Detroit used their players can often be a hint as to where position battles currently lie. So I’m going to break down every position and note both how many snaps each player played, and—perhaps more notably—when those players played.
Quarterbacks:
I wouldn’t read too much into Allen starting the opening game. It was his turn in the rotation to be with the second-team offense after Hooker led that unit during Tuesday’s scrimmage.