With most of the Detroit Lions’ starters benched for Saturday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, it was an opportunity for the coaching staff to evaluate the depth in Week 2 of the preseason.
As always, the snaps counts and the snap order can tell a lot about where each player currently stands on the depth chart. However, coaches often mess with rep order and matchups during the preseason to evaluate players against different levels of talent. So it’s always important not to read too much into these.
That said, let’s break down the Detroit Lions’ preseason Week 2 snap counts against the Indianapolis Colts and see what we can infer.