BB: Since the last time we met, we officially added Josh [Gordon] and Cyrus [Jones] to the roster, so it's good to get them here. I'd say really in both cases, those two guys have done about as much as they can do in the few days that they've been here, or been back in Cyrus' case. We'll see how it goes. I think Josh is a smart kid. He's worked hard. He's picked up a lot and Cyrus has gotten back into things quickly, so we'll see how it goes. Again, as far as Detroit goes, there are a lot of unknowns there.

Offensively, this is a very explosive group. The kicking game is very explosive and defensively, what they've shown, they've shown, but we know there's a lot more behind the curtain than that. Nobody knows us better than Matt [Patricia] does. He's worked against our offense every day for a long time.

I'm sure that he'll address it in ways that'll be challenging for us. We'll have to make some in-game adjustments and perform at a high level. Today will be a good day for us to move forward on that, work on some situational things and then be ready to go Sunday night. BB: He's done a good job for them. They used him in the passing game in the preseason some. He's a good ball carrier.

He's very athletic. He can catch the ball and makes good plays with the ball in his hands. He's good in space. He's a strong runner.

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With [Theo] Riddick as really their passing game back, his opportunities have been somewhat limited in the regular season but he showed he could do some of that at Auburn and also in preseason. I think he's an all-around back that can really do multiple things. I'd say so far his role looks like it's a little bit more as an early-down back as a runner with LeGarrette [Blount]. But he also I think could be effective and has been effective in the passing game, too, but it's hard when you have a guy like Riddick who is exceptional. But he's got good skills on all three downs.

He's got good size and he's a good runner, a good player. BB: Yeah, Tavon's done a good job for them. They play all three safeties. Again, there's only been two games here so it's hard to tell exactly.

That's going to change from game to game. That'll change from game to game based on the game plan and the matchups and so forth, but Tavon's really done all of the things that all three safeties do. Playing their big nickel, he plays strong safety, he plays free safety, he plays in the kicking game. He's a versatile player for them. It's a lot of the same things he did for us. BB: Yeah, he plays a role similar to some of the players that we've had here that were linebacker-defensive end types so he's a pretty versatile guy for them. He has some coverage responsibilities.

He plays on the end of the line, handles some of the, I would say, adjustable parts of the defense so he's got some versatility for them. That's a key guy, that's an important guy in the type of things that I think Matt's trying to do. You don't know exactly where he's going to be.

He's one of the guys that it looks the same, but then he's one of the guys that's doing something different and can do something different whether it's rush, play man-to-man, play zone, play on the end of the line, drop off into coverage and so forth. He's done a good job for them, as I said, in a multiple number of roles.

The former Bills linebacker will be heading to New Era Field on Sunday to watch his former teams play in Week 2. Before watching the action unfold on the field, Merriman plans to unfold some tables with tailgaters. Before Sunday's game.

The event will include the opportunity for fans to get slammed through a table by Merriman. There's one catch to taking part in Merriman's event. You must sign a waiver in the event that Merriman literally turns the 'Lights Out' on you during the table slamming. The waiver can be viewed below.