Greg Robinson said he’s still in the early stages of learning the Lions’ offense not quite two months after he was acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams.

Robinson joined the Lions on the final day of veteran minicamp in June and did not practice with the team before summer break.

He started training camp on the nonfootball injury list this summer and has split first-team reps at left tackle with Cyrus Kouandjio the past two days.

“Honestly, it’s going to take a little adjusting,” Robinson said. “I’ve been trying to take the coaching from Coach (Ron) Prince and just do it the way he wants us doing it and incorporating my own things into the game also to help me. I feel like that separates me, but a few of the zone steps are a lot different.”

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Robinson and Kouandjio are the favorites to replace Taylor Decker in the starting lineup for the first half or so of the season while Decker recovers from shoulder surgery.

Robinson said splitting first-team reps has been a help in his quest to learn the playbook.

"It feels good to get the defense in front of you and get guys moving, but watching it helps a lot also," he said. "I think some points, when guys give you something that you haven’t really seen against the plays that we’re running, it becomes challenging but just got to adjust and pick it up as best as possible."

The second overall pick of the 2014 draft, Robinson estimated it'll take him another "week or two" to feel comfortable in the Lions offense, and he said next week's joint practices against the Indianapolis Colts and the Lions' four preseason games will be welcome tests, too.

"I think once I get it down pat and I can really see the benefits from it then eventually I will be able to (see how my abilities fit the scheme)," Robinson said. "But right now it’s going to take a lot of adjusting."

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