Jason_R

The Lions did not melt down today. Good for them. Chicago kept shooting itself in the foot with penalties and would have won the game easily without them. This includes an INT that was nullified due to penalty. Also they would have won the game easily if not for the Fields INT. It is not often that we can say the Lions made fewer mistakes than the other team, but today that was the case. Dan Campbell deserves credit for that.

Back to the ultimatums. Win or else!

What excuse? It is a fact. The Lions lost games when they were decimated by injury. Green Bay was decimated by injury today. The NFL is a game of attrition. Green Bay had bad injury luck today. Detroit took advantage. Good for them.

Well, four of their losses were by a total of 14 points. They just haven’t had the depth to win close games. But the Pack had like five or six key guys go out today. The Lions did enough to hang on. Good for them, and for their rookies who said to hell with draft position, let’s make plays. Was good to see the secondary being more aggressive today. Seems like DC’s message got through.

Time out called after play clock hit zero.

That was at least two seconds after the play clock.

Serious questions: Do you know how many weeks are in the NFL season? Have the Lions played them all? I thought they were going to be 6-9-2. Did you think they would be better? Well, how did that work out for you? Maybe they will make it to six wins. I thought they might start to pick up steam as Jaymo got healthy. He hasn’t made it yet but they are getting good performances from some rookies today. Even though they didn’t get the memo that draft position is all that matters. But again, if you thought this was going to be a good team this year… 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

What is your point?

Hutch kept contain which let Barnes make the play.

WTF Hutch!?! Stupid rookie. 🤣

Three delay of games not called against the Packers so far.

What is wrong with Kerby Joseph intercepting that pass? Doesn’t he know it is better to lose this game than to win it? Stupid rookie.

It’s not an excuse. If you thought the Lions were going to be good THIS year, especially after the last 50 years, joke’s on you.

🤦🏻‍♂️ If anyone thought the Lions would be a good team this season that says more about them than the team. Their roster is still thin, and has been decimated by injuries. They are playing rookies out of necessity. Root for the rookies to fail if you want, but if they end up failing that is not a good sign for next season. Next season will be a major talent injection, with Jaymo being like a third first round pick, and the additional second from teasing Hock. (Do we root for Mitchell to fail down the stretch as Hock’s replacement?)

Holmes is signed for five years, Campbell for six. They have three years to rebuild and a fourth year to prove it. Nobody is getting fired this year, and it would take another disastrous start for it to be considered next year. This team had one of the worst rosters in the NFL. It still does. It can't get rebuilt overnight. But next season when Jaymo is fully healthy it will be like having a third first round pick join the team, plus the two seconds and a third rounder. They could finally turn the corner.

At halftime the sideline reporter pointed out that Dan Campbell said his DBs were not being physical enough with the WRs. Turns out it was a cry for help.

Eh. I'm not sure it signifies anything. 2019 was not a great draft. Ten combined Pro Bowls from the first rounders and Hockenson had one of them. The other option debated at the time was Ed Oliver, who has turned into a good rotational DT for Buffalo. In retrospect he probably would have been the better choice, especially considering he will probably sign his second contract for $15 million less than Hock. Chalk one up for the people who argued about positional value.

His seat doesn't get hot until Week 1 2023. They were never going to compete this season, despite what Walter Football said. Especially not with almost half their starting offense injured for almost half of the season, and a defense whose best player has arguably been a toss up between a guy coming off an Achilles tear and a guy who was picked in the sixth round.

Yes, Mitchell finally got a few snaps on Sunday. I like the deal. Don’t love it, but I like it a lot more than paying Hock $50 million. That is money that needs to be spent on the secondary.

Don’t you think it will be the one that can’t play defense?

The defense does not have the players to stop anybody. Goff is good enough with the first team offense healthy. First pick DL, second first round pick CB, second round pick RB.

With all the offensive starters on the field, they actually look pretty good.

Buchelnikov does not need a lot of time or space to get off a shot. Impressive.

Lions are NFL’s bitch.

Let's hope Holmes is searching for the best UFA safeties available in the offseason. That's two INTs dropped now in the past 15 minutes.