Week One: Los Angeles Rams (0-0) @ Detroit Lions (0-0)

[Motor City Sonics]

I know we know this, but goddamn, Stafford is one of the toughest guys to ever play QB.  

[Motor City Sonics]

Mike Tirico in a morning show interview on 97.1 said he had a great line for Lions fans should they win  (to make up for the asterisk line last year).   What was the line? 

[RandyMarsh]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

that was weird. Collinsworth obviously forgot the rules. Tirico just ignored it.

I wonder if Tirico felt bad for already having to call Collinsworth out a few minutes earlier for mistaking the Rams kicker with the Lions kicker. Tirico was obviously taking about what the Rams could do if they got the ball back late and Collinsworth was like "Yeah he kicked a 64 yarder in this building". After an awkward pause Tirico had to point out that he was talking about the Rams kicker not the Lions. 

[Motown Bombers]

Looks like only two completions of more than 11 yards. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Jimbo]

I think the defense played good.  You really can't complain too much when an NFL team only scores 20 points.  The issue I had with the defense is the miss tackles.  This is actually something the Lions have been very good with since Campbell has been coach.  So unless this becomes a season issue, I think their defense will be fine.  They definitely were playing bend but don't break.  They were willing to give the short passes to prevent from the big plays.  As the Rams got to the red zone, the defense tightened up.  From a pure strategy standpoint, you go in happy if you can hold the Rams to 20 points.

[Sports_Freak]

36 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

I think the defense played good.  You really can't complain too much when an NFL team only scores 20 points.  The issue I had with the defense is the miss tackles.  This is actually something the Lions have been very good with since Campbell has been coach.  So unless this becomes a season issue, I think their defense will be fine.  They definitely were playing bend but don't break.  They were willing to give the short passes to prevent from the big plays.  As the Rams got to the red zone, the defense tightened up.  From a pure strategy standpoint, you go in happy if you can hold the Rams to 20 points.

The Rams had a pretty good game plan, mostly quick passes. Short but counting on yards after catch. It almost beat us with our missed tackles.

I get the feeling Campbell decided to just play to our strength in OT. Just run the ball down their throat. He knows the strength of his team is the OL.

[MichiganCardinal]

40 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

The Rams had a pretty good game plan, mostly quick passes. Short but counting on yards after catch. It almost beat us with our missed tackles.

I get the feeling Campbell decided to just play to our strength in OT. Just run the ball down their throat. He knows the strength of his team is the OL.

Campbell said on 97.1 this morning that it wasn’t until Monty’s first run in OT that they decided to see how far that could take us.

[gehringer_2]

26 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Campbell said on 97.1 this morning that it wasn’t until Monty’s first run in OT that they decided to see how far that could take us.

I also think that until they were at the goal line the Rams still didn't really believe the Lions would try to run it the whole way.

[Jason_R]

1 hour ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Campbell said on 97.1 this morning that it wasn’t until Monty’s first run in OT that they decided to see how far that could take us.

I wrote at the end of OT that Montgomery was mad they stopped calling his number in the second half. And he deserved to be mad. He ran hard in the first half, including picking up a first down in a short yardage situation where he had been hit behind LOS and turned upside down but just kept churning his legs to get beyond the marker. Only got three carries in the second. It is hard to imagine anyone running more angry than he did in OT. He is a stud. 

[Motown Bombers]

I hope the Lions play the Rams in Los Angeles next year so Lions fans can overtake the stadium and start a Jared Goff chant and boo the Stafford children. 

[ben9753]

Monty might be the most underrated back in the NFL

[Jason_R]

19 minutes ago, ben9753 said:

Monty might be the most underrated back in the NFL

There’s a clip out there of him deadlifting 705 lbs. 

[Sports_Freak]

Somebody asked if Levi played? Not sure if this is true but it looks good;

 

[Motown Bombers]

Jameson Williams is a total ass. 

 

[Sports_Freak]

5 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Jameson Williams is a total ass. 

 

I like his quote where he says he doesn't expect that game to be his career high. Or something to that effect.

[RandyMarsh]