Random NFL comments/thoughts

[1984Echoes]

5 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Is Bill Belichick a rally the troops type of guy though?

Yes.

But in an abrasive way...

[buddha]

17 minutes ago, TP_Fan said:

Show me where’ve I’ve out any stock in this survey.  I shared the results.  

i didnt say you did.  i asked why would you.

do you put any stock in it?

[TP_Fan]

Just now, buddha said:

i didnt say you did.  i asked why would you.

do you put any stock in it?

I think players want to play for people they like more than they want to play for a jerk who knows football. So the survey doesn’t surprise me. I don’t put any stock into though.  Players don’t pick coaches.

I think Ben Johnson is more likely to be hired than Glenn for a HC job.  

[lordstanley]

This increases the chances of GB getting the #6 seed over the Rams. 
 

Rams resting Matthew Stafford, putting potential playoff tilt vs. Lions in flux

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/01/03/los-angeles-rams-reportedly-resting-matthew-stafford-detroit-lions/72098235007/

 

[1984Echoes]

I'd rather have the Rams...

It'd just be so much more fun...

[djhutch]

4 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

I'd rather have the Rams...

It'd just be so much more fun...

It would be nice to get a little revenge for the Thanksgiving debacle too.

[MichiganCardinal]

I think the odds of Jordan Love repeating his performance from Thanksgiving in the wildcard game are not great. That's why I would prefer the Packers, though both are dangerous teams.

It would also be fun to end the Packers season two seasons in a row.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[buddha]

1 hour ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I think the odds of Jordan Love repeating his performance from Thanksgiving in the wildcard game are not great. That's why I would prefer the Packers, though both are dangerous teams.

It would also be fun to end the Packers season two seasons in a row.

be careful what you wish for.  

either the rams or the packers will be hard for the lions because of their offenses.  i think the lions can handle the packers' defense.

if the lions were going to lose, i'd rather NOT lose to the packers.  and i'd feel a bit better about losing to stafford if we had to lose.

[MichiganCardinal]

2 minutes ago, buddha said:

be careful what you wish for.  

either the rams or the packers will be hard for the lions because of their offenses.  i think the lions can handle the packers' defense.

if the lions were going to lose, i'd rather NOT lose to the packers.  and i'd feel a bit better about losing to stafford if we had to lose.

I think that's generally the case no matter who we play, unless by some crazy stretch of fate we get New Orleans, Minnesota, or Tampa.

In any event, whether we play the Rams or Packers... or the outside chance against the Seahawks... or the Cowboys, Eagles, or Niners beyond that... we will need Glenn's Dallas defense, not his Los Angeles, Thanksgiving, or Chicago defense.

[Motown Bombers]

One good thing is outside of Hurts there are no QBs with the kind of mobility that have hurt the Lions in the past. 

[buddha]

1 minute ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I think that's generally the case no matter who we play, unless by some crazy stretch of fate we get New Orleans, Minnesota, or Tampa.

In any event, whether we play the Rams or Packers... or the outside chance against the Seahawks... or the Cowboys, Eagles, or Niners beyond that... we will need Glenn's Dallas defense, not his Los Angeles, Thanksgiving, or Chicago defense.

i am rooting for tampa and new orleans!

[Motown Bombers]

I don't think there is any possible way the Lions can play Tampa or New Orleans as the 3 seed. 

[MichiganCardinal]

11 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

I don't think there is any possible way the Lions can play Tampa or New Orleans as the 3 seed. 

Not as the three. As the three-seed it's either Rams or Packers. As the two-seed it could be the Rams, Packers, Seahawks, Saints, or Bucs. The Vikings have a 1% chance at the 7-seed, but they would have to beat us first, making us the 3-seed.

I like this graphic I found. I don't know if it incorporates sitting starters into its percentages or not, but it has it as a coin flip between the Packers and Rams right now for the 6-seed.

Edited January 4, 2024 by MichiganCardinal

[MichiganCardinal]

Here is is for the AFC if anyone was curious.

[MichiganCardinal]

I think the Rams sitting their starters is a slight nod of respect to us FWIW... A 7-seed has yet to beat a 2-seed since they expanded the playoffs. If McVay thought there was a significant difference between playing the Cowboys and playing the Lions, they could play their starters and probably easily beat the 49ers backups for the 6-seed. I don't think he'll try to lose for the 7-seed or anything crazy, but I don't think he's any more afraid of going into Dallas than he is of going into Detroit.

[Motown Bombers]

5 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I think the Rams sitting their starters is a slight nod of respect to us FWIW... A 7-seed has yet to beat a 2-seed since they expanded the playoffs. If McVay thought there was a significant difference between playing the Cowboys and playing the Lions, they could play their starters and probably easily beat the 49ers backups for the 6-seed. I don't think he'll try to lose for the 7-seed or anything crazy, but I don't think he's any more afraid of going into Dallas than he is of going into Detroit.

The Rams got their doors blown off by the Cowboys in Dallas as well. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[RandyMarsh]

I've said before that I not only feel that Glenn IS a great coach but would make a great head coach. Do I agree with his schematics and play calling? Not necessarily but I do think as an actual coach he has done a great job. 

Under Glenn's guidance a number of players have taken major steps forward as players along with players playing above their NFL expectations based off of their draft position and draft scouting report and to me that falls on the actual coaching and development you receive. 

The trend is to hire hot shot offensive minds but I think hiring somebody like Glenn and pairing him with a great offensive mind at offensive coordinator could end up being the ideal move if you are a franchise looking for a HC. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[RedRamage]

18 hours ago, buddha said:

if the lions were going to lose, i'd rather NOT lose to the packers.  and i'd feel a bit better about losing to stafford if we had to lose.

^^^^ This... 100% this. Now obviously I want the Lions to win so I'd prefer which ever team we think we have a better shot at. But, at least as far as I'm looking it would probably be very similar to either, in which case I want the Rams cause I would be so much more upset if we lost to the Packers twice, at home, and one of those was knocking us out of the playoffs.

[RandyMarsh]

48 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

I know the knock on Hutch is that he hasn't actually completed the sack that often this year but I think in his defense it's hard to do that when you are the only one in the backfield, you basically have to immediately hit the QB from their blindside for that to happen. If other guys were there to help collapse the pocket where the QB couldn't go anywhere he'd probably have atleast another half dozen or so sacks this year. 

[Motown Bombers]

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

I know the knock on Hutch is that he hasn't actually completed the sack that often this year but I think in his defense it's hard to do that when you are the only one in the backfield, you basically have to immediately hit the QB from their blindside for that to happen. If other guys were there to help collapse the pocket where the QB couldn't go anywhere he'd probably have atleast another half dozen or so sacks this year. 

Along the same lines, you have Thibodeau...

 

[Motown Bombers]

I've been thinking back on Holmes first draft since we now have three seasons in the books. Holmes drafted a total of 7 players. 5 of them are currently starters on a team that has 11 wins and a division title. One of the 2 that's not a starter was a 7th round pick. The other looks like the only bust. 

[1984Echoes]

40 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

I've been thinking back on Holmes first draft since we now have three seasons in the books. Holmes drafted a total of 7 players. 5 of them are currently starters on a team that has 11 wins and a division title. One of the 2 that's not a starter was a 7th round pick. The other looks like the only bust. 

And that's not 100% certain yet either.

Looking pretty likely...

But I'll wait until he's released and proven that he's not a Melifonwu-late-bloomer-after-getting-past-injuries player...