Week Two: Washington Commanders (1-0) @ Detroit Lions (0-1)

[Motown Bombers]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

Lots of good tape for the Lions. Vikings on a short week too. Careful of the trap though, the Vikings aren't bad.

[buddha]

7 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Lots of good tape for the Lions. Vikings on a short week too. Careful of the trap though, the Vikings aren't bad.

justin jefferson on will harris.  not good, bob.

[Tigeraholic1]

 

[Motown Bombers]

1 hour ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

 

Wow, Jared Goff is basically Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. 

[MichiganCardinal]

2 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Wow, Jared Goff is basically Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. 

*saves quote to take out of context in a later game thread. 

[Jason_R]

8 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Wow, Jared Goff is basically Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. 

Goff is really like the secret love child of Johnny Unitas and Bart Starr. 

(Now the football gods will surely slay me.)

[RedRamage]

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

Wow, Jared Goff is basically Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. 

Geez man... is there any QB you will NOT compare Goff too favorably?

[sabretooth]

If Jared Goff were President, he would be called Baberaham Lincoln.

[Tigeraholic1]

 

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

The Sun God getting the recognition he deserves. If he keeps up at this pace I think we have a top 5-10 WR on our hands by years end.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

11 hours ago, sabretooth said:

If Jared Goff were President, he would be called Baberaham Lincoln.

 

Edited September 21, 2022 by Mr.TaterSalad

[RandyMarsh]

4 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

The Sun God getting the recognition he deserves. If he keeps up at this pace I think we have a top 5-10 WR on our hands by years end.

Its fantasy so it doesn't necessarily correlate 100% to actual rankings but a couple rest of season fantasy rankings have St. Brown at 6 for WR and Swift as high as 4 for RB. Weird to see 2 Lions players ranked that high. 

[buddha]

i think st brown isnt a top 10 receiver in the nfl because he's small and plays in the slot.  top nfl receivers are big guys who can beat you over the top. 

that said, he's a really good slot receiver and the lions use him really well.  i think it will be interesting to see if he gets even more looks when they get a burner like jameson williams into the lineup.

[buddha]

that doesnt mean he cant be an exception to the rule.  he's shorter and smaller than cooper kupp but he could be a "cooper kupp" type receiver.

[djhutch]

On 9/19/2022 at 9:36 PM, Sports_Freak said:

Exactly. Putting players in the best position for success. Building confidence and having their backs is the sign of a good coach. It's been awhile since we've had that. Wayne Fontès?

I was just talking to a co-worker about Fontes this morning.  He's originally from PA, so a big Steelers fan.  Chuck Schmidt's handling of the team after the `91 playoff win was much more to blame for their demise than Fontes. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Motown Bombers]

2 hours ago, buddha said:

that doesnt mean he cant be an exception to the rule.  he's shorter and smaller than cooper kupp but he could be a "cooper kupp" type receiver.

He reminds me more of Wes Welker. Welker type production would be very good for a 4th round pick.

[Tigeraholic1]

42 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Inject this into my veins. 

[Hongbit]

47 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

He reminds me more of Wes Welker. Welker type production would be very good for a 4th round pick.

I see almost a perfect clone of Anquan Boldin.  Super productive, physical yet still explosive.   

[MichiganCardinal]

If ASB can do what he’s doing through his career, his size won’t matter one bit. There are rules, and then there are freaky athletes that just plain defy them. I’m not ready to declare him the latter quite yet, but he’s not exactly a secret at this point, and he’s still driving defenses crazy.

[Hongbit]

Don’t forget that he didn’t just come out of nowhere.  He was a 5 star recruit and Army All-American.   He was a victim of the Clay Helton era at USC and that hampered his consistent production.  He was also stung by constant QB injuries and was splitting time in a super loaded WR room with Michael Pittman, Drake London, Tyler Vaughns, and Velus Jones.  
He was drafted in the Covid year and that made everyone’s evaluations atypical.  I think he was definitely hurt by a lack of combine.  No doubt he would’ve impressed on the field and in the interview.   Glad it all worked out and we were able to get the steal of the entire draft. 

Edited September 21, 2022 by Hongbit

[MichiganCardinal]

Between ASB and Rodrigo, you have to tip your cap to Brad Holmes so far. Even if Levi and/or an early round pick this year turns out to be a bust, you can’t deny he and his team have a knack for finding the diamonds of day three.

[RandyMarsh]

37 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

Don’t forget that he didn’t just come out of nowhere.  He was a 5 star recruit and Army All-American.   He was a victim of the Clay Helton era at USC and that hampered his consistent production.  He was also stung by constant QB injuries and was splitting time in a super loaded WR room with Michael Pittman, Drake London, Tyler Vaughns, and Velus Jones.  
He was drafted in the Covid year and that made everyone’s evaluations atypical.  I think he was definitely hurt by a lack of combine.  No doubt he would’ve impressed on the field and in the interview.   Glad it all worked out and we were able to get the steal of the entire draft. 

I believe ESPN had him as the number 1 overall recruit coming out of HS so yeah he definitely has some pedigree.

[RandyMarsh]

1 hour ago, RandyMarsh said:

I believe ESPN had him as the number 1 overall recruit coming out of HS so yeah he definitely has some pedigree.

Went and looked and ESPN had him 35 overall but Rivals had him at number 3 overall behind only Lawrence and Fields so maybe I was thinking about them.