Week Eight: Miami Dolphins (4-3) @ Detroit Lions (1-5)

[Motown Bombers]

1 minute ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

What would it take for you to accept that Campbell is a bad coach having a bad season?

A team with actual talent. Keep in mind the Lions started this season with the second youngest roster in the league.  This is an inexperienced team that's playing a lot of fringe talent.

[Sports_Freak]

8 hours ago, Stanley70 said:

I think how god awful of team they inherited matters, and no cap room to fix it. There are 5 guys I believe that played yesterday on defense left from the QuinTricia regime. And only Okudah is a decent player. AO is literally the worst corner and he is starting over Will Harris. Bryant and J Okwara  are bottom of the roster guys. They have only had 2 off seasons to turn over the entire defense basically. They have made some mistakes, Brockers being the big one. You can also question their lack of efforts into doing anything to improve the secondary. They have made 4 day one or day to picks on the d-line and only Melanfonwu in the secondary and none at LB. .

Having said that I am not sold on Glenn. The defense did get some pieces this year and they don't seem to be doing much better. His job is probably on the line if they don't do better on defense. The offense i believe will be above average, even with Goff, if they can ever get healthy. Which may not happen with a few guys.

I think Campbell and Holmes deserve another offseason. They have made some mistakes but have had a ton of bad luck as well with injuries. It looks like they will have some cap room when they restructure Goff and cut a few guys like Brockers and Romeo. Plus they have a ton of draft capital.

 

 

It's the Lions. They'll be given 4 or 5 more seasons. Especially if they stumble into the playoffs some season.

[Hongbit]

The bottom line is this team needs to figure out how to play better in the 2nd half with the lead.  The inability to close is why they are 1-6 instead of 5-2.   That’s on the offense, defense, and coaching.   

[1984Echoes]

14 hours ago, Hongbit said:

The bottom line is this team needs to figure out how to play better in the 2nd half with the lead.  The inability to close is why they are 1-6 instead of 5-2.   That’s on the offense, defense, and ...

... PARTICULARLY on the coaching. 

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, 1984Echoes said:

... PARTICULARLY on the coaching. 

yeah - I think this is the point that's significant. No it doesn't matter to wins and losses per se when you score your points in a game, but in football it's the teams that make adjustements and finish strong that tend to win the most games. It's an indication that your guys pushing the buttons are a step ahead of the other guys, and that your players are wearing down the other players and not vice versa, and that's what you want/need.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

20 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

A team with actual talent. Keep in mind the Lions started this season with the second youngest roster in the league.  This is an inexperienced team that's playing a lot of fringe talent.

I'm going to duck for cover after saying this, but the New York Giants have the 5th youngest roster and the Atlanta Falcons the 6th youngest roster.

[Motown Bombers]

On 10/30/2022 at 2:47 PM, Motown Bombers said:

Receivers just run open with no one within yards of them.

 

[MichiganCardinal]

2 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

I don’t doubt the Lions suck, but I can remember Tyreek making at least one contested catch that made me say “there’s Tyreek”. Not sure how accurate this stat is.

[Jason_R]

5 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

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.

[Motown Bombers]