MichiganCardinal Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Tigeraholic1 said: Agree, I hope his inexperience keeps him hear another year. Coaching, like playing together takes awhile to gel. Regardless of the season ending this foundation has a some cornerstones to build on. I hope he’s a bad interviewer and has a stupid petty criminal history that keeps him as mystifyingly “unhirable” as Eric Bienemy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hongbit Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 10 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said: I hope he’s a bad interviewer and has a stupid petty criminal history that keeps him as mystifyingly “unhirable” as Eric Bienemy. Ben has something going for him that Bieniemy does not. All my pieces set me free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shinzaki Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) He's not perfect...but maybe McVay's spastic temperament was as much or more of the issue than Goff. Looking forward to seeing Houston and Hutch take a few cracks at Cousins on Sunday Edited December 7, 2022 by Shinzaki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buddha Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 11 hours ago, Hongbit said: Ben has something going for him that Bieniemy does not. All my pieces set me free. yeah, no criminal record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagnam Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Motown Bombers said: That defense is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I was curious what the defensive comparison over the last five games would look like, and while I couldn't find a website that would sort in that manner, teamrankings.com adds a Last 3 Games column for all of their team stats, so here's what those numbers look like (minus red-zone efficiency): Points Allowed DET: 20.0 MIN: 29.3 Total Defense DET: 360 MIN: 398 Rushing Defense DET: 116.0 MIN: 105.3 Passing Defense DET: 244.0 MIN: 347.7 3rd Down Defense % DET: 40.54 MIN: 41.86 Takeaways: DET: 5 MIN: 2 I calculated points allowed for the last 5 games, because that's easy: DET: 19.8 MIN: 27.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Heard this tidbit on the radio earlier, this is the first time the Lions have been favored over a double digit win team in 11 years. That game? The infamous Matt Flynn game of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 10 hours ago, sagnam said: That defense is bad. It has been a lot better as of late. I was surprised that Minnesota's defense is rather pedestrian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr.TaterSalad Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I have to hand it to Dan Campbell and the coaching staff, both Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson. This season looked like it was going off the rails early and they kept the ship afloat ad got us to 5-7. If we want to be a serious threat for the playoffs and make a statement to the rest of the NFC then going out and winning this game over a 10-2 Vikings team would go a long way. I am excited to see how much Williams finally gets integrated into this offense now that he's ben practicing for a couple of weeks and has a week of playing time under his belt. This should be a fun matchup, with hopefully better coaching and a different result than their first meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Oh boy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Lat's not forget, Amani is likely not going to get a lot of playing time like he did in the first meeting and got like 6 penalties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 im really impressed by campbell. every time he makes a change to the staff the team gets better. he's gotten more conservative with his 4th downs as the defense has improved and he doesnt see the necessity of scoring 7 each time or else they'll lose. he's adapting and learning. he's a smart guy. easily the best head coach ive seen here in a long time. maybe ever. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Players that DID NOT PLAY in Vikings week 3 matchup included: DL- J. Cominsky G- J. Jackson LB- J. Cabinda TE- J. Mitchell CB- J. Jacobs WR- J. Williams DE- R. Okwara DL- J. Paschal DE- J. Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 We're also seeing fewer fakes from special teams and fewer onside kicks. Should also note that the Lions 3rd down conversion percentage is 8 points higher this year than last year. They are finding themselves in fewer 4th down situations. Dan Campbell is smarter than people give him credit for. He has all the meathead football speeches but he knows what he's doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Motown Bombers said: Orlovsky has long been a cheerleader for the Lions... Keep up the good work dude... We hear ya'!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Motown Bombers said: We're also seeing fewer fakes from special teams and fewer onside kicks. Should also note that the Lions 3rd down conversion percentage is 8 points higher this year than last year. They are finding themselves in fewer 4th down situations. Dan Campbell is smarter than people give him credit for. He has all the meathead football speeches but he knows what he's doing. There's been several comments I've seen from insiders (even players and coaches IIRC...) who are stating that Campbell is a whole helluva lot smarter than people think... I think there was an Atlantic article on all the adjustments Ben Johnson AND Campbell made when they took over the offense... and a LOT of it was Campbell. And there were those types of comments in that article coming from multiple sources... As a general statement on Campbell... I think we are seeing that play out right in front of our eyes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 3 hours ago, buddha said: im really impressed by campbell. every time he makes a change to the staff the team gets better. he's gotten more conservative with his 4th downs as the defense has improved and he doesnt see the necessity of scoring 7 each time or else they'll lose. he's adapting and learning. he's a smart guy. easily the best head coach ive seen here in a long time. maybe ever. I would say Schwartz was one of the smartest guys in the room... But not a good manager of emotions and the team... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 I hate that I have to root for Josh McDaniel tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 32 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: I hate that I have to root for Josh McDaniel tonight. My son has Jacobs on his fantasy team and is going against a kid in his class who is a total jerk. We are enjoying rooting for the Raiders tonight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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