Motown Bombers

I don't think it's a slam dunk the Eagles beat the Giants. I struggle though to see Washington best Dallas but there is hope.

I don't think they want to play Hooker. Even if Goff got injured and Bridgewater was starting the game, I think they elevate Blough from the practice squad and name him the backup. Also getting Hooker snaps means he would need to be active. That means three active QBs and one less position player activated. You can start Bridgewater and use Hooker as the backup and Goff as the emergency QB but they want to play the starters.

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.

Along the same lines, you have Thibodeau...

I mean, he did fail to call the obvious pass interference on St Brown during that drive. I just think he was incompetent.

Here's your private investigator:

He also called the next game the Lions played after the hands to the face debacle in Green Bay and got booed unmercifully. Poor guy has to follow up two terribly refed games.

It's not semantics. It's based on a 0-100 ranking. I mean, Melifonwu's grade at corner is better than Sutton's. He'd literally be an upgrade.

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

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

Low 60's isn't a disaster. It was also 7 games. He graded worse at safety in year two than he did at corner in year one. It's ridiculous to write off a player at a position after 7 games of their rookie season.

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

He wasn't good at safety last year either. That was then, this is now. Seems silly to base judgement on a limited rookie season two years ago.

Melifonwu has only played 7 games at corner, all in his injury plagued rookie season, and gave up 11 receptions on 18 targets. Hardly a disaster or enough to say he can't play corner.

I wonder if CJGJ can play outside corner? Melifonwu was originally an outside corner. They Lions have a lot of good safety/nickel types but not outside corners.