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.
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.
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.
I'll be honest, Ben Johnson does not scream leader to me. He doesn't seem like the type to go into a locker room and rally the troops. I get that vibe from Glenn. Being a former player helps. I get Brandon Staley energy from Johnson.
Is Brad Holmes the front runner right now for executive of the year? When you look at this roster, he's basically turned over the entire roster in 3 season except for the offensive line and has them as division winners and set up well salary cap wise.
I like how the Vikings go with their only non mobile QB against the Lions, a team with a history of struggling against mobile QBs, and start their mobile QBs against everyone else.
The NFC has some good receivers. The one I probably quibble with the most is Mike Evans. Goff is better than Stafford in every statistical category. I'm old enough to remember when Stafford couldn't make the Pro Bowl after throwing for 5,000 yards and 41 TDs.
I wonder if McNeil hadn't gotten injured if he would have at least made an alternate?