Motown Bombers

It would be like the Rams trading for Stafford and still keeping Goff as the backup. What was the plan with Wilson? Did they really think he was the future QB still? It's not like he was even a cheap backup. His cap hit was $9.5 million.

This defense is better than the Eagles. Everyone thinks they can win a Super Bowl so yeah I think it's good enough. The Lions aren't going to win a playoff game because of their defense. I don't have strong feelings about Glenn. I think some public admonishment would do more harm than good and would just serve as red meat to fans. Dan Campbell's greatest skill is culture building and I trust his handling of Glenn. I don't think there is a good solution this year as there just aren't defensive coordinators available mid season and it's too late to change defensive schemes. I wouldn't be upset if the Lions and Glenn parted ways in the offseason. Campbell can recruit top defensive coaches because he has a culture where coaches aren't thrown under the bus publicly.

That's what I'm saying. He flopped and you replaced him but you still keep him on the roster? It's awkward. They should have moved him and give him a fresh start somewhere else like they did with Darnold and bring in a veteran backup and/or have kept Mike White instead of Wilson.

Well, I didn't read all of this but I read something about Campbell putting heat on Glenn, what exactly does that entail? I trust Campbell on how to handle his coaches.

The way they handled Zach Wilson is bizarre. Why did they keep after trading for Rodgers? That just seems awkward to have the #2 overall pick as your starter for two years and then decide he isn't the QB and yet you still keep him? They moved Darnold after drafting Wilson. Just poorly handled.

If the Lions have everything wrapped up by the final game, I would just inactivate Goff and start Bridgewater for the 1st half and bring Hooker in for the 2nd half.

You literally complain about every coordinator the Lions have ever had. It's just schtick at this point.

Teddy Bridgewater. It was huge we solved that big backup QB dilemma.

Hopefully the Lions clinch early and they can throw Hooker out there in a game or two.

They really don't even have an opportunity to evaluate Hooker before deciding on an extension with Goff. They didn't get a training camp with Hooker to evaluate him and now they'll go into the last season of Goff's contract so they'll have to make a huge decision based on one training camp with Hooker.

Ya'll bitched when I tried to tell you how awesome Goff is.

The first tiebreaker would be division record. If the Lions beat the Bears and win one of two vs the Vikings, they would both be tied at 4-2 in the division. The Lions already won the tiebreaker in common games. The Packers lost to the Falcons and Raiders. Even accounting for a loss to Denver (which Green Bay lost to) the Lions own that tiebreaker. By beating the Vikings, they would be at 7 losses and eliminated.

All the Lions have to do is beat the Bears and the Vikings once and they win the division. Minnesota and Green Bay play each other so both teams aren't going to win out. Lions would hold the tiebreaker with Green Bay and Minnesota would be at 7 losses.

Offensively the Eagles have scored two more points than the Lions and defensively have given up two more points than the Lions giving both teams the same differential. The narrative is the Eagles are so far ahead of the Lions despite being so similar.

The Eagles have given up more points on the season than the Lions. They have also given up 30 or more points in a game more times than the Lions.

The Eagles just gave up more points than the Lions did in an single game this year. They are teetering on a defensive implosion I tell you.

They're also 17-5 in their last 21 games. You'll have to go back to the 50's or early 60's to find an era of that kind of sustained success. This team is still really young. This isn't even their ceiling.

Leyland also inherited some bad teams. The Pirates lost over 100 games the season before Leyland took over and got them to 3 straight NLCS before Bonds left. He had that 97 Marlins team that loaded up in the offseason and then managed the 98 team that was completely dismantled. There was Colorado but then he inherited a Tigers team that was 3 years removed from losing 119 games and 13 years since their last winning season and 19 years from their last playoff appearance and made them an immediate success. If you look past the W-L record, he did well reviving franchises.

I'm concerned about not having Ben Johnson dial up tight window throws into triple coverage.

Thankfully Fields fumbled twice scrambling in a dome. Can't imagine what he will look like in those conditions.

Alexander Mattison averaged 5.2 yards per carry against the Bears. His season average is 3.8. Inexplicably, Minnesota only gave him the ball 10 times. It seems teams come in and try to throw it on them because they have a weak secondary.

I think Josh Dobbs would be the perfect platoon QB. If I were Minnesota, I would bring him and Cousins back. Cousins would be the main QB but for a handle of plays or a drive or two bring in Dobbs. Dobbs can do what Taysom Hill did but is more of a threat to throw.

The Saints did what I wish more teams would do and that is a platoon at QB. I don't know if Hooker has that kind of speed and athleticism, but I would mind the Lions having a mobile QB that they can run a handful of plays for.

I don't think there is enough data. Looking at 2018, that Chicago game was in a pretty rough 3 game stretch for Goff. It came after that epic Monday night game against the Chiefs. He faced the Lions in the dome and was meh, 1 TD 1 INT and completed only 51% of his passes. Patricia still manages to lose that game by double digits. Then there was the Chicago game. Then the game against the Eagles at Los Angeles where he was better but had 0 TDs and 0 INTs in a loss. He then finished the season great. I think it was more of a poor three game stretch combined with facing an elite Bears defense.