Motown Bombers

Bears have gotten worse without Eberflus. He was the play caller on defense.

I was thinking, what is the status on Aaron Donald? Is he still under contract with the Rams? What if his good buddy Goff gives him a call and asks him about making one more Super Bowl run...

A lot of Dems are acquiescing to Trump. Moskowitz, Fetterman, Murphy just to name a few.

Honestly, this is the issue with the team. Everyone is getting injured attempting to run through walls.

Campbell has essentially replaced Barnes, Ownuzurike has quietly played well, and Melifonwu could be back. Arnold is better than what Sutton was at the end of the last year.

I don't understand why he would have to report if he's lined up as a fullback?

I think Caleb Williams may be worse than Justin Fields. This guy needs some serious coaching.

Good news is that the Bears are still bad and should be a very winnable game.

Onwuzurike has 30 pressures and 3 sacks on the season. He was a high second round pick drafted ahead of McNeil. He is in the final year of his contract. McNeil isn't going to be healthy by the start of next season. This is his opportunity to step up and earn a second contract.

Who would have thought that in a season where over a dozen players are on IR, Levi Onwuzurike would not be one of them and would be a starter?

Montgomery needs surgery and is done for the season. Glasgow had an injury but is just sore. They are going to start the clock on Melifonwu. Raekstraw is close.

Gibbs actually has more carries than Montgomery and you can split Montgomery's carries between Gibbs, Reynolds and Vaki. Gibbs will be fine for the play action. He's like Barry Sanders in the sense that he's a homerun hitter regardless of if he's having a good game or not.

The upside is, if this causes them not to make it to the Super Bowl, Ben Johnson may return for unfinished business much to the chagrin of TP.

They have Gibbs, a good healthy OL, and some quality backup. This is one injury they could afford to weather.

Seems like only Rappaport is reporting an MCL tear for Montgomery. Others are saying sprain.

What's funny is Buffalo has given up 86 points over two games, and they have been anointed Super Bowl favorites, and the Lions season is over because of defensive injuries.

I think they could weather the Montgomery injury. They have Gibbs, and I would like to see Vaki get involved in his absence. You also hate to think about it, but this could be the beginning of the end for Montgomery. A lot of times when RBs start getting serious knee injuries in their late 20s, it's usually downhill from there.

Four players lost for the season in one game, and three of them were really good.

I don't even know how you get a broken jaw in a football game without a brawl. The injuries are just comical at this point.

I'll have to look at the stats, but it seems like the Lions didn't blitz a whole lot. They have been activating Jamal Adams so I'm not sure why they don't use him as a blitzer since that's what he does well.

I think he would be used more as a hybrid LB. More three saftey looks with him in the box. He's big, good blitzer and can cover TEs and RBs. Vildor hasn't been bad the past couple games and they have Moseley they can play at corner.

McNeil tore his ACL. Likely won't even be ready by the start of next season.

I think this may have been Goff's best game as a Lion, and it isn't just because of the stat sheet. He made plays out of structure and looked comfortable doing it. The pass to Patrick for the TD, the 10+ yard run for a 1st down, spinning out of a sack on the final drive, and a couple other plays where he scrambled, reset and got completions. He's not going to be confused with a Mahomes or Allen, but if he makes one or two of those type of plays a game it takes his game to a whole other level because he was making tight window passes out of the pocket all game. The secondary wasn't bad. The Bills receivers didn't have a great game. Shakir is their best receiver and had 6 catches for 39 yards. Coleman had one catch for 60 yards when he got lost in coverage. The Bills leading receivers were RBs and TEs. The injuries to the linebackers were exposed. Problem is, Kmet is a decent TE and Swift can catch it out of the backfield. That will definitely need to be addressed.