MichiganCardinal

I expect they’ll play better, but not like prime last year. They’ll get back to that point, but it’ll take a few weeks.

The thing is, most teams - probably somewhere in the ballpark of 88.7% (🙂) that start 0-2 are not good teams. If you’re the 2025 New Orleans Saints or Cleveland Browns and you start 0-2, you’re probably not making the playoffs. Your season is over, but if we are being realistic it was over when you were 0-0. OTOH, if you’re the 2025 Detroit Lions or Kansas City Chiefs, you can start 0-2 and still right the ship.

I'm clearly an outlier, but I generally feel as though the reactions to the week one game were wildly overblown. Obviously they did not look good. But if you take away a single horrendous two-play drive by the Packers, the Lions outgained the Packers. The Packers had no running game to speak of, and Goff - even though forced to abandon the run - was 31/39. The interception was a fantastic read by the DB to cut that route. The biggest problem to be fixed this week is the red zone offense. You can't go 1/4 in a divisional game and expect to be competitive. And they weren't. The play calling wasn't good, and I'll be pissed if we are running scared on 2nd & Long from inside our own 5 again this season. But I'm willing to give Morton a little grace in his first game. Likewise for the offensive line communication. If there are missed assignments like that happening in week four, five, six, I'll be concerned. This was that group's first time playing together. The sky isn't falling, and for crying out loud this game is not a must win. I'd obviously rather be 1-1 than 0-2, but acting as if it would just be impossible for this team to start 0-2 and then go 10-5 (or better!) across 15 games, make the playoffs, and even compete for the division at 10-7 is beyond ridiculous.

vs. Setting: 09/14/2025 1:00pm EST on FOX Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI Weather: Climate Controlled Opening Spread: Lions -4.5 All-Time Series Record: Bears lead, 105-80-5 Last Meeting: 12/22/2024, Lions won 34-17 Chicago Bears (0-1) Head Coach: Ben Johnson (1st Season: 0-1) Projected Starting QB: Caleb Williams (2nd Season: 5-13) Last Game: 27-24 L vs. Minnesota Vikings (1-0) Looking Ahead to Week #3: Sunday vs. Dallas Cowboys (0-1) Your Detroit Lions (0-1) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (5th Season: 39-29-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (10th Season: 81-53-1) Last Game: 27-13 L @ Green Bay Packers (1-0) Looking Ahead to Week #3: Monday Night @ Baltimore Ravens (0-1) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Commanders @ Packers (TNF), Falcons @ Vikings (SNF), Buccaneers @ Texans (7pm MNF), Chargers @ Raiders (10pm MNF) 1:00pm: Browns @ Ravens, Jaguars @ Bengals, Giants @ Cowboys, Patriots @ Dolphins, 49ers @ Saints, Bills @ Jets, Seahawks @ Steelers, Rams @ Titans 4:05/4:25pm: Panthers @ Cardinals, Broncos @ Colts, Eagles @ Chiefs

Those 11pm starts are the same thing that doomed the PAC-12. You’ll never win a Heisman or get a deciding playoff vote so long as no one is watching your games.

What was your preseason record prediction, before a single road loss to a good divisional rival?

When he’s been asked about playing in the preseason before, Campbell has pointed to the joint practices as a controlled substitute for the preseason games. I think it’s fair to say Miami and Houston may not have been equivalent to Green Bay. Last year we had the Giants in town, and it was memorably chippy. I’m glad people seem to be coming back off from the edge though. The panic yesterday (not just here, everywhere) was a little absurd. Are there things that need corrected, absolutely, it would have been weirder if there weren’t. But I promise the future HOFers on this team did not forget how to play football. They’ve started 1-1 each of the last three years, with sloppy losses to the Eagles, Seahawks, and Bucs. They get Chicago on a short week at home now with an opportunity to do the same. The sky is not falling.

The decision on the coin flip is so inconsequential I almost wish we would lose it every time so I wouldn’t have to hear about it.

I made a meme to better express my feelings in this GDT. Take a walk y’all. It’s going to be okay.

Yes! Lol

Holy **** what a grab. That’s a touchdown

He’s a nice guy when I met him in person!!

I need Goff to not get hurt. Dump it off or get pulled for Allen. No sacks right now.

I agree. The secondary will figure it out. Branch and Kerby, Reed and Arnold (if healthy), they’ll be fine. Ratledge and Mahagony got worn down today. They need to get in NFL shape.

256-186 in total yards isn’t crushed. If you take away their two-play drive, it’s 191-186. The story, if any, is 0/3 in the red zone for the Lions, 3/4 for the Packers.

Mark my words. If I’m wrong I’ll eat it. They’re going to be okay. They’re going to win a lot of games. This is just one road divisional game against a good team.

Eh. The only sequence I thought was really poorly called was the one backed into their own goal line. You have too many playmakers to call back to back runs up the middle.

I don’t think they even got crushed today. The scoreboard will be more lopsided than the performance. Two new coordinators and players who haven’t had 60 minutes of game action in 9 months, this is what you get.

I think TP with a single road loss in the division is scarier.

The thing about going 12-5 and being a competitive team in the playoffs is that you have to lose five games along the way. I kid, but it’s also the way I view this game. They’re too talented to not win plenty of games. They’ll be okay.

Ok Morton. That’s your one.

There are the IOL worries. And running scared on 2nd down. Go now.

This game is still within reach. Need points though.

Foul or not, Hutch needs to be better.