MichiganCardinal

Amon-Ra is so good he can catch it AND make it close enough for Green Bay to waste a timeout watching it a few more times.

Long field to work with too. Don’t abandon the identity though, establish the run.

Need to give the defense some rest here. They’ve effectively been on the field the entire game.

Yeah, like that. Stop doing that.

Ugly start but lots of football to play. The defense was stout against the run, just can’t get gashed for 15 every 3rd down.

Officials in midseason form allowing a false start to play to completion

Brian Branch has to be better than that.

Wrong thread before the season even begins smh

They’re soft as Charmin. You could see it last year in Lambeau, this year is joint practices, and today against the Colts. Analytics don’t win the trenches.

Miami getting blown out by Indy. Mike McDaniel may not survive the entire season.

I agree, the draft capital mattered more than the player at that point. And it's hard to argue with the results, when they used that capital to trade up for Terrion Arnold and were able to acquire a similar player at lower cost in Sam LaPorta. I also agree they will extend Gibbs; I just think that may be the most dangerous or unpredictable extension of them all. Linebackers, Safeties, and Tight Ends don't deteriorate the way Running Backs sometimes do. Ideally, they can keep all four. They're smarter than me, I hope they can find a way to make it happen.

I expect a dog fight for three quarters that the Lions pull away from late. Jordan Love scared me the way the Boogeyman scares children for much of the last two years. Has he ever hurt me? Well, maybe a little on Thanksgiving 2023. But generally no. But I was scared of him anyway, because of what could be. Because of horror stories my father would tell me of Love's father, Aaron Rodgers, and Love's grandfather, Brett Favre, and how they would tear Lions apart bone by bone before going on acid trips in the mountains and defrauding the impoverished people of Mississippi. I'm not scared anymore. The dude is 18-15 in his career as a starter, and I watched with my own eyes as he folded under pressure against the Eagles in the last game he played. 20/33 for 212 yards, 0 TDs and 3 INTs. Against the Lions he is 1-4 and has averaged 18/29 for 225 yards, 1.2 TDs and 1 INT. Take away the aforementioned Thanksgiving Day game and he is 0-4, averaging 17/28 for 215 yards, 0.75 TDs and 1 INT. And apparently, he's already injured this year, and it is affecting his handoffs. The Packers are a well coached team, even if their coach is a total douchebag. That coaching is what has kept them competitive the last few years, despite not having the sheer talent that Detroit and Minnesota have. Top to bottom they are a clear 2nd or 3rd in nearly every position in the NFC North. The thing is, more often than not, the talent wins out. Detroit just has more talent. The offensive line will need to do their job today as all eyes will be on them and how the interior run game and pass protection looks without Ragnow or Zeitler. But generally, I think the Lions have the firepower to win this game, and I expect they will. Detroit 24 Green Bay 13

I wouldn't be that surprised if LaPorta isn't extended either. Holmes has shown a willingness to trade and replace a top ten TE before, rather than paying the position north of $15MM APY. Extending RBs is always a tricky business too. Gibbs is not a traditional between the tackles back, and is only 23, which makes him a more safe bet long-term, but you have to tread very carefully at that position. Guys can fall off a cliff overnight.

I think they like Paschal, and with his injuries I doubt he commands any sort of mega deal on the open market. I could see them giving him a team friendly one-year prove-it deal, similar to Levi's from last year. Same with Rodrigo, he's more valuable here than on any other team. I agree that Anzalone would need to take a steep hometown discount to stay, and I wouldn't blame him for a second if he doesn't. Jack Campbell has already replaced him this year as the green dot on defense, and between Campbell and Barnes, there are a lot of young cooks in that kitchen. Anzalone is likely gone.

Underwood has been fine. Let's not forget that a year ago yesterday he was going against Livonia Stevenson's defense. Less than a year ago he was asked to dissect the perilous defensive schemes of the Wayne Memorial Zebras. True freshmen generally shouldn't play D1 football at the QB position, even when they are generational players like Underwood is made out to be. I'm pretty confident there is absolutely nothing of note behind him on the depth chart, which is why he is playing anyway. That being said, I think he is doing just fine under the circumstances. Brent Venables is no joke as a DC, and Underwood treaded water without making a costly mistake. The offense was more than one player away last year, and it looks seriously improved. It's not a 2022 or 2023 offense, but it's definitely better. They weren't going to go from 7-5 back to 12-0 overnight.

I assumed it would be after we won the toss and elected to receive.

Woah. Admittedly, I didn't see this coming, I thought Jamo could be the one that got away. I'm glad we got him down for Tee Higgins money now before he demanded Ja'Marr Chase money next offseason. Who is left as priorities? Hutch obviously from the '22 class, need to make a smaller money decision on Josh Paschal and Malcolm Rodriguez too. Then Jahmyr Gibbs, Jack Campbell, Brian Branch, and Sam LaPorta next year. Can they afford all four?

This. I’ll use that money to re-sign a higher quality three down edge rusher in Hutch. And FWIW, I soundly believe the best GM in the league is in our own backyard.

Pass rushers demand big money because they put up big stats. But I don’t think this organization values that the way the media and many fans do. They want their edges to be more like a healthy Josh Paschal. Solid first and foremost against the run. If you have an iron wall against the run, and you can routinely force 2nd and 3rd and long downs, you don’t need a splash edge rusher — certainly not two. Very few offenses are going to convert three 3rd and longs in one drive. Z was a good band aid for the occasional pass rush role last year. But that role is worth less than half of the $9MM the Eagles just forked over.

$9MM?? No way.

I think Dak knew exactly what he was doing. Jalen Carter was his puppet and he was pulling the strings.

Only one I’m really worried about is Jamo. He’s shown that he can be influenced by an opponent into making mental errors. I’d rather them crack down on taunting than celebrations. It’s at least a little less subjective.

Losing Dickerson definitely contributed. The run game went MIA after he left the game.

Eagles weren't very intimidating tonight, but it's only week one. Curious if Carter gets a game or two off for the spitting.