MichiganCardinal

If it happens again I won’t blame you….. everybody else might, but not me. 😉 The Packers are going to be a desperate team. It’s only week nine, so lots of ball to play, but in the early going it looks like they’ll really need this win to stay in contention for the North. The Lions can afford a loss more.

I think they win one of the next two close and get blown out in the other. And if that happens it will not be cause for panic. I lean towards Packers being the win and Texans being the blowout loss, but I could be wrong. I just think they’ll be 7-2 with a smaller differential in two weeks.

More of a DT. We have plenty of those. Theoretically possible but I’d be very surprised. He’s also overpaid for the level of play he’s brought since signing his massive extension.

I think this is right. The game was such an anomaly when you look at the season to this point. How does this offense go 1/7 in the red zone? That said, I’ll take a slow start over losing a big contributor in a meaningless preseason game.

My preferences for QB we face: 1. Hobbled Love 2. Healthy Willis 3. Healthy Love

No. Two games isn’t enough for me to abandon him. Realistically, I think the most that might be done is switching him and Sewell this offseason.

Decker is starting to be a concern of mine. He’s not on the injury report, but has put together probably the worst two game performance in his time with the Lions. I really don’t need Goff taking shots like he did the first snap. I’m hoping it’s not his age catching up to him.

They’ve also not yet had their yearly stinker. I don’t count the Bucs game, that was just early season inopportunely bad football.

There was certainly a cultural element to the Lions turnaround that can't be replicated by the Raiders or Browns, because they have their own uniquely bad culture. I do agree that they would need to fix that (in their own way) before they could have a tear down and see the kind of success the Lions have seen.

Absolutely true. But every team thinks their guy is the guy. Trent Baalke wouldn't have a job otherwise. If you're an owner, you can't say "I would want to win a Super Bowl, but our GM probably has an 10-7 and divisional round ceiling, so that's okay with me." You have to make decisions that will put your guy in a position to succeed. Mark Davis declaring Maxx Crosby untouchable doesn't do that. It puts his guy in that NFL purgatory of perpetual 7-10 to 10-7 seasons. The one thing Martha did right was firing Jim Caldwell. People who said he was good enough were just resigned to thinking of the Lions alongside the Eastern Michigans of the world. 8-4 and a trip to the Bahamas Bowl is not the goal.

Uche was not a scheme fit. I doubt they even called on him.

I need more Dave Fipp in my life.

This game is obviously huge, but it feels a bit bigger for the Packers. As opposed to the Vikings game, which felt bigger for the Lions, if not equally important for both teams. Lions win and they are the clear leader in the best division in football. They would be 7-1 and hold a two- or three-game lead over the Vikings, effectively a three-game lead over the Packers, and only games at Ford Field to go against both of those teams. It would also give some welcomed breathing room with the Texans, Bills, and 49ers still to play outside the division. Packers win and there is congestion at the top again with the Packers, Lions, and Vikings all separated by a game or less.

If I set aside Garrett and Crosby, what Campbell said about what they're looking for is exactly right. If you can't replace Hutch, you need something serviceable where he would be on the field. We need a role player who can both set the edge and ideally provide some amount of rush on the quarterback. Back to back weeks without Hutch, we've had the edge on one side of the field get burned badly for a score. It was Ukwu last week, who gave up the long score to Aaron Jones. This week the Titans first score came after Wingo bit hard on a play fake and then Nowaske got juked out of his shoes by Mason Rudolph of all people. Two of those three were inactive week one, and the one who was active (Wingo) played six snaps. We just need someone who can line up opposite Paschal, set the edge, and either make those tackles or buy enough time for our secondary and linebackers to catch up and make the tackle.

I think a lesson to be learned around the NFL from the Lions success (that I hope they don't learn) is the value that can come from blowing it all up. Head coaches and front office personnel are so afraid to lose their jobs nowadays (and fairly so given the number of quick hooks from ownership) that they have the blinders on to the long-term goals and mission of winning a Super Bowl. They would rather go between 7-10 and 10-7 in perpetuity, falling short of the playoffs in December/January or making a first round exit - maybe occasionally winning a playoff game - than go 2-15 or 3-14 in a single season, even if it meant genuine Super Bowl contention within three years. Because after 7-10, you can sell ownership on the few games you came up short, sell improvements that are really short-term bandaids, and keep your job another year. If you told pretty much any NFL franchise (maybe sans the Chiefs) they could be where the Lions are today, but they'd have to suffer through a 3-13-1 season in 2021 first, they'd take it in a heartbeat. And when BH and DC came in, they knew what was going to happen in 2021. They said the right things publicly, about wanting to win (because of course they wanted to win), but in reality you had Tyrell Williams as your WR1 and Michael Brockers, Jamie Collins, Trey Flowers, and Jeff Okudah leading your defense. It was a tear down to the studs. If the Raiders and Browns wanted to compete for a Super Bowl, and were willing to do what it takes, they would do the same. Rid the talent for the maximum draft capital you can acquire, resign yourself to 2-15 next season, and build from the ground up. Guys like Myles Garrett, Maxx Crosby, and Matt Stafford will keep you from going 2-15. You'll keep going 6-11, 7-10, maybe 9-8 or even 10-7 in a good year. But it comes at the expense of building an actual contender.

vs. Setting: 11/03/2024 4:25pm EST on FOX Site: Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI Weather: 56° High / 43° Low, 37% chance of rain, 7mph wind Opening Spread: Lions -3.5 All-Time Series Record: Packers lead, 106-76-7 Last Meeting: 11/23/2023, Packers won 29-22 Green Bay Packers (6-2) Head Coach: Matt LaFleur (6th Season: 62-29) Projected Starting QB: Jordan Love (5th Season: 13-11) or Malik Willis (3rd Season: 3-2) Last Game: 30-27 W @ Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6) Looking Ahead to Week #10: BYE Your Detroit Lions (6-1) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (4th Season: 30-27-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (9th Season: 72-51-1) Last Week: 52-14 W v. Tennessee Titans (1-6) Looking Ahead to Week #10: Sunday Night @ Houston Texans (6-2) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Texans @ Jets (TNF), Colts @ Vikings (SNF), Buccaneers @ Chiefs (MNF) 1:00pm: Cowboys @ Falcons, Broncos @ Ravens, Dolphins @ Bills, Saints @ Panthers, Raiders @ Bengals, Chargers @ Browns, Commanders @ Giants, Patriots @ Titans 4:05/4:25pm: Jaguars @ Eagles, Bears @ Cardinals, Rams @ Seahawks BYE: Steelers and 49ers

I haven’t seen it yet but I heard it was the same knee he injured earlier this season. I still think the Packers are the biggest threat in the North. Huge game next week and I’d prefer to play Willis.

Dallas no doubt.

And the 2025 Super Bowl

Three points shy of the franchise record and a whole quarter to go.

This is a good ole fashioned beat down. So much for a letdown game.

Titans are so bad.

Franchise record is 55 points. Purely for the record.