MichiganCardinal

Lots of regimes have failed because the team forced the issue at QB. If Daniel Jones can succeed in Indy or Sam Darnold in Minnesota and Seattle, you're better off grabbing one off the carousel than forcing the issue in the 1st round and taking someone you don't love as the 3rd or 4th QB off the board.

Cowboys are idiots. Jets are making the same moves the Lions did to position themselves to strike. If Mougey is half the drafter Holmes is, they'll be competitive by 2027.

That's a good trade for the Jets. They need assets and would have wasted Gardner's career if they kept him. This will help them build from the ground up, if Mougey is any good.

Going to be the stoppable force against the movable object on Sunday with the combined injury report.

Top-to-bottom Michigan is way better than last year. I mean, just having a real college QB (let alone a real Division-I FBS QB) makes them significantly better. If you zoom in on just the defensive line, or even just the defense, I would agree Michigan has taken a step back. Unless his arm falls off between now and then, Underwood will be better than Davis Warren's 9/16 for 62 yards and 2 interceptions.

Ohio State was (arguably) better and Michigan was (definitely) worse last year. I'm not saying Ohio State won't murder Michigan, because they should. But shoulds haven't mattered in that game of late. Ohio State should have won by 30 last year. There's something to Day having a Michigan problem. Michigan will be a better team than last year in a very similar situation to last year. Ohio State has worlds more talent, but can they execute against Michigan? The jury is still out.

Same opening spread on this game (-8.5) as both last week's loss to the Vikings and last year's Divisional Round loss to the Commanders.

vs. Setting: 11/09/2025 4:25pm on FOX Site: Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD Weather: 63° High, 39° Low, 24% chance of rain, 10mph Wind Opening Spread: Lions -8.5 All-Time Series Record: Commanders lead, 32-16 Last Meeting: 01/18/2025, Commanders won 45-31 (2025 NFC Divisional Round) Washington Commanders (3-6) Head Coach: Dan Quinn (7th Season: 57-53) Projected Starting QB: Marcus Mariota (11th Season: 35-42) Last Week: 38-14 L vs. Seattle Seahawks (6-2) Looking Ahead to Week #11: Sunday @ Miami Dolphins (2-7) in Madrid, Spain Your Detroit Lions (5-3) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (5th Season: 44-31-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (10th Season: 86-55-1) Last Game: 27-24 L vs. Minnesota Vikings (4-4) Looking Ahead to Week #11: Sunday Night @ Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Raiders @ Broncos (TNF), Steelers @ Chargers (SNF), Eagles @ Packers (MNF) 9:30am: Falcons @ Colts (in Berlin, Germany) 1:00pm: Saints @ Panthers, Giants @ Bears, Jaguars @ Texans, Ravens @ Vikings, Bills @ Dolphins, Browns @ Jets, Patriots @ Buccaneers 4:05/4:25pm: Cardinals @ Seahawks, Rams @ 49ers BYE: Bengals, Cowboys, Chiefs, and Titans

It's not so much that they lost to a well-coached divisional opponent as it is how they lost. The Vikings were laying 9.5 yesterday. That's the largest upset spread-wise in Campbell's tenure. They haven't lost a game they were favored to win by 8+ since Thanksgiving 2023 against the Packers, when Love played out of his mind. No one on the Vikings played out of their mind yesterday. The offense played like ****. Particularly the offensive line. They looked completely mystified as to the Brian Flores defense. The special teams unit got completely clowned. That's frustrating, and it shouldn't happen in November. Now, no one should be hitting the panic button by any means, but this is a game you look back on and want back if you're a game back on the Packers in December needing help.

I don’t feel like the issue with Morton is the blitz (as was said in a reply to the tweet Jason_R posted), it’s just as if he doesn’t have any clue how to use his weapons. Maybe the blitz makes everything harder when your offensive line isn’t playing well, but Morton is calling plays like he’s still coaching the Jets or Broncos. You have so many weapons that can score on any given play. Let them do what they do best.

I am the last guy to blame coaching, but special teams got clowned today. And Morton was not good. I’m not calling for them to be fired like some knee-jerk reactions. But they have to be better if we are going to win the division, conference, or more.

John Morton should be sweating

It’s a golden egg that Morton and Fipp decided to break

Morton has no idea what he’s doing.

Fipp and Morton. Lies at their feet.

Inexcusable effort by special teams today. Fipp needs to be so much better.

Fipp and Morton are both on my **** list. Inexcusable performance out of both units

The Lions haven’t lost a game due to coaching in a long time, but they’re on their way. Morton needs to figure it out. He’s getting embarrassed.

Only gripe I’ve had about a coordinator in five years. He doesn’t trust his talent.

Both of the personal fouls where we touched McCarthy have seemed weak from inside Ford Field

Yeah the logical link there is for Taylor-Britt. Makes more sense than the two players she named in her Tweet.

I wonder how many more days (months?) every additional Dodgers championship will devoid us of baseball during the incoming lockout. Cohen, Steinbrenner, and Middleton may be much better served by a surprise emergence next year than a three-peat, which seems quite possible.