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To my knowledge, it hasn't been called a penalty yet this season, or the preseason. Maybe guys are getting fined for it behind the scenes, but I doubt that's significantly impacting players' approach.

I also think we expect a lot out of our secondary. More than pretty much anyone in the NFL. Our run defense is so good that teams generally aren't even trying to establish it. The Rams attempted 49 passes, the Cardinals 34, and the Seahawks 56. The Bucs were the only exception (19), and that's turning into an exception game in more than one way. Our 39.5 average opponent passes per game is second only to Minnesota. Throw at any NFL corner 10+ times in a game and they're likely going to be handsy on a few, and likely going to get burned on at least one. It's a very difficult position to perfect at the NFL level.

I think missing Branch, Barnes, and Iffy hurt yesterday. All three of them are often expected to cover the middle of the field, and it felt like that short crossing pattern was open over, and over, and over again. I'm not educated enough to say who was dropping the ball as a result, maybe Brandon Joseph (who played for Branch) or Campbell/Anzalone/Rodrigo (covering for Barnes). I think having Branch back against Dallas and allowing him to fly around the field going to where the routes are designed to go will see some of those weaknesses improve.

vs. Setting: 10/06/2024, All Day Long Site: Living Rooms Across America Weather: Between 20-120 degrees, probably Opening Spread: Lions -3.5 All-Time Series Record: Bye leads, 39-19 Last Meeting: 11/05/2023, Lions won 5-4 Bye Week (0-0) Head Coach: Chris Kirkpatrick Projected Starting QB: J̶u̶s̶t̶i̶n̶ ̶T̶i̶m̶b̶e̶r̶l̶a̶k̶e̶ Joey Fatone(?) Last Week: 31-23 W @ Hartford Blues (Exhibition) Looking Ahead to Week #6: Sunday v. Chiefs, Rams, Dolphins, and Vikings Your Detroit Lions (3-1) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (4th Season: 27-27-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (9th Season: 69-51-1) Last Week: 42-29 W vs. Seattle Seahawks (3-1) Looking Ahead to Week #6: Sunday @ Dallas Cowboys (2-2) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Buccaneers @ Falcons (TNF), Cowboys @ Steelers (SNF), Saints @ Chiefs (MNF) 9:30am: Jets @ Vikings (in London) 1:00pm: Ravens @ Bengals, Panthers @ Bears, Bills @ Texans, Colts @ Jaguars, Dolphins @ Patriots, Browns @ Commanders 4:05/4:25pm: Raiders @ Broncos, Packers @ Rams, Cardinals @ 49ers, Giants @ Seahawks BYE: Chargers, Eagles, Titans

Dan Campbell moved to 0.500 as Lions coach with that win.

I don't think he got it for dunking. I think he got it for high stepping.... then dunking.... then jumping into the crowd. Mayyyybe a little bit "excessive".

But he does. He canned Aubrey Pleasant in 2022. I’m sure if Glenn was a problem he’d can him too. But they’re 3-1 and the defense has looked better than the offense in three of those games.

If Glenn hasn’t come off of man in four years I don’t know why he would now.

More receiving TDs than incompletions

If I could bet on vague game predictions I’d be a millionaire.

Ugh

Too bad we can’t score in the third quarter

I was being facetious. Jimmy Johnson ain’t **** next to Calvin, but we know where ESPN’s bread is buttered.

Sheila got cheered very loudly. I’m happy for her, she deserves it.

Double post

Are they televising this presentation? The Cowboys’ was televised

They know they can’t run on this defensive line so they abandoned it on Tuesday

For an optimistic take, I like the Lions tonight for a variety of reasons. Enough to justify bullets. The offense still has a lot of untapped potential, even if the defense takes a step back between the injuries and in facing All Pro Lion Killer Geno Smith. There were comments made by the team in the preseason about games that they had circled. The three that come to mind are this one, the Cowboys, and Thanksgiving. It's a new coach in Seattle, who I personally don't think is as good, and definitely isn't as experienced, as Pete Carroll. The Seattle defense has not played an offense nearly to Detroit's caliber. I would go as far as to say that Detroit's offense on its own is probably better than an All Star offense comprised of the best players Denver, New England, and Miami had available when they played Seattle (i.e., minus Tua). I think they may be caught on their early season heels by whatever Campbell and Johnson dial up. It's a primetime game. In regular season primetime games under Dan Campbell, the Lions are 6-1 and should be 7-0. The only loss came at the hands of Brad Allen in Dallas. When the lights are brightest they show up the mostest. All that is to say, I like the Lions a lot. I wouldn't even be all that surprised to see a similar offensive explosion as we got against Green Bay on Thursday Night Football last year, where they took a 27-3 lead into the half. It's possible that Seattle is better than I am giving them credit for, but I think we see Detroit football at its best tonight.

1. Doug Pederson: he won't make it to Black Monday at this rate, though no one else on the staff has the resume that really supports getting a chance at a full-time gig. Lawrence is in bust territory, which I always thought was likely based on the unrealistic expectations that were set for him going back to high school. 2. Mike McCarthy: feels like a dead man walking, and has ever since losing to the Packers last year. He doesn't have the roster to make it to the NFC Championship Game, but that's probably what he needs to do to keep his job. 3. Matt Eberflus: the Bears are such a self-perpetuating cycle. Caleb Williams looks like any other rookie QB. They won't win the North and probably won't make the playoffs. So they'll fire Eberflus and install someone else, who probably won't be good either. But hey, maybe in three years they can tank, get the #1 overall pick and trade Williams to the Steelers! Eberflus is a bad coach though who can single-handedly lose games through poor game management. He should have been fired last year. 4. Robert Saleh: sell your soul to the devil and this is what you get. Aaron Rodgers is on the wrong side of his hill, no one in New Jersey wants to admit it, and the Jets will probably blow this up when they fail to make the playoffs. Rodgers to Minnesota next year to complete the Favre career cycle? (Just wait until he embezzles millions from the Mississippi welfare system). 5. Brian Dabboll: this isn't working. Blame Danny Dimes if you want, but Dabboll is the regime that has overseen his regression while failing to find anyone better. 6. Nick Sirianni: they can't lose by 17 to the Bucs and have his seat not be hot. It's early but a .500 finish and wildcard exit (or worse) probably leads to a change in Philly. The seat has been getting warm ever since they collapsed last season, and they don't look much better right now. 7. Dennis Allen: he wasn't a very inspiring hire to begin with, is not a very good coach to end with, and the team has fallen down to Earth since their offensive explosion to start the season. He wasn't setup for success with the way they mismanage the cap there, but if they blow it up in New Orleans, he's probably going down with the ship. 8. Kevin Stefanski: I think Stefanski is pretty safe for now. He just won his second Coach of the Year award, both with the Browns. It would be pretty hard to can him four games, or even just one season, off of that, notwithstanding a truly dreadful . I also think Cleveland leadership, and certainly their fan base, knows that Watson is a major problem, and Stefanski can use him as a scapegoat to a certain extent. They may jettison Watson, Russell Wilson style, next offseason.

Kindle Vildor and Stephen Dorsey are both better than Okudah ever was at the NFL level. Maybe Rakestraw too. The fact that Arnold is starting right now means to me that the staff feels he is better than those guys. They're going to put the 11 best on the field to win us games. Which means that the staff feels (and I trust the staff in their assessments) that right here, right now, Arnold is better than Okudah ever was. He's handsy at times, but there's only been one time where I saw him panic and grab. It's more just aggressiveness. Which he'll learn to do more subtly, in more appropriate times, and just generally less, as he gets NFL experience and trusts his skillset more. I'm not worried at all.

Let’s not lose in the sauce that we delivered the White Sux the modern day record loss too. You can PUT IT ON THE BOAAAARD… YES! YES!

Especially when you can’t print the Seahawks’ injury report on one page