NYLion Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) 19 minutes ago, buddha said: baker and the bucs are playing a lot better than they did the last time they played the lions. they whoopes the eagles and the lions scraped by the rams in a game they could have easily lost. otoh, the eagles are hot garbage and the rams were on a roll...but still. they also posses the lions' kryptonite: a deep threat at receiver. a good one too. i'm very afraid of mike evans against cam sutton and anyone against kindle vildor. just like with the rams game, i think the lions should win because they're playing at home. the offense can control the game and keep mike evans off the field. but he's still very scary. 🙂 The Lions also didn't have their running backs against Tampa and no Gardner-Johnson. Evans is going to torch the Lions secondary though, I think that's a given, but it's also Baker throwing to these receivers not Stafford so I have less of a fear factor for this game. My one concern about the Lions offense is that Tampa gets in on QBs very fast with their blitz so Goff might need to eat a sack or two instead of forcing it like he tends to do at times. Johnson is going to have to devise a gameplan to get the ball out of Goff's hands quickly, more screen plays, misdirections etc. Edited January 18 by NYLion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLion Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 50 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said: Keep on hatin' Dan is just mad that the Lions sent his boyfriend home packing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, NYLion said: The Lions also didn't have their running backs against Tampa and no Gardner-Johnson. Evans is going to torch the Lions secondary though, I think that's a given, but it's also Baker throwing to these receivers not Stafford so I have less of a fear factor for this game. My one concern about the Lions offense is that Tampa gets in on QBs very fast with their blitz so Goff might need to eat a sack or two instead of forcing it like he tends to do at times. Johnson is going to have to devise a gameplan to get the ball out of Goff's hands quickly, more screen plays, misdirections etc. The Lions also didn't have Brian Branch and Jonah Jackson in that game. It was also a road game. One good thing about this matchup is that Tampa is the worst at running the ball. The Lions can play more 3 safety looks and keep safeties over the top. They also don't motion a lot which the Lions struggle with. Tampa reminds me more of Denver. Minnesota ran a similar offense to the Rams since Kevin O'Connell was the OC with the Rams. I think Tampa's lack of motion and run game benefits the Lions. Tampa is also terrible in the red zone and the Lions looked pretty stout in the red zone. Goff did fine against Tampa's blitz just like he did against Minnesota and Denver who blitz a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.TaterSalad Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I'll admit I am concerned with one other aspect of this game besides Mike Evans and the deep ball threat. The other concern I have is Tampa Bay's really good run defense. They have a run DVOA of -13.7% which ranks 8th in the NFL. They give up less than 100 yards per game on the ground as well which ranks 4th. I do worry they have the tools to slow down our running game and make Jared Goff one dimensional. Combine that with the fact that Todd Bowles likes to blitz a lot, although they don't rank high in total pressures or hurries, and I am concerned there. YaYa Diaby, Vita Vea, and Antione Winfeld Jr. are names to focus on for their defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 minute ago, Mr.TaterSalad said: I'll admit I am concerned with one other aspect of this game besides Mike Evans and the deep ball threat. The other concern I have is Tampa Bay's really good run defense. They have a run DVOA of -13.7% which ranks 8th in the NFL. They give up less than 100 yards per game on the ground as well which ranks 4th. I do worry they have the tools to slow down our running game and make Jared Goff one dimensional. Combine that with the fact that Todd Bowles likes to blitz a lot, although they don't rank high in total pressures or hurries, and I am concerned there. YaYa Diaby, Vita Vea, and Antione Winfeld Jr. are names to focus on for their defense. The Vikings also were good against the run and blitzed a lot and the Lions hung 30 on them in back to back games. The Rams defense also isn't far behind Tampa in run defense. Tampa actually gives up more passing yards per game than the Lions. We already saw Goff carve up this defense. He's good against the blitz. The blitz needs to get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Motown Bombers Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 If Houston is anything like he was last year, this is going to be big. Imagine that 3rd and 16 the rams converted if the Lions had Houston and Hutchinson able to just go all out pass rush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_R Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Welcome back James Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hongbit Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 This is absolutely the dumbest, most idiotic, make believe, piece of garbage idea that I’ve ever heard. I love every freaking second of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 If the Lions win the Super Bowl, they should give McVay a ring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Really good practice report. Probably only Raymond will be out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 I feel confident this won't happen against the Lions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben9753 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 lol Eagles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sports_Freak Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 5 hours ago, NYLion said: Dan is just mad that the Lions sent his boyfriend home packing. I agree with his top 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Houston...Full Practice...activated!! https://www.detroitlions.com/news/notebook-lions-activate-edge-rusher-james-houston-from-ir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MichiganCardinal Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 I’m curious to see what Houston brings to the table. It’s probably not fair to expect him to come out and be in mid-2022 season form. I’d still expect him out there on some 3rd and longs and special teams, but I wouldn’t be surprised if his snap count is in the single digits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 21 hours ago, Motown Bombers said: Here is the Rams defender going at Laporta's knees. They already know he has a bad knee. The defender also has the sideline. He doesn't need to take Laporta to the ground. This isn't an open field tackle attempt. He just needs to bump him out of bounds. Instead, he dives for the knee. It is the same attempt, but Kerby needs to stop it. Just because the other guys did it doesn't mean it's cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, MichiganCardinal said: I’m curious to see what Houston brings to the table. It’s probably not fair to expect him to come out and be in mid-2022 season form. I’d still expect him out there on some 3rd and longs and special teams, but I wouldn’t be surprised if his snap count is in the single digits. I was wondering that myself. I almost think they waited so long as they were putting him through a ton of "game" type work to get him ready. I expect to see him get double digit reps if nothing more than to pull double teams of of Hutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longgone Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 14 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: It is the same attempt, but Kerby needs to stop it. Just because the other guys did it doesn't mean it's cool. No, it's how defensive backs are taught to tackle much larger opponents, tackle them higher and they shed you or carry you for ten yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) Yep you even go waist level on a guy that weighs 50lb more than you like the TE did theres a good chance he runs you over or drags you for 5 to 10 extra yards. Then everybody bitches about your tackling ability. If you go high to try to lodge the ball loose or "knock him silly" youre likely looking at a penalty there. Your best option is to go low at his knees cause no matter how big you are that will always trip you up. Unfortunately you run the risk of the opponents leg being extended like Higbees was but its a bang bang play you can't try to time for something like that it just is an unfortunate circumstance when it happens. Edited January 19 by RandyMarsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 I don’t think he’s dirty. Dirty to me means trying to intentionally hurt guys. I don’t see that. He hits hard in an inherently violent sport. But I would be pissed if I was a Rams or Viks fan. Two ACLs in four weeks doesn’t look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longgone Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 16 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Yep you even go waist level on a guy that weighs 50lb more than you like the TE did theres a good chance he runs you over or drags you for 5 to 10 extra yards. Then everybody bitches about your tackling ability. If you go high to try to lodge the ball loose or "knock him silly" youre likely looking at a penalty there. Your best option is to go low at his knees cause no matter how big you are that will always trip you up. Unfortunately you run the risk of the opponents leg being extended like Higbees was but its a bang bang play you can't try to time for something like that it just is an unfortunate circumstance when it happens. Another factor is the sticky nature of artificial turf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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