Week Twelve: New York Giants (2-9) @ Detroit Lions (6-4)

[sagnam]

If he had that would have been really stupid, right? Or would it be 3d chess for the genius?  No matter what let’s pretend it wouldn’t help! At least we will have draft picks to use to trade up in the draft to draft a player we barely play.

The need to use hyperbole to negate any argument that goes counter to what the infallible Brad Holmes does is cult like. It’s ok to question people who are good at their job. And questioning decisions doesn’t equate to wanting to replace them.

[Jason_R]

Yes, I was making light of the argument that after Mahogany got injured on Sunday, Brad should have traded for an OL by the trade deadline at 4pm that Tuesday. 

I have also been critical of Brad’s tendency to reach in the middle rounds. I never liked Hooker. Martin at least had the physical attributes that you sometimes go out of your way to acquire. Manu does too, and hopefully he finally works out.

I am not concerned about TeSlaa. They are very slow about bringing on rookies. And the WR room is stacked so it is no surprise TeSlaa has not gotten a lot of snaps. But he  clearly has skills that translate to the NFL. 

[MichiganCardinal]

I think Mahagony will be back this season. At least that was the expectation when he went down.

I’m more worried about Decker’s durability and the interior’s ability to hold up against a good defensive front. This week may actually be a good test for the IOL (if last week wasn’t good enough).

[Mr.TaterSalad]

TJ Lang read a stat on Friday on Valenti's show that I thought was both interesting and concerning. The Lions offense hasn't caused one, single, defensive pass interference this entire season. TJ said he went through all the game logs and verified that the offense hasn't caused a single DPI. He attributed that to how off the passing game has looked and the lack of deep route designs this offense hasn't been running. That's shocking that through 10 have we haven't caused one DPI.