I couldn't even watch it as far as halftime. I was getting ill. I was looking for the contact us feature on the Lions site. I was going to suggest some local middle school teams known for their defenses.
I usually don’t advocate for big splashy trades, I think a big trade for a CB, even an extension, is warranted. I don’t love “window” talk. But to some degree we’re on the back half of our “window”
The Lions scored their customary 30 points but with their withering "D", they will need to up the ante to almost 40 points/game. I know, they need to clean some stuff up. Players are still learning the system, yada, yada, yada. Let's contrast this mess with Seattle's D. There is a stout D that is dependable. Sure it's only two games in, but we see the same lack of consistency and stopability we saw for much of last season. I am in my 7th decade of watching this stuff. There are no more excuses for this lousy playing.
I still think we'll make the playoffs given our schedule, but the reality is we peaked a couple years ago and I don't see us as an elite team anymore. But hey, a perennial playoff team is a helluva lot better than what we had for decades, so it is what it is and I'll still enjoy watching.
“● Goff completed 26 of 38 passes for 327 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions.” waiting for the first moron to blame the QB, at what point do the Lions injuries not be chalked up as bad luck and rather something else? Both the OL and DEF are affected by too many injuries… again. FA signings with leftover funds after resignings have not filled the void, unfortunately the cap makes it difficult to overcome the shortcomings of this current lineup & am praying that when IR players are able to return that it will give the boost needed to be competitive within the division - but it’s hard not to fear that the window is closing.
Buffalo is in the playoff hunt. Are we? Defense, cap space, faster two minute offense and penalties all need to be addressed. How we bounce back will tell the story of the season.
Abysmal defense. We got schooled. They were nowhere near the ball on so many of those plays. Huge gaps for Cook, tons of space for receivers. Blitzing didn’t work. Allen is an alien, but this was embarrassing. It’s gonna be a loooong 10 days
How many times can you watch Allen literally run up the backs of Detroit's secondary before you wonder what kind of coaching they received? The Lions had no plan for Allen, just hopes.
It is indeed mockery to suggest that the Lions have even an adequate defense to compete at a championship level in the NFL.
The Lions showed fight in the 2nd half but they just do not have the parts beyond Hutchinson and Campbell. And that Offensive Line was abysmal in Buffalo. Borom is awful.
I couldn't even watch it as far as halftime. I was getting ill. I was looking for the contact us feature on the Lions site. I was going to suggest some local middle school teams known for their defenses.
We won the last 3 quarters. Something, I guess…
It is actually a good point. Now what do we do about the 1st Quarter? It is frustrating.
I usually don’t advocate for big splashy trades, I think a big trade for a CB, even an extension, is warranted. I don’t love “window” talk. But to some degree we’re on the back half of our “window”
Hi. Remember me? I told ya so.
The Lions scored their customary 30 points but with their withering "D", they will need to up the ante to almost 40 points/game. I know, they need to clean some stuff up. Players are still learning the system, yada, yada, yada. Let's contrast this mess with Seattle's D. There is a stout D that is dependable. Sure it's only two games in, but we see the same lack of consistency and stopability we saw for much of last season. I am in my 7th decade of watching this stuff. There are no more excuses for this lousy playing.
I still think we'll make the playoffs given our schedule, but the reality is we peaked a couple years ago and I don't see us as an elite team anymore. But hey, a perennial playoff team is a helluva lot better than what we had for decades, so it is what it is and I'll still enjoy watching.
What's the deal with Rakestraw? Still unplayable in year 3 or another injury?
Hard to see a path towards actually contending for a Super Bowl. Maybe sneaking into the playoffs before being fed into the wood chipper.
Embarrassing
“● Goff completed 26 of 38 passes for 327 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions.” waiting for the first moron to blame the QB, at what point do the Lions injuries not be chalked up as bad luck and rather something else? Both the OL and DEF are affected by too many injuries… again. FA signings with leftover funds after resignings have not filled the void, unfortunately the cap makes it difficult to overcome the shortcomings of this current lineup & am praying that when IR players are able to return that it will give the boost needed to be competitive within the division - but it’s hard not to fear that the window is closing.
Buffalo is in the playoff hunt. Are we? Defense, cap space, faster two minute offense and penalties all need to be addressed. How we bounce back will tell the story of the season.
Abysmal defense. We got schooled. They were nowhere near the ball on so many of those plays. Huge gaps for Cook, tons of space for receivers. Blitzing didn’t work. Allen is an alien, but this was embarrassing. It’s gonna be a loooong 10 days
How many times can you watch Allen literally run up the backs of Detroit's secondary before you wonder what kind of coaching they received? The Lions had no plan for Allen, just hopes.
That was the worst part. The number of times a defender looked like he was running away from Allen after the QB had passed the LOS.
That stunk
Good account Justin.
It is indeed mockery to suggest that the Lions have even an adequate defense to compete at a championship level in the NFL.
The Lions showed fight in the 2nd half but they just do not have the parts beyond Hutchinson and Campbell. And that Offensive Line was abysmal in Buffalo. Borom is awful.
I do think think our offense did really well CONSIDERING we were down 3 starting o-lineman. I've seen teams with better o-line health do much worse.
Defense though... Woof. The few positive defense plays they had were almost shocking -it was such a rarity
John Morton was fired for a lot less.
Time to address the secondary. Get healthy have 3 winnable games coming up