Official Packers At Lions Discussion Thread

[Joemailman]

With as much as Love has been getting hit, it was only a matter of time before he ended up on the injury report.

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[Joemailman]

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[texaspackerbacker]

Glover has been an upgrade over Monk and Jennings, but that's like saying a port-a-potty is an upgrade over a hole in the ground.

You've really got a way with words hahahaha.

I agree with you, screen passes would seem to be a good strategy against what the Packers have been doing. Hopefully/probably Gannon is thinking that too. One worry I have is that DDS, as athletically great as he is, has kinda been charging in like a bull in a china shop and occasionally having the play go right past him. He and maybe others need to be coached up to spot the screen pass early. They can't survive entirely on screen passes, so I expect them to get to Goff a few times and hopefully rattle him a few other times - more so than what worked on Dak.

I also agree, Packer DBs, even Nixon, have done a good job tackling. The other point there, though, is that we've used a lot of "zone blitzing" - interior linemen or edge rushers dropping into zones while DBs attack the QB. On the one hand, those doing the dropping off ought to be tougher tacklers. On the other hand, they may have some difficulty getting within arm's reach of Gibbs. BTW, isn't that 5'9 220 pretty chose to the measurement of Marshawn Lloyd? - just saying.

[Joemailman]

This isn't good.

Rob Demovsky
@RobDemovsky

Packers aren’t going to have LB/defensive captain Zaire Franklin this week. Per Matt LaFleur, there was a collision in practice and he took a knee to the shin and won’t play Sunday against the Lions. Not an IR situation but it’s still a big loss considering they’ve already lost Edgerrin Cooper.

[pittstang5]

This isn't good.

Are you fuckin kidding me! There goes the run defense. Bet the house on Gibbs over this week.

[Joemailman]

At least my opponent in fantasy football this week doesn't have Gibbs.

[bobblehead]

To Tex's point: definitely, Goff ought to be affected more by the pass rush if there's blitzing, as he's about as mobile as a tree stump, but if you're the Detroit O-coordinator, you've surely got to be thinking screen pass after screen pass to Gibbs. The Packer defensive backs are tackling well, and that has to keep up, though wrapping up Gibbs is no small accomplishment.

It sounds as if Banks is still being limited in what he can do (what else is new?), so I expect they'll start Tomlinson again. On the right side, I wonder if Zeitler has shown enough to warrant the start at RG? Glover has been an upgrade over Monk and Jennings, but that's like saying a port-a-potty is an upgrade over a hole in the ground.

Glover hasn't been even average. No excuse to not put Zeitler in there right now. I'll be kinda pissed if he doesn't start. Packers/Gutes were really lucky that a very good LG and a very good RG happened to be available for nothing. Maybe this year it is destiny, who knows.

[pbmax]

Franklin is out of the lineup after taking a knee to the shin in practice. McDuffie and Hopper to start at ILB.

[Joemailman]

Franklin is out of the lineup after taking a knee to the shin in practice. McDuffie and Hopper to start at ILB.

Try to keep up.

[pbmax]

Try to keep up.

It was news to me.

[Joemailman]

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