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ITS GAMEDAY BABY!!! I am an early riser (west coast time) and have been milling around the house for an hour already cursing the NFL for Monday night Packer games. What better than to get this started so Kick Ass can make his obligatory post.
I hate the responsibility that comes with gameday thread, but if it meant punking Jeruh in his own house I can deal with it.
This isn't yesterdays Lions team, and even if they were bad they have a 4 game winning streak against our hometown heroes.
I admit, I underestimated this team coming in. I got a favorable Vegas totals number of 7 wins and I confidently dropped a nickel ($500 for non bettors) on the under. That is looking like a mistake. The Lions have showed a lot of Pride (see what I did there) amassing a 2-1-1 record against a tough schedule beating both the Chargers and Eagles, losing to the mighty chiefs offense. The week 1 cardinals game tie is appearing to be an aberration.
Whats new in Detroit besides a rebuilt downtown? Well, for starters fat Matt is no fat mike. He is hungry to win as much as at the golden coral. He is probably the best defensive mind to spawn from the hoodie tree that doesn't have many branches. He stymies guys like Rivers and Maholmes. He follows the hoodie mantra of "you won't beat me with your best guy".
Detroit has added several ex pats (I think they still pay taxes though) to its roster, but none more notable than Trey Flowers...its their version of Zadarius. They are building a new attitude and have a chip on their shoulder about being viewed as the franchise that forced Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson into early retirement.
Ok, onto this game. They are going to stuff the run early. Patricia knows we want to run and he will sell out early on to stop it. Next he will begin using his talent up front to pressure rodgers with only 4 guys while flooding the zones behind them. The youth at our skill positions might have trouble identifying soft spots to get open. This should be a game Jimmy Graham and Mercedes Lewis contribute in. Some outside short passes to Graham and some middle passes to Mercedes could open things up. If the lions start to sag down, its time to take some shots deep with MVS. Maybe a fast hitting slant to Kumerow where he can scoot past the sagging D for a big gain.
This will be a dog fight. I see a lot of D and field position battles. Scott will be a star once again. A lions team off a bye will play with a ton of energy and emotion.
Packers escape an ugly physical game with a 17-13 win and break the 0-4 skid against the newly ferocious lions. Packers fans again start to ask if ARod is good anymore after he goes 14-26 for 191 yards and 1 TD pass.
I hate the responsibility that comes with gameday thread, but if it meant punking Jeruh in his own house I can deal with it.
This isn't yesterdays Lions team, and even if they were bad they have a 4 game winning streak against our hometown heroes.
I admit, I underestimated this team coming in. I got a favorable Vegas totals number of 7 wins and I confidently dropped a nickel ($500 for non bettors) on the under. That is looking like a mistake. The Lions have showed a lot of Pride (see what I did there) amassing a 2-1-1 record against a tough schedule beating both the Chargers and Eagles, losing to the mighty chiefs offense. The week 1 cardinals game tie is appearing to be an aberration.
Whats new in Detroit besides a rebuilt downtown? Well, for starters fat Matt is no fat mike. He is hungry to win as much as at the golden coral. He is probably the best defensive mind to spawn from the hoodie tree that doesn't have many branches. He stymies guys like Rivers and Maholmes. He follows the hoodie mantra of "you won't beat me with your best guy".
Detroit has added several ex pats (I think they still pay taxes though) to its roster, but none more notable than Trey Flowers...its their version of Zadarius. They are building a new attitude and have a chip on their shoulder about being viewed as the franchise that forced Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson into early retirement.
Ok, onto this game. They are going to stuff the run early. Patricia knows we want to run and he will sell out early on to stop it. Next he will begin using his talent up front to pressure rodgers with only 4 guys while flooding the zones behind them. The youth at our skill positions might have trouble identifying soft spots to get open. This should be a game Jimmy Graham and Mercedes Lewis contribute in. Some outside short passes to Graham and some middle passes to Mercedes could open things up. If the lions start to sag down, its time to take some shots deep with MVS. Maybe a fast hitting slant to Kumerow where he can scoot past the sagging D for a big gain.
This will be a dog fight. I see a lot of D and field position battles. Scott will be a star once again. A lions team off a bye will play with a ton of energy and emotion.
Packers escape an ugly physical game with a 17-13 win and break the 0-4 skid against the newly ferocious lions. Packers fans again start to ask if ARod is good anymore after he goes 14-26 for 191 yards and 1 TD pass.
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