Game Thread: Game 4: Lions Vs Seahawks

[Old Lion]

Wednesday​

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No practice​

• RB D’Andre Swift (ankle, shoulder)
• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle)
• WR DJ Chark (ankle)
• WR Josh Reynolds (ankle)
• WR Quintez Cephus (foot) — New injury
• TE T.J. Hockenson (hip) — Returning injury (hip injury Week 3, foot injury Week 4)
• C Frank Ragnow (foot)
• IOL Evan Brown (ankle) — New injury
• DL John Cominsky (wrist)
• LB Chris Board (knee)

Limited practice​

• G Jonah Jackson (finger) — Upgraded, first practice since Week 2
• K Austin Seibert (right groin) — Upgraded, didn’t practice last week
• LT Taylor Decker (knee) — New Injury
• OT Matt Nelson (calf) — New injury
• G Kayode Awosika (hamstring) — New injury

No longer listed with an injury​

• CB Bobby Price (shin)

Price is no longer dealing with any limiting injuries.

Basically the entire O-line and WRs. I think I want to see Price and Lucas going forward instead of Harris and Hughes (and even Amani but that wont happen)

 

[Edonidd]

Wednesday​

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No practice​

• RB D’Andre Swift (ankle, shoulder)
• WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle)
• WR DJ Chark (ankle)
• WR Josh Reynolds (ankle)
• WR Quintez Cephus (foot) — New injury
• TE T.J. Hockenson (hip) — Returning injury (hip injury Week 3, foot injury Week 4)
• C Frank Ragnow (foot)
• IOL Evan Brown (ankle) — New injury
• DL John Cominsky (wrist)
• LB Chris Board (knee)

Limited practice​

• G Jonah Jackson (finger) — Upgraded, first practice since Week 2
• K Austin Seibert (right groin) — Upgraded, didn’t practice last week
• LT Taylor Decker (knee) — New Injury
• OT Matt Nelson (calf) — New injury
• G Kayode Awosika (hamstring) — New injury

No longer listed with an injury​

• CB Bobby Price (shin)

Price is no longer dealing with any limiting injuries.

So on paper our starting offense should be
Clark
St. Brown
Williams
Hockenson/Reynolds
Swift
Goff
Decker
Jackson
Ragnow
Vaitai
Sewell

And at practice yesterday we had
Goff
Sewell
Decker in limited
Jackson in limited

I've never even heard of a team having that happen. There's been teams that were hard hit before, but missing 7 starters. Even not counting Jameson, Reynolds and Cephus were both out, so still all top 4 WR's. No team could win a game that way.

And that's not even taking into account that we're already missing 6-7 starters on defense too. No injuries or anything, we just don't have any starters on the roster.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Aaron Glenn drawing inspiration from playing career, 2021 Chiefs’ defensive resurgence

Aaron Glenn has felt the pressure before, and believes he can turn Detroit’s woeful defense around.

www.prideofdetroit.com

The Lions are doing some shuffling of their own—like adding Demetrius Taylor to the lineup and moving him to the big end position—which could free up players like Aidan Hutchinson to be more productive as they move him around.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

I don't know of the above helps, but something has got to change for the good and immediately.

If only we could split the next four games and have the defense shows up then those last 9 games could appear to be promising. The one constant has to be the offense not disappearing all of a sudden.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

One could wish or be this hopeful

Aaron Glenn drawing inspiration from playing career, 2021 Chiefs’ defensive resurgence

Aaron Glenn has felt the pressure before, and believes he can turn Detroit’s woeful defense around.

www.prideofdetroit.com

In Thursday’s press conference, Glenn also pointed to the 2021 Kansas City Chiefs as reason to believe a quick turnaround is possible in Detroit. Over the first five games of that season, the Chiefs allowed an averaged of 32.6 points per game (the current Lions are allowing 35.3). The rest of the way, Kansas City’s defense averaged just 16.8 points allowed per game on their way to division title and a trip to the AFC Championship game.

“At some point, those veterans, the leaders of that team put a stake in the ground said, ‘This is not us,’” Glenn said. “So, Week 6 through 14, they averaged 10 points a game. They were like 45 percent in the red zone, third down they were under 50 percent. So at some point, this thing’s going to change.”

 

[Old Lion]

One could wish or be this hopeful

Aaron Glenn drawing inspiration from playing career, 2021 Chiefs’ defensive resurgence

Aaron Glenn has felt the pressure before, and believes he can turn Detroit’s woeful defense around.

www.prideofdetroit.com

In Thursday’s press conference, Glenn also pointed to the 2021 Kansas City Chiefs as reason to believe a quick turnaround is possible in Detroit. Over the first five games of that season, the Chiefs allowed an averaged of 32.6 points per game (the current Lions are allowing 35.3). The rest of the way, Kansas City’s defense averaged just 16.8 points allowed per game on their way to division title and a trip to the AFC Championship game.

“At some point, those veterans, the leaders of that team put a stake in the ground said, ‘This is not us,’” Glenn said. “So, Week 6 through 14, they averaged 10 points a game. They were like 45 percent in the red zone, third down they were under 50 percent. So at some point, this thing’s going to change.”

The defense is just gimmicky. Forcing everything to the middle then blitzing every other play. There is no containment outside. Easy enough to run outside or throw down the middle on the blitzes.

 

[Mebert]

The defense is just gimmicky. Forcing everything to the middle then blitzing every other play. There is no containment outside. Easy enough to run outside or throw down the middle on the blitzes.

It is gimmicks that require a lot of elite talent at generating pressure, which the Lions have not had in years

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

The defense is just gimmicky. Forcing everything to the middle then blitzing every other play. There is no containment outside. Easy enough to run outside or throw down the middle on the blitzes.

Containment doesn't exist anywhere at the present time - inside or outside.
AG does need to dial back the blitzes somewhat or at a minimum not to use his LB so much because it leaves the middle wide open.