Lions not as close as we think?

[lions1957]

I would not be surprised that the GM is from KC . Since his team got their head handed to them , and Mayhew refused to shake his hand . Sounds like alot of sour grapes in his article .
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I will agree with the article saying we're easy to stop on offense but what I think that comes down to is us needing a coaching change more than anything else. I've backed this coaching staff, especially Schwartz, since day one tooth and nail and I thought I'd be the last to be saying this but we just are too plain in every area of the game. Look at the good teams in the NFL these days, they confuse you on defense, moving their best players all around, forcing mismatches, do different blitzing. On offense same thing, these coaches that are strategist have been tearing up the scene in the NFL.

Look at how the teams that have beat us so far have done it, they don't simply try to throw to their best player (CJ) every player and if he's covered dump it off to their tightend (Pettigrew). On defense we do have too much confidence in our d-line, I know our secondary isn't very good and we need all the help we can get but really it's not hard to game-plan against the same 4 rushers on first and second down (who you know are going to be aggressive against the pass and open things up for draws, whams and play action and line up wide) and speed rushers on third down. There's no element of surprise. I think we have talent but I don't think we're using it right.

As for our worst area of the game, special teams, I think we need dramatic changes. Pete Carroll sends his eleven best players on the field for fourth downs and kickoffs knowing how important it is. Why don't we do that? On a important play have Houston and Delmas as gunners, on and important return maybe but CJ in to jam the opposing gunner.

Moral of the story it's getting hard to watch us have the exact same play call week in and week out and just assume it's going to catch our opponent by surprise. That's not how the NFL is played anymore, we see the finished product of the game but a whole week of planning goes into that game and coaches use that week to plan for our vanilla play style. Maybe Schwartz doesn't have to go and maybe he could play a bigger roll on calling plays for the defense since that's really where his background lies in but I think Gunner, Linehan and Crossman have worn out their welcome in Detroit.

[detroitroar]

I cant stand this kind of stuff. It really isnt even a matter of your own opinion. If it was, we would of heard this before. This is just someone else kicking you when your down, because they feared you before.
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[YlionsY]

Seems a few of the statements are out there and it does seem bitter but some of the evaluations are spot on. I agree with the Dline evaluation.
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