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Hello, John. Is it me, or is there a different part of the Lions' game that fails the team each week? This week, it was the receivers, who dropped a significant number of balls that should have been caught, and in fact if only half of the drops had been catches, the complexion of the game would have changed dramatically. To be sure, Mathew Stafford was not as sharp as he could have been, but I will cut the kid some slack, coming off several weeks with liitle or no practice and an injury to boot.
Tell me if I am seeing this right:
1. The recievers dropped the ball (literally) and played the major role in losing this game.
2. The defense actually showed up, and all phases were much better, even pass coverage (rmember it's relative).
3. The running game actually showed up as well, and that bodes well for both offensive line and running backs.
4. Special teams, as usual, had a hand in the loss, by allowing the fake field goal to be completed and also go for a TD. This in spite of the "hit heard round the world" by Zach Follet, who by the way was as good as his word.
The Lions do appear to be getting better; it is just a matter of getting all the parts playing smoothly and efficiently all at once. It's still in the shop, but I can see how good this GTO will be once its restoration is complete.
Yep. You're seeing it quite clearly. That's what bad teams do. Makes for a fun guessing game, I suppose: What will it be this week?
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