17 Points on the Lions loss

[pittpnthrs]

I think AJ Barner is going to be a damn good TE . They could move on from Pharaoh Brown and Fant .

Same

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Pharoh yes, Fant, hell no.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Geno Smith is a straight up warrior.

He's def. change my mind on him. I've seen enough. He's legit.

 

[Rat]

I've run out of reasons to doubt Derick Hall. I know he was a rookie last year, but I found his performance very discouraging and largely wrote him off. He studded out the first three games this season, but I was expecting him to be a no-show against the Lions without the attention Mafe draws on the other side and I assumed he'd be going up against Penei Sewell a lot (I don't know if he actually did), who is arguably the league's best offensive lineman. Hall was certainly not a "no show".

Dude is legit.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

No doubt, talk about a massive improvement. Coaching matters a ton, but he clearly dedicated himself to getting a hell of a lot better.

 

[Tech Worlds]

Excellent post.
I am always bummed when we lose and was bummed our with this loss. But.....I'm frickin Jacked! N Pumped! for where we are headed.

It is known.

 

[MORGULON]

Excellent post.
I am always bummed when we lose and was bummed our with this loss. But.....I'm frickin Jacked! N Pumped! for where we are headed.

It is known.

Damn right it is. Usually not too pumped and jacked after a loss , but this time I'm pumping AND jacking !

 

[CPHawk]

1. I'm not going to blame the injury situation...not entirely. That defense did not looked coached and it did not look confident. The back seven was marked by hesitation, bad fundamentals, and missed assignments all night. That isn't explained by the DL struggling. You have to line up right, have to hand things off right, have to fill your run gaps, and you have to tackle. That was on Mike.

2. That being said, this really was the perfect storm - there's a reason we were all panting over OC Ben Johnson for the job that Mike McDonald got. He's a miracle worker, his offensive line is the best in football, and the tandem of Montgomery and Gibbs is the best at their position. You couldn't ask for a worse possible matchup.

3. THE GAME WAS STILL WINNABLE. That's on Ryan Grubb. I'm sold. Screens, run packages, receivers open, HOOK-AND-LADDER PLAYS for God's sake...not just the creativity, but the execution is what's got me sold.

4. That's what drives me insane - we could have won but for DK's lack of discipline and a couple dumb ref calls. I really don't even think we were the worse team out there last night. Did anyone see how bad Detroit's defense was? And that defense was healthy. What's their excuse? Instead, we lost what could prove a crucial conference tiebreaker.

5. GENO SMITH IS THE BEST QUARTERBACK IN THE NFL. He's leading in passing yards and completions, second in completion rate amongst starting QB's, and without a star RB for a couple games - who predicted this?? But you can also see on the field that he deserves it. He's executing Grubb's system and yet creating when he needs to. And that third-down bugaboo? Wasn't a problem last night! This team needs to not waste his best season.

6. Everyone knows now why Kenneth Walker is such a big deal. He completely changes the game. We don't sniff 29 points without him last night, no disrespect to Charbonnet. Walker's cutting ability, change of direction, and pure tenacity are highlight-reel stuff. It's infuriating that we've barely seen him his first two seasons.

7. Myles Adams continues to be an utterly inconsequential signing.

8. I have to call two defensive guys out for effort and perseverance on plays - Devon Witherspoon and Dre'Mont Jones. The hustle was there for both guys, even if the production wasn't.

9. Jarran Reed is still commanding double teams, but he was also fairly ineffective outside of a sack early. Seattle needs to remain in the first-round DL market next draft.

10. Gipson doesn't belong on an NFL field. He was dogging plays even before the Goff catch.

11. Too many linebackers not staying home. They'd rush up to the line and hand-drum a rhythm on a teammate's back, then wave vaguely at Gibbs as he darted through the hole they left. Again, that's Mike. No excuses. It was a problem the whole game.

12. That long Jameson Williams TD worked because it was a good play call against our safety blitz. Can't take risks like that on defense when we're this unprepared.

13. Somewhere I shared a tweet (against my better judgment) of Matty Brown calling out DT Johnathan Hankins for strong play. Now I'm thinking it might have just been Matty being contrarian again.

14. The refs totally cost us eight points.

15. Derick Hall is still on a terrific trajectory. Being able to produce at all next to a patchwork DL is immensely comforting.

16. Can Pharoah Brown start producing something besides penalties, please? He was better than this in New England.

17. This team will be okay, I think. Mike isn't stupid, he knows what happened, and there's a lot of green defensive and recent signings back there. The offense, however, was just brilliant. Mentally tough. Executing well. Nobody's talked about the offensive line for a couple weeks now, which means Grubb is scheming around it effectively. But the offense will face a tough test against the Giants defense next week.

Brown completely shut down Miami Jaelen Phillips. Or is blocking not producing?

 

[Nosferatu]

Damn right it is. Usually not too pumped and jacked after a loss , but this time I'm pumping AND jacking !

Agreed. This coming Giants' game will show a lot, IMHO. The Giants are better than their record shows and should be a good bounce back win for us.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

It does feel strange to be so fired up and confident after a LOSS. But I'm there.

 

[chris98251]

When your running on 4 cylinders in a V8, have a flat tire, missing 2nd gear and have your Mother In Law in the backseat telling you how to drive yet still give the winner of the race all he can handle there is a lot to look forward too.

 

[hawks85]

I believe deep down inside Macdonald's soul that he knew they were not probably gonna pull off a victory in detroit, I really believe that. With 3/4 of the D on the sideline that's too much for any team to over come. I still think the back up D played Ok. We played better than the starting Lion's D. Full strength vs full strength, we beat the Lions. It's all good tho, we'll most likely see them in the tournament.