Hats off to Cunningham's Defense

by CLF on Nov 9, 2009 10:41 AM EST Comment 28 comments

They kept and put the Lions in a position to win and most importantly, they're showing consistancy.(whever that is)

Who knew Cunnningham was a good enough cook to make chicken soup from chicken shit? This Defense is exciting and fun to watch... plus they kept Seattle out of the endzone when the offense was having issues.

Great Job Defense!!! Keep up the good work...

"OR YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF ON THE BENCH!!!!"

-CLF

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Agreed. I can't wait to see how good our D can be when we draft them some more talent next year and the year after

by n4ry4 on Nov 9, 2009 11:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

+1

We will be much better when we add more talent to both sides of the ball. I do like the play of Hunter and Avril. Lets hope they continue to improve under the coaching of Gun.

by Lead Hunter on Nov 9, 2009 11:53 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Minus the offsides play!

You know the one…where Seattle was faking going for it on 4th and short, but the Lions just couldn’t contain themselves and eventually jumped offsides!

by Mushy on Nov 9, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i was pissed at that call

the guard moved at least two seconds after the dline reset…should have been a false start

by londonlion on Nov 9, 2009 1:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

+1 million

by CLF on Nov 9, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

While I agree...

…that the call was blown. I was personally just as infuriated to watch Avril jump offsides in the first place. As soon as they lined up I was screaming at my TV it was a bluff. Then Hasselback runs up to the line with an acting job that would have fallend short of an Oscar bid and Avril jumps offsides. I’m sure it’s different when you’re in the trenches in hostile territory, but it looked so damn obvious on TV it was very frustrating to watch.

by Mushy on Nov 9, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think it was Cohen who jumped offsides and got the neutral zone infraction....

It looked like he made contact with the guard too.

by KDawg on Nov 9, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Totally inexcusable

by KDawg on Nov 9, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No doubt...

by DrewsLions on Nov 9, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

The draft is very important, but I would love to make some savvy FA moves as well

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by CapitolLions on Nov 9, 2009 12:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I think the biggest difference this year is the young talent.

Delmas, Levy, S. Lee Hill, and even the players who have been in the NFL for a couple of seasons are playing so much better than what we ever got out of our young players under Millen’s coaches. Delmas is just a ball hawking missile and I absolutely love watching him play. Levy is just as good as Sims is and it seems he gets better every game. Hill is starting to learn the position better and with the raw strength and talent he has is slowly working his way to our starting DT. I was just like a lot of you on draft day wondering who these guys were and why we were taking them when we needed other positions more but now seeing them on the field and seeing the way they play makes me excited to see what this defense will be with another year and another solid draft. I must say the people in charge actually know how to spot talent and we are seeing the benefit of that on the field as rookies.

by toled0lions on Nov 9, 2009 12:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

by the way

I also really like the way Ko Simpson is playing right now too. That’s a move I wasn’t too sure of but I like what he brings and I like the way he’s playing right now.

We need to draft and bring in some more talented players and depth on the defense and by next year we won’t have to be so devastated by players going down like this year. That is one of the biggest concerns on defense this year is depth.

by toled0lions on Nov 9, 2009 12:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hobbs needs to take a seat...

I watched him miss around 3 tackles.

by CLF on Nov 9, 2009 1:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hobbs and James both were whiffing on tackles.....

And I thought James was a good tackler until yesterday…..

by KDawg on Nov 9, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Dawg, I am surprised

neither you nor Sean mention how badly James was jobbed by the refs. One play, he gets flag for nothing more than sticking his arm in front of TJ.
Later, TJ throws him to the ground and there is no call?
I thought I was having a flashback to the Vikings game last year wehn the Lions got jobbed in that one!

by rbanner on Nov 10, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That was a legal block...

James got owned.

by CLF on Nov 10, 2009 10:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I mentioned it in the drive-by-drive breakdown

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by Sean Yuille on Nov 10, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry

missed it.
I disagree with CLF, though. He was thrown to the ground. That’s holding where I come from.

by rbanner on Nov 10, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It's not holding

If its not called….

…..where I come from.

by CLF on Nov 10, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Bottom line on penalties

The Lions will not get a favorable call just because of who they are, which is very unfortunite.

by Lead Hunter on Nov 10, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If you impede the forward progress of a receiver, beyond 5 yards from the line of scrimmage.....

And you are not making a play on the ball……it is pass interference. Textbook.

by KDawg on Nov 10, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I am familiar with the rule.

I was speaking in general of any borderline call in a Lions game. They don’t get the benafit of the dought as say a playoff team would because they are the Lions. Just my opinion.

by Lead Hunter on Nov 10, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry Lead Hunter.....

My reply was intended for rbanner……

by KDawg on Nov 11, 2009 1:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No appoligy needed.

I Actually like reading what you and others post on rules. Although I was familiar with this one, and even after many years of following football, I don’t know it all. I appreciate and look forward to reading your comments and others in the future.
By the way, I have not seen TCLion on here in a while. Does he not like us any more. LOL

by Lead Hunter on Nov 11, 2009 11:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He is traveling.....

His job takes him from Northern Michigan (lower peninsula) to Pennsylvania. When he is not at home (in Northern lower Michigan) he has no internet access….I am his eyes and ears.

I am sure we will all see him here again….and he definitely likes POD…..:o)

by KDawg on Nov 11, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Glad to hear he is well.

Look forward to his return to POD.

by Lead Hunter on Nov 11, 2009 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed CLF

The D was put in horrible position during Quarters 2-3-4. Everyone on POD during the game yesterday must have posted 1000 times “OK Defense, one stop here and we’re still in the game” and they somehow managed to keep Seatlle to 25 points (minus the garbage TD at the end of the game) despite a QB throwing 5 int’s.

I thought the D did a great job yesterday. They’re much improved over last year’s squad for sure.

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by NYCLionsfan on Nov 9, 2009 3:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs