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My thoughts on Sunday's game

- The D-lined played out of there minds, all 4 were making plays all day long.   I think Avril is ready to turn a corner, I don't know what "it" is but he has it, and he also looks like a true DE now, he used to be a little thin but you can truly tell looks the part now

- I think all of Detroit should send a thank-you card to Denver for giving up on Alphonso Smith so soon.   He dropped a pick 6, but later came back with another pick which allowed us to take the lead.  That was a big time play in a big time moment.  I can see Alphonso being in a Lions uniform for a long time...

- Suh is just a freak plan and simple, and when I say freak I mean like how Barry Sanders was a freak, how Jerry Rice was a freak, and how Reggie White was a freak.   Remember when people would tune in just to see what Barry would do, I think Suh will start to build that same following.

- Thankyou for playing Kevin Smith more, hopefully he earned the trust of Schwartz to get 10-15 carries a game.   Let's be honest though, we still have no running game but were moving in the right direction.   I loved seeing Best and Smith on the field at the same time both can run and catch and with those to on the field could create some great match ups for us.

- I don't know what to make of Nate Burleson, makes good plays then horrible ones.  But teams seem to pay attention to him so I guess Linehan knows what he's doing by bringing him in.

- Well here we are at 2-5 in a horrible NFC north division, the next game against the Jets could be a measuring stick for us.  We win that one and were at 3-5 with our next games being Bills, Dallas, Pats, Bears and lastly Packers.   4 out of the next 6 games are at home, are 2 away games come against the Bills and Dallas.   The Lions have the talent to beat the Jets, but we haven't upset a team with so called "super-bowl potential" in a while.  I have 1 main fear going into that game, our run game and the possibility of Stafford having to throw the ball 65 times could get ugly.


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if we beat the Jets than we are capable of beating the Patriots and therefor there is no reason we can’t win a lot of games to finish the season and make the playoffs. I’m drinking the kool-aid, but this game will determine if we are a playoff team or just a team trying to get out of the basement.

by lions_sucker on Nov 1, 2010 4:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Maybe Randy Moss would make us a playoff contender this year....lol

Oh you didn't know?? You're ass better CALLLLLLLL SOMEBODY!!!!!

by KDawg on Nov 1, 2010 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

haha...

or at the very least people in the area surrounding Ford Field could see Moss get targeted twice for 1 catch and 8 yards.

by lions_sucker on Nov 1, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

Jets are gonna be a great bench mark team for us

Win or lose it will be a great gauge of were we are as a playoff contender down the road.

You can't keep the Pain Train off the tracks!

Me fail english thats umpossible

by The Profiler on Nov 1, 2010 4:55 PM EDT reply actions  

The Jets game is crucial!

If we can shut down their run game and get to Sanchez half as many times as we did McNabb I think we can stick one in the W column and open the bandwagon line.

by SaginawGuy on Nov 1, 2010 5:23 PM EDT reply actions  

+1000 on Cliff Avril

He has played really well this year. He has got a lot of pressure, just has not been getting the sacks. His play against the run is much improved too. Just gotta be patient with some guys.

by NorthLeft12 on Nov 1, 2010 9:52 PM EDT reply actions  

Agreed

I’ve always been a big supporter of Avril and I’ve always thought he wasn’t far away from being a really good DE. He creates pressure with his speed and it shows. He has 3 sacks this season, and that ain’t bad, hopefully there’s more.

RIP Robyn Bailey 1961 - 2010. I love you mum.

by Hyperion Ecta on Nov 2, 2010 5:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

run game

The run game is admittedly not that great, however, they have shown flashes. Also, they averaged over 4 yards per carry on Sunday. It’s not great, but they stuck with it and it definitely helped the offense. This offensive line will always be better at pass blocking. I think at this point though, all we can ask is that they are at least good at one thing, and I haven’t had too many complaints with the pass blocking. I’m predicting that the run game becomes more competent as the season goes on, as always, barring injuries.

by sthelen_45 on Nov 2, 2010 11:04 AM EDT reply actions  

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