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Healthy Lions (and by that I mean just your generic shyt every team has going into the playoffs) > Eagles
Official 2023-2024 Detroit Lions Thread.
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Healthy Lions (and by that I mean just your generic shyt every team has going into the playoffs) > Eagles
Piff Perkins
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I'll give Glenn a pass since he literally had nothing left beyond blitzing. Johnson gets no benefit of the doubt. Am I gonna say he was too focused on another job? No. He interviewed last year during the playoffs too, didn't stop us from getting to the NFC Championship game.
Johnson has always had issues with situational football. The 2023/2024 season when we struggled in the 3rd quarter? So much of that boiled down to him making terrible calls the minute we got near mid field instead of doing everything to ensure we scored (FG or TD). We had so many dumb trick plays or weird calls right around the 50 yard mark,. Looking back on this season that idiotic pass play to Sewell in the Chicago game really summed him up to me. You're in Chicago territory, you need to score...and you're rolling your All Pro tackle out for a pass play (and exposing his knees) instead of just....running the offense.
Flip side Philly just punches you in the mouth over and over. 3rd and 1? You know exactly what they're gonna do every time, and it rarely get stopped. Whereas we're out here in empty backfield on 3rd and 1 because "well we're gonna go for it on 4th down anyway." I'm glad that whoever replaces him will have Campbell looking over his shoulder more, and I expect more run heavy play calling.
djthegreat88
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A Johnny Morton back in the D
djthegreat88
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So he helped develop Ben Johnson offense. Broncos did a good job with Nix this year. Hire makes sense
Piff Perkins
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You could tell the Broncos offense was solid but was missing a key component: elite RBs. Wouldn't be stunned at all if the Broncos take Jeanty in the draft.
All I want from the offense is more run plays, more crossing routes, and less bullshyt. The weapons and o-line ensure it's not gonna fall off a cliff. Oh and I def think we need to draft a big X receiver at some point in April. Goff is more comfortable when he has a big body to throw dig routes to.
All I want from the offense is more run plays, more crossing routes, and less bullshyt. The weapons and o-line ensure it's not gonna fall off a cliff. Oh and I def think we need to draft a big X receiver at some point in April. Goff is more comfortable when he has a big body to throw dig routes to.
Piff Perkins
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I'm not worried about the offense, these hires look good. Curious to see if we add more coaches on defense to help Shep. Ravens hired a first time DC last season, who was also a former LB. They struggled a lot early but from week 13-18 had the #1 defense in the league. Not saying the same will happen here, just that calling plays isn't easy and takes time. We have the pieces to make it work, once guys get healthy. No Alim or Rodrigo until November or December, I'd imagine.
djthegreat88
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He was conservative as hell at Stanford. Simplifying the offense is probably for the best. Lions roster was too talented to keep relying on trick plays. Less will be more for this team offensively
djthegreat88
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Jamo, Hooker, 2 frp, 2nd, future 3rd for Myles or Crosby
Want the Lions to adopt a Rams mentality. Go all in. They got maybe a two year window until they hit cap hell with resigning all their own players
Keep Jamo though.
djthegreat88
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Only young player im not comfortable extending. True knucklehead
Yes, this trade has to get done.
djthegreat88
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Hopefully Holmes taking notes. Pass rush ultimate trump card. Better go aggressively after Crosby and Garrett hard or sign Sweat in FA. Legit Pass rushers besides Hutch been ignored far too long
Brad Holmes need to call Howie to learn how to construct a SB roster 
Better empty the tank for Myles or maxx
Better empty the tank for Myles or maxx
Don't tell that to the draft pick hounds.
