Josh Metellus Picks Goff to End Lions Collapse
September 25th, 2022 at 4:20 PM ^
Shame on me for thinking the Lions would be different this year!! They just know how to lose...Ugh.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:22 PM ^
Yeah but now they lose in an entertaining manner.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:54 PM ^
They always lose in an entertaining manner! They are the GOAT when it comes to giving up last second comebacks.
September 26th, 2022 at 10:27 AM ^
HUH? The Lions almost always find the most soul-crushing and entertaining way (for the other team) to lose a game in the final minute. It's not even BPONE at this point. All Lions fans just know if the game can be lost in the final minute, the Lions will find a way to lose the game. It might be why we can relate with Nebraska fans.
September 25th, 2022 at 7:24 PM ^
Goff would be a capable backup, but any team he starts for will be held back from what they could be because of his limitations.
September 25th, 2022 at 8:04 PM ^
Goff wasn’t the problem. It is the defense.
September 25th, 2022 at 8:42 PM ^
Like Stafford?
September 26th, 2022 at 5:41 AM ^
The Lions have other problems at the moment, but as they add talent (hopefully), QB is another spot where they’ll have to improve. Upgrading from Goff allowed the Rams to win the Super Bowl.
September 26th, 2022 at 10:29 AM ^
Goff, however, had already gotten them to the Super Bowl. The Lions have won one playoff game in my lifetime.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:20 PM ^
DELETED - Now I understand.
September 25th, 2022 at 6:18 PM ^
The Lions have been keeping me interested an entire game for 50 years only to in the end pull out some of the most gut punch, awful losses in the history of mankind . SOL - Same Ol' Lions, or SOL - Shit Outta Luck - both apply.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:22 PM ^
Typical Lions! Outplay your opponent, then lose in the end!
September 25th, 2022 at 5:16 PM ^
The Lions turtled! For the first 3.5 quarters we had Gamblin' Dan Campbell going for every fourth and short and hitting on almost all of them. Then on the drive they had to close out the game, he got conservative, rushing the ball into a stacked line over and over. They got another 4th and 2 with a chance to put the game away with just one more first down. Instead he kicks and the guy misses it. You've got to go for the jugular there! If you give an NFL team the ball with 1:30 left needing one score to tie or go ahead, they will do it almost every time. 4th and 2 to win the game, you take your shot right there.
September 25th, 2022 at 8:02 PM ^
yes. he should have gone for it on 4th instead of trying that FG at the end. i would guess that both are approx 50/50 success rates. except a successful 4th play ends the game. a successful FG still gives MN a chance to win with a TD, which they did anyway.
September 26th, 2022 at 6:23 AM ^
Afraid we are going to have a "new" coach growning pains with Dan. Although I will believe the Lions are actual playoff contenders when I see it. They could be 3-0 should be 2-1 but they are typically 1-2.
Disappointed in myself for subjecting my kids to this junk. Now they are cursed with Lions fandoom.
Anyway:
Go Blue
Go Lions
September 25th, 2022 at 4:22 PM ^
Sucks that Hutch is dealing with a quad injury. I didn’t see much of him today
September 25th, 2022 at 4:23 PM ^
How is that nice? Do people really just root for individual players scattered all over the league?
September 25th, 2022 at 4:24 PM ^
can’t tell if serious
September 25th, 2022 at 4:46 PM ^
Mostly serious. After they go pro, unless they’re on a team I root for I couldn’t care less honestly. I mean if I see a headline of a former M player doing well I’ll be like good job. Definitely won’t cheer for them when playing a pro team I root for either.
And that goes for players of our rivals as well. The pistons / lions getting someone from msu or osu? Don’t care I’ll still root for them because they’re part of the team.
September 26th, 2022 at 6:17 AM ^
I don’t have a rooting interest in any specific team in the NFL. Michigan is the only football team where I watch all the games. So yea I do root for Michigan players.
September 26th, 2022 at 7:09 AM ^
Too bad, you missed a lot of years where you could've rooted for Tom Brady.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:25 PM ^
I do. Growing up in Ann Arbor Michigan Football is my team so once those guys move on that is who I follow. The decades long assness of the Lions ensured that was the way to go.
September 26th, 2022 at 7:11 AM ^
Me too. My local team was the Lions in the 80s, then my dad moved jobs and the local team was the Bengals in the 90s. Not much to root for outside Barry Sanders, who of course, was a lot of fun to watch. It was mostly frustrating watching Emmitt Smith run for 4 yards before being touched, and Barry having to dodge defenders in the backfield, then hear a discussion about who is the better running back. Thankfully, history has decided that debate.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:43 PM ^
You act like if it wasn't for Metellus making a play that the Lions would’ve won. If you’re older than a toddler, you should know better
September 25th, 2022 at 5:02 PM ^
I’m a lifelong Michigander, not a Lions fan. Patriots/Buccaneers have brought me 20 years of interest because of Brady.
September 25th, 2022 at 6:57 PM ^
I think it's very beneficial for Michigan if our former players do well in the pros.
September 25th, 2022 at 7:06 PM ^
We always root for a Michigan man.
🤡
September 25th, 2022 at 10:13 PM ^
I can see how you wouldn’t root for them if they are playing your favorite pro team but Michigan alumni success in the NFL is important to recruiting.
But beyond a purely transactional view, it’s just nice to root for your guys. Josh played hard at a Michigan so his success makes me happy.
September 26th, 2022 at 8:31 AM ^
I see your point, but also a lot of people here are not die hard NFL fans (at least from what I can tell). My wife is from buffalo so the last 15 years I "kind of like them", but other than that my only interest is casual watching so I do kind of root for the UM guys.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:23 PM ^
They also said it was Metellus' first start, so hopefully that performance is good for his NFL career.
September 25th, 2022 at 5:04 PM ^
Here's his MGoBlog "Hello" post from when he was an unheralded 2-star:
https://mgoblog.com/content/hello-josh-metellus
There's some interesting discussion in the comments. I think it's fair to say he counts as a recruiting & development success. (They don't all work out.)
September 25th, 2022 at 5:10 PM ^
Looks like he had 11 tackles in his starting debut and the game sealing int, I would say it’s good for his playing time in the future, however he backs up a pro bowler
September 25th, 2022 at 5:45 PM ^
I thought when he dropped the 1st pick the OSU omen was coming. Alas the WCF curse is much too strong.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:23 PM ^
The Lions have been in every game. Goff is not the answer. And they still need more talent. But progress is being made.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:29 PM ^
Goff flat out sucks as far as I can tell. It tells you all you need to know about the Lions "brain trust" that they thought they had actually acquired a starting QB in that trade.
I honestly don't know why people get sucked in by the Lions year after year.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:40 PM ^
I think the thinking was pretty straightforward. Stafford was a valuable asset that was not going to do anything other than maybe help them grab a wild card. They wanted a rebuild. They got draft picks and freed up cash while taking a QB good enough to start for a mediocre team. Goff was certainly not reason they lost today and has looked fine this season. Did you see Oruwariye today?
September 25th, 2022 at 4:58 PM ^
Sure, the rebuild narrative makes sense, but if that's what this team is about then you should cheer every loss and hope for 3-13, but this forum is full of guys who going into today thought this team can make the playoffs (lol).
September 25th, 2022 at 6:28 PM ^
Now you're just making shit up. Nobody thinks the Lions are good enough to make the playoffs this year. The hope they'll be good enough next year. But you just keep spewing the unknowing shit you spew...
September 26th, 2022 at 9:47 AM ^
Oruwariye made some egregious mistakes with contact after 5 yards, but Minny was forcing some of that to draw the penalty. The last time they tried it Thelan basically tried to run him over to draw the flag.
September 25th, 2022 at 7:09 PM ^
Worked out fine…for the Rams!
September 25th, 2022 at 4:30 PM ^
Goff probably isn't the answer but the offensive play calling was atrocious
September 25th, 2022 at 4:41 PM ^
Seemed like it was pretty solid and the Lions have one of the better more balanced offenses in the league. Would help if your starting CB didn't get repeatedly smoked by Thielen and still draw 5 flags.
September 25th, 2022 at 7:10 PM ^
Choosing to kick a long field goal in the 4th with a kicker who hasn't been accurate that day knowing he will probably miss it and give up good field position vs. going for it on 4th when you've had huge success on 4th down conversions?
Sorry, that doesn't strike me as "pretty solid".
September 25th, 2022 at 4:33 PM ^
If Campbell wasn't turtling in the fourth and trusted Goff more, Lions win. The 4th & 1 call was terrible. The decision to kick the FG was atrocious. Better to have tried to win by going for it on 4th & 4. Be aggressive to win, conservative to lose.
September 25th, 2022 at 5:37 PM ^
Or take the delay of game, save the time out, punt, and for Vikings to drive the length. FG was to worst option. The playcalling in the 4th was generally terrible.
September 25th, 2022 at 6:22 PM ^
ESPN analytics actually had punt as the best option.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:28 PM ^
Could’ve used that back in 2017 but oh well.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:28 PM ^
Jared Goff is fucking terrible and Dan Campbell is a moron. Fire up the semi-annual Lions coaching search.
September 25th, 2022 at 4:52 PM ^
September 25th, 2022 at 4:31 PM ^
Nice of Goff to give Metellus a 2nd chance to get the pick.