OT: Lions undefeated
Lions start out 1-0 in the preseason. Adrian Martinez leads 6 minute come from behind drive to seal it right out of Harbaugh’s playbook. Jamo had a few drops which is concerning. Gibbs and look great. Sudfeld looked like 💩.
The 3rd quarter “safe space” Fox 2 weather interruption was maddening…
August 11th, 2023 at 10:44 PM ^
Last time I remember the Lions going undefeated in the preseason, we went defeated in the regular season. as defeated as what is possibly allowed.
Have no idea how good they will be this year, predictions are extremely high from the pundits…but should at least have an entertaining product on the field, regardless of w/l.
August 11th, 2023 at 11:30 PM ^
I am trying not to get caught up in some of the sky high expectations... but, when has the Division been more wide open than this? The Lions could easily host, and win, a playoff game this year. Which would be a resounding success.
August 12th, 2023 at 2:38 AM ^
The board thinks the Lions will go 19-0 and win a least two superbowls this year. Im taking the under.
August 12th, 2023 at 11:39 AM ^
They could also go sol on us and miss the playoffs.
August 12th, 2023 at 10:57 AM ^
That was the pound the rock era
August 12th, 2023 at 11:36 AM ^
Lions are cursed, my assertion is that the ford family had something to do with jimmy hoffa and the Detroit mob knows this, and is largely responsible for point spread/win/loss manipulation and the inexplicable ways the football team messes up every.single.year..
~ my dad since forever
- the lions since forever
August 12th, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
I may be wrong about this, but I also feel like when Brady had the 18-1 season with the Patriots (16-0 regular season, lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl), New England was 0-4 in the preseason...
August 11th, 2023 at 11:11 PM ^
Loins Undefeated—A XXX parody
August 11th, 2023 at 11:17 PM ^
I know this thread is satirical but winning is contagious, let's get contagious!
August 12th, 2023 at 2:40 AM ^
Contagion free since 1957!
August 12th, 2023 at 6:20 AM ^
We got the Bobby Layne vaccine in 1957. Haven't needed a booster since!
August 12th, 2023 at 6:54 AM ^
With the Millen treatment, the cure is worse than the disease.
August 12th, 2023 at 10:58 AM ^
Sounds like another vax I’ve heard of
August 11th, 2023 at 11:28 PM ^
"Jamo had a few drops which is concerning"
My f'ed up mind kept flip-flopping between "well, at least he has 6 weeks to get his shit together" and "I bet if he had money on that route he would have caught it" haha
August 12th, 2023 at 3:20 AM ^
I think Devin Gardner made a good point about his drops. Jamo is used to being wide-ass-open all the time. He's not used to a DB breathing down his neck every time he has to make a catch. Once he gets used to that, he'll be more consistent.
The big drop he had on the go route, Banks was on his hip and probably spooked him a bit. Notice how he made the catch on the 2 point conversion later with the DB right behind him? He made the mental adjustment. He also got lit up on the out route he caught. Now just need to see it consistently.
August 12th, 2023 at 6:37 AM ^
Your / maybe DG's phrasing sounds like this is guaranteed; aren't contested catches more of a skill than an adjustment? To me that's like saying "Shaq only shot 40% from the line at LSU, he just needs to be more consistent in the NBA"
If every receiver had this ability it'd be pretty easy to get the best talent, just sign the most athletic. But ultimately you don't know who's got it until they can perform for 1 or 2 years
August 12th, 2023 at 10:23 AM ^
Right. Any collegiate receiver can make wide-open catches.
August 12th, 2023 at 7:30 AM ^
At best it looks like he’s going to fall into the project category. That’s not what the Lions needed with that pick.
August 12th, 2023 at 12:07 PM ^
Ya dont see Garrett Wilson needing time to adjust.
August 11th, 2023 at 11:28 PM ^
That was fun to watch! The roster looks like it has a lot of talent. Branch looks to be the real deal. Of course Kirby Joseph comes up with a late game int. Both the Okwaras came to play, Cominski played well. Heck, all the DEs played well, are we going to keep them all? Bring on preseason 2! The countdown to KC has begun!
August 12th, 2023 at 6:05 AM ^
Kerby Joseph didn't play, that was someone else with same last name
Never been more excited for a Lions season!
August 12th, 2023 at 10:01 AM ^
Oh, your right! It was Brandon Joseph, a rookie safety out of Notre Dame. Well, good for him!
August 12th, 2023 at 11:46 AM ^
Lions preseason, I.e., the few weeks the lions show everything to future competitors to win meaningless games and troll a fanbase into buying more season tickets, followed by many more weeks of showing exact same things used to win preseason games in the regular season where the opponents’ keys on said things produce opportunities for game changing plays and LLLLLLIONS lose until…wait for it…actually NEXT YEAR is THE YEAR.
Ot the mob controls the team.
Your pick.
August 11th, 2023 at 11:41 PM ^
+1 for the maddening, never-ending weather interruption reference. If "safe space" was a drinking game tonight, I would have been hammered by the 4th quarter.
August 12th, 2023 at 6:55 AM ^
I get that this was annoying for a lot of folks, but as I sat in my basement with my family in the direct path of the storm cell, I was glad Fox 2 was complying with the FCC- mandated obligation to cover the tornado warning in detail.
August 12th, 2023 at 7:22 AM ^
At least she was hot. I felt bad for her. That’s a tough assignment.
August 12th, 2023 at 1:13 PM ^
Sounds like needs a safe space <ducks>
August 12th, 2023 at 2:12 PM ^
The term "safe space" has a slightly ominous tone, like "go hide in a tiny broom closet." Sort of the antithesis of Thor's basement.
August 12th, 2023 at 12:03 AM ^
Every so often, I pull up the '91 divisional round game at the Silverdome on YouTube and let my mind drift. Hearing Summerall and Madden, watching Erik Kramer light up the Cowboys secondary, the Melvin Jenkins pick six, then Barry's incredible TD run as the capper...
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world...
August 12th, 2023 at 7:04 AM ^
I know Erik Kramer wasn't the greatest QB ever, but I was a fan of his. Very solid QB. He wasn't the reason they lost to Washington after beating Dallas but the Lions continued to make Lions' decisions.
August 12th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
What’s more baffling is Gary danielson, the former lions tackling dummy, responsible for more losses than any lions QB I ever watched and was responsible for more bad decision making than I’ve ever seen on a football field, is somehow an SEC shill who gets paid plenty of $ to dispense his crucial experience and vast insight on playing QB every Saturday, and the superior quality of even the most lowly SEC school
August 12th, 2023 at 12:31 PM ^
Agree Yes. Purdue grad. Son goes to Northwestern. Watched him play catch with his son in street in Rochester Hills then he goes off to say irrational things on behalf of the SEC.
August 12th, 2023 at 1:10 AM ^
Not that the Lions are anywhere close to as bad as they were in 2008, I find it interesting that the NFL's other 0-16 team, the 2017 Browns, were also 4-0 in the preseason that year.
August 12th, 2023 at 1:41 AM ^
IDGAF about the win. The potential I saw with those top 4 picks is very exciting and that's the point of pre-season. Gibbs is as advertised, a potential game changer every time he touches the ball. Laporta makes me say Hockenson who? Campbell was solid and Branch looks like a steal.
Houston is legit and almost unblockable and Romeo was the dude in this game. Very solid effort and I'm sure the Lions coaching staff were pleased to see how much depth they have.
2 years ago, if we played @ KC in the season opener the Lions would be getting 17 points in Vegas. I don't expect them to win, but it's at least realistic now.
August 12th, 2023 at 7:36 AM ^
Agreed ... Gibbs is going to be a holy terror coming out of that backfield and he looked serviceable on his blocking too. Imagine pulling four immediate legit starters out of a draft like that. Not very Lions like, but a great achievement by Holmes, who did take some second guessing on these picks (or at least where he took them in the draft order).
August 12th, 2023 at 10:05 AM ^
I know I was feeling bemused. I did so many mock drafts and mine came out nothing like the real thing. It is looking pretty good right now; Holmes is legit.
P.S. I still think my picks would have been great, lol.
August 12th, 2023 at 11:55 AM ^
Lions football…selling preseason hype and draft pick potential since…’57
August 12th, 2023 at 1:41 AM ^
Didn't watch the game but assume fans rushed the field and a parade has been scheduled.
LOLions.
August 12th, 2023 at 1:42 AM ^
Our backups are better than your backups!
August 12th, 2023 at 1:56 AM ^
Teddy Bridgewater was a great signing. Sudfeld is, well, Sudfeld.
August 12th, 2023 at 3:44 AM ^
Martinez looked servicable. We may be saying bye to Sudfield again.
August 12th, 2023 at 5:23 AM ^
Sudfeld didn’t look great, but I do wonder if some of it was just a game plan to force the ball in to Jameson … who did not have a good game at all.
August 12th, 2023 at 6:56 AM ^
please, let’s not do “jamo.”
August 12th, 2023 at 10:12 AM ^
Well, it's not like we picked it here on the blog. You will have to extend your idea to Pride of Detroit or such to MAYBE get some traction. What is the big Lions website, is that it?
August 12th, 2023 at 11:12 AM ^
If matty says no nicknames then no nicknames.
August 12th, 2023 at 7:02 PM ^
you forgot, "Capiche?"
August 12th, 2023 at 7:48 AM ^
Forgot to mention buy one get one free Big Mac’s today because of the interception. I guess these are the perks you get with a dominant NFL team…
August 12th, 2023 at 8:14 AM ^
Break up the Lions!
August 12th, 2023 at 9:11 AM ^
Additionally, I came across this link of Oluwatimi playing for Seattle. I don’t have the karma to make a post for it though 😅
August 12th, 2023 at 9:37 AM ^
What I’m starting to see in the Lions is some depth. Didn’t see a lot of starters play and I was okay with that. Saw the draft picks do some good things (Campbell in particular). They should be fun to watch. Been around 90 years and have been awful for most of those.