And we had to block a field goal to ensure a victory over the 1-6 Jets, at home, during the middle of the hottest stretch any team in football has had in 2014. Close games happen.
I'm not saying that Detroit is the best team in the NFL, but they have a suffocating defense, lead the league in points allowed, and a nasty pass rush. Defense usually travels well, and considering they are currently the best in the NFL (not accounting for strength of opponents) they will be the best we face.
Even with Calvin, their offense doesn't scare me too much. They can't run the ball and as noted their OL, which has already given up 27 sacks and countless more pressures should be even weaker, on the road.
I just feel like our OL is currently playing better than they are and will eventually come back to Earth, I just hope that I'm either A.) Wrong, and they've actually become this good, or B.) it doesn't happen against Detroit's DL.
They're a good team, but they're not better than us, certainly not at our house, but that doesn't mean I can't have concerns about their strengths.
Calling them scary isn't saying we lose. It means one of their strengths plays into something that I'm still hesitant to not call a potential weakness, which is their DL against our OL I'm still not 100% sold on.
But, it's a bye-week and we've all been without our team for over a week now. I understand everyone wanting to jump to conclusions about the meaning of a post during this withdrawal period.
