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Rooting around the Lions media and fans' messageboard, the Detroit Lions have problems everywhere except defensive line, running back (Reggie Bush looks good) and wide receiver - Megatron. They are fresh off of getting blown out by the Cleveland Browns heading into tomorrow night's game
A couple of examples:
The Lions brought in Rashean Mathis last week from the aptly named JAGuars and he displaced their starting cornerback within four days, and they will be starting a rookie at the other CB position, Darius Slay. The chaos in the Lions defensive backfield makes the Patriots DBs look like the second coming of the 1978 Oakland Raiders. This is a great game for the rookie Patriots receivers to get a lot of reps.
The Lions offensive line is just as bad, and has a large number of posters on Lions Red Zone questioning Matt Stafford, his mechanics and whether he'll survive the season. The Lions are starting three new offensive linemen this year and a rookie is challenging their starting center for his job. This is a team that led the league in 2012 in pass attempts throwing 100 more times than the Patriots did - 100 more passes! The Lions suck in short yardage rushing.
Watch for Chandler Jones, Tommy Kelly, Vince Wilfork and Rob Ninkovich to spend a serious amount of time in the Lions' backfield. This is also a game where the starting DBs should get some picks.
Look around for yourselves:
Lions Gab: Why preseason game vs. Patriots is huge | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Slay to First Team | LionsRedZone - Number #1 NFL Lions Football Fan Forum
A couple of examples:
The Lions brought in Rashean Mathis last week from the aptly named JAGuars and he displaced their starting cornerback within four days, and they will be starting a rookie at the other CB position, Darius Slay. The chaos in the Lions defensive backfield makes the Patriots DBs look like the second coming of the 1978 Oakland Raiders. This is a great game for the rookie Patriots receivers to get a lot of reps.
The Lions offensive line is just as bad, and has a large number of posters on Lions Red Zone questioning Matt Stafford, his mechanics and whether he'll survive the season. The Lions are starting three new offensive linemen this year and a rookie is challenging their starting center for his job. This is a team that led the league in 2012 in pass attempts throwing 100 more times than the Patriots did - 100 more passes! The Lions suck in short yardage rushing.
Watch for Chandler Jones, Tommy Kelly, Vince Wilfork and Rob Ninkovich to spend a serious amount of time in the Lions' backfield. This is also a game where the starting DBs should get some picks.
Look around for yourselves:
Lions Gab: Why preseason game vs. Patriots is huge | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Slay to First Team | LionsRedZone - Number #1 NFL Lions Football Fan Forum