Down to earth expectations after lastnight

[Air2theThrown]

@BigNatty

I also feel like you guys aren’t factoring Gibby in at all.

Your right.

Jah will bring plenty to the short passing game but he is too small to be a legitimate factor on the outside.

You need a big physical WR who can fight for the ball out there. We’re lacking that.

[BigNatty]

Versatile TEs may help.

My guess is that Ben has a plan.

[farmerted]

One thing I don’t hear much is how the Lions offensive line just sorta took over in the 4th quarter last week. If you rewatch the 4th, it was all about the Lions smash mouthing the Chiefs. Only Ragnow’s failure to snap stopped one of the drives and they nearly did it in four downs. They owned the Chiefs DLine on the ground.

Sure, the Chiefs didn’t have Chris Jones and that matters. But I don’t think the Seahawks are built to stop the run and they don’t have a Chris Jones. Dramont ain’t half bad, but I think we’ll be able to run on them.

[DetroitStrong]

I see my record prediction of 13-4 was very conservative, like too conservative. I’ll be disappointed with anything less than 15-2.

[Thats2]

@Air2theThrown

You need a big physical WR who can fight for the ball out there. We’re lacking that.

They could use him the way the Dolphins use Waddle or the Seahawks use Lockett. There are ways to scheme the smaller guys open on the outside, as long as they are quick enough to avoid the jam at the line of scrimmage. Or you can line them up deeper/have them come in motion.

In general I agree though, it’s hard to live out there for a smaller guy. But our advantage is we don’t need him to live out there. Just be enough of a threat periodically.

[stephenboyd57]

@DetroitStrong

I’ll be disappointed with anything less than 15-2.

Just to double check, you are talking about the Lions that play in Detroit correct!?

[farmerted]

I thought Josh Reynolds might have been the MVP of the game. He played his ass off. This is not to say I disagree with you. But at least he came through for us.

[DetroitStrong]

I mean hey, no time like the present! It is wild times!

[DetroitStrong]

I really like Josh reynolds, ever since he signed he has been a solid and consistent guy. He definitely helped Goff start to settle in. I just think he’s kind of an underrated guy a lot of fans tend to overlook or want to improve on. In a perfect scenario I do think he’d be our 4 or 5 receiver, but the dude can definitely be a solid #3 if needed

[Tcmouse]

@DetroitStrong

I really like Josh reynolds, ever since he signed he has been a solid and consistent guy. He definitely helped Goff start to settle in. I just think he’s kind of an underrated guy a lot of fans tend to overlook or want to improve on. In a perfect scenario I do think he’d be our 4 or 5 receiver, but the dude can definitely be a solid #3 if needed

I think Josh is a decent #3 and a pretty good #4. But he is not a #2 thats what we lack. Josh is fine and even steps up at times.

[DetroitStrong]

For sure, I agree. Ideally, I’m hoping by the end of the year our top 5 WR are (barring a trade)

ARSB
Jamo
Raymond
Reynolds
Green

I know I’m leaving off Marvin but, I would love for Antoine green to be able to step up and play a role for us this year. Remember ARSB took a half a season to get rolling too!

[Air2theThrown]

@Thats2

They could use him the way the Dolphins use Waddle or the Seahawks use Lockett. There are ways to scheme the smaller guys open on the outside

You could but that’s not easy to do when most of your WR Corp is small. Keep in mind we tried that the first part of the 2022 season with little fanfare.

We really need a bigger more physical presence if we want to consistently win across the board.

I’m hoping MJ can help us there and Jamo can be the icing on the cake but last season we really struggled with our offense until Chark got healthy and suddenly we started firing on all cylinders. Having a guy who can consistently win outside is important to having a healthy scheme.

[Air2theThrown]

@farmerted

I thought Josh Reynolds might have been the MVP of the game.

I like Josh. I was pounding the table for us to get him in FA last year. Solid addition to the team… He’s a solid depth guy but he’s not a guy who consistently wins his matchups.

[BigNatty]

@Air2theThrown

I was pounding the table

[coyote12]

@Air2theThrown

@farmerted

I thought Josh Reynolds might have been the MVP of the game.

I like Josh. I was pounding the table for us to get him in FA last year. Solid addition to the team.. He’s a solid depth guy but he’s not a guy who consistently wins his matchups.

I don’t recall that pounding but as we get older we tend to forget more or think we did LOL

[Air2theThrown]

@coyote12

I don’t recall that pounding but as we get older we tend to forget more or think we did LOL

Then you weren’t paying attention… there was a ton of conversation about it. I mean a megaton in a lot of threads because WR was a hot topic. Me and @wesleysh21 were the biggest for signing Josh and we had many debates with @Phunnypharm about it who was the strongest against bringing him in.

You can do a search and verify if you want. Here’s a couple that show proof.

If not Golladay.... who? Really who?

I think you nailed it. If not Golladay…who? I have made no bones about wanting Josh Reynolds to be a part of our offseason plans. I want someone here who is familiar with Goff and how he see’s the field, and can put up 400 - 800 yards a year. I think that is his production expectation level. Whether we bring back Golladay or not, I want Reynolds.

Lions claim WR Josh Reynolds

I wanted us to get Reynolds prior to the start of the season. There were some who strongly opposed it. You have to understand what we’re getting here. He not a starter he’s a depth piece but he’s a solid depth piece. He has value but do not expect him to be a high quality starter because that’s not who he is. However with our weak WR corp he should be a welcomed addition. I like the pick-up. @Phunnypharm is going to hate it. I agree with Wes here but I’d like to add that out of every low l…

[Phunnypharm]

@Air2theThrown

@coyote12

I don’t recall that pounding but as we get older we tend to forget more or think we did LOL

Then you weren’t paying attention… there was a ton of conversation about it. I mean a megaton in a lot of threads because WR was a hot topic. Me and @wesleysh21 were the biggest for signing Josh and we had many debates with @Phunnypharm about it who was the strongest against bringing him in.

You can do a search and verify if you want. Here’s a couple that show proof.

If not Golladay.... who? Really who? - #2 by wesleysh21

Lions claim WR Josh Reynolds - #13 by Air2theThrown

That really isn’t what I argued against……

I was thrilled to get Reynolds after the Titans released him…
I just didn’t want them to spend the that people were throwing out during the UFA period.

Most of the discussion I had about Reynolds is that he is NOT a deep threat. This remains to be true. He has NEVER caught a pass for more than 40 yards. He is a quality WR working intermediate level routes… mostly in the middle of the field.

[CuriousHusker]

@stephenboyd57

Defense could be really good.

As I mentioned about a month ago, I think Julian Love was a huge loss. He was the matchup guy that allowed Wink to blitz like a bat out of Hades and still have competent coverage. I don’t think they currently have a safety that can cover like a corner.

Starting two rookie corners doesn’t help. Both are big and fast though. They should be much better soon.

Though Sunday was really all about an inability to pass protect and the mistakes (most of which were tied to one another).

[FreebirdPartDeux]

Intermediate routes working today