Johnson out for "some time"

The War Room Detroit Lions — The Den
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Schefter reporting KJ is out with his knee injury. “Week to week” but expected to miss time.

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That kid can’t seem to stay healthy.

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Time for Ty Johson, JD McKissick, and newly acquired Tra Carson to step up. Lions also have Paul Perkins on the PS.

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Marshawn Lynch reunite with Bevell anyone?

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Geez, that’s actually not the worst idea I’ve heard and almost makes sense.

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I don’t think any of those guys are the answer unfortunately. If they are serious about getting back in the hunt they have to make another move IMO.

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I dunno. 3.4 yards per carry isn’t an impossible task to beat. Kerryon is sitting below average across RB stats.

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C’mon down Kenyan Drake

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We were kicking the tires on Kenyon Drake. I like the idea of adding him. Admittedly I haven’t watched much of him. However, what I have seen I liked.

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The issue is in the trenches. It’s not the RB. You don’t avg over 5 yards a carry for a season and then just magically drop to 3 unless something is wrong w the blocking and the amount of attention the run is getting from defense…it’s not like he forgot how to run.

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Adrian Peterson, as a band-aid?

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I agree we’d get far more trading for an OL but I don’t think it will happen and to make it happen we would likely have to trade GG or Decker. I just don’t see us finding an upgrade via a trade.

However we might be able to get some solid DT depth.

If I were trading for a RB I’d be calling up SF.

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Some more names to throw out there: Shane Vereen, Chris Ivory, Steven Ridley, Alfred Morris, Jeremy Hill, Blount, Kapri Bibbs.

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For a team that is trying to run the ball more, we did a really good job in the off season of ignoring our running game.

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Not really. They made a play for Malcom Brown and the rams matched the offer. CJ Anderson has a resurgent end to the regular season last year (over 500 yards rushing) in the handful of games he played w the rams. They drafted Johnson and they signed JD mcisik…it probably wasn’t as big a priority as the other spots of need under the circumstances. I’d imagine we draft another back this coming offseason…