Hull was the other one I was considering for #5. He probably is ahead of Bly. I didn't count Martinez for this because he wasn't a normal FA signing.
Noted pro football pundit Mike Greenberg predicted that the Lions would win the NFC North this am. So, we're definitely gonna be the sucker, not the suckee.
And just as we might be getting Decker back, Lang is out with a concussion. Ansah also looks unlikely to play with a back issue (on top of the previous knee issue). Was really hoping he would be getting healthier as the season progressed instead of more banged.
Chase Winovich has also claimed that it should have been his. Apologies in advance because that will only make sense to a small subset.
Suck our dicks #Cleveland Browns fans. Don't even need to give you a get ready warning, it will be an ass beating.
That was a tremendous throw, too. We need Golladay badly as a deep threat. Would be nice to see him continue that trend if he can stay healthy.
We play our safeties (including Poopers) a minimum of 20 yards off the line every play and it's just awesome.
I like the audibles that turn into long touchdown passes better than the ones that turn into negative rushing yards.
Detroit Lions (5–4) Best Wins: 35–23 vs Cardinals (Week 1), 14–7 at Vikings (Week 4) Worst Losses: 52–38 at Saints (Week 6), 27–24 vs. Panthers (Week 5) Notable Remaining Games: Vs. Vikings (Week 12), at Ravens (Week 13), at Bengals (Week 16), vs. Packers (Week 17) It feels like most of us are still sleeping on the Lions, because this team is more balanced than it seems. The wild, two-touchdown loss to the Saints was Detroit’s lone terrible performance this year; Detroit’s other three losses have come by a combined total of 12 points. The defense, one of the worst in the league last season, has come alive in 2017. It has a bona vide shutdown corner in Darius Slay (four interceptions), who’s proved he can shadow some of the league’s best receivers: Slay’s surrendered just a combined 13 catches for 157 yards and one touchdown this year in coverage of Odell Beckham Jr., Julio Jones, Kelvin Benjamin, Michael Thomas, Antonio Brown, and Jordy Nelson, per Pro Football Focus. Glover Quin has picked off three passes of his own, and pass rushers Ezekiel Ansah (4.0) and Anthony Zettel (6.0) have combined for 10 sacks. The Lions have been underrated on offense as well. Detroit’s sixth in the NFL in scoring (27.1 points per game) through 10 weeks; quarterback Matt Stafford is currently fourth in passing yards (2,461) and sixth in touchdowns (17) and has thrown just five picks. Golden Tate and Marvin Jones make up a fearsome and versatile pass-catching duo (Tate’s still the best run-after-the-catch receiver in the league, and Jones is an excellent deep-ball tracker), and even drop-prone tight end Eric Ebron seems intent on a second-half redemption tour (he caught a 29-yard touchdown pass in Sunday’s 38–24 win over the Browns). Detroit hasn’t had much of a run game, but it won’t hurt that the team just got starting left tackle Taylor Decker back after he missed the first nine weeks of the season to a labrum injury. And oh, by the way, coming into this week, the Lions had the no. 2-ranked special teams unit by Football Outsiders DVOA. Not only are the Lions probably better than we all realize, but they’ve got an easy schedule down the stretch. Just two of their remaining six opponents currently have a winning record (the Vikings and Packers). Over the next seven weeks, the team plays at the Bears, at home against Minnesota, at the Ravens, at the Bucs, at home against the Bears, at the Bengals, and then closes out the season at home against the Packers, who may or may not have Aaron Rodgers back by then. Detroit’s got to improve in the red zone (it came into this week 27th in touchdowns per red-zone trip) to give itself a fighting chance at winning the division, but the rest of the year is set up well for a postseason run.