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Detroit Lions - Team Notes

Mike Tanier calls Matthew Stafford ?the best quarterback in the NFL not named Tom Brady?.
Last week, it was SI.com?s Andy Benoit calling Matthew Stafford a top-three quarterback in the league. On Monday, Bleacher Report?s Mike Tanier took things a step further in his ?Monday Morning Digest:? (emphasis added)
With all due respect to young guns like Carson Wentz, right now Stafford is the best quarterback in the NFL not named Tom Brady.
Others produce better statistics, but none do more at the line of scrimmage (except Brady) and accomplish as much as Stafford does behind an ever-changing offensive line with a minimal running game and an ordinary defense.

And before you pull the ?it?s Bleacher Report? card, Tanier is more than a stereotypical writer at Bleacher Report (which is a way outdated stereotype, anyways). He also co-authors the annual Football Outsiders Almanac.

Stafford is finally garnering the national praise he has always seemingly deserved.

Our friends over at ?Good Morning Football? are at it again. Peter Schrager, who was at the Detroit Lions game on Sunday as part of FOX?s sideline crew, thinks that analysts may be overlooking Detroit, who has now won three straight games.
 
https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2017...ir-whitehead-steps-on-chicago-bears-leg-stomp
Did Tahir Whitehead intentionally step on a Bears player’s leg?
The Lions are facing another accusation of a stomp.
POD

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2017/11/jim_caldwell_highly_doubt_tahi.html#incart_river_index
Jim Caldwell: 'Highly doubt' Tahir Whitehead intentionally stepped on Bears player.
Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2017/11/tahir_whitehead_denies_dirty_p.html#incart_river_index
Tahir Whitehead denies dirty play: 'I play the game as clean as you can'.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/n...ahir-whitehead-detroit-lions-bears/884842001/
NFL reviewing Tahir Whitehead play vs. Chicago Bears for discipline.
Freep

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/11/21/detroit-lions-tahir-whitehead/886417001/
Lions LB Tahir Whitehead: 'I play the game as clean as you can play'.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...-doubt-whitehead-tried-injure-bear/107902902/
Lions' Whitehead: Stepping on Bears' Leno an accident.
Detnews

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/11...-linebacker-of-dirty-play-versus-bears-video/
Caldwell, Whitehead’s Wife Defend Linebacker Of Dirty Play Versus Bears.
CBSDetroit
 
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https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2017/11/21/16687336/detroit-lions-waive-dt-khyri-thornton
Detroit Lions waive DT Khyri Thornton
The Lions defensive line just got a little thinner, but the .team has an open roster spot.
POD

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2017/11/dt_khyri_thornton_cut_by_lions.html#incart_river_index
DT Khyri Thornton cut by Lions after struggling in return from suspension.
Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...1/21/lions-waive-dt-khyri-thornton/107915268/
Lions waive DT Khyri Thornton.
Detnews
 
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https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2017...-minnesota-vikings-fully-healthy-thanksgiving
Lions-Vikings injury report: Ezekiel Ansah returns to practice, Jamal Agnew sits.
The Lions could get a key piece back this week.
POD

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2017/11/ezekiel_ansah_back_jamal_agnew.html#incart_river_index
Ezekiel Ansah back, Jamal Agnew out as Lions begin Thanksgiving preparations.
Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...-ansah-returns-practice-agnew-sits/107906390/
Lions’ Ansah returns to practice; Agnew sits out.
Detnews
 
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Lions? drop rate has plummeted in 2017.
The Lions are finally catching the ball well in 2017.
Last year, the Detroit Lions had one of the worst catch rates in the NFL. According to SportsCharts.com, Lions receivers dropped 4.8 percent of passes thrown their way, good for fifth-worst in the NFL. This year has been a completely different story, despite having a very similar lineup.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPKmRvBWsAAfZnh.jpg
Think your team drops a lot of passes? Here are the teams with the highest and lowest percentage of passes dropped.

Since Week 6.. 3rd Down QB Rating
1. DET 118.8
2. NYJ 118.1
3. LAR 108.6

31. GB 43.6
32. CLE 14.6 <--- yikes
 
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