Game 1: Eagles @ Lions Thread

[Mitchrapp]

35 points.

You should win scoring that many points.

Defense has always been the problem.

 

[brewer229]

Good rushing.
Poor defense
Pedestrian passing game.
Multiple questionable coaching calls.

I guess we are what we expected.

 

[gotime909]

Okudah was one of the few bright spots on d

 

[thehippo73]

Here's my take on the whole game

The offense came out and ran the the ball down their throats. Then we abandon the run game. Swift is the real deal. Williams is a great complement. Offensive Line was dominate.

Goff looked bad to start then gave us what we should expect. Goff is never going to dominate a game. He is an average nfl quarterback, nothing less nothing more.

Receivers have to do a better job on drops. Drops killed momentum all day.

Defensive Line is getting more pressure than past years. Didn't result in sacks with Hurts escaping every time.

Rodrigo is a good young LB. It doesn't bode well that he is our best LB. AA is trash. Board is serviceable.

Okudah and AO played well. I will have to watch again but seemed Ike AJ Brown did most of his damage away from them. Depth is going to be an issue.

Special teams were solid.

Coaching lost this game. The fact that we didn't continue to pound the ball down their throat is a failure on the offense. We were up 7-0 with the ball and the ability to walk down the field like we did all day when Swift was carrying the ball and Goff was limited. A TD there changes the entire game. AG never had any answers for Hurts. Philly has a great offensive line. Give them some credit. But the defense has to get better.

 

[biggunsbob]

Here's my take on the whole game

The offense came out and ran the the ball down their throats. Then we abandon the run game. Swift is the real deal. Williams is a great complement. Offensive Line was dominate.

Goff looked bad to start then gave us what we should expect. Goff is never going to dominate a game. He is an average nfl quarterback, nothing less nothing more.

Receivers have to do a better job on drops. Drops killed momentum all day.

Defensive Line is getting more pressure than past years. Didn't result in sacks with Hurts escaping every time.

Rodrigo is a good young LB. It doesn't bode well that he is our best LB. AA is trash. Board is serviceable.

Okudah and AO played well. I will have to watch again but seemed Ike AJ Brown did most of his damage away from them. Depth is going to be an issue.

Special teams were solid.

Coaching lost this game. The fact that we didn't continue to pound the ball down their throat is a failure on the offense. We were up 7-0 with the ball and the ability to walk down the field like we did all day when Swift was carrying the ball and Goff was limited. A TD there changes the entire game. AG never had any answers for Hurts. Philly has a great offensive line. Give them some credit. But the defense has to get better.

Sort of
That is not exactly like it happened. When we got the ball back up 7-0 the Eagles adjusted their defense to stop the run. I agree you can?t Abandon the run but the eagles were stopping the run then. I think we had 3 straight three and outs followed by a pick 6. Seems like the Eagles adjusted and the lions offense didn?t. Offense got better as the game went on.

Other issues
Defense was bad.
Drops killed us.
Missed tackles killed us
The pick 6 the tight end and qb were not on the same page.
Onside kick was stupid. Too early and at least dribble it.
Clock management was putrid by Campbell.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Who gives a crap about the good and the bad. It's an L.

 

[mhughes0021]

Defense and coaches sucked... nothing new to see here.

 

[LKP]

Only teams to score more than Lions week 1

Chiefs and Eagles. And Eagles had the pick 6 to do that

Pick 6 on pressure allowed by 3rd string rg stenberg.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Only teams to score more than Lions week 1

Chiefs and Eagles. And Eagles had the pick 6 to do that

Pick 6 on pressure allowed by 3rd string rg stenberg.

Wait, what?

Does that mean the Lions lost two games in week 1?

To the Eagles AND the Chiefs?

That don?t seem right!

Not even for the Lions!

 

[sggatecl]

Lions offense scores more points than Eagles offense.

Lions defense allows less points than Eagles defense.

Eagles win. That is peak Lions football.

 

[LKP]

Wait, what?

Does that mean the Lions lost two games in week 1?

To the Eagles AND the Chiefs?

That don?t seem right!

Not even for the Lions!

Lions are 27-2 then

 

[mhughes0021]

Only teams to score more than Lions week 1

Chiefs and Eagles. And Eagles had the pick 6 to do that

Pick 6 on pressure allowed by 3rd string rg stenberg.

Coaches need to watch the chiefs Kelce highlights from that game.... stop running hock on 2 yard outs.

 

[thehippo73]

Sort of
That is not exactly like it happened. When we got the ball back up 7-0 the Eagles adjusted their defense to stop the run. I agree you can?t Abandon the run but the eagles were stopping the run then. I think we had 3 straight three and outs followed by a pick 6. Seems like the Eagles adjusted and the lions offense didn?t. Offense got better as the game went on.

Other issues
Defense was bad.
Drops killed us.
Missed tackles killed us
The pick 6 the tight end and qb were not on the same page.
Onside kick was stupid. Too early and at least dribble it.
Clock management was putrid by Campbell.

The first 3 and out after the TD was Goff negative yard completion, Swift for 6 yards, Goff incomplete, punt. The Eagles hadn't made an adjustment at that point. Swift was on fire and should have had been featured.

 

[LKP]

Coaches need to watch the chiefs Kelce highlights from that game.... stop running hock on 2 yard outs.

Agree. Hock can do better, execute better and be used much better. Let's see how they respond against Washington (without Chase Young).

Washington showed signs of life on offense with Samuel, McClaurin and Dotson

 

[johnny2x2x]

Offense played well enough to win.

Defense is a trash fire. Need to add talent at all 3 levels, we need a stud LB and Safety more than anything.

Hoping Hutchinson just had some 1st game jitters and was going against an elite O Line, because we cannot afford for him to not be an impact player.

Orunwariye had a rough game. But Okudah had a great comeback game. Charles Harris was really good at DE. DTs are nothing more than average. Rodriguez made some plays at LB, b ut Anzelone over runs everything.

Philly is one of the top teams in the NFC, nice come back by the Lions to make it close. The offense was a few dropped passes from really humming against what's supposed to be a good defense.

 

[grandy]

Offense played well enough to win.

Defense is a trash fire. Need to add talent at all 3 levels, we need a stud LB and Safety more than anything.

Hoping Hutchinson just had some 1st game jitters and was going against an elite O Line, because we cannot afford for him to not be an impact player.

Orunwariye had a rough game. But Okudah had a great comeback game. Charles Harris was really good at DE. DTs are nothing more than average. Rodriguez made some plays at LB, b ut Anzelone over runs everything.

Philly is one of the top teams in the NFC, nice come back by the Lions to make it close. The offense was a few dropped passes from really humming against what's supposed to be a good defense.

Interested to see how the D-line does against a worse O-line and less mobile QB. Washington should be a good gauge.

 

[grandy]

PFF grades are out. Some highlights below:

Highest overall grade on defense: Rodriguez - 73.4
Lowest overall grade on defense: Barnes - 29.4

Highest overall grade on offense: Swift - 82.3
Lowest overall grade on offense: Stenberg - 25.9

Other notables
Sewell - 79.8
Elliott - 70.7
Goff - 49.5
Ragnow - 48.8
Thor - 40.3
Hutch - 56.3


Still digging in, just some overall grades for now.

 

[LKP]

PFF grades are out. Some highlights below:

Highest overall grade on defense: Rodriguez - 73.4
Lowest overall grade on defense: Barnes - 29.4

Highest overall grade on offense: Swift - 82.3
Lowest overall grade on offense: Stenberg - 25.9

Other notables
Sewell - 79.8
Elliott - 70.7
Goff - 49.5
Ragnow - 48.8
Thor - 40.3
Hutch - 56.3


Still digging in, just some overall grades for now.

Surprised our 3rd string RG did so bad

Rodrigo showing out

Barnes is basically a slower Jarrad Davis at this point but he is still new at the position. Disappointing

I get the vet LB love for the staff but Anzalone is not the vet LB you want

Will be interested to see Okudah's grade. Thought he did solid at least/borderline good

 

[grandy]

Surprised our 3rd string RG did so bad

Rodrigo showing out

Barnes is basically a slower Jarrad Davis at this point but he is still new at the position. Disappointing

I get the vet LB love for the staff but Anzalone is not the vet LB you want

Will be interested to see Okudah's grade. Thought he did solid at least/borderline good

Okudah finished 63.1 overall. Second highest tackling grade behind Walker. 58.7 coverage grade, not good but not terrible.

 

[mhughes0021]

We should get the Cowboys a week or 2 before Dak comes back too.