The Lions’ starters most likely finished their action in the pre-season through 3 games. Let’s take a look how the starters performed. Overall Offense The Lions offense with Stafford scored 23 points (with a missed extra point) in 7 drives against starting defenses for the Jets, Redskins and Jaguars. The Lions moved into the opponents’ […]
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Jordy Nelson recently tore his ACL and will miss the entire 2015 season. Let’s take a look at the impact of losing a player like Nelson. Production Nelson has been incredibly productive for the Packers since the 2011 season (and really 2010 playoffs). Nelson reached 1,250 yards in 3 of the last 4 seasons. During […]
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Training camp and the pre-season are in full swing around the NFL. It is the perfect time to take a look at the potential 53 man roster for the Detroit Lions before the September 1st (75 man) and September 5th (53 man) cut dates. Quarterback (3) Matt Stafford is the clear cut starter. Backup quarterbacks […]
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Pressure Stats Pressure on the quarterback is one key to having a good defense. However, the difference between a good pass rushing team and an average one is surprisingly minimal. For instance, Detroit was 3rd in QB hits with 75 and 4th in QB hurries with 193 in 2014. The league average for hits was […]
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