Sunday, September 27, 2020

Afternoon Lions Links for Sunday 9-27-20

Articles:




5 Questions with Howard Balzer of SI AllCardinals:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/5-questions-howard-balzer-si-all-cardinals


What you need to know for the Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals in Week 3:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2020/09/27/what-you-need-to-know-detroit-lions-arizona-cardinals-week-3/

Updating Vegas Watch: Lions hold steady as 5.5-point underdogs at Cardinals in Week 3:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2020/09/27/updating-vegas-watch-detroit-lions-underdogs-arizona-cardinals-week-3/

Week 3 Preview: The Josh Allen Way vs. the Goff Formula, Lamar’s Arm Can Beat K.C. (4. The Lions’ media darlings-ish status this summer was due to three factors: (1) The underappreciated greatness of Matthew Stafford, (2) the anticipated crappiness of the NFC North, and (3) the fact that, in Year 3 of the Matt Patricia era, there’s no way the defense could be any worse than it was in 2019. Or so we thought.  Two games into the 2020 season, there are alarming signs that a further regression of the Lions defense could be unfolding. The pass rush remains, in the words of Clay Aiken, invisible (that’s just one word, but it’s the song title, so according to my lawyer the reference still counts). Detroit seemed to finally catch a break last week in Green Bay when the Packers lost top weapon Davante Adams to a hamstring injury. Instead, it became a showcase for the Lions’ inability to tackle, as they allowed 248 rushing yards and 8.0 per carry on 31 designed Packers runs (even if you take out Aaron Jones’s 75-yard TD run to open the second half—and that’s a heck of a thing to take out—they still allowed 5.8 per attempt). The Packers had scoring drives of 69 and 74 yards in their only two meaningful possessions after losing Adams.  The Lions might have been a rookie RB’s drop away from beating Chicago in the opener. But even if D’Andre Swift hangs onto that ball, it’s impossible to ignore the defense’s culpability in allowing three fourth-quarter touchdowns to a Mitchell Trubisky-led offense, the kind of thing that should immediately trigger a point-shaving investigation.  For Patricia and GM Bob Quinn, the past calendar year has been defined by the GM bringing in the coach’s “guys.” That’s how you end up dealing Quandre Diggs for pennies on the dollar and trading a No. 1 corner in Darius Slay for two mid-round draft picks. But instead of those guys starting to turn things around, they’re finding new ways to fail on a weekly basis.  On Sunday, the Lions travel to Arizona, site of last year’s opener, to face a Cardinals offense that is very good. But it’s also one they prepared for in the past, and one that they held in check until they let a lead slip away late in a season-opening tie.  If top receiver Kenny Golladay is back, Stafford no longer has to drag this offense to respectability, and this Cardinals secondary is ripe for the picking downfield. If the Lions aren’t competitive for a second straight week, and/or the defense finds new ways to embarrass itself, what’s the point in continuing to take the franchise down this path?):  https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/09/27/week-3-preview-josh-allen-jared-goff-contrasts-lamar-better-equipped-for-chiefs

Articles from Opposing Teams Media:

As Lions Visit, Undefeated Cardinals Refuse To Be Crowned:  https://www.azcardinals.com/news/as-lions-visit-undefeated-cardinals-refuse-to-be-crowned


Cardinals Need to Cut Turnovers, Penalties to Avoid Trap-Game Loss:  https://www.si.com/nfl/cardinals/news/avoid-turnovers-penalties-win-trap-game

2021 NFL Draft:

K.J. Costello makes SEC history as Mississippi State upsets LSU:  https://draftwire.usatoday.com/2020/09/26/k-j-costello-mississippi-state-lsu-upset-nfl-draft/
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