Sunday, December 27, 2020

Morning Lions Links for Sunday 12-27-20

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FOUR DOWNS: Lions not using coaching shuffle as excuse for loss:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/four-downs-lions-not-using-coaching-shuffle-as-excuse-for-loss

O'HARA'S BURNING QUESTIONS: How much did Stafford's absence hurt Lions?:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/o-hara-s-burning-questions-how-much-did-stafford-s-absence-hurt-lions

Inside the locker room: Bruce Arians says Detroit’s lack of discipline was ‘tremendous’ boost:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2020/12/inside-the-locker-room-bruce-arians-says-detroits-lack-of-discipline-was-tremendous-boost.html

Should the Lions just shut down Matthew Stafford after latest injury?:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2020/12/should-the-lions-just-shut-down-matthew-stafford-after-latest-injury.html


Stafford injury adds injury to insult: 'We got our pride crushed today':  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2020/12/26/detroit-lions-tampa-bay-buccaneers-new-low/4047463001/


Lions pivotal play of Week 16: Matthew Stafford's early exit stifles offense:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2020/12/26/lions-pivotal-play-of-week-16-matthew-staffords-early-exit-stifles-offense/

Stephen A. Smith: 'Matt Stafford’s Career Has Wasted Away' in Detroit:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/espn-says-matthew-stafford-wasted-in-detroit


2020 NFL season, Week 16: What we learned from Saturday's games (Tampa Buccaneers 47, Detroit Lions 7 - 1. This score line could say "Buccaneers a bunch, Lions much less" and would have about the same impact on our opinion of Tampa Bay, which found itself cruising calm waters almost from the beginning of the game and coasted to a blowout win. Tampa Bay's first seven possessions went as follows: touchdown, touchdown, punt, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown, touchdown. You know how if you stare at a word too long, it starts to look less like a comprehensible word and more like a jumble of letters? That's what "touchdown" had to become for the Buccaneers on Saturday. The worst part about that sequence of scoring drives (and a lonely punt!) was only one came off a turnover; the rest were just a product of Detroit's ineptitude.  That's the overarching point here to kick things off. Detroit looked and played like a team disinterested in being at Ford Field on Saturday. The ultra-talented Bucs recognized this and decided to use it as live practice, stuffing the stat sheet and securing a playoff berth in the process.  2. It's tough to blame the Lions for appearing like they were thinking more about winter vacation destinations than defending against seafaring footballers. Detroit began the afternoon with its second-string coaching staff because of COVID-19 protocols, and after losing captain Matthew Stafford to an ankle injury early in the first quarter, the Lions found themselves rapidly sinking in a sea of points scored by the Buccaneers. As Detroit's ship took on water, its efforts amounted to very little, with its defense allowing any and every Buccaneers skill-position player -- Leonard Fournette, Chris Godwin, Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Rob Gronkowski -- to rip up yards and score touchdowns. Speaking of touchdowns, Mike Evans reset his own franchise record for most receiving touchdowns in a single season with 13. Tom Brady broke Jameis Winston's single-season passing touchdown record of 33 early, and will enter Week 17 at 36 for the year.  Brady was lights out in the first half and might have flirted with plenty of single-game passing records if he'd played in the second half, but it would've been deserving of an asterisk because of how little resistance Detroit was providing. These Lions look lost, likely because they didn't have even their interim head coach (Darrell Bevell), and also because there's little football left in a now-pointless season. After Saturday, they'll have just four quarters between them, the offseason and a new regime. Best of luck to those who take over this team.):  https://www.nfl.com/news/2020-nfl-season-week-16-what-we-learned-from-saturday-s-games


Tom Brady turns back the clock, leads Bucs to playoffs with dominant win over Lions:  https://sports.yahoo.com/tom-brady-turns-back-the-clock-leads-bucs-to-playoffs-with-dominant-win-over-lions-210531302.html




Detroit Market Audio Disappears During Buccaneers-Lions Slaughter:  https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/bucs-lions-announcers-out-audio-detroit-no-sound-01etgbsx15yh

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