Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Morning Lions Links for Tuesday 9-27-22

Articles:


TIM AND MIKE: Week 3 observations:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/tim-and-mike-week-3-observations-okudah-goff-stbrown

Lions pondering holding banged-up RB D’Andre Swift out until after bye week:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2022/09/lions-pondering-holding-banged-up-rb-dandre-swift-out-until-after-bye-week.html

Snap counts, PFF grades: Lions’ Alim McNeill flashes pass-rush chops with increased role:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2022/09/snap-counts-pff-grades-lions-alim-mcneill-flashes-pass-rush-chops-with-increased-role.html

3 things we learned: The Lions’ options behind Tracy Walker aren’t very good:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2022/09/3-things-we-learned-the-lions-options-behind-tracy-walker-arent-very-good.html

Lions' Tracy Walker tears Achilles, D'Andre Swift sprains shoulder:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/09/26/detroit-lions-tracy-walker-achilles-dandre-swift-shoulder/69519277007/






Dan Campbell Explains Why Lions Did Not Milk the Clock:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/nfl/lions/news/dan-campbell-explains-clock-management

Amani Oruwariye Is Lowest PFF-Graded Detroit Lion Week 3:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/amani-oruwariye-lowest-pff-graded-week-three


The Lions are leading (if not winning) with a dominant rushing attack:  https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/lists/detroit-lions-run-game-dandre-swift-jamaal-williams-jared-goff-duce-staley/

Butt-Punting Is A Bad Idea, And Other NFL Lessons Learned From Week 3 (maya: There have been a couple baffling late-game decisions and occurrences already this season — penalties, bad timeouts, too-bold and not-bold-enough calls. While I will never forget Brian Daboll going for 2 in his first game as a head coach, do you guys have a favorite weird late game call? neil: A high standard was set early, as Hackett came out HOT in Week 1 with that bizarre failed FG drive versus Seattle.   Ty Schalter: Well, I don’t know about favorite, but Dan Campbell trotting out a replacement-level kicker with a career long of 53 to attempt a 54-yard field goal — rather than going for it on 4th-and-4 or trusting excellent punter Jack Fox to pin the Vikings deep — certainly stands out in my mind.  neil: So many coaches have been weirdly obsessed with setting up unnecessary field goals.  joshua.hermsmeyer: I like that Campbell came out and said he regretted it — and seemed to mean it. Perhaps there’s hope he won’t make the same mistake twice.  But you shouldn’t be trying to go up 6 like that anyway.  Ty Schalter: Ben Baldwin’s bot says it all (click link below).  But even if the field-goal numbers look slightly better than punting, these models are based on real-world leaguewide norms, and most coaches don’t trot out shaky kickers without big legs to attempt game-defining 50-plus yarders when there are better options.):  https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/butt-punting-is-a-bad-idea-and-other-nfl-lessons-learned-from-week-3/

Week 3 overreactions: Jaguars best in AFC South? (The Lions have to learn how to finish games - Overreaction or reality: Reality.  The Lions blew a 10-point lead and got outscored 14-0 in the final quarter of a game they dominated early. In their five fourth-quarter possessions, Detroit punted twice, turned the ball over on downs, missed a field goal and Jared Goff threw a desperate interception after the Vikings took the lead.   Detroit ran 27 plays for 80 yards with no points. On a fourth-and-4 up three points with 1:14 remaining, Dan Campbell decided to attempt a 54-yard field goal to put the Lions up six after going 4 of 6 on fourth-down tries earlier in the game. A confusing decision on fourth down set the Vikings up with good field position to drive down the field for the winning score.   This was a game the Lions have to have to take the next step under Campbell. This team is better, but Campbell has to coach them to wins in addition to willing them.):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-3-overreactions-and-reality-checks-jaguars-best-in-afc-south-bills-cant-win-big-games/

NFL Week 3: Broncos beat Niners, Packers top Bucs, Jags upset Chargers (Minnesota Vikings 28, Detroit Lions 24 - Slicing and dicing!  Lions star wideout Amon Ra St. Brown ran through the Vikings' defense on a crucial fourth down for Detroit.  Comeback - Things came down to the wire in this one, but it was the Vikings' defense that showed up when it was most important, shutting down Jared Goff late in the fourth quarter and sealing the win.):  https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-week-3-broncos-beat-niners-packers-top-bucs-jags-upset-chargers

32 things we learned from Week 3 of 2022 NFL season: Super Bowl, MVP favorites emerging? (23. If only the "Hard Knocks" camera crews were around to document Lions coach Dan Campbell's decision to take his foot off the accelerator late in Sunday's game, opting for a (failed) 54-yard FG attempt with 74 seconds remaining and his team up by three. The Lions, who were 4-for-6 on fourth down, surrendered the game-winning TD on the Minnesota Vikings' ensuing drive. "I should have gone for it," Campbell said afterward. "I just felt like, ‘You know what? Let’s kick the field goal. We go up by six and force them to score a touchdown for the win.'"):   https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/nate-davis/2022/09/25/nfl-week-3-32-things-we-learned-dolphins-lamar-jackson/8114053001/

Detroit Lions And Minnesota Vikings: An Opportunity To Define Themselves Declined:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/detroit-lions-and-minnesota-vikings-an-opportunity-to-define-themselves-declined/

$.10 After NFL Week 3 (Dan Campbell has done a pretty darn good job in Detroit but he cost his Lions a win with a brutal decision late in their loss to the Vikings. That one hurt and Campbell knows it.):  https://football.realgm.com/analysis/3480/$10-After-NFL-Week-3

2023 NFL Draft:


College Football Week 4 Winners: Malik Cunningham Is Electric As He Joins Exclusive Club:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/college-football-week-4-winners-malik-cunningham-is-electric/


Monday Morning GM: Evaluating 2023 NFL Draft Quarterbacks From Week 4:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mmgm-week-4-2023-nfl-draft/
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