Monday, December 26, 2022

Morning Lions Links for Monday 12-26-22

Articles:


Lions draft pick via Rams falls from top 5 after LA’s blowout win over Broncos:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2022/12/lions-draft-pick-via-rams-falls-from-top-5-after-las-blowout-win-over-broncos.html

Snap counts, PFF grades: Detroit Lions miss 13 tackles in loss to Panthers:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2022/12/snap-counts-pff-grades-detroit-lions-miss-13-tackles-in-loss-to-panthers.html

Lions’ Frank Ragnow blames himself for botched snap: ‘That fumble was my fault’:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2022/12/lions-frank-ragnow-blames-himself-for-botched-snap-that-fumble-was-my-fault.html


Okudah's struggles show Lions still searching for a shutdown CB:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2022/12/25/detroit-lions-should-be-eyeing-cornerbacks-in-2023-nfl-draft/69755099007/






Lions Can Be Eliminated From Playoffs Week 17:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-can-be-eliminated-playoffs

Jameson Williams Acknowledges What Everyone Is Saying:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/jameson-williams-likes-twitter-post

Studs and Duds: Lions' Defense Not Physically Ready to Play:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/studs-duds-lions-not-physically-ready

Lions vs. Panthers stock report: 6 risers, 5 fallers from Saturday’s loss:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2022/12/25/23525502/lions-panthers-stock-report-6-winners-5-losers-week-16

NFC playoff picture: Winners and losers of Week 16's wild Saturday slate (Losers - Detroit Lions:  The defense, the Lions' Achilles' heel all season, gave up a stunning 320 yards rushing to the Panthers on Saturday, stalling the playoff push of one of the league's hottest teams. The Lions tumbled to 7-8 and the NFC's ninth seed. They've still won six of their last eight games, but they now need help to get into the playoffs.):  https://www.nfl.com/news/nfc-playoff-picture-winners-and-losers-of-week-16-s-wild-saturday-slate

Week 16 overreactions and reality checks (The Lions blew their playoff opportunity
Overreaction or reality: Overreaction.  Getting blown out by the Panthers doesn't scream a playoff team, yet Detroit didn't lose any ground in the playoff race. The Giants, Commanders and Seahawks all lost on Saturday -- so the Lions did blow the opportunity to snatch the No. 7 seed with two weeks to play.   Detroit still has a shot to take that No. 7 seed. The Commanders end the season with the Browns and Cowboys, while the Seahawks end with the Jets and Rams. Winning out is Detroit's only option, but can Washington and Seattle both win out and eliminate the Lions?  The only path now for Detroit is to win out (vs. Bears and at Packers) and hope both the Commanders and Seahawks lose a game on their remaining schedule. Detroit isn't out of the playoff race, but the path is harder to make it now.):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/week-16-overreactions-and-reality-checks-cowboys-can-beat-eagles-in-playoffs-vikings-will-be-one-and-done/

What We Learned From Week 16 in the N.F.L. (The Lions’ recent success may have been an illusion.  The Detroit Lions season was shaping up to be a Cinderella story. After a 1-6 start, the Lions had battled back with a 6-1 run to get to .500 heading into Christmas weekend. Though they were still a long shot for the playoffs, the Lions were rolling, and they controlled their destiny. But it all came crashing down Saturday under the weight of a desperate Carolina Panthers’ run game.  The Panthers, barely clinging to playoff hopes themselves, mashed the Lions up front. It was a four-quarter stomping, but the Panthers did a majority of their work in the first half. Led by Chuba Hubbard and D’Onta Foreman, the Panthers rattled off 240 yards on 22 carries in the first two quarters alone, an effort that put them up 24-7 at the half.  The Lions’ edge defenders and linebackers had a particularly rough day. On the first play of the game, the Panthers set up a misdirection play. The entire line blocked to the right side, and Hubbard took his first step that way, but then he cut back the other way. With one blocker coming back across the formation, Hubbard ran from right to left, away from the direction the Lions defense had been suckered into going. Hubbard raced to a 30-yard gain, an omen of what was to come.  Midway through the second quarter, tied at 7 with 9:40 left, Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold held the ball on an option play for a touchdown. The Panthers called a zone read on the goal line, putting Lions edge defender Romeo Okwara in a bind between the running back and the quarterback. Okwara crashed on the running back, freeing Darnold to trot into the end zone as the Lions’ linebackers got stuck inside playing the fake handoff.  A lack of run defense and discipline killed a Lions team that was built on running the ball and doing all the little things right. They’re normally a sound team, if a bit short of talent on both sides of the ball, but they erred on Christmas Eve, a performance that may well dash their chances of playing postseason ball. The Upshot now has the Lions with just a 17 percent chance to make the playoffs.):   https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/24/sports/football/nfl-week-16-scores.html

Lions get run over, miss chance to move into playoff spot:  https://pro32.ap.org/article/lions-get-run-over-miss-chance-move-playoff-spot

Grades:

Lions grades: Brutal defensive showing dooms Detroit in ugly loss to Panthers:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2022/12/lions-grades-brutal-defensive-showing-dooms-detroit-in-ugly-loss-to-panthers.html

Lions vs. Panthers report card, grades: Defense gets coal in their stockings:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2022/12/25/23525873/lions-vs-panthers-report-card-grade-defense-coal-stockings
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