Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Morning Lions Links for Thursday 9-14-23




Lions DB Brian Branch: Pick-6 off Patrick Mahomes 'a dream come true':  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2023/09/13/brian-branch-pick-6-off-patrick-mahomes-detroit-lions-rookie-debut/

Dan Campbell pleased with his Lions secondary but still sees 'correctable' issues:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2023/09/13/dan-campbell-pleased-lions-secondary-correctable-issues-week-1/

Lions Seeking Payback against Seahawks: 'We Remember':  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-seeking-payback-against-seahawks


Campbell: Aidan Hutchinson Is 'Relentless':  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/campbell-aidan-hutchinson-relentless



Goff would rather not talk – or think – about near-NFL-record streak: "What streak?":  https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroit-lions/detroit-lions-jared-goff-closing-in-on-nfl-record


PFF - NFL offensive line rankings ahead of Week 2 | NFL News, Rankings and Statistics (3. DETROIT LIONS:  While the Chiefs were missing their two best pass rushers, the Lions' offensive line still lived up to the preseason hype in their opening game. The unit allowed just five pressures on 35 dropbacks.
Right guard Halapoulivaati Vaitai came back strong after missing the entire 2023 season. Big V earned a positive grade on eight run plays, which was tied for the most by an offensive lineman in Week 1.
Best player: Frank Ragnow.  There are multiple contenders for this title on Detroit's offensive line. When healthy, Ragnow is among the best centers in the league, as he has allowed just one quarterback knockdown since the start of the 2022 season.):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-offensive-line-rankings-week-2-2023

32 teams, 32 observations from Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season (DETROIT LIONS:  Among edge defenders, only Arden Key racked up more pressures than the seven that Aidan Hutchinson managed. And only two edge rushers secured more quarterback hits than Hutchinson's three.):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-32-teams-32-observations-week-1-2023-nfl-season

NFL Week 1's biggest deals: Aaron Rodgers' injury buries Jets; Cowboys, Jordan Love make statements (7. Lions restore the roar in Kansas City:  I've clowned on the Lions in the past by employing a common refrain from their long-suffering fan base: Rebuilding since 1957. No more! Not after what Dan Campbell's squad showed us in the Kickoff Game, raining on the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs' parade with a gutsy 21-20 win at Arrowhead Stadium. The most impressive part: The Lions didn't even play their "A" game. That's why this is a group to believe in -- a group I believe in, having picked Detroit to win its first division title since 1993.  I don't want to hear about the Chiefs missing Travis Kelce and Chris Jones. They still had Patrick Mahomes, the reigning league/Super Bowl MVP who was undefeated in preseason openers before the Lions came to town last week. Check out this contrast, courtesy of the good folks at NFL Research):  https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-week-1-s-biggest-deals-aaron-rodgers-injury-buries-jets-cowboys-jordan-love-

NFL RB Index, Week 2: Five potential trade fits for Jonathan Taylor; ranking the top 15 running backs (9.  David Montgomery - 2023 stats: 1 game | 21 att | 74 rush yds | 3.5 ypc | 1 rush TD | 0 rec | 0 rec yds | 0 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost.  Montgomery was solid in his first game as a Detroit Lion, providing the offense with a steady, downhill effort that helped open up Ben Johnson’s passing attack. He was reliable early in the Lions' upset of the Chiefs, but his two biggest plays came in the fourth quarter, when he hit paydirt on a game-tying, 8-yard touchdown run and iced the win by converting on third-and-2 with less than two minutes to play.  15.  Jahmyr Gibbs - 2023 stats: 1 game | 7 att | 42 rush yds | 6.0 ypc | 0 rush TDs | 2 rec | 18 rec yds | 0 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost.  Gibbs was used in a variety of ways, just like Lions OC Ben Johnson said he would be. In Detroit's statement win over Kansas City, Gibbs was all over the field, taking 63 percent of his snaps out of the backfield but also lining up out wide, in the slot and in tight (including nine snaps in shift/motion), according to Next Gen Stats. The Lions allowed Gibbs to get his feet wet without asking too much of him in Week 1, but I can’t wait to see what’s ahead for the No. 12 overall pick.):  

2023 NFL QB Power Rankings, Week 2: Lawrence into top 5 (12.  Jared Goff - DETROIT LIONS QB:  His Week 1 outing was par for the course: while he wasn't particularly special throwing to a relatively thin WR corps, he did enough when it mattered to help pull off the upset of Kansas City. He's best as a figurehead for a playoff lineup. (+1)):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-qb-power-rankings-week-2-jaguars-trevor-lawrence-enters-top-five-packers-jordan-love-surges/

Secret Superstars and underrated players for Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season (Halapoulivaati Vaitai, OG, Detroit Lions - The former Eagles guard signed a five-year, $45 million contract with the Lions this offseason, so he’s not exactly a “secret” per se, but his work against the Chiefs in the 2023 season opener in Detroit’s 21-20 win should not go unnoticed. Vaitai didn’t allow a single pressure of any kind in 37 pass-blocking reps, and his work in offensive coordinator Ben Johnson’s highly diverse run game was outstanding all the way through. He was more than capable of dealing with Kansas City’s defensive tackles at the line of scrimmage with quickness and power, and on this four-yard David Montgomery run in the first quarter, Vaitai moved adeptly to the second level, and shelved linebacker Nick Bolton.):  https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/lists/nfl-underrated-players-derek-carr-brandon-aiyuk-jordan-whitehead/

NFL QB Rankings, Week 1: Advanced stats say 2023's most efficient quarterback is ... Jordan Love? (3
Guys who've burned us before - 9. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions: 0.141.  Goff led a comeback victory in Arrowhead Stadium, which furthers the hypothesis that he’s back.):  https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nfl-qb-rankings-week-1-advanced-stats-say-2023s-most-efficient-quarterback-is-jordan-love

NFL QB Rankings 2023: Are Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor Lawrence, and Matthew Stafford Among the Best Quarterbacks in the NFL? (14. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions:  Goff and Garoppolo share territory here because they’re practically the Spiderman meme. Both are assassins over the middle of the field that can do next to nothing when the pocket begins collapsing. They need that structure around them to have a strong foundation.  Luckily for Goff, he has that in Detroit. Ben Johnson might be the best non-Shanahan run game architect in the league, and the Lions’ offensive line can be punishing when healthy.):  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-qb-power-rankings/


Seattle Media:

Devon Witherspoon On Track To Make Seahawks Debut Sunday:  https://www.seahawks.com/news/devon-witherspoon-on-track-to-make-seahawks-debut-sunday


Video:

Lions & Packers start 1-0, Vikings & Bears disappoint:  https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/1278872


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