Thursday, October 24, 2024

Lions Links for Thursday 10-24-24

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NOTEBOOK: Bates named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/notebook-bates-named-nfc-special-teams-player-of-the-week



NFC NORTH: Where all four teams stand heading into Week 8:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/nfc-north-week-8-goff-darnold-love-williams-detroit-lions

Dan Campbell: Jameson Williams 'lost his grip' with 2nd suspension, will climb up again:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/10/23/jameson-williams-suspension-dan-campbell-lions-nfl/75810192007/





Lions favored in Week 8 over Titans by biggest margin in almost 30 years:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2024/10/23/lions-favored-in-week-8-over-titans-by-biggest-margin-in-almost-30-years/

Terrion Arnold: Breaking down the Lions rookie CB game film from win over Vikings:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2024/10/23/terrion-arnold-lions-film-breakdown-rookie-cb-performance-grade-vs-vikings-week-7/

Best and worst PFF grades for Lions from Week 7 vs. Vikings:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/lists/best-and-worst-pff-grades-for-lions-from-week-7-vs-vikings/




Lions' Brian Branch Being Called 'Best Player' in Football:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/brian-branch-praised-kay-adams

Pros and Cons of Lions Trading For Azeez Ojulari:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/pros-cons-lions-trading-for-azeez-ojulari

Maxx Crosby: Lions Fans Have Started Pandemonium, Revolution:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/maxx-crosby-lions-fans-have-started-revolution



Lions-Vikings key stats: Linebackers carry Detroit’s defense while pass rush stumbles:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2024/10/23/24270234/lions-vikings-key-stats-linebackers-carry-detroits-defense-while-pass-rush-stumbles


Jared Goff, red-hot Detroit Lions' offense have the team on a Super Bowl trajectory:  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-jared-goff-detroit-lions-offense-super-bowl-trajectory

32 NFL observations after Week 7: TJ Watt thrives against the run while DK Metcalf is peerless in contested-catch situations (Detroit Lions - Jared Goff leads the league in passing yards when using play-action. He’s at 774 with second place coming in 139 yards lower via Lamar Jackson.):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-32-nfl-observations-after-week-7-tj-watt-thrives-against-the-run-while-dk-metcalf-is-peerless-in-contested-catch-situations

10 highest-graded NFL players who will be free agents in 2025:  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-10-highest-graded-nfl-players-who-will-be-free-agents-in-2025

Buyers and sellers ahead of 2024 NFL trade deadline: Can Lions add key piece? Titans teardown on? (THE BUYERS - Detroit Lions:  Lions edge rusher is currently the most glaring trade need in the entire NFL. It was risky to enter the season counting on Marcus Davenport to stay healthy for an entire campaign, and he lasted two games. Losing Aidan Hutchinson, who'd been a leading candidate for Defensive Player of the Year, was disastrous. Detroit simply doesn't generate consistent pressure with anyone else on the edge. Even after the Lions played all of Week 7 without him, Hutchinson still leads the team with 30 pressures. Given that the next closest edge player on the roster is Josh Paschal with nine, there is a good chance Hutchinson will continue to pace his position group into December. The Lions can get pressure in the middle with stud Alim McNeill, but they need help outside. Aaron Glenn tried to manufacture pressure against Minnesota, blitzing on 20 of 35 dropbacks (57.1%) on Sunday, but Detroit failed to generate pressure most of the game, finishing with just four pressures on 14 blitzes through three quarters, per Next Gen Stats. Sending extra bodies -- particularly when those bodies are stuffed by the opposing pass protection -- stresses the secondary. The DBs held up splendidly in Week 7, but Detroit can't count on that trend continuing into February. With their Super Bowl window yawning, the Lions need to make a move. Even if Maxx Crosby and Myles Garrett are off the table, a play for someone like Za'Darius Smith, Azeez Ojulari, Emmanuel Ogbah or Josh Uche must be explored. Team brass knows full well that a move must be made.):  https://www.nfl.com/news/buyers-and-sellers-ahead-of-2024-nfl-trade-deadline-can-lions-add-key-piece-titans-teardown-on

RB Index, Week 8: Top five 2025 free agent running backs (3.  Jahmyr Gibbs - 2024 stats: 6 games | 81 att | 464 rush yds | 5.7 ypc | 5 rush TDs | 18 rec | 148 rec yds | 1 rec TD | 0 fumbles lost.  Not even Brian Flores could stop the Lions offense on Sunday. While Jared Goff had another outstanding performance through the air, Gibbs dominated the Vikings front on the ground to the tune of 116 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. He also caught four Goff passes for 44 yards on four targets. Gibbs' first touchdown came on a 45-yard, untouched run (the longest play of his career) and he scored for a second time two possessions later. There wasn't much Gibbs couldn't do in this one. 11.  David Montgomery - 2024 stats: 5 games | 75 att | 351 rush yds | 4.7 ypc | 6 rush TDs | 10 rec | 94 rec yds | 0 rec TDs | 0 fumbles lost.  Despite getting a win over the Vikings, Montgomery didn't have his best outing Sunday. Between briefly leaving the game in the first half with a knee injury and coughing up a costly fumble that was returned for a go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, Montgomery finished with 70 yards on 12 touches. The outing also snapped an eight-game streak with a rush TD. He'll be looking to rebound this week.):  https://www.nfl.com/news/rb-index-week-8-top-five-2025-free-agent-running-backs

NFL Week 8 QB Power Rankings: Mayfield rises into top 5 (5. Jared Goff:  Three weeks after we all wondered if Goff's more skittish tendencies might be holding the Lions back, he's back to peak form, delivering sharp and snappy darts for a Super Bowl hopeful. (+4)):   https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2024-nfl-week-8-qb-power-rankings-buccaneers-baker-mayfield-lions-jared-goff-leap-into-top-five/



Raiders’ Minority Owner Makes Stance Clear on Potentially Trading Maxx Crosby Amid Lions Rumors:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/raiders-minority-owner-makes-stance-clear-trading-maxx-crosby-lions-rumors/

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