Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Lions Links for Tuesday 11-26-24

Articles:


NOTEBOOK: Lions preparing for Thanksgiving Day Classic vs. division opponent:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/notebook-lions-preparing-for-thanksgiving-day-classic-vs-division-opponent

Week 13 opponent: What the Bears are saying:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/week-13-opponent-what-the-bears-are-saying-moore-johnson-williams

Lions like Hendon Hooker's progression, won't rule out signing Daniel Jones:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2024/11/26/daniel-jones-lions-nfl-hendon-hooker/76598025007/





Top takeaways from film review of the Lions Week 12 win over the Colts:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/lists/detroit-lions-film-review-week-12-top-takeaways-vs-colts/

Amon-Ra St. Brown won't be the Lions punt returner on Thanksgiving:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2024/11/26/amon-ra-st-brown-lions-punt-return-kalif-raymond-injury/

'I Got the Good News': Williams Finding Groove After Suspension:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/jameson-williams-finding-groove-lions-offense

Lions 'Haven't Really Talked About' Adding Daniel Jones:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-have-not-seriously-discussed-adding-daniel-jones

Cowherd: Lions Are Most Dominant Team Since 2007 Patriots:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/cowherd-lions-most-dominant-team-since-2007-patriots

'No Excuses': Jack Campbell Part of Deep Linebackers Unit:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/no-excuses-jack-campbell-part-of-deep-linebackers-unit

Aaron Glenn's Latest Masterpiece Fuels Lions Victory:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/podcasts/aaron-glenn-masterpiece-fuels-lions-victory



Lions 'Not Afraid' to Play Moseley All Over Secondary:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-not-afraid-to-play-moseley-all-over-secondary

5 Qs Lions vs. Bears preview: How Chicago’s new OC brought rhythm back to the offense:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2024/11/26/24306480/lions-bears-preview-thanksgiving-caleb-williams-thomas-brown

Dan Campbell appears to throw shade at NFL for celebration hypocrisy:  https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2024/11/26/24306359/dan-campbell-throw-shade-at-nfl-for-celebration-hypocrisy



Injuries could be issue as Lions look to snap Thanksgiving losing streak:  https://lionslowdown.com/2024/11/26/injuries-could-be-issue-as-lions-look-to-snap-thanksgiving-losing-streak/

‘If I could remove them, I would’: Sportsbooks wish they could stop Detroit Lions Super Bowl bets:  https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/2024/11/26/if-i-could-remove-them-i-would-sportsbooks-wish-they-could-stop-detroit-lions-super-bowl-bets/

When is soonest Detroit Lions can clinch playoff spot, and what needs to happen?:  https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/2024/11/26/when-is-soonest-detroit-lions-can-clinch-playoff-spot-what-needs-to-happen/

One move each NFC team wishes it had made prior to the 2024 NFL season (Detroit Lions: Add another edge rusher - The Lions could never have foreseen a season-ending injury to Aidan Hutchinson. At the same time, the team’s depth at edge rusher was already thin: Detroit was banking on Marcus Davenport, who had played 500-plus snaps just once in his career, to have a resurgent year. However, he played only 89 snaps before suffering another season-ending injury.  Detroit is in a decent spot after adding Za’Darius Smith, but the Lions may never have had to make the move if they had drafted someone like Jonah Elliss (14 pressures on 176 pass-rushing snaps) or signed someone like Calais Campbell or Chase Young (39 pressures).):  https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-one-move-each-nfc-team-prior-to-2024-season

Why your NFL team won, lost in Week 12 (Why the Lions won: The Lions dominated the time of possession, and ran 23 more offensive plays than the Colts. They just kept finding ways to move the ball, and it started with the run game. Jahmyr Gibbs carried the load with 90 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries, earning a 78.9 grade. Gibbs and David Montgomery combined for 127 yards, three touchdowns and eight missed tackles forced between them.):  https://www.pff.com/news/why-your-nfl-team-won-lost-in-week-12


One rookie for which every NFL team should be thankful (Lions: CB Terrion Arnold (Round 1, No. 24 overall): Detroit's defense has been more formidable this season because of additions in the secondary, including Arnold. The rookie has been a bit handsy in coverage but teams are targeting him at a high rate because of Carlton Davis opposite him.):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jayden-daniels-caleb-williams-and-other-rookies-for-which-each-nfl-team-should-be-thankful/

NFL Week 12: Five things we liked and didn't like (2. Jahmyr Gibbs makes something out of nothing:  Here are images from Jahmyr Gibbs' two touchdown runs in Week 12.  This is "make grown men look like kids" silly. This season, Gibbs ranks fourth in rushing yards over expected per carry, and it's plays like these they show why.  Gibbs and David Montgomery's "Sonic and Knuckles" duo alternates drives. They've been excellent all season, and they both fit the Lions' run game despite different running styles. But Gibbs certainly has a little extra juice, and he has gone over 100 yards from scrimmage in four of his last six games.  What I especially like about Gibbs is that while he has the quickness and elusiveness to bounce things outside, he's also willing to pound the middle: His 6.7 yards per carry on runs up the middle is first among NFL running backs by a wide margin. What a fun player.):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-12-five-things-we-liked-and-didnt-like-including-caleb-williams-improvising-dolphins-new-twist/

QB Room, Thanksgiving edition: 1 thing we like about every NFC team’s quarterback outlook (Detroit Lions:  I’m thankful that when Sean McVay gave up on Jared Goff, the Los Angeles Rams sent Goff to a front office and general manager in Brad Holmes that built a monster around him. Consider the 2024 offensive pieces that were all added in the months or years after the Lions traded for Goff in March of 2021: offensive tackle Penei Sewell and offensive guard Kevin Zeitler, wideouts Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, running backs David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, and tight end Sam LaPorta. That’s seven high-level performers on offense. It’s no wonder Holmes swept the Pro Football Writers’ Association and Sporting News Executive of the Year honors in 2023.):  https://sports.yahoo.com/qb-room-thanksgiving-edition-1-thing-we-like-about-every-nfc-teams-quarterback-outlook-052255447.html

Schrager's Cheat Sheet: Eagles' favorable stretch run; Tua's cold-weather blues (Can Anyone Kick Anymore?  One of the curious stories of the season has been the absolute unpredictability of special teams. I would joke that there's some sort of gunk in the liquid of whatever every kicker is drinking this year, but it might be true. I have no other explanation for the incredible whiffs we've seen of late. And it's league-wide. Justin Tucker seems to be a mere mortal and missed two gimmes against the Steelers in Week 11; the typically reliable Austin Seibert missed not one, but two extra points on Sunday; all-world Cowboys leg Brandon Aubrey had one blocked and missed another in the same game; and the unflappable Younghoe Koo missed three field goals in a winnable game against New Orleans two weeks ago. Jake Elliot was awful versus Washington a few weeks back and Rams rookie kicker Josh Karty has missed a kick in three straight games. You add in whatever happened to Greg Zurlein this year with the Jets and the head-scratching finish to Houston's loss to Tennessee in Week 12, where Ka'imi Fairbarn, on a day he broke all sorts of Texans records, missed a chippy that cost Houston the game. We've also had blocked field goals at the end of regulation. So, who is actually kicking well? Chris Boswell is still nails in Pittsburgh, but my All-Pro kicker is still Jake Bates, the brick salesman out of Detroit. If Bates is a first-team All-Pro, it is a potential Hollywood movie in the making.):  https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/peter-schrager-cheat-sheet-eagles-favorable-stretch

Can Eagles' Saquon Barkley become first running back to win MVP since 2012? (4. Jared Goff, Lions  - Current MVP Odds: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total).  The leader of the most explosive offense in the league, Goff is carving up single-high-safety looks this season. According to Next Gen Stats, Goff has totaled league highs in completion percentage (74.5%) and yards (1,809) against single-high-safety coverage, while ranking second in yards per attempt (9.4).  On Thursday, the Cal product takes on a Chicago defense that has used single-high-safety coverage at the fifth-highest rate this season (60.5%), allowing the 10th-most yards per attempt (7.8), per Next Gen Stats.):  https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/can-eagles-saquon-barkley-become-first-running-back-win-mvp-since-2012 

Pro Football Network’s Week 12 Game Balls: Saquon Barkley, Mike McCarthy Among Those Recognized (Detroit Lions | Aaron Glenn, DC - When Aaron Glenn sits for head coach openings in a couple of months, he doesn’t need to bring a résumé. He simply needs to cue up the All-11 from the Detroit Lions’ 24-6 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.  Literally half the Lions’ starting defense was hurt (including Carlton Davis, who left the game with a groin injury), and yet Glenn’s unit still held the Colts to 268 yards, 11 first downs, 3 of 12 third-down conversions, and completions on just 39.3% of their pass attempts.  Certainly, Anthony Richardson has long had accuracy issues, but Glenn’s scheme forced him to regress significantly after a strong game last week.  In all, the Lions had the second-best defensive performance of Week 12 through Sunday’s games, per DEF+ (86.5). And they did so without a sack or a turnover and just one tackle for loss.):  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-week-12-game-balls-2024-saquon-barkley-mike-mccarthy/

QB Rankings:

QB Stock Market Week 13: Time to sell C.J. Stroud? Buy Bryce Young? (7. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions):  https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/qb-stock-market-week-13-time-sell-c-j-stroud-buy-bryce-young

Power Rankings:


Video:





Lions getting ready for Thanksgiving matchup with Bears:  https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/1553833
Posted by LionsFan at 7:24 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
.main-inner .sidebar .Poll { background-color: #AD966C; padding: 15px; }