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Duane's Lions' Passing Game Breakdown - Week 2 (1 Viewer)

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1. Jon Kitna (22-33, 245, TD, INT, 42 snaps) looked a lot better than O'Sullivan (as you would expect). Presumably, he was given access to more of the playbook than JT O'Sullivan (13-23,148, TD, 2INT, 39 snaps). JT played because Kitna was knocked out of the game in the 2nd quarter. The offense ran a lot smoother under Kitna.

2. Roy Williams (7-111, TD, 13 targets, 80 snaps) ran deeper routes than he did last week. His average yard per target was 12.9, almost six yards better than last week.

3. Calvin Johnson (4-61, TD, 10 targets, 52 snaps) ran several go patterns all day. Most of them missed, but you can see his progress from one week to the next. His AYPT was 20.0.

4. Mike Furrey (5-60, 6 targets, 63 snaps) is not ready to give way just yet. He was on the field more than CJ, and was on the field 78% overall. That is impressive for the "third" receiver on this team. His AYPT was only 8.9. He was also involved in 2WR sets more than CJ.

5. Shaun McDonald (7-71, 9 targets, 54 snaps) continues to be a fantasy factor in PPR leagues. His AYPT was 7.2.

formation note - The Lions lined up in a 4WR set 27 times (33% overall),

but

23 of Kitna's 42 snaps were 4WR formations (55%)

while

only 4 of O'Sullivan's snaps were with 4WR formations (10%) . . .

 
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Watched the game and the Lions are in serious trouble if Kitna goes down for any long period. I don't care the weapons, JT is a well below average QB.

Appreciate your work on the breakdown.

 
Watched the game and the Lions are in serious trouble if Kitna goes down for any long period. I don't care the weapons, JT is a well below average QB. Appreciate your work on the breakdown.
thanks . . . agree with your post, but you could say the same for the Colts, Bengals, or any other prolific passing team . . .
 
It's amazing that Kitna threw for those kinda yards in HALF a game...
They went four wide on the first TEN plays of the game - I think the Lions wouldve scored 40 if he hadn't gotten hurt . . .of course the Lions got more snaps than normal because Jackson was so horrible . . . how was he drafted in the 2nd round???
 
It's amazing that Kitna threw for those kinda yards in HALF a game...
They went four wide on the first TEN plays of the game - I think the Lions wouldve scored 40 if he hadn't gotten hurt . . .of course the Lions got more snaps than normal because Jackson was so horrible . . . how was he drafted in the 2nd round???
How was he drafted at all? Ugh.I think Kitna could be a FF star if he can stay healthy this year.
 
It's amazing that Kitna threw for those kinda yards in HALF a game...
They went four wide on the first TEN plays of the game - I think the Lions wouldve scored 40 if he hadn't gotten hurt . . .of course the Lions got more snaps than normal because Jackson was so horrible . . . how was he drafted in the 2nd round???
How was he drafted at all? Ugh.I think Kitna could be a FF star if he can stay healthy this year.
no question about Kitna - I wish they had a better line . . . Backus (LT) is average at best . . .plus, I love Kitna's courage, but he takes too many chances when he scrambles . . . some LB is going to pop him good one of these weeks . . .
 
I haven't seen any live action of CJohnson. Is he getting any YAC?
YAC - 15 yards on 4 catches (week 2) 26 yards on 4 catches (week 1)total 41 yards on 8 catches (5.1 avg per catch)Greg Jennings led the NFL last year with YAC of 6.9 (50 targets minimum) . . .
 
Watched the game and the Lions are in serious trouble if Kitna goes down for any long period. I don't care the weapons, JT is a well below average QB. Appreciate your work on the breakdown.
The biggest issue w/ O'Sullivan is that it limits their playbook...Note that they only ran Four 4WR sets with him in compared to over half of Kitna's snaps. That's huge for everyone involved.
 
I may have cornered the market on Det WR's this year in my league and probably everyone one else, my best friend texted me if I wanted Calvin

Last Week 2

Roy Williams 19.50

Mike Furrey 8.50

Shaun McDonald 10.6

Only had Roy but if I started all three I would have been good anyways. Is this an anomaly ?

Is this going to keep up or should I sell on Furrey, McDonald or both and if so what can I get for players on a high powered passing attack?

Anyone that has more than one Lions WR on their roster what are you guys doing ?

I expect

#1 Roy

#2 Calvin

#3 ? or interchangable

#4 ? or interchangable

 
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bumping this to report that I will be doing this again for Sunday's game . . .

according to Martz, CJ is 100%, so I am anxious to see if he will be on the field more often, and how this affects Furrey and McDonald . . .

 

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