Is that a good or bad thing?Carson (Sea RB) looking like the second coming of Troy Hambrick.
Is that a good or bad thing?Carson (Sea RB) looking like the second coming of Troy Hambrick.
Yes.Is that a good or bad thing?Carson (Sea RB) looking like the second coming of Troy Hambrick.
good luck with thatI expect a lot more from a guy they brought in to be "the hammer" of their run game. He looks slow at everything to me. There's no way this shouldn't be Carson's job at this point since he's played extremely well when given chances. Lacy is 4th on that depth chart to me.
They're not exactly doing him any favors tonight, but Smith really is mediocre. I love Alex Smith honestly but he is what he is, which is an average QB who isn't very likely to lose you games.Is Smith really a mediocre QB or do his receivers always play like this?
Both.Is Smith really a mediocre QB or do his receivers always play like this?
One of the things I always keep in mind in preseason is how vanilla the game plans are. RBs usually look a bit better because its very simple run, run, run. WRs that rely on speed often look poorer because there is no game planning that allows them to utilize the speed, change of direction, strategy (for lack of better word). But you're right; the manner in which he is tracking and trying to catch the ball doesn't look like a smooth WR.Man I haven't seen Hill play much but he looks really bad tonight. Good thing he is such an incredible athlete because he doesn't look like he has any idea how to be a WR. It's not just the drops, it's the way they happened. Everything gets into his body. When a ball is behind him a little instead of just reaching back and plucking it out of the air he contorts his whole body to get his chest back to the ball.
It reminds me of when you go throw the football with your wife or someone that doesn't really handle a football much and when you throw them the ball they just can't figure out what to do with their hands and end up trying to catch the ball at all these unnatural angles.
One of the most risk averse QBs I ever remember watching play QBIs Smith really a mediocre QB or do his receivers always play like this?
If he makes it, Pappa and Mother Ficken will be proudKC Kicker Ficken I hope he makes a team just because of his name
Ficken wide right
He's looked good and Stafford has locked onto him. Also, this write-up was convincing..Elaborate, por favor.
Right now, Marvin Jones's ADP is #139 in standard and #118 in PPR, according to FantasyPros. That's the 50th ranked WR, behind Adam Thielen, Corey Davis, and John Brown, among others. As a long-time Lions fan, this is CRIMINALLY underrating him, and let me tell you why.
Those of us who owned him or otherwise paid attention last year remember that Jones started off incredibly hot, averaging 17.6 PPG in standard over the first three weeks, in part due to a huge week 3 against Green Bay. He saw 10, 11, and 8 targets respectively in those three weeks. Then, he fell off a cliff. He would only see 8+ targets in a game two more times the rest of the season, both relatively late in the year. What happened?
The dominant narrative is that defenses started keying in on him, which I'm sure is partially correct. But the real answer is that Detroit's game strategy totally changed.
Week 3 against Green Bay, Marvin put up 205 yards and 2 TDs. Detroit still lost, 27-34. Why? Because their defense simply couldn't stop anybody. They were thin to begin with, and then their LB core got decimated, not to mention a non-existent pass rush with their only legiminate DL stud, Ziggy Ansah, nagged by an ankle injury all season. Teams threw short passes against them all year; streaming TEs against Detroit was a legitimate strategy for good reason. They finished 31st in the league in 3rd down efficiency against, with teams converting 45.5% of the time.
The coaching staff decided to mask this by changing their gameplan: keep the defense off the field as much as possible. With Ameer Abdullah out indefinitely, the only way to burn clock effectively was to let YAC specialists Tate and Riddick take small bites out of the field, with an occasional chain-moving pass to Boldin. Marvin Jones had been scooped up following the departure of Megatron to fill the deep threat role, but with barely any defense to speak of, Detroit simply couldn't afford to take many deep shots, because they couldn't afford a shootout. Detroit plays at the third-slowest pace in the league, taking just a shade over 29 seconds per play; only Dallas and Miami take longer out of the huddle to the snap of the ball. And while Detroit plays at such a relaxed pace, it’s not so surprising that the Lions actually lead the NFL in a time of possession per drive (TOP/Dr), holding onto the ball for an average of 3 minutes and 17 seconds each time they get on offense. What is a bit of a surprise is that they also lead the league in plays per drive (Plays/Dr), snapping the ball 6.78 times per drive.
Surprisingly, this worked. It kept Detroit usually within one score, allowing Stafford to work his 4th quarter magic and lead the Lions to a record-breaking 8 comebacks in one season. This was only possible because Detroit limited the time their defense was on the field, and therefore limited points scored against them until the very end.
This offseason Detroit spent significant resources retooling their defense, including drafting an MLB and CB with their top 2 picks and bringing in quite a few depth players to avoid a repeat of injury hell. Ziggy Ansah will also be back, presumably at full health. Barring unforseen circumstance, Detroit's defense will be at least middle-of-the-road, which is significantly better than last year's abysmal performance. This means their offense, loaded with playmakers, will no longer have to play so conservatively, and Marvin Jones' deep threat role will return to relevance.
I'm not suggesting Jones will hit his early 2016 heights again, or even be in the WR1 conversation; probably not, considering he'll split targets with Tate, Riddick, Ebron, and rookie Golladay. But considering the chemistry Stafford and Jones have displayed (most recently in preseason week 2), and the likely return to a flashier offensive gameplan, I'm expecting Jones to perform like a WR3 with high WR2 upside. Considering you can draft him as your 4th or 5th WR, that's an absolute steal.
All he does is win.One of the most risk averse QBs I ever remember watching play QB
Gracias!He's looked good and Stafford has locked onto him. Also, this write-up was convincing..
His miner 49er prospector voice drives me nuts.Dan Fouts is awful. Oh yeah...they have time to run another play but it's 4th down so they will kick??? Top notch analysis.
Was Troy Hambrick on your fantasy radar?Is that a good or bad thing?
He is terrible tonight. I have never minded him in the past, so I hope this is just a slow preseason start for him.Dan Fouts is awful. Oh yeah...they have time to run another play but it's 4th down so they will kick??? Top notch analysis.
Yeah inconsistent non call there. To be fair both players had hands to the others grill there.looks like the Seattle home field ref cheat is fully in effect in the pre-season. No horse collar. no face mask. But we will call that push off on KC.
I've been calling him baby McNabb.Watching Mahomes is like deja vu of watching Favre in his first couple of years. This kid could turn out to be great fun and sure has the right HC
Not yet.
Someone on the Lions looked good? They were down 24-0.No one mentioning how good Abdullah looked?
Makes the Texans Watson trade look bad. Wish they went up and grabbed mahomes instead of WatsonWatching Mahomes is like deja vu of watching Favre in his first couple of years. This kid could turn out to be great fun and sure has the right HC
This Seattle fan is very happy with the play of LT Rees Odhiambo tonight. Had one bad play that gave up a sack to Jones at the start of the third quarter. Other than that he looked great.Seattle LT continues to enable destruction of Wilson
I preferred Mahomes to Watson but not sure how you can say anything like this after a 3rd preseason game, especially since Watson hasn't played his 3rd game yet. I'd pump the brakes some, Mahomes went 8-of-15 for 70 yards and no TD's against the 2nd stringers tonight. Chiefs also paid an extra 3rd on top compared to the Texans as well.Makes the Texans Watson trade look bad. Wish they went up and grabbed mahomes instead of Watson
Mahomes was off the board when they took Watson. For all we know they tried to trade up for Mahomes and had to settle for Watson when they couldn't make it happen.Makes the Texans Watson trade look bad. Wish they went up and grabbed mahomes instead of Watson
Not the best night but still fun highlights to watch. He has great movement and a special arm. He has as much upside as anyone that has come out over the last several years.Watching Mahomes is like deja vu of watching Favre in his first couple of years. This kid could turn out to be great fun and sure has the right HC