Packers or Lions?
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12intheBox
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For all the shit we have been through, I'm still glad we're not the Browns or lions.
That was one of the more ridiculous things i've seen in a while. Good god. Detroit and Cleveland both have games within a week their fans could save to show anyone whoever asked... "What's it like being a Lions/Browns fan".
PowayRamFan
Hall of Fame
Dude is unnatural, it's sickening how lucky the Packers are he fell into their laps. And if you put any of his current skill positions on the Rams they'd probably suck with the exception of maybe Cobb but he'd be reduced to the two plays Tavon Austin gets to run 10 times every week in this offense.
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That ending just goes to show - never quit. One never knows what might happen. A good coaching staff will drill that into their players heads. They came out at half time with that attitude and it paid off. As for the Lions, how could they let that last play happen? Why were there only 5 Lions players in the endzone? This is the type of game that causes coaches to be fired, SMH.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/12/04/lions-botched-hail-mary-defense/
Lions botched Hail Mary defense
Posted by Michael David Smith on December 4, 2015
AP
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers deserves credit for his pass and tight end Richard Rodgers deserves credit for his catch, but the Lions’ defense made several mistakes on the Hail Mary play that cost Detroit a game last night.
Lions coach Jim Caldwell admitted after the game that the Lions weren’t expecting a Hail Mary. That in itself was a big mistake, as Aaron Rodgers clearly had the arm strength to throw the ball into the end zone.
The Lions also only rushed with three players, and their best pass rusher, Ziggy Ansah, was not one of them. That gave Rodgers a full eight seconds to scramble around and gave the Packers’ receivers time to get set in the end zone. If the Lions had rushed with four or five, Rodgers wouldn’t have had that much time.
The Lions also used an odd defensive alignment in which they had two players guarding the sideline around midfield. That strategy could make sense if the Packers had 10 seconds left and the Lions thought they’d try to get 20 yards or so and then get out of bounds. But the strategy makes no sense on an untimed down with no time left.
And of the six Lions in the end zone in coverage, none was Calvin Johnson, who is the team’s best leaper and would have the best chance of knocking a pass down. Johnson has played defense on Hail Mary plays before, and Lions players confirmed after the game that Johnson always practices with the defense when they’re practicing stopping a Hail Mary. It’s a mystery why Johnson wasn’t on the field for this Hail Mary.
The Lions who were on the field didn’t cover it well. In particular, linebacker Josh Bynes was guarding Richard Rodgers and in perfect position to step in front of him. But when Aaron Rodgers threw the ball, Bynes turned his back on the ball and ran into the end zone, leaving Richard Rodgers in the front of the end zone, with all six Lions in coverage behind him.
Bottom line: The Lions screwed up. And as a result, the Packers won.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/12/04/lions-botched-hail-mary-defense/
Lions botched Hail Mary defense
Posted by Michael David Smith on December 4, 2015
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers deserves credit for his pass and tight end Richard Rodgers deserves credit for his catch, but the Lions’ defense made several mistakes on the Hail Mary play that cost Detroit a game last night.
Lions coach Jim Caldwell admitted after the game that the Lions weren’t expecting a Hail Mary. That in itself was a big mistake, as Aaron Rodgers clearly had the arm strength to throw the ball into the end zone.
The Lions also only rushed with three players, and their best pass rusher, Ziggy Ansah, was not one of them. That gave Rodgers a full eight seconds to scramble around and gave the Packers’ receivers time to get set in the end zone. If the Lions had rushed with four or five, Rodgers wouldn’t have had that much time.
The Lions also used an odd defensive alignment in which they had two players guarding the sideline around midfield. That strategy could make sense if the Packers had 10 seconds left and the Lions thought they’d try to get 20 yards or so and then get out of bounds. But the strategy makes no sense on an untimed down with no time left.
And of the six Lions in the end zone in coverage, none was Calvin Johnson, who is the team’s best leaper and would have the best chance of knocking a pass down. Johnson has played defense on Hail Mary plays before, and Lions players confirmed after the game that Johnson always practices with the defense when they’re practicing stopping a Hail Mary. It’s a mystery why Johnson wasn’t on the field for this Hail Mary.
The Lions who were on the field didn’t cover it well. In particular, linebacker Josh Bynes was guarding Richard Rodgers and in perfect position to step in front of him. But when Aaron Rodgers threw the ball, Bynes turned his back on the ball and ran into the end zone, leaving Richard Rodgers in the front of the end zone, with all six Lions in coverage behind him.
Bottom line: The Lions screwed up. And as a result, the Packers won.
That throw he made on the hail mary was sick. Not only did it crry close to 70 yards, he threw it up high
