Hurry it may still be on!

My Prediction! Porter will shock us all!!!

 I don't have the NFL Network, so I can't check it out.

But again, thanks.

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." Charles Schultz   "The harder I work, the luckier I get." T-Shirt at District Wrestling Meet.

       Overall,   the Defense performed well.     Two young LB's,   Jordon Dizon and Buster Davis showed plenty of promise.    The same regarding a number of the young Defensive Lineman:   Ikaika Alama-Francis,  Cliff Avril,   Andre Fluellen,   and Landon Cohen.

        On the negative side,   the running game was problematic.    Mainly because of the subpar running blocking.      A bright spot regarding the running game was Kevin Smith's performance.   His rushing stats were far less than stellar:   8 carries for 22 yards.     Yet,  he showed good awareness,   blitz pickup execution,   and the all around skills he has been demonstrating in practice.     Considering that the Giants clearly won the battle in the trenches against the Lions running game,   it's hard  to imagine Kevin Smith getting much more out of his 8 carries.       Artose Pinner was the only other Halfback who had a plus performance.       Tatum Bell not only is in danger of losing the starting RB job to Kevin Smith.   But if he doesn't pick up his performance level,   he could be cut.    Bell offers nothing on Special Teams.    

David Memories of 2-6-05: Jax Super Bowl and the BIG 43

Thanks.

 Myself, I've thought for a while that the biggest problem with the Lions is that they depend on their passing game, and don't go out of their way to develop their running game. That includes the concept of run blocking.

That was my biggest problem with the Jags during the Leftwich era. I thought that the O-Line was spending more time learning to protect their QB, and pass protect than they were learning how to block as an offense, especially in the running game.

I asked you last year ? about Mike Martz, and whether or not he would get pass happy as the season wore on. I was just trying to find out whether or not your offense would be committed to a more balanced offense.

Whatever happens, good luck this season to you and to the only other team that I capitalize on this MB, your Lions.

"Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." Charles Schultz   "The harder I work, the luckier I get." T-Shirt at District Wrestling Meet.