Well that was exciting. Joe Webb, best known for his unique Fantasy Football position eligibility, decided to teach the lackadaisical Lions defense a lesson. And who knows -in a league where Tyler Palko, T.J. Yates, and Matt Moore are all starting, Joe Webb might have a future as a backup or slash-guy, ala Antwaan Randle El or Brad Smith. But he is not someone who should be torching the Lions to the tune of 12/23 for 84 yards and a TD passing (that sounds very Joe Webb-like) and 109 rushing yards on SEVEN carries for a TD (that sounds very Adrian Peterson-like). The Lions were missing several people from the defense, but there are no excuses for this performance. More duds like this against a sneaky Oakland team and a surging Chargers team will lead to an 8-8 season and missing the playoffs - and more choruses of "Same old Lions."
On the bright side, there were no stupid penalties and the offense started strong. The D did have a couple touchdowns, so it might seem overly critical to blame the defense, but in reality, Minnesota should have won the game at the end. Let's all just hope this is the start of some new luck and there is enough momentum to carry into the playoffs...
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It's probably too late for me to comment on this game since the Lions have already played their next one. I'll just talk about that one.
We have to find ways to get the ball to Calvin Johnson more often. He basically won the game in the 4th quarter by himself. Some of Stafford's throws were pretty bad, especially the deep one that CJ came back to catch. Stafford's good, but CJ is our star and we need to let him win the game. He looks like a man among boys when he gets the ball with some room to run.
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