After Lions linebacker Trevor Bates was arrested and accused of punching a police officer
Kerryon Johnson Jersey , a New York police organization released a statement bashing the NFL.The Sergeants Benevolent Association, which represents
active and retired sergeants of the New York Police Department, released a
statement ripping Bates and the league.“Trevor Bates acted beyond that of a wild
animal. He refused to be fingerprinted, showed disdain for the officers &
decided to punch a Sgt in the face. Fighting with officers he was tasered &
ripped the taser prongs from his body. He?? dog crap and the NFL condones
criminals,” the organization said on Twitter.The police officers’ organization
calling a person “dog crap” doesn’t exactly raise the quality of the discourse,
and the reality is, the NFL does not condone criminals. The NFL actually has
harsher punishments for its employees who commit crimes away from work than
almost any employer in America. Neither the NFL, nor the NYPD, nor any other
large organization can ensure that none of its employees ever commit a crime,
but this statement says more about the Sergeants Benevolent Association than it
says about the NFL.Despite 0-2 start
Womens A'Shawn Robinson Jersey , I’m buying in on Matt Patricia and the Detroit Lions Nobody wants to hear this right now, and I’m fully certain that
I’m the only one willing to say it right now, too. After all, our leader Jeremy
Reisman said I was insane for alluding to these thoughts in Sunday’s What Just
Happened piece. But the Lions are right there on the edge of putting everything
together.I know, I know. I am crazy. The Lions are 0-2 and according to Lions
fan law, the sky is now required to fall. Maybe I’m just seeing things
differently, but in these last two games, I see a team that is really bad, but
is also onto something. That something is their identity. That something is what
this team is trying to be, and they’re right there. Perhaps this is on all of
us. Maybe it’s because we overhyped the hiring of Matt Patricia from the get go.
He was supposed to bring instant rocket science to the Lions and they were going
to win immediately. I’m not sure we were all thinking clearly back then. Now I’m
seeing things a little more clearly. It took me a blowout loss and and a
heartbreaking defeat to buy in. That’s right
http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-anthony-zettel-jersey , I said I bought in. There are a few reasons why I’ve bought in. There are few
reason why I still think there’s a winning team here. The offense started to
click, even when it wasn’t clickingThe Lions offense was a couple of missed
opportunities away from beating the 49ers and possibly winning a shootout
against the Jets. Missed opportunities aren’t cool. They really suck. But the
chances of those misses turning into hits are pretty good. When they do turn
into hits, that’s when you see the high-powered offense the Lions could have.
History is on the Lions’ side here. In 2017, only Alex Smith threw a better deep
ball than Matthew Stafford. Marvin Jones had a lot to do with that. I have a
hard time believing that either of them have truly lost a step. What I can
believe is that there needs to be some rust shaken off. As far as the rest of
the receiving unit, Kenny Golladay is having a heck of a season already and
Golden Tate looked like Golden Tate on Sunday. It certainly would be nice to see
a tight end do something too, though.The Lions might have a run gameThe Lions
running backs didn’t do anything spectacular on Sunday, but they did rush for 98
yards. The Lions have been able to rush for 98 or more yards just five times in
the last two years. That’s really bad.The Lions might finally be onto something
with the combination of Kerryon Johnson, Theo Riddick and LeGarrette Blount, but
most specifically with Kerryon Johnson. The rookie averaged 5.4 yards per carry
on Sunday. He only ran for 43 yards, but looked impressive in his limited
opportunities. What was definitely apparent on Sunday is that the Lions will
probably go to Johnson more as the No. 1 back. He’s put in work and shown what
he’s capable of. If he becomes the guy that so many thought he would
be
Jake Rudock Jersey White , he’s going to be trouble for opposing defense. The Lions have a pass rush?Who would have thought the 2018 Lions would rack up six
sacks this season, let alone in one game. How is this happening? It’s all about
the scheme. If anything has shown that Matt Patricia’s scheme can work, it’s
this right here. There’s still some concern from me that a lot of the pass rush
has come from the linebackers as opposed to the defensive line. It feels like
the Lions could live or die on the idea that their linebackers are going to be
rushing the passer so often. You can see already the possibility of the Lions
getting burned this way.The Lions run defense is god awful. I’m not sure they
can get better there, but they have a pass rush and they have a secondary. The
Lions defense could make some noise once they put it all together. In
conclusionIn the end, I don’t think the Lions are team that can win the division
or even a playoff game at this point. This team is still a work in progress. But
I see a team that can clean up the little things and possibly make the playoffs
or at least finish the year with a winning record. Ultimately, I feel like this
team is the 2015 Lions, who started out 1-7 but made a furious comeback to 7-9
by the season’s end. But I think this team will wind up figuring it out faster.
I might be wrong about everything. This all might be a hunch that winds up
blowing up in my face. It’s okay, I’m used to being the guy that has odd take.
Until then, I’m going to stay bought in. I’m going to continue to trust the
process and all that stuff. Even if the Lions do get destroyed by Patricia’s
former team on Sunday night.
