Many Detroit Lions fans have griped about the team’s usage of rookie running back Kerryon Johnson. The Lions’ second-round pick is averaging
5.7 yards per carry
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five games, while LeGarrette Blount—who is averaging just 2.5 yards per
carry—has almost as many rushes, at 47.Well, Lions fans aren’t the only ones
that are frustrated by the Lions’ running back usage. Danny Kelly of The Ringer
listed Johnson as one of The Six Most Infuriatingly Misused Players in the NFL.
“Johnson’s been incredibly efficient—he ranks first in Football Outsiders’ DVOA,
and ninth in success rate (52 percent), but is stuck in a timeshare with veteran
back LeGarrette Blount
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Kelly wrote.He definitely has a point, and I think almost all Lions fans can
agree that Johnson needs a bigger percentage of touches from the Lions
backfield. However, an increase Johnson’s usage wouldn’t have necessarily
changed outcome of previous losses. Lions head coach Matt Patricia has a pretty
good history against the Dolphins’ Week 7 starting quarterback Brock Osweiler:
Remember when the Lions’ offensive line ranked sixth-best in the league after
Week 5? Well, apparently they had a really bad bye week, because Pro Football
Focus dropped them to 16 this week with no explanation as to why.If you’re not
in Michigan or a very specific part of Florida and don’t have NFL Sunday
Ticket
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his former team as a member of the Dolphins this week? MiamiDolphins.com has a
10 things to know about Spence interview where the defender talks about how he
feels facing his former team. NFL Films has a great video on Darius Slay, his
upbringing, his rise in the NFL and his life as a father: Three of four writers
at the Detroit News are taking the Lions (+3) against the Dolphins this week.
The Lions have to be feeling like November has come after their Sunday loss to
the Vikings. Actually, in hindsight, that would have been a great song to open
up the Pride Of Detroit PODcast with. I didn’t do that though. Shame.We’re back
at it again with audio deduction of Lions football. The gang is here, the fight
is on
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realization that the NFL season is halfway over and Detroit is staring down the
barrel of too many losses.Nevertheless, if you want to know how this all fell
apart, how badly the Lions miss Golden Tate, and indeed how badly the team is
itself handling the pressure, you can hear it on PODcast. Download and subscribe
to the PODcast on these platforms: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts| Spotify |
Stitcher | ART19This week on the PODcastFiguring out what exactly went wrong on
Sunday. There’s a lot of wrong. Spoilers.How much blame does the offensive line
take for allowing 10 sacks? How much blame does Matthew Stafford take for not
staying aware of the defense coming after him?The offense was missing Golden
Tate, but it wasn’t going to swing the game. Nevertheless, we discuss how this
offense has looked different without him.Is the NFC North race over for the
Lions? Is this a hole the Lions can’t climb out of at this point? Is there still
hope to get this turned around.Real talk on the continued career of Jim Bob
Cooter in Detroit.A lesson on “tilting” and what it means that the Lions are
currently doing so
http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-teez-tabor-jersey , from Chris.In the mailbag, Ryan is crowned POD king of competitive
eating.Marciano got fired while we were recording, so we talked briefly about
that too.
