The Detroit Lions were lifeless in Week 9 as the team lost to the Minnesota Vikings 24-9. It was the team’s second straight loss and it puts their playoff hopes on life support. Here are a few things we learned in another mess of a game:Matthew Stafford needs to be betterMatthew Stafford has been as inconsistent as ever this season. The quarterback came out incredibly cold to start the year but seemed to have turned things around. This week he looked like the guy he was in the early weeks of the season Womens Graham Glasgow Jersey , though. Stafford’s ball placement was off. His footwork looked terrible as he was often dancing around the pocket when he did not need to be. The quarterback had a hard time recognizing and reacting to pressure as well and was partly at fault for the Lions giving up 10 sacks on the day.A lot of the other players on the team failed to perform as well, but if Stafford is going to be as bad as he was Sunday, then Detroit stands no chance no matter how everyone else plays.The offensive line is not the elite unit it was being heralded asDetroit’s offensive line looked great in pass protection the first half of the season. Stafford often had a clean pocket to throw from and the advanced metrics seemed to love them. It all fell apart in Week 9, though.Minnesota has one of the league’s best pass rushes—featuring both Everson Griffen and Danielle Hunter among many others—but an elite unit like the one the Lions were being talked up as has no excuse for being as bad as they were Sunday. Rick Wagner was playing like one of the best tackles in football for the first month of the season but has now put together back-to-back bad games against the Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. T.J. Lang is struggling with injuries again and backup guard Kenny Wiggins might as well have been a turnstile. Taylor Decker has been struck with the injury bug as well and the entire unit is once again falling apart. They gave up 10 sacks, pressures on nearly every drop back and could not create room for the run game to get going. It has been an overall terrible couple of weeks for them. Theo Riddick will help replace Golden TateOne of the biggest story lines for the Lions offense this week was dealing with the loss of Golden Tate. While TJ Jones and Brandon Powell were the guys many thought would step up, it looks like running back Theo Riddick will be the guy to usurp Tate’s role instead. The running back had missed the last two games with a knee injury but now is back in the lineup. While he still was often lined up in his regular role as a running back, he was also split out wide a few times. His shifty route-running ability translated into the slot with ease and he was the most effective slot receiver for the Lions. He led the team with seven receptions Miles Killebrew Jersey , though it was only for a lowly 36 yards. Detroit will probably allow Jones, and eventually Powell, get some work in the slot going forward, but for now it looks like Riddick is the team’s best chance at replacing their star wide out. The run defense has improved drastically The addition of Damon Harrison Sr. is already playing off and then some for Detroit. Harrison has been a force in the middle of the Lions defensive front, and his impact has been huge. While Detroit did give up a long, 70-yard run to running back Dalvin Cook they were great defending the run outside of that one hiccup. For the rest of the game, Cook and fellow running back Latavius Murray combined for 50 yards on 19 carries— a mere 2.6 yards per carry. Harrison closed out everything inside and the linebackers did a great job cleaning up behind him. What was the Lions’ biggest issue in the past has been partially alleviated Womens T.J. Jones Jersey , and that is a good sign for them going forward. One name—and one name only—will reign supreme." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePride Of Detroita Detroit Lions communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryLionsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsFiled under:NFL Open ThreadsTuesday open thread: Who will win the Pride of Detroit Name Bracket tournament?New,9commentsOne name—and one name only—will reign supreme.EDTShareTweetShareShareTuesday open thread: Who will win the Pride of Detroit Name Bracket tournament?Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY SportsWhen it comes to football in June, not everything needs to be a test of athleticism. And after OTAs have wrapped up, not everything really can be. So I ask you, vigilant reader of this here website: what’s in a name?An annual competition at Pride of Detroit, the Name Bracket tournament pits a field of 64 Detroit Lions players against one another for the chance to claim the title of best name on the team—whatever that means.In the past, some winners have claimed name supremacy simply for how cool their names are Darius Slay Jersey White , like Ezekiel Ansah in 2015, Storm Norton in 2017, and Quandre Diggs in 2018. The one other winner of this contest, Jace Billingsley in 2016, had his hometown band together in an effort to stuff the ballot box with votes for the practice squad darling. No player has ever received as many (legitimate) votes as Billingsley in the Name Bracket tournament, and I have a hard time seeing any contestant topping Winnemucca, NV.With the Name Bracket tournament just around the corner Barry Sanders Jersey White , today’s Question of the Day is...Who will win the Pride of Detroit Name Bracket tournament?It’s important not to overthink when voting because much like deciding a flavor of ice cream, your gut should be in charge. If it sounds good, it is good, so if it looks better, it is better.With that bit of advice given to you free of charge, there’s just one name that belongs in the middle of that bracket by the end of this competition and that’s rookie Jahlani Tavai.Pronounced “jah-lan-ee tah-VIE,” it’s pretty much the coolest name there is on the entire team and no one really comes close. Sure Darius Slay Jersey , Amani Oruwariye looks pretty slick on paper, and Beau Benzschawel comes equipped with alliteration and a ‘z,’ but what neither of those have is a campaign slogan that rhymes.Vote for Tavai—he’s the guy.Your turn. Tweets from https://twitter.com/PrideOfDetroit/lists/lions-coverage
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