Before I get this whole thing started I just want to say that the Homicide rate in Detroit is the lowest it’s been in 60 years. The last time the rates have been this low is when the Lions were 11-3. Coincidence? I think not. But if the Lions keep playing like they are, this celebration will be short lived.

The Detroit Lions will be lucky if we win just one of the remaining four games of the season. After an abysmal game against the Chicago Bears last Sunday, many Lions fans are questioning the reliability of every single player on the field. From not being able to tackle a quarterback in the
backfield, building up our hopes with an alright first half, to not scoring a single point in the 3rd and fourth quarter, it’s really easy to see why us fans are getting uneasy with the future of this season.

One of the main problems of this team that I have been able to identify is Jared Goff. He has been a shell of his former self. You can bet on him to throw an interception a game at this point because when the pocket collapses, he can’t scramble; so, he’ll either toss it into coverage or crumble down to mitigate the tackle. You can’t expect an NFL team to be successful when the quarterback looks like a newborn giraffe when he runs, not in a league that favors mobile quarterbacks.

Who do we put in though? We have our four very tough games coming up to close out the season, and we need to win at least one against the Vikings to lock the NFC North, and I don’t trust Teddy Bridgewater to win those games. Hendon Hooker is fresh off his injury, and hasn’t seen any NFL action but honestly, I say just toss him in against Denver this week if he can.

Anything would be better than watching Jared Goff play outside. There’s also been a trend of how Jared Goff can’t play outside. The more I look into this the more it looks to be true, because he played well in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Ford Field, but when he has to play in tough conditions outside, he can’t produce. With all that being said, I think we need to look into a new guy under the helm for this offense.

With that out of the way, we can get into the game. The Lions were trash, that’s about it. Defensive secondary is a huge weak point for this organization, more specifically, it seems like they get confused when it comes to pressuring the quarterback with the linebackers, defending
the checkdown passes that turn into 12-yard gains, or suffering a lapse of focus that allows a broken play to turn into a huge gain for the other team. It’s starting to get ridiculous.

The defense got three sacks on Sunday courtesy of Aidan Hutchinson, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, and John Cominsky, but other than that they were on the struggle bus. The bus route might add a few more stops too if they bring this type of play into Dallas and Minnesota.

Justin Fields had north of 270 all purpose yards with a rushing and passing touchdown to D.J. Moore, who also had a rushing touchdown. Bears’ kicker Cairo Santos will win kicker of the year, mark my words, he went 3/3 on field goals and notched 10 points on the day. If it wasn’t for Fields’ injury at the start of the year, the Bears probably would’ve been at the top of the NFC North.

Remember when I said the Jared Goff talk was out of the way, well I lied. The guy had 161 yards passing and two interception, he had a touchdown throw to Josh Reynolds, but other than that his performance was in the toilet. Doesn’t help that his offensive line gave up four sacks, but he should probably try to be somewhat athletic to get out of the pocket.

Who else helped out on the offense, really just Jahmyr Gibbs with a rushing touchdown. David Montgomery? Dud. Sam LaPorta? Non-existent. David Montgomery? He was alright. Amon-Ra St. Brown? We might have to put out a MIA on the guy. Detroit needs to rediscover their identity and play with some urgency.

The Lions have four games left and have two games at home during that time. The first of which is this upcoming Saturday against the Denver Broncos. If you asked me six weeks ago if the Lions were going to win, I would’ve said it was a lock. However, the Broncos have won six out of the
last seven games, and three of the wins were on the road.

Ford Field is one of the toughest places to play in my opinion, but cleaning up the mistakes is going to be the top priority. Kind of like what I said last week, but as long as the sloppy play keeps happening, I’m going to keep saying it.

The river of Blue Kool-aid has not dried up just yet though folks, I have faith in this team and Dan Campbell to turn it around. I’m just not too confident in Aaron Glenn’s defense to hold down a lead, which reminds me of last year unfortunately. But you know what I am going to say, Lions by a million.