Do the Lions pay somebody to coach special teams? It doesn't look like it.

Leadership. Travis.

Check.

Imagine how entertaining this League could be if we could dress the best 45 players. There's just too many bodies who are in uniform because of their passport.

Today, it shows.

Travis.

Now.

Neither line - O or D - shows any sign of being dominant. Are there no cuts in town yet? These groups play well on run stopping, occasionally on pass blocking, but otherwise, we're not going to win many games with . And the sad part is that this is not 'new news.'

Purifoy is wearing a highly symbolic number.

Who's play gate at right tackle?

Manny showing up to play today.

Imagine how effective the Lions will look when they finally decide to hire a Special Teams Coach and stop asking the Rain Man to do it all by himself. oh, you mean they have one already? Then why am I reminded -- constantly -- of the days before we had blocking on punts, when we left two scared Cana...

Disgraceful.

Unprofessional at any level of analysis.

No O line.
No D line.
No blocking.
No tackling.
No thinking.
No coaching.
No adjustments.

I've seen this club play a worse game, but it was in 1954!

Belated comments: I really enjoyed Blitz' observations and judgements. Well said! In particular, this version of the O line appears very promising. I am hugely impressed by Bryan Bernham. His desire, heart and preparation on every play is a model for anyone who wants to play football like a pro. I a...

Brilliant, inspired and inspiring game from Travis. Brilliant. He gave me heart seizures, though, when he dove for the goal line, landing on his right shoulder. We've seen that scene before. But, no problem, thankfully. The D played well and there were moments of great pressure from the DLine. Well ...

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Great concept.

Listening to the broadcast, I found myself remembering how good play by play radio could be. (Jim Robson's skills stand out here.) The present play by play announcer failed on almost every level of competent broadcastin.: It was really hard to figure out the most elementary aspects of using audio al...

Thanks to both of you for the extensive reviews. There is a lot of talent on the field, making me long for an NFL-sized roster/reserve system. Not going to happen, I know.

The coverage is much appreciated.