Lions! Enough said

When you have a lot of draft picks, you are going to hit at some point 

Rookies all looked good. They are physical on both lines and when they get Jameson Williams back in a few weeks, watch out.. 

Lions looked improve.

No Jones, no Kelce made a big difference. 

Chiefs receivers stunk up the place, gifting this one to the Honolulu Blue…

Kadarius Toney year 3 of hype and does nothing as usual.

chiefs receivers suck 

@"Mattyman" said: Lions looked improve.

No Jones, no Kelce made a big difference. 

If we played Detroit without Hunter and Hockenson, we'd go down too.

@"Kentis" said: Chiefs receivers stunk up the place, gifting this one to the Honolulu Blue…

Big time. A sloppy win for Detroit, but a win. 

Since the narrative by the media before the season was they are going to be good, the hype train is in full express mode. When you had a team like Minnesota last year that kept winning, they were 'lucky' each week. Interesting how that works. Expect every Lion win moving forward to be 'epic' with a 'talented roster' and 'amazing' coaching staff.

p.s. I'm always reminded every year how unwatchable Cris Collinsworth is. The hyperbole kicks in my gag reflex.

Dont worry. The Lions point differential is only +1. It’s clearly unsuitable. 

Lions are definitely a contender, but we all knew that. The Chiefs number one receiver, whoever that is, would be the 4th receiver on the Vikings.  It's criminal they haven't done more there. 

@"MaroonBells" said: Lions are definitely a contender, but we all knew that. The Chiefs number one receiver, whoever that is, would be the 4th receiver on the Vikings.  It's criminal they haven't done more there. 

And their starting OTs are new and cast offs from other teams. Shaky.

@"mblack" said: Watching the game and can’t stop wondering how the Lions built such an OLine. They are a very tough team and disciplined too. They look really good

A little money, some high draft picks and patience.

They drafted LT Decker in the 1st to play RT when Reiff was their LT. Decker proved too good, so they moved him to the left and Reiff to the right. 

They drafted Frank Ragnow in the 1st the year we drafted Mike Hughes. There were reports that the Vikings loved Ragnow and would've taken him at 30 if the Lions didn't reach for him at 20. Ragnow is all pro. 

Sewell was a top 10 draft pick two years ago. Lions signed RG Vaitai to a pretty sizable contract a couple years ago. He was hurt all last year, but healthy now. LG Jackson was a 3rd round draft choice three years ago whose PFF grade as a rookie was worse than Ingram's. They were patient with him and it's paying off. 

Lions line is one of the best in the NFL. 

@"supafreak84" said: Rookies all looked good. They are physical on both lines and when they get Jameson Williams back in a few weeks, watch out.. 

Williams will undboubtedly help them. They have very little after Amon-Ra. But Williams has to prove he can play in the NFL first. Even when he's been healthy in camp he's been making recurring mental mistakes and dropping balls. It's too early, but the tea leaves aren't painting a happy picture for young Jameson. 

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"mblack" said: Watching the game and can’t stop wondering how the Lions built such an OLine. They are a very tough team and disciplined too. They look really good

A little money, some high draft picks and patience.

They drafted LT Decker in the 1st to play RT when Reiff was their LT. Decker proved too good, so they moved him to the left and Reiff to the right. 

They drafted Frank Ragnow in the 1st the year we drafted Mike Hughes. There were reports that the Vikings loved Ragnow and would've taken him at 30 if the Lions didn't reach for him at 20. Ragnow is all pro. 

Sewell was a top 10 draft pick two years ago. Lions signed RG Vaitai to a pretty sizable contract a couple years ago. He was hurt all last year, but healthy now. LG Jackson was a 3rd round draft choice three years ago whose PFF grade as a rookie was worse than Ingram's. They were patient with him and it's paying off. 

Lions line is one of the best in the NFL. 

@"MaroonBells" said: Lions are definitely a contender, but we all knew that. The Chiefs number one receiver, whoever that is, would be the 4th receiver on the Vikings.  It's criminal they haven't done more there. 

only so much money to go around,  mahomes and a couple other deals dont leave much on the bone for the rest of a roster to eat from.

@"AGRforever" said: Dont worry. The Lions point differential is only +1. It’s clearly unsuitable. 

Frauds

in some parallel universe where Kwesi accepts the Chiefs offer and trades down to #31, Jordan Addison catches 7 for 90 yards for KC last night and the Lions start the season 0-1 https://t.co/YTrApE4RxE

— Krauser (@Krauserrific) September 8, 2023

@"MaroonBells" said: https://twitter.com/Krauserrific/status/1700108752748208273?s=20

I was just thinking how badly the Chiefs could have used someone with the promise of an Addison...

Depending on how the first month of the season goes I wonder if the Chiefs would have interest in KJO? Not sure the Vikings will be willing to part with him, but he’s on the last year of his deal and would come much cheaper then someone like Mike Evans. Just a thought because yeah, KC WRs STINK. 

Sometimes it’s nice to play in a fantasy league stuffed with Chiefs fans. They drafted all these bums last year— the players did nothing— and my leaguemates turned around and did the same thing this year  :p.

@"StickyBun" said:

@"Kentis" said: Chiefs receivers stunk up the place, gifting this one to the Honolulu Blue…

Big time. A sloppy win for Detroit, but a win. 

Since the narrative by the media before the season was they are going to be good, the hype train is in full express mode. When you had a team like Minnesota last year that kept winning, they were 'lucky' each week. Interesting how that works. Expect every Lion win moving forward to be 'epic' with a 'talented roster' and 'amazing' coaching staff.

p.s. I'm always reminded every year how unwatchable Cris Collinsworth is. The hyperbole kicks in my gag reflex.