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3rd and 1 from the Lions 47 with 4:16 left in the first. Shotgun snap, draw to Singletary. We have 7 to block 8. Unblocked DT #96 taken out of the play by an immediate jump cut by Motor and he puts his foot in the ground and plows ahead for the first down. Nothing revolutionary, extravogent or ultra impressive. Just a reliable RB1 who can get it done.

My entirely uninformed medical prediction (as that appears to be a thing) is that he doesn’t play Thursday, but returns for the next Sunday home vs. the Jets. That’ll be 17 days from injury to game time, which seems like adequate recovery time based on the way he was moving around after the game

I REALLY hope Fraiser dials up more man coverage next week and brings pressure. They’ve been more willing to do so as of late, but the injury to Von, and the return of White and Elam have me thinking they can rattle Jones and hold up on the back end

At the rate we’ve been rehabbing, it’s good to know we’ll AT LEAST get him back by next Thanksgiving.

It’s the same phenomenon as when a player acts like he catches a pass that he clearly didn’t…like bro, you KNOW they have cameras and replays all up in this place. Just, why?

Injuries have been wild. If they’d clean up the missed tackles, it’d be even more unbelievable. The amount of times they’ve bailed out our underperforming offense with quality defensive performances is notable especially with the number of back-ups we’ve trotted out all over the field. People don’t like watching this defense because it is frustrating to swallow. It’s also frustrating to offenses who face us. Imagine that at full strength with pass-rushers full force and good coverage on the back end.

Is Von already ruled out, or just suspected due to severity with injury of this nature?

Victory Monday shirt has been getting lots of use at work the last few years.

We deserately need the following: -get healthy -find our offensive rhythm -take over the world!

Ah damn, now I need a “Victory Friday” shirt.

I’d love to know what technique they teach to PBI while in phase. Dane can’t make a play on the ball, but can he at least hammer an arm or something?

Out of curiosity, what do you mean by getting torched? Out of position, or just beat? Elam and White in man compared to Benford and Jackson is a whole lot different

Re:bolded - I meant the clip of Cook reading a block, single clip. You can’t qualify his ability by if he rushed for 1000 yards…as he does not see a similar work load to other top RBs. Look at last years statistics: 188 carries for 870 yards. The fewest number of carries a 1k rusher saw was 228. Given he ran last year averaging 4.6 ypc, an additional 40 carries (+184 yards) last year would have put him around 1054 yards. That’s right on par with: Derrick Henry 207 carries for 937 yards Zeke Elliot - 237 carries for 1002 yards Antonio Gibson - 258 carries 1057 yards I am not suggesting he is any of those backs. I am supporting my point that his production is effected by his usage, and you cannot dismiss him as being unproven because he hasn’t reach some arbitrary statistical landmark.

I hope this team starts to play more man coverage if/when Elam and White can return. Tough ask to do with Von/Groot/Epinessa all injured and back-up quality CBs getting the start.

Didn’t read through yet but I thought this was an interesting observation: First Half Motion - Man to man coverage bumped, no trailing players but passed them off. This often created St. Brown in advantageous matchups Second Half Motion - Man to man coverage runs with and trails assignment, no passing off players. I haven’t rewatched but it was an interesting adjustment that I noticed early after the half. Anyone else notice anything along these lines? I was hoping they would have played more man coverage but losing Von probably played a role in this.

We’ll find out next year, no matter what. Simgletary likely won’t be back with this team as a back up, or a starter, due to the financial restraints this team will make. You can post a video that shows Cook making a good cut. There are 100 more for Singletary doing the same. The photo you posted re: Singletary was heavily discussed and questioned the accuracy due to it being a still shot and lack of EZ angle. You can pick and choose videos, photos and statistics all you want to support your claim. When it comes down to it, THIS YEAR, it isn’t even close who is the more reliable and appropriate option for this team to lean on. Again, Singletary has years as a proven rusher, receiver and pass protector. Cool is a pipe dream for the future that I fear Beane reached on. We can disagree, that is fine. I never said he was the truth a RB, or an all pro, or even a pro bowler. But I guarantee you in NFL circles he garners a ton of respect from players and coaches for his abilities and results on the field.

I gotta bump this. Dude absolutely balled out and played like a mad man today. Shout out to him, Big Ed and Settle for showing up against the run and being our saving grace in as pass rushers while we’re down our two starting DEs. I can’t wait to watch the film.

You can definitely argue this. At the same time…shout out to AJ Klien who stepped in off the street to make a handful of really nice stops today. Dodson looking again like JAG and Edmunds importance to this defense continues to become more apparent as these Lions WRs appeared to be running unchecked throughout the middle of the defense all day

Cook’s athleticism is great. And what’s that do for you if you can’t read blocks, break tackles or catch the football? Because he doesn’t have track speed, he is has low athleticism? Sure. Ignore balance, agility, lean, leverage and everything else that makes him a tremendous and reliable asset in the run game. Do you like baseball? Here is a reference for you: If you build a team to hit home runs, you better be prepared to deal with strikeouts. This is James Cook, and 100% why Singletary needs to be out “get on base” lead runner. He has a fantastic first cut and ability to make people miss. He rarely goes down on first contact, and always falls forward with his low center of gravity and leg churn. Our home run hitter is Allen and the passing offense. Our running game is built to be a reliable and sustainable complimentary piece.

Cook is a great athlete, yet a sun-par RB. Singletary is a battle-tested, quality pro. There is no question who should be getting the majority of the work load.

I don’t give a ***** who else in the NFL or history of the league could have, or can, make a throw of this caliber. I only care about the fact that our guy did, and it was a thing of beauty.

To all those saying Wilson needs to “take a step back” and observe and learn from the sideline… Didn’t he just do that? He started the year injured and had that opportunity already. This dude is toast.

Gobble Gobble Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone! Food. Family. Football.

Apparently Groped a Woman https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35090073/cardinals-assistant-coach-sean-kugler-fired-groping-woman-sources-say

Probably threw some beach chairs at teenagers