1: Greetings, Oblivia! While you were sleeping, the Lions got a quarterback, massively upgraded their defensive line, and got an awesome scat-back. They won't suck (much) this season.
If you just said "It's the Lions!", you are a moron.
2: When Delhomme was signed, I thought they were insane. But throughout preseason, he's been damn near perfect. It helps that here, he has tight ends to throw to. Kosar also pointed out that he's been told not to take too much on himself...
Kosar has helped me understand what went wrong with him: He partly got greedy/stubborn, trying to force things rather than accept field position or field goals.
3: I TOLD YOU about Peyton Hillis. Is it sinking in yet?
4: Jennings is DOA. For all the flashes he's shown, his stats don't lie. I like the guy, but between him and Davis, it's no contest. And I told you that, too.
5: Bobby Ingram has made some nice plays. I hope it doesn't make the braintrust do something stupid like cut Stuckey, who is still young with upside, and who can play outside as well.
6: Harrison's lower body is much, much more muscular than I remember, and I was surprised to see him power his way to 1-2 extra yards more than once. He's evolved into a complete running back.
7: The interferance call on Wright was bullshit.
8: The defense looks bad. Excuses follow:
A: Ward and Haden are babies.
B: Rogers is MIA.
C: Ryan isn't showing all his cards yet.
D: Gocong never played inside before.
E: The sun was in their eyes.
8: Josh Cribbs is no longer a WR-project. He is a WR. Ask Jake.
9: Robiskie too.
10: McCoy finally looks ok. Even if he didn't, anybody who thought there was any chance he'd be released is an idiot. He's had hardly any reps, and his upside hasn't gone away. Wallace, Brees, McMahon, Garcia, Montana, Sipe--just shut up before I have to name more short guys, ok?
11: I really like this Infantyesque offense. The stats are deceptive: Many of the passes were just long handoffs to the running backs, who couldn't be keyed on and didn't have the ball until they were in open field. Many of the yards were after the catch. NOW I know why Holmgren jumped all over Delhomme--it's what he does best.
12: Back to McCoy: the two pasases that were dropped were on the money. Also, I saw velocity. I'm greatly encouraged (for the future.).
The Browns lost vs. a mediocre (not bad anymore) team. The offense looked very promising, and the defense looked crappy. The Browns first team beat Detroit's first team.
I'm not too paranoid about the defense. I know Ryan, and can go player-by-player and recognize emerging talent. I know I sound like an infernal optimist homer, but re-read what I juat wrote, and review the last half of last season. I'm far more objective than a Stoolers fan.
So there.
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