oldno82

He's got a groin injury, unfortunately. If Jaire Alexander can really still play, this would be a good time for him to step up. Harbs indicated he wasn't in football shape in week 1 but might be ready for this game or next.

Well that's a good strategy but currently the Lions' yds/carry are 18th in the league. Don't know if they have that kind of attack to employ. Their passing game is quite prolific and this game could be another Bills-type shootout.

When you say 'them' do you mean the Lions or the Ravens?

It'll be tight but I think the ground game resurfaces and Lamar has a good day. As for our defense, who knows what shows up. Humphrey and van Noy will probably be out and we'll need all hands to stop their offense. 52 points on any NFL team is quite a statement. Plus Detroit will be motivated by how we embarrassed them last time. Still, I think we'll pull it out. Close game. Could go either way.

He had a monster game today, for sure.

The O-line needs something. Unfortunately, it may be new personnel. The next 4 games will tell the tale and I think it may be ugly.

I am concerned about Rose's rather poor outing last week...he didn't look like a top notch OT for most of the game. We'd be screwed if we didn't have Lamar to run option plays. And I'm saying that as a guy that never liked the option in pro ball. But, Lamar makes it work.

OK...I admit I have struggled a bit in coming to this conclusion, but I think we will win the game against the Browns on Sunday. As a team, I think they'll want to get the bitter taste of that loss out of their system. I'll go out on a limb and say Ravens 24 Browns 13 in a game that will be tight until the 4th quarter.

The team has come a long way in 30 years. I think the current team has the best offense it has ever had. The D is a work in progress but will never match that first Super Bowl defense. Yet, it doesn't have to. They just have to play solid and I think they can do that. The franchise has grown by leaps and bounds. A new stadium. Plenty of money with a new owner who wants to win. A real heads-up front office. While we can piss and moan about a few things with this team, they are exciting, entertaining, and I think they're dedicated to winning.

I agree. Actually I would pushed back on the asshole as well.

And let us not forget the bottle of ice that was thrown at Derrick Henry on his last touchdown run.

Too soon to say. Let's see who practices this week and what vibes come out of practice. I'm inclined to say we'll be pissed, especially the D. But will we have a pass rush? Will the O-line hold up? Can Monken make magic in attacking that Cleveland defense? We do have a lot of weapons but they have a strong shield.

It would really be a travesty if Lamar was suspended over this. Fined maybe, but I think even that is unfair.

Look...this team played solid football until very late in the game against a very good team. They fell apart I agree because their conditioning looked poor. Maybe they should have played the regulars some in pre-season though I understand the reluctance to get a good player injured. The defense ran out of gas again, I agree. Roquan seems to have become lost and I don't know why. The secondary played well enough to win but the D-line got no pressure on Allen all game. Did Green play more than a few downs? He was not a factor but then there was no pressure from anybody. That sounds like a defensive coaching deficiency. Meanwhile the O skill players were on fire. Henry, Lamar, Flowers, Bateman all played very well. But when they had the ball for the last series, they attempted to run out the clock and couldn't do it. Sometimes you've just got to pass to get another first down even when you're trying to run out the clock. But in the end, the Defense lost this game big time. When your team scores 40 points, you should come away a winner. Instead the Defense caved in and the offense went too conservative too early. Most of the blame I have to put on Orr, our DC. We just didn't stop them when we had too and when we were up 15 points.

Rodgers is doing OK as is Metcalf but something does look wrong with their defense.