God that was an agonizing gut-punch Lions defeat last night for me. It was completely out of character for this year's Lions players to choke on really basic things like catching, tackling, and keeping contain over and over and over again the entire second half. I guess I chalk it up to a complete lack of poise of a young team that had never been under such a bright spotlight. I think they are set up well for the future but I've been around long enough to know they may well never get back there. Offseason wish list starts with two NFL-caliber CBs.
I loved the two fourth down calls, the first one hit Josh Reynolds right in the hands. He catches it and the Lions are going to Las Vegas I think. But the failed run on third down near the goal line on the Lions' last series was an inexcusable call. It forced the Lions to burn one of their three timeouts and guaranteed they would never see the ball again. Major coaching blunder by Dan Campbell/Ben Johnson. Dammit.