Our first 3 weeks

[adam]

We play against: Brock Osweiler (new starter in HOU), Chase Daniel (new starter in PHI), and Dak Prescott (rookie). I would not be surprised if we went 3-0 into Week 4 against Detroit. If we do anything less than 2-1, it will be a huge disappointment.

[Wesson44]

We play against: Brock Osweiler (new starter in HOU), Chase Daniel (new starter in PHI), and Dak Prescott (rookie). I would not be surprised if we went 3-0 into Week 4 against Detroit. If we do anything less than 2-1, it will be a huge disappointment.

 

Also the Lions are without Megatron who always kills us

[adam]

Also the Lions are without Megatron who always kills us

Yeah, I didn't even get there. However, looking at this from another perspective, they may be better without him with Tate, Jones, and Ebron. Even though he was a matchup nightmare, now you don't know where the ball is going.

[Wesson44]

Yeah, I didn't even get there. However, looking at this from another perspective, they may be better without him with Tate, Jones, and Ebron. Even though he was a matchup nightmare, now you don't know where the ball is going.

Yes that's true.....but now there is no go to guy so the QB will hold the ball longer trying to find the open guy

[adam]

Yes that's true.....but now there is no go to guy so the QB will hold the ball longer trying to find the open guy

I am figuring Ebron will see a lot of looks.

[AZ54]

Yeah, I didn't even get there. However, looking at this from another perspective, they may be better without him with Tate, Jones, and Ebron. Even though he was a matchup nightmare, now you don't know where the ball is going.

 

I never understood this BS from Detroit players. Megatron was Stafford's bailout all the time. WE covered him with 2 or 3 players more often than not. Now he's gone and Stafford is suddenly going to spread the ball all over the place like Brady and won't miss Megatron? Tate, Jones, and Ebron are going to have more coverage than before and yet they'll be better players?

 

Calvin Johnson can call up every team in the NFL and say he's ready to play and he'd have 32 job interviews. If he's in shape he'll have 32 job offers.

 

I can't think of any team losing a Hall of Fame player that was better without the player when that guy was still performing at an elite level. This isn't Jerry Rice at age 37 when he was cut.

[adam]

I never understood this BS from Detroit players. Megatron was Stafford's bailout all the time. WE covered him with 2 or 3 players more often than not. Now he's gone and Stafford is suddenly going to spread the ball all over the place like Brady and won't miss Megatron? Tate, Jones, and Ebron are going to have more coverage than before and yet they'll be better players?

 

Calvin Johnson can call up every team in the NFL and say he's ready to play and he'd have 32 job interviews. If he's in shape he'll have 32 job offers.

 

I can't think of any team losing a Hall of Fame player that was better without the player when that guy was still performing at an elite level. This isn't Jerry Rice at age 37 when he was cut.

 

As good as Johnson was/is, his target to reception ratio was one of the lowest in the league every year. So when you take that into account there was some room for more efficiency with less targets thrown his way. 731 receptions on 1312 targets, so a 55.7% and 581 incompletions/interceptions thrown his way.