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JR44 · 01-06-2025, 01:41 PM

For sure the Lions were holding our WRs and TE on every play, however to get the calls you have to try to fight through it and be more physical and chirp at the refs and we did not do any of that. The more physical they played, it seemed like the softer we got. This game was largely on Darnold, but our WRs and TE carry almost as much of the blame, he had all day to throw many times and there was no one open and just did not see a lot effort there. The body language of our receivers looked pretty defeated all night.

purplefaithful · 01-06-2025, 02:43 PM

Lions played very physical man coverage and lots of Zero Blitzing. Our skill players ought to be a bit embarrassed by the box scores today.

I agree, the ref's swallowed their whistles last night and they blew the intentional grounding in the end zone on Goff too.

I guess I would rather have them not throw flags than throw too many.

Vikergirl · 01-06-2025, 03:04 PM

Darnold was under pressure at a 49% rate! The OL did a terrible job but it was mostly two culprits - Robinson (9 pressures allowed!) and Brandel (8 allowed!).

Darnold was definitely rattled. The OL did not play well and there were so many dropped balls. It was a shit show all around.

KOC is going to get an extension regardless

pattersaur · (This post was last modified: 01-06-2025, 06:10 PM by pattersaur.)

Throwing dirt on Darnold after last night would be silly. He's been too good. For me, even if he has lays another egg on Monday night, he still had a fantastic season and I still think the team should bring him back. I would understand some hesitancy but this is still the guy we need to lead us to the Super Bowl, who's played awesome this year. Maybe Lucy doesn't yank the football back this time.

StickierBuns · 01-06-2025, 03:25 PM

Jason Harmon
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1h
A lot of the people saying “we have no idea how JJ McCarthy would have handled that type of pressure!” clearly don’t know how big of a stage the National Championship is.

MaroonBells · 01-06-2025, 03:48 PM

(01-06-2025, 03:25 PM)StickierBuns Wrote: Jason Harmon
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1h
A lot of the people saying “we have no idea how JJ McCarthy would have handled that type of pressure!” clearly don’t know how big of a stage the National Championship is.

Oh please, Jason Harmon. You know who else shined under the pressure of a national championship? Bryce Young and Stetson Bennett and Tua Tagosomething and Mac Jones and Jameis Winston and Tim Tebow and Vince Young and Matt Leinart and...

Let's just be happy we drafted our QBOTF and he looked very good in the preseason and we're fixin' to embark on several years of QB on a Rookie Salary and all that goes with it. We don't have to pretend that JJ McCarthy would've won this game for us. The quote is right: "we have no idea."

StickierBuns · 01-06-2025, 04:08 PM

(01-06-2025, 03:48 PM)MaroonBells Wrote: Oh please, Jason Harmon. You know who else shined under the pressure of a national championship? Bryce Young and Stetson Bennett and Tua Tagosomething and Mac Jones and Jameis Winston and Tim Tebow and Vince Young and Matt Leinart and...

Let's just be happy we drafted our QBOTF and he looked very good in the preseason and we're fixin' to embark on several years of QB on a Rookie Salary and all that goes with it. We don't have to pretend that JJ McCarthy would've won this game for us. The quote is right: "we have no idea."

Well, one thing for sure: we know Darnold didn't handle it.

purplefaithful · 01-06-2025, 04:16 PM

No Sam did not - he was rattled and with that his mechanicals went to hell too.

His coach did little (that I saw) to help him out either.

This is one really big game where I am going to be vocally critical about the HC getting out coached. Where as Flo had that D primed to win until they got gassed.

I have no idea how JJM would have handled this...Other than an inkling he may be better at off script than Sam. And we needed that last night.