The Detroit Lions vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers just took place and many observations were seen for the play on the field for week 2 of the NFL preseason. Who were the standouts in the game making plays for the Detroit Lions? Who were the players who did not do well for the Lions? The video contains observations for Detroit Lions new QB David Blough and his performance for the game. How well did Craig Reynolds perform for the Lions passing game?. Lions Levi Onwuzurike did he perform to his status for the 2021 NFL Draft? MicroMike talks about the Lions Defense, what did they show?
Last week, the Lions backfield saw little action as Mitchell Trubisky only threw twice, and the Bills ran a ground-heavy attack. We noted that this would be a key position to keep an eye on against the Steelers, who feature a far more dynamic passing game and played multiple skill position starters with Roethlisberger, Najee Harris, Juju Smith-Schuster and Patrick Freiermuth.
This is where the Lions got carved up. Play action, pump fakes, deep strikes, red zone bully ball; the Lions were probed in every facet by the Steelers and failed in all of them. Jeff Okudah looked slow and had little help from Will Harris. When targeted, the Steelers could beat both readily.
Freiermuth ate the Lions’ lunch, their deserts and then had seconds. Diontae Johnson left Okudah in a chemtrail.
Linebackers were atrocious in coverage. Jahlani Tavai got beat and beat, unable to keep up with Steelers receivers running their routes; nor could he bring the tackle home on Najee Harris, resulting in a 46-yard play.
It would behoove the Lions to shake things up and see what they might have with Derrick Barnes and AJ Parker, who both played well, but such an act is merely a patch for the time being on a gaping void.
How much longer will Tim Boyle remain QB2?
David Blough played like the proper backup on Saturday night. Boyle had a chance to play with the top team and overshot his receivers ad nauseum. He nearly got picked clean by Joe Haden early—it wouldn’t be the first time that hellion did that, but the way that Haden jumped the route as Boyle stared it down revealed how damn telegraphed the whole thing went.
The Lions quarterback situation is going to be poor at best for the entire year. But it’s at least still academic to figure out who is going to sit behind Jared Goff. Boyle’s arm might be a laser, but it’s a laser in use for a Led Zeppelin light show, flicking all over the the place. He also struggled in decision-making when the pressure was on. Boyle is not being paid to contemplate the universe, existence and all reality.
Boyle finished the night with seven out of 15 attempts completed for 44 yards. It’s nothing impressive, and David Blough showed that he had a far better command of the offense, throwing for a touchdown and leading the offense to two more scores in the final quarter.
With one game left, we might legitimately have a quarterback battle on our hands for the backup spot. If that doesn’t get the acid rolling in your stomach, I don’t know what will.
Source:
Jeremy Reisman, Pride Of Detroit
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