Lion's Den - A Lions Franchise

[BrandonRocket]

LIONS FALL TO BUCS BIG TIME

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
Aug 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0)	0	17	7	10	34
Detroit Lions (0-1)	0	0	2	22	24

Team Stats Comparison
	TAM	DET
Total Offense	352	403
Rushing Yards	167	264
Passing Yards	185	139
First Downs	11	21
Punt Return Yards	0	15
Kick Return Yards	56	166
Total Yards	408	584
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	7	8
4th Down Conversion	0	2
2-Point Conversion	0	2
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	3/0
Penalties	1/5	1/10
Posession Time	16.38	23.22

Tampa Bay Buccaneers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jameis Winston 3/5 35 0 0 Mike Glennon 9/12 156 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Doug Martin 6 20 3.3 0 Charles Sims III 20 144 7.2 3 Matt Asiata 1 4 4 0 Mike Glennon 3 -1 -.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Everette Blake 3 111 37.0 1 Charles Sims III 2 2 1 0 Austin Seferian-Jenkins 2 22 11 0 Benjamin Watson 2 23 11.5 0 D.J. Chaney 2 21 10.5 0 Doug Martin 1 12 12 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Kevin Pamphile 1 0 Ali Marpet 1 0 Donovan Smith 1 0 Al Netter 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Matt Daniels 8 0 0 0 Ahmad Dixon 7 0 0 0 Kwon Alexander 6 .5 0 0 William Gholston 5 1 0 0 Zach Brown 5 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Greg Zuerlein 2/2 4/4 10 54 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jacob Schum 2 70 35.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD D.J. Chaney 1 29 29 0 Everette Blake 1 21 21 0 Doug Martin 1 6 6 0

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matthew Stafford 4/4 30 0 0 Tim Tebow 3/11 17 0 0 Robert Griffin III 10/21 124 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Ameer Abdullah 2 5 2.5 0 Theo Riddick 8 51 6.4 0 Akeem Hunt 8 25 3.1 1 Robert Griffin III 12 140 11.7 2 Tim Tebow 3 36 12 0 Matt Stafford 1 3 3 0 Percy Harvin 1 4 4 0 T.J. Jones 1 0 0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Joseph Fauria 3 38 12.7 0 Percy Harvin 3 31 10.3 0 Theo Riddick 2 27 13.5 0 Terrell Harvey 2 26 13 0 Akeem Hunt 3 24 8 0 Will Tye 1 10 10 0 Eric Ebron 1 9 9 0 David Fluellen 1 4 4 0 Ameer Abdullah 1 3 3 0 Corey Fuller 1 0 0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Corey Robinson 1 0 Manny Ramirez 0 2 Cornelius Lucas 0 1 Gabe Carimi 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Stephen Tulloch 7 0 0 0 Jayron Hosley 5 0 0 0 Darenton Cosby 4 0 0 0 Jaye Howard 4 0 0 0 Steven Carey 2 0 0 0 Jackson Ingram 2 0 0 0 Devin Taylor 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matt Prater 0/1 0/0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Sam Martin 1 54 54 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD De'Anthony Thomas 5 109 21.8 0 Ameer Abdullah 2 57 28.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD De'Anthony Thomas 1 15 15 0

DETROIT, MI - Opening week of the preseason looked nothing short of a trainwreck for the Detroit Lions. Although the first team looked very good on offense and defense, the depth looked absolutely horrible. Charles Sims III took one run 70 yards and another 44 for touchdowns, Mike Glennon found Everette Blake for an 80-yard touchdown when he got behind the defense on the first play of the second quarter. The offensive line was playing so horribly in the second half that the coaching staff took out the second-string backfield.

"Tim and Theo didn't get benched because of a lack of production, they got benched for their own safety.", Lions head coach Brandon Olsen said after the game. "Don't look at Tim's stats, four of his incompletions were throwaways, one was a drop by Corey and T.J. dropped one too. That means that of his what, 7 or 8 incompletions1 or two were because he messed up. RGIII played decently, sure he had a good amount of yardage passing and a good percentage, but the defense was playing prevent and it was short throws that made plays, nothing special passing. Rushing though, RGIII made some great plays and impressed me, however, we need to work on keeping his eyes downfield; he's such a threat that DBs will leave their man to stop him before he even crosses the line of scrimmage, which is when he should, load up, and get it to that receiver.

One reporter questioned both first round draft choices combining for 4 tackles. "(Steven) Carey only made two tackles but it was out of 6 rushing opportunities and 3 passing plays. He was great in coverage the few drives he was out there, maybe if DeAndre is feeling better next week we'll be able to use Steven more. Jackson (Ingram) did only have two tackles, but he was in coverage 95% of the time. While on a man, he allowed no catches on four targets, so he knows how to break up passes; however he was the only safety sometimes, and one the times was his first time allowing the 80-yard TD, and the big runs were to the side opposite of him, so I don't give him much slack for that."

"We're going to head into Washington next week with the hopes that the second team can put it together. Expect to see more of Tim (Tebow), Theo Riddick, Steven (Carey), and Denard Taylor, who left the game early with a pulled hamstring; he wanted to go back in, but I'm not going to risk that injury in the preseason. Terrell Harvey is also going to be the #4 receiver at this point, overtaking Corey Fuller and T.J. Jones. Austin Graves is going to be the main linebacker for the second team this coming week. Sam (Martin) had only one punt but it was one of the most beautiful punts I've ever seen, it was high arching, landed at the three, then bounced almost horizontal and got downed at the 1. Matt (Prater) missed his only kick, but it was from 58, so I don't blame him. Mason (Finley) will take over kicking duty next week."



Terrell Harvey out of Toledo reeling in a pass from Tim Tebow.



Maybe it's just the number? #81 of the Detroit Lions, Joseph Fauria, goes up big and makes the reception over safety for the Buccaneers, Matt Daniels (#30). Fauria took a big shot on the way down, but held onto the ball.

Matchup Preview *|* August 15, 2016
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Detroit Lions (0-1, 0-0 Away)		Arizona Cardinals (0-1, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report DeAndre Levy Concussion (TBD) OUT Denard Taylor Hamstring (GTD) IN Game Notes DeAndre Levy will miss his second straight game due to a concussion.

Note: Was playing the game, lost connection to EA so the stats didn't count. Offense was playing well for the most part. 2nd and 4, broken play caused a loss of 15, 3rd and 19, a scramble and pass to Eric Ebron led to a 33-yard first down. Walter Thurmond III played terrible, constantly getting beat then messing up in the run game too. Steven Carey was having a great game.

[MJDrocks]

The presentation looks great. I'll be following.

[BrandonRocket]

Quote: Originally Posted by MJDrocks

The presentation looks great. I'll be following.

Thank you, and I agree, Maurice Jones-Drew rocks. Man carried my fantasy team a few years ago, think he led the league in rushing or touchdowns or something that year. Any suggestions or comments, feel free to let me know either here or in PM, looking to improve.

[DavidTheGreat20]

Guessing that the USC dude you drafted is the equivalent of the beast that is Su'a Cravens. Great pick.

RG3 and Tebow is going to cause a huge media storm irl


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[BrandonRocket]

Quote: Originally Posted by DavidTheGreat20

Guessing that the USC dude you drafted is the equivalent of the beast that is Su'a Cravens. Great pick. RG3 and Tebow is going to cause a huge media storm irl Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Su'a Cravens = Steven Carey SC=SC

Exactly why I used Su'a or his pre-draft picture. RG3 and Tebow have been kept away from the media so far, but with the both of them on the roster, I feel like once Stafford throws his first pick they'll be chanting Tebow

[BDawg35]

Trading Calvin Johnson? Bringing in polarizing former Heisman winners like Tim Tebow and Robert Griffin? (I refuse to call him RG3.)

You certainly have no shortage of story lines here. Have fun with this!

[Cheese2121]

Presentation is looking very solid here and I love that you are using in-game pictures. They are a must for me.

I agree with BDawg, you have a lot of very good storylines developing here. Good luck in the rest of the preseason!

[BrandonRocket]

LIONS NO MATCH FOR WASHINGTON

Detroit Lions at Washington
Aug 15, 2016	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Detroit Lions (0-2)	0	10	7	10	0	27
Washington (1-1)	0	7	10	10	6	33

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	WAS
Total Offense	368	509
Rushing Yards	95	64
Passing Yards	273	445
First Downs	17	19
Punt Return Yards	32	2
Kick Return Yards	138	85
Total Yards	538	596
Turnovers	1	2
3rd Down Converstion	7	6
4th Down Conversion	2	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/1	2/1
Penalties	22	35
Posession Time	20:39	21:51

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Stafford 9/15 108 0 0 Tim Tebow 7/14 90 0 0 Robert Griffin III 3/3 113 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Theo Riddick 6 60 10 1 Robert Griffin III 5 22 4.4 1 Ameer Abdullah 3 4 1.3 0 Tim Tebow 2 17 8.5 0 Percy Harvin 1 -2 -2 0 Akeem Hunt 1 3 3 0 Matthew Stafford 1 -2 -2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Denard Taylor 4 34 8.5 0 Joseph Fauria 3 56 18.6 0 Terrell Harvey 3 71 23.6 0 Theo Riddick 3 50 16.6 0 Ameer Abdullah 3 47 15.6 0 De'Anthony Thomas 1 27 27 0 Percy Harvin 2 20 10 0 Eric Ebron 1 6 6 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Stefen Wisniewski 1 1 Ben Jones 0 1 Theo Riddick 0 1 Cornelius Lucas 0 2 Manny Ramirez 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jason Jones 1 .5 0 0 Ezekiel Ansah 1 .5 0 0 Don Carey 10 0 0 0 Steven Carey 7 0 0 0 Jackson Ingram 5 0 0 0 Jacquian Williams 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Mason Finley 1/1 2/2 5 35 Matt Prater 1/1 1/1 4 57 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Sam Martin 4 159 39.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD De'Anthony Thomas 3 75 25 0 Diamond Beck 1 24 24 0 Ameer Abdullah 2 39 19,5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD De'Anthony Thomas 1 32 32 0

Washington PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Ryan 23/35 441 3 2 Ryan Fitzpatrick 1/1 10 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Matt Jones 15 54 3.6 1 Antonio Andrews 2 10 5 0 Mike Ryan 1 0 0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jamison Crowder 7 176 25.1 3 Niles Paul 6 99 16.5 0 Matt Jones 3 17 5.6 0 Kenbrell Thompkins 3 49 16.3 0 Ryan Grant 2 80 40 0 Jordan Reed 2 21 10.5 0 Antonio Andrews 1 10 10 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Spencer Long 2 0 Kenbrell Thompkins 2 0 David Molk 1 0 Matthew Masifilo 1 0 Trent Williams 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Trent Murphy 7 2 0 0 Tyson Alualo 3 2 0 0 Terrance Knighton 1 1 0 0 DeAngelo Hall 6 0 0 0 Dezmen Southward 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Travis Koons 2/2 3/3 10 42 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Tress Way 1 62 62 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Jamison Crowder 2 60 30 0 Duke Johnson 1 25 25 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Tashaun Gipson 1 2 2 0

LANDOVER, MD - The Detroit Lions have had a rough go about the 2016 preseason so far. After a loss to the Bucs, Washington took advantage of the lost Detroit team. The Lions defense successfully held the opposing offense in check with the starters, however the offense didn't make too many plays happen either. On the first drive of the game, the offense found themselves going for it on 4th-and-2 from their own 24, Stafford dumped off to Eric Ebron and Ebron took the ball 6 yards for the first down. Later on in that drive, it was 4th and 6 and Detroit decided to chance it again, this time, Stafford rushed for 20 yards, only to be brought back by a Ben Jones holding call.

Brandon Olsen said, "It wasn't a good day out there for punting or passing. The rain was coming down hard out there, for the most part, it was better than originally expected." Sam Martin finished with 4 punts for 159 yards, including one punt that went 14 yards and another that went 23. "Not exactly flipping field position, but we are going to work with Sam, get some more power behind his punts in unfavorable weather."

Reporter #1: Who would you say was most impressive this week?

Brandon Olsen: I'd have to say that Denard (Taylor) and Terrell (Harvey) probably impressed me the most on offense, both Carey's (Don and Steven) were impressive defensively. On special teams I'd go with De'Anthony Thomas, his one punt return he took from the endzone, juked one guy out, broke out of the first tackle then juked another guy out before being tackled. Our QBs impressed for the most part too. If nobody has noticed yet, I don't care too much for stats, especially at QB, it's about the film. Sure, Robert (Griffin III) had the most passing yards, but he also let him self get sacked too many times by holding the ball, not making proper adjustments, and trying to make plays when nothing is there. Again, (Tim) Tebow had 3 throw aways, only took 1 sack, and make some pretty good line calls. Matt (Stafford) again, showed his dominance in my system by making the right calls, finding the open receiver, and making proper throw aways, hence the one sack by the first team.


Steven Carey delivering a crushing,fumble-causing hit on Matt Jones in the third quarter.

The second-string defense finally showed that they can make some big plays. Jayron Hosley and Austin Graves reeled in interceptions, Steven Carey, who's starting for Levy got some reps in the third and fourth quarter, forced that fumble on Matt (Jones) along with a few other huge hits. He also had a string of big plays in the fourth. On first and goal while being up 3, he forced another fumble on Matt Jones; even though Mike Ryan recovered, then he and Jacquian Williams got a hurry on Mike (Ryan) to force an incompletion, then on a pass the next play, Steven laid Mike Ryan out and Jackson (Ingram) got the deflection.

The game was ended when Mike Ryan hooked a ball right over Jayron Hosley's extended arms to Jamison Crowder for a 6-yard touchdown. "We're not necessarily worried about Jayron struggling on the outside, he'll normally be in the slot covering receivers anyway so he won't have to worry too much about outside receivers. His interception came from in the slot, we have Darius (Slay) and Quandre (Diggs) on the outside, even if an injury happens, we plan on keeping Hosley on the inside."

Reporter #2: Any updates on DeAndre Levy?

Olsen: Uh, concussions are obviously tricky to deal with, but we expect him to return to practice at some point this week and hopefully be ready for the game on Sunday. If he isn't ready, Steven Carey's just gonna continue starting, if he is ready, Steven's just gonna slide to the bench.

Reporter #3: Don't you think it was kind of a waste to use two first round picks on backups, yet your third rounder is a starter?

Olsen: Well, anything could happen between now and the season, plus they're going to rotate in often. Last season we lost both Tahir (Whitehead) and DeAndre (Levy) for a significant amount of time.





RGIII stumbles in the rain.


Theo Riddick breaks free untouched for a 40-yard touchdown on an option handoff by Tim Tebow.

Potential Cuts trending up: Austin Graves, Malcolm McLendon, Terrell Harvey, Darenton Cosby, Jayron Hosley

Potential Cuts trending down: Aaron Ross, Dexter McDougle, Alex Carter, Gabe Ikard