So much for that doghouse
Busy at work today with some extra videos and meetings, so the blog may be light. Following up on yesterday's post, however, I wanted to point out that Calvin Johnson is now expected to replace Roy Williams in the starting lineup.
This makes sense on a number of levels. The commenters yesterday had some good reasons, and Johnson is the most similar player to Williams on the team. The Lions should give him a chance to develop this month. Mike Furrey will still start, with Shaun McDonald playing out of the slot. Furrey and Johnson are the big winners here, but it's hard to trust any aspect of the Detroit offense right now. Using Johnson or Furrey this week against Dallas would require a leap of faith or a relatively weak playoff roster.
Comments
Gregg, what in the world happened to Kevin Jones?? 100 yds and a TD one week and absoultly nothign the next.
Posted by: rch165 | December 4, 2007 04:05 PM
Well for teams that lost DJ Hackett - Having to choose between Johnson and S Moss as your WR3 this week - is what it boils down to. I think you are over rating the Cowboys pass D a little- Detroit SHOULD be able to finish the day with solid yards in the passing game. Johnson looks like a top 25 WR this week to me especially in Roy Williams spot, and with the Lions likely to be in pass every down mode.
Posted by: scott | December 5, 2007 11:54 AM
Hey Scott... did you miss the Minnesota game?
Detroit could not muster anything in the air (or on the ground) vs one of the worst pass defenses in the NFL. And that was WITH Roy Williams.
Good luck...
Posted by: Stephen | December 5, 2007 01:26 PM