Golden Tate says opponents telling him they know Lions‘ plays -article from the middle of Lombardi‘s tenure as Lions OC in 2015 with some familiar problems
October 25, 2022
Golden Tate says opponents telling him they know Lions‘ plays -article from the middle of Lombardi‘s tenure as Lions OC in 2015 with some familiar problems
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It’s comical how other teams know the plays
Im pretty sure this has been posted somewhere on here before, or it was on the Lions sub talking about our problems, but I thought it was worth looking at again after yesterday. This is what reminded me most of the Chargers seven years later.
> I’ve had a couple occasions in literally each game where they’ve called out our play, for one, and then afterwards been like, ‘Hey, we knew what you guys were doing.’
> “All three weeks, a player has come up to me and said ‘we knew what you’re going to do.’ That’s bad.”
> Lions coach Jim Caldwell was questioned about Detroit’s offensive play calling Monday following the Lions’ 24-12 loss to Denver. When asked if it was an issue, Caldwell instead pointed to execution of the plays instead of criticizing Lombardi. He also said he would not be taking play-calling duties from Lombardi.
> The Lions are 0-3 and have shown a lack of production on the offense. Tate, who sounded exasperated during his 14-minute radio interview, said he planned on meeting with quarterback Matthew Stafford later this week in an attempt to get a head start and “get on the same page.”
> he said the Lions have to do something different than they have done the first three weeks of the season. Tate said “we have too much talent for this to be happening to us.
> The Lions — the worst rushing team in the NFL — have struggled with both run blocking and pass protection and are 27th in total offense.
> “But at the same extent, you still got to stay within the offense, and that’s when Coach Lombardi comes in and the quarterback coaches and those guys. So you have to find a happy medium. There’s got to be, there’s a point where Matt’s got to feel comfortable, ‘Hey, I want Calvin [Johnson] to run this route or I want GT to run this route, Lance [Moore] or I want Theo [Riddick] out of the backfield doing this. That’s when you got to kind of take it over and draw on your own whenever, you know the flow of the game, you’re in there, you’re actually in the midst of things. You got a feel for the game, and Matt’s a very, very smart player.
History repeating itself…
Something something but we have a top 10 offense 🤡
It’s like we’re playing the Astros every week
The fact that he’s still employed speaks volumes about Staley and TT. At the very least give play calling duties to Shane Day and wait to fire Lombardi in the off season.
But this clearly shows that Staley and TT don’t plan on making the playoffs this season.
Stafford had his worst season under Lombardi and Calvin Johnson retired after being coached by him.
Hey that’s us now
At least Lynn had the balls to fire Whis early into the season.
9 comments
It’s comical how other teams know the plays
Im pretty sure this has been posted somewhere on here before, or it was on the Lions sub talking about our problems, but I thought it was worth looking at again after yesterday. This is what reminded me most of the Chargers seven years later.
> I’ve had a couple occasions in literally each game where they’ve called out our play, for one, and then afterwards been like, ‘Hey, we knew what you guys were doing.’
> “All three weeks, a player has come up to me and said ‘we knew what you’re going to do.’ That’s bad.”
> Lions coach Jim Caldwell was questioned about Detroit’s offensive play calling Monday following the Lions’ 24-12 loss to Denver. When asked if it was an issue, Caldwell instead pointed to execution of the plays instead of criticizing Lombardi. He also said he would not be taking play-calling duties from Lombardi.
> The Lions are 0-3 and have shown a lack of production on the offense. Tate, who sounded exasperated during his 14-minute radio interview, said he planned on meeting with quarterback Matthew Stafford later this week in an attempt to get a head start and “get on the same page.”
> he said the Lions have to do something different than they have done the first three weeks of the season. Tate said “we have too much talent for this to be happening to us.
> The Lions — the worst rushing team in the NFL — have struggled with both run blocking and pass protection and are 27th in total offense.
> “But at the same extent, you still got to stay within the offense, and that’s when Coach Lombardi comes in and the quarterback coaches and those guys. So you have to find a happy medium. There’s got to be, there’s a point where Matt’s got to feel comfortable, ‘Hey, I want Calvin [Johnson] to run this route or I want GT to run this route, Lance [Moore] or I want Theo [Riddick] out of the backfield doing this. That’s when you got to kind of take it over and draw on your own whenever, you know the flow of the game, you’re in there, you’re actually in the midst of things. You got a feel for the game, and Matt’s a very, very smart player.
History repeating itself…
Something something but we have a top 10 offense 🤡
It’s like we’re playing the Astros every week
The fact that he’s still employed speaks volumes about Staley and TT. At the very least give play calling duties to Shane Day and wait to fire Lombardi in the off season.
But this clearly shows that Staley and TT don’t plan on making the playoffs this season.
Stafford had his worst season under Lombardi and Calvin Johnson retired after being coached by him.
Hey that’s us now
At least Lynn had the balls to fire Whis early into the season.