Monday through Friday I deal with different subjects in this blog. I also post my blog to my Facebook page at RFrederickRiddlesWorld. Monday’s I try to focus on issues. This week I am taking a look at The Detroit Lions Victory.
Normally I don’t write about sports. But last night’s game featuring the Detroit Lions vs New England Patriots was notable on several counts.
Teacher vs. Student
Bill Belichick, Head Coach of the Patriots has been the long time mentor of Matt Patricia, Head Coach of the Lions. Until last night his record was 14-8, now it’s 14-9. Still a good record.
Preparation
New England is known for having tough preparations for their games, including two hour practices according to the game announcers. Detroit has copied this and, if true, it certainly made them look tougher. The offensive line was literally pushing a much bigger defensive line around. That was amazing and worth staying up to watch.
What Does Loss Mean for Patriots?
According to the bobble heads it might mean they are in trouble. But even as they say that they also point out that New England has a rough time in September. So it’s wait and see.
But in my opinion the Patriots will probably recover and still have a great year. Brady is a good quarterback and Belichick a good coach. They’ll do fine.
What Does Win Mean for Lions?
This is the real question and I believe it is a truly significant win. For instance,
- It is Coach Patricia’s first win as Head Coach and that is always significant
- It is the Lions first win of the season.
- It shows the training and strategy work which will help players buy in to Patricia’s methods.
- It showed a running game that the Lions haven’t had for awhile.
- It gave Lions fans hope.
I think the two most important takeaways for me were:
- The Lions toughness. That was amazing to watch.
- The emergence of a running game. A credible running game will make the Lions Offense more powerful and should lead to more wins.
I will have to review this further but it seemed to me the Lions committed fewer penalties than I am used to seeing. And that is a very good thing if it is true.
Speaking as a fan, I enjoyed that game from start to finish. The only bad thing was the fear that the old Lions would show up and end up losing. It was a real joy to see that not happen.
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