The Detroit Lions underwent a regime change in the offseason
Authentic Matt Prater Jersey , and the early returns already have long-suffering fans of this team fearing the worst.A 1-3 record in the NFL
preseason saw the Lions finish with a minus-34 point differential. But if this
is cause for concern, new coach Matt Patricia isn't showing it."I think for me,
I'm really just trying to look forward as far as what we've got to do this
week," Patricia said. The Lions open the regular season playing host to the New
York Jets on Monday, and that's where Patricia is placing his emphasis.His
players are also opting to take the same approach as their coach."We're kind of
using the preseason as a stepping stone," linebacker Jarrad Davis said. "Now
we're playing and practicing for a new team, somebody that we want to go
beat
Youth Nevin Lawson Jersey , and it's actually going to count."Defensive back Quandre Diggs, who agreed a three-year, $20.4 million contract extension
with the team on Monday, figures the Lions are simply in the midst of the
natural growing pains that come from a transitional phase."I've dealt with
change in the past in college (at Texas)," Diggs said. "It really isn't
different. It's the nature of the business."Still, surrendering a league-high
27.75 points in preseason play has to be a worry for a team that put its future
in the hands of Patricia, formerly the defensive coordinator of the New England
Patriots."I think we got some things accomplished as far as player
evaluation
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laid down."He'll continue to evaluate and reassess. On Monday, Patricia reached
back into his past as the Lions claimed linebacker Marquis Flowers on waivers
from the Patriots."We'll still be working the roster as best we can," Patricia
said. "We'll be bringing guys in. There's a lot of guys that have been released
here over the last couple of days, and more to come, so we'll continually try to
look at those players to see if they help upgrade us."After the Lions concluded
the preseason with a 35-17 home loss to the Cleveland Browns, Patricia allowed
that the process of implementing what he wants to do is going to take a long
time. Exactly how long was a commitment he wasn't prepared to make."I don't
think we ever really put a finite time on that," Patricia said. "We certainly
have a lot of work to do
Authentic Sylvester Williams Jersey , which is definitely part of this as we go. I thought by the end of training camp, things were working a lot more
smoother, a lot better."It's just a process that we go through and where that
journey takes us, we'll find out."NOTES: Rookie receiver Brandon Powell switched
from No. 1 to No. 10, but it was not of his own volition. "I don't know," Powell
said. "I just came in here this morning and it was hanging in my locker. I was
just happy to have a number." ... Flowers was issued No. 59. ... LB Trevor Bates
was waived to make room for Flowers. ... Two players picked up on waivers
Sunday, CB Dee Virgin (Houston) and OL Andrew Donnal (Baltimore)
Youth Jarrad Davis Jersey , joined practice Monday. Donnal was issued No. 78 and Virgin is wearing No. 30.The Detroit Lions sent free pizza to a random
fan inconvenienced by the rain delay No one likes a rain delay. That’s why
people hate baseball so much. But the Detroit Lions made Friday night’s delay a
little better for one random fan. After kickoff for the Lions’ preseason game
against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was pushed an hour back due to thunderstorms,
Paul Rodenburg was feeling a little down. He was fully prepared for a 8 p.m. ET
kickoff and even timed his meal perfectly:But the Lions weren’t about to have a
fan’s party get literally rained upon. So they reached out to Paul, wanting to
make sure he had some fresh pizza ready for kickoff:And this wasn’t just an
empty gesture from the team. They actually went through with it! AND they went
with Jets AND they threw in the Cinnamon Stix. No word yet on the choice of
crust flavor, but my money is on Turbo Crust. This is just another chapter in
just how awesome the Lions’ social media account has been over the past few
years.
