The Lions have more nose tackle depth now."The post-draft roster building has begun for the Detroit Lions. On Thursday morning
Michael Roberts Jersey , the team announced they have signed free agent defensive tackle Darius Kilgo. Kilgo was a 2015 sixth-round pick for the Denver Broncos.
In two years with Denver, Kilgo made 18 game appearances and tallied 11 tackles.
From there, he did the rounds of Bill Belichick-influenced defenses, as both the
Patriots and Titans looked to Kilgo as potential nose tackle depth. He didn’t
play a down for New England, spending most of his time on the practice squad.
Last year, however, he made 11 game appearances for the Titans, logging 131
defensive snaps, but only five tackles and a PFF grade of 63.2.At 6-foot-3, 320
pounds, Kilgo’s role for the Lions is clear. He is depth behind Damon Harrison
Sr. He should compete with the likes of seventh-round pick PJ Johnson and John
Atkins for a spot on the roster.The Lions also announced a pair of corresponding
releases. Running back Kerwynn Williams has been cut and offensive tackle Jarron
Jones was waived. The Detroit Lions had the week off, but the NFL goes on
without them, and Week 6 provided a tad more clarity throughout the league.
Sure
Travis Fulgham Detroit Lions Jersey , the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers still have a game to play, but I’m impatient. Let’s recap Week 6 of the
NFL with a focus more on issues affecting the Lions. Here are five takeaways
from the week.1. The Chicago Bears defense is fallible Going into Week 6, the
Bears had a top five defense by nearly every single metric. They were the No. 1
defense by Football Outsiders’ DVOA efficiency metric, coming in first against
the pass and third against the run. But the Miami Dolphins appeared to have
found their kryptonite, and it’s one that could be very interesting for the
Lions: YAC. Brock Osweiler finished with 380 yards passing and a whopping 8.6
yards per attempt, but he very rarely threw the ball downfield. Check out his
passing chart, courtesy of NFL’s Next Gen Stats: Osweiler had more passes behind
the line of scrimmage than beyond 15 yards. Albert Wilson was a beast against
the Bears’ secondary, and his 75-yard game-tying scamper was a perfect example
of what someone with YAC abilities can do to the clear weakness of Chicago’s
defense. You know Golden Tate was watching with a big grin on his face. The
blueprint has been laid. Get the ball out quick before Khalil Mack can hit your
quarterback (the Bears had zero sacks on Sunday) and let your wide receivers
make men miss. The question is whether the Bears can adjust. 2. Adam Thielen is
a top five receiverSay what you will about the Vikings and their struggles this
year, but Adam Thielen has been an absolute terror for opposing defenses all
season. Here’s a look at his week-by-week performances:Week 1: 6 catches, 102
yardsWeek 2: 12 catches, 131 yards, 1 TDWeek 3: 14 catches, 105 yardsWeek 4: 8
catches
Travis Fulgham Jersey 2019 , 135 yards, 1 TDWeek 5: 7 catches, 116 yards, 1 TDWeek 6: 11 catches, 123 yards, 1 TDUnsurprisingly, Thielen leads the league in
receiving yards (712) and he has 10 more catches than anyone else. The dude just
gets open and is clearly a favorite target of Kirk Cousins.Get this: If Thielen
gets 100 yards next week against the Jets and the following week against the
Saints, he will have tied one Calvin Johnson for the most consecutive games with
100 yards receiving (8). 3. The Rams are the best team in the conference—there
is no clear No. 2While the Los Angeles Rams weren’t pretty in their sixth win of
the season—struggling until the very end to put away a bad Broncos team—it’s
clear they’re still the best in the NFC. Despite a bad game from Jared Goff, the
Rams have enough weapons (see: Todd Gurley) to compensate for a down week from
the young quarterback. Behind the Rams, though, there is no clear leader in the
conference. The Saints, who had the week off, are probably the leading contender
at 4-1
Taylor Decker Jersey , but beyond them is just a slew of mediocre teams. Washington, Chicago, Carolina are all 3-2, while Minnesota, Seattle, Dallas and
Philadelphia all have three wins, too. Point me to a team that is clearly going
to separate themselves from the rest of the pack? I don’t see one.4. The Cowboys
are... good?Three weeks ago, the Dallas Cowboys were a team on the verge of
blowing everything up. The offense was sputtering, the coaches were completely
on the hot seat, and Dallas was in danger of falling off the map
completely.However, Dallas has now won two of their last three, and their
performance against the Jaguars this week was especially impressive. A 40-7
blowout is rare these days in the NFL, and it was fully earned by the Cowboys on
Sunday. They held the Jags to just 204 yards of total offense
Graham Glasgow Jersey , while Dallas was responsible for 206 yards... rushing. Dallas’ offense is now completely transformed, with offensive coordinator Scott
Linehan finally embracing Dak Prescott’s mobility (11 rushes, 82 yards vs.
Jaguars). The Cowboys still have a couple ugly losses on their resume, but a win
next week at Washington would really put their stamp on the NFC East divisional
race. 5. The Patriots and Chiefs will play in the AFC Championships game, and I
can’t waitIf you were patient enough to stay up for the “Sunday Night Football”
game last night, you may be paying for it this morning, but it was well worth
it. The Chiefs and Patriots had themselves a shootout filled with big plays and
unbelievable moments. Though the Patriots eventually won via a last-second field
goal, it was really a case of whoever had the ball last was going to win.
Elsewhere in the AFC, other top teams disappointed. The Bengals fell down to
Earth and the Jaguars go wholloped by the Cowboys. The Steelers and Chargers did
admittedly have good games, but they’re going to have to be a lot more
consistent for them to truly contend with Kansas City and New England. It’s Tom
Brady’s and Patrick Mahomes’ world, and everyone else in the AFC is just living
in it.
