Episode #78: Week 5 Packers Preview

The Lions return home after a disappointing 26-24 loss to the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday at Jerry World. This week the Lions welcome an old adversary when Aaron Rodgers brings the Packers to town.

• Ezekiel Ansah returnsbut is limited in practice
• Quandre Diggs fractured handisn’t keeping him from practicing
• T.J. Lang has a concussionwill likely keep him out
• Eric Lee finds himself on the 53-man
• Andrew Donnal so long and hello
• Dee Virgin waivedshortly after surrendering 19 yards in field position
• Stafford’s personal stats are headed in the right direction
• Kerryon Johnson and LeGarrette Blount, Patricia says it doesnot matter who is in the game? Really?
• DVOA says it does, ranking Johnson the most efficient back in the league through the first four weeks.
• How will the OL fare with Wiggins moving into the lineup?
• The run defense still does not improve
• The secondary is holding up their end of the bargain
• Snap Count observations
• Green Bay Packers preview
• Vegas likes the Packers
• 4 key matchupswill directly affect this weeks game
• Aaron Rodgers is hurt, probably doesn’t matter
• Some fans are missing Ameer Abdullah
• How is the rookie class shaping up
• Where should Jarrad Davis end up?
• How good can Da’Shawn Hand be?
• Looking at potential draft needs.
• Will Golden Tate be a Lion beyond 2018?
• Thanks to Anonymous for the 5-star review!

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