HoosierCat Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 from nfl.com...Lions place two LBs on injured reserve NFL.com wire reportsDETROIT (Dec. 16, 2005) -- The Detroit Lions placed linebackers Boss Bailey and Earl Holmes on injured reserve, finishing them for the season.Bailey, who has an ankle injury, missed all of 2004. He's third on the team in tackles this season with 75 in 11 games.Holmes, who has a bad knee, started 10 games this season and was second in tackles with 83. He also forced two fumbles.The Lions added linebacker Matt Grootegoed and receiver Glenn Martinez from the practice squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Next_Big_Thing Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Great, now Martinez will probably torch us.I'm glad to see Bailey won't be around though. He's a pretty good LB if he's healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whur CHad At? Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 If we don't beat them by 40, then this is a reallllllllllllllllly bad sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB51 Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW! This sux! I wanna talk smack and say they will win by 30 soooo bad, but I did that last week. So, i've sworn off saying how bad we will beat a team. But this game has the makings of a huge @$$ kicking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schweinhart Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Boss Bailey didn't play last week. But Holmes did and also Donte Curry who is listed as questionable. The Lions LB corp has been decimated by injuries this year and it is easily the weakest part of the defense right now. The Bengals should work to exploit the LBs as much as possible.In watching the Lions defense in the 1st half of last week's Sunday night game, their obvious strength is their 4 man rush. Shaun Rogers is virtually impossible for 1 blocker to keep out of the backfield on a bullrush. The rest of the DT rotation is also excellent in Big Daddy, Marcus Bell, Shaun Cody, and Cory Redding switching to inside off end. They have a fierce combination of power, size, and short area quickness in DE James Hall who on any given pass play can pulverize a QB in a hurry. They bring a pass rush specialist in Kalimba Edwards in at DE on passing downs and switched Hall from RDE to LDE.The No Huddle is the best tactic the Bengals can use offensively to offset the Lions solid D-line. The more the DT opposite Rogers and the DE opposite Hall is worn down during a series, the easier it will be for the Bengals to double Rogers and Hall.The Lions have a bad record and have had a lot of tumult this year. But don't think they can't give the Bengals a game. The Lions have lost 4 games to playoff teams this year by 6 points or less and the 6-point loss was to the Bears in OT. The others were a 5 pt loss to Vikes, 4 pt loss to Bucs, and 1 pt loss to Panthers. The Lions could just as easily be 8-5 going into this game as they are 4-9. And Dick Jauron has a whole lot to prove this game against a team that he would enjoy proving it against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Boss Bailey didn't play last week. But Holmes did and also Donte Curry who is listed as questionable. The Lions LB corp has been decimated by injuries this year and it is easily the weakest part of the defense right now. The Bengals should work to exploit the LBs as much as possible.In watching the Lions defense in the 1st half of last week's Sunday night game, their obvious strength is their 4 man rush. Shaun Rogers is virtually impossible for 1 blocker to keep out of the backfield on a bullrush. The rest of the DT rotation is also excellent in Big Daddy, Marcus Bell, Shaun Cody, and Cory Redding switching to inside off end. They have a fierce combination of power, size, and short area quickness in DE James Hall who on any given pass play can pulverize a QB in a hurry. They bring a pass rush specialist in Kalimba Edwards in at DE on passing downs and switched Hall from RDE to LDE.The No Huddle is the best tactic the Bengals can use offensively to offset the Lions solid D-line. The more the DT opposite Rogers and the DE opposite Hall is worn down during a series, the easier it will be for the Bengals to double Rogers and Hall.The Lions have a bad record and have had a lot of tumult this year. But don't think they can't give the Bengals a game. The Lions have lost 4 games to playoff teams this year by 6 points or less and the 6-point loss was to the Bears in OT. The others were a 5 pt loss to Vikes, 4 pt loss to Bucs, and 1 pt loss to Panthers. The Lions could just as easily be 8-5 going into this game as they are 4-9. And Dick Jauron has a whole lot to prove this game against a team that he would enjoy proving it against.I agree, I don't think it will be a walk in the park. Too bad Chris Perry is out, because he would be perfect for exploiting the Lions' weakness at LB Oh, well. JJ should have an opportunity to catch a few balls, tho. Given their d-line I think he and Rudi will get a good dose of dump-offs. That said, while the Lions have been strong against the pass -- they have absolutely sucked vs. the run. Their pass D is No. 10, their rush D No. 26. My game plan looks something like this: Rudi, Rudi, Rudi, JJ, Rudi, Rudi, Rudi, JJ, Rudi...well, you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Next_Big_Thing Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Joisey, that's not quite right.I think it will be more like Rudi Rudi Rudi, TD TJ. RUDI RUDI RUDI, TD Chad. RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI, TD RUDI.RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI, FG Shayne.HARRINGTON TD DELTHAHARRINGTON TD TORYHARRINGTON TD ODELLHARRINGTON, RUDI RUDI RUDI TD RUDIHARRINGTON, RUDI RUDI RUDI TD TJGARCIA TD DELTHAGARCIA TD TORYGARCIA TD ODELLGARCIA TD SIMMONSGARCIA TD RATLIFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Joisey, that's not quite right.I think it will be more like Rudi Rudi Rudi, TD TJ. RUDI RUDI RUDI, TD Chad. RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI, TD RUDI.RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI RUDI, FG Shayne.HARRINGTON TD DELTHAHARRINGTON TD TORYHARRINGTON TD ODELLHARRINGTON, RUDI RUDI RUDI TD RUDIHARRINGTON, RUDI RUDI RUDI TD TJGARCIA TD DELTHAGARCIA TD TORYGARCIA TD ODELLGARCIA TD SIMMONSGARCIA TD RATLIFFSo we win, let's see...94-0? OK, that's good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshfan Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 the Broncos linebacking corps is fastest in the league bar none but Boss Bailey may be the fastest individual to play the postiion.. guy runs a 4.45 forty which puts him atop the league for lb's in terms of speed.The Lions will miss that enormously come Sunday..Look for the Lions to go with 5 db's and Rudi to carry 30 times for well over 100 yards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whur CHad At? Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 hey TNBT.....what about GARCIA TO THORTON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schweinhart Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 JJ should have an opportunity to catch a few balls, tho. Given their d-line I think he and Rudi will get a good dose of dump-offs. That said, while the Lions have been strong against the pass -- they have absolutely sucked vs. the run. Their pass D is No. 10, their rush D No. 26. My game plan looks something like this: Rudi, Rudi, Rudi, JJ, Rudi, Rudi, Rudi, JJ, Rudi...well, you get the idea.But the Bengals still can't be bashful about airing it out when the op is there, not that they've been reluctant in that regard all year. Samkon Gado gashed the Lions D for some 170 yds on the ground and yet the Pack only put up 13 pts.I would say a healthy dose of Rudi will open up the longball to either Chad or Housh a few times this game depending on who McQuarters will try to hang with and whether or not the O-line can withstand the pass rush long enough. The only way it wouldn't is if the Lions stop the run well enough with 7 that they don't have to bring one safety up and leave the other high and dry to try to cover the sidelines deep from the middle of the field.After the off game Carson had last week, I'd be surprised if he doesn't seize every op he gets off the audible to throw. I'd expect both Chad and Housh to get lots of quick hitters, especially where there's cushion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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