The Jets... c'mon

I did not think a Roger-less D-Line would hurt THAT bad. Cody being out sure didn't help the situation.

Our defense is pathetic at best. We are looking like the Kansas City Chiefs two years ago... or the Colts a few years back, except our 'high powered offense' is no where near the caliber of those teams. We are on the right track as far as Offense but we are a few miles away.

Personally I am a defensive guy. I remember the day that I switched from favoring offense like it was yesterday. When Tampa beat the hell out of Oakland in the Super Bowl, I became a believer. Defense wins games.

We don't have a defense. I would say we are getting better compared to last year. But last year we had more than one win at this point!

Almost half way through the season and all I can think is, "Damn I wish I liked baseball."

What impressed me about Sunday...
- 2 for 2 on 4th Down Conversions
- giving up only 1 sack. (*against the Jets though guys)
- Kitna threw more TDs than INTs that day... great now he is 9-9
- Furrey putting up over 100 yards... this guy wants to play.
- Ernie Sims seems to be a good pick up
- We outscored an opponent in the 4th quarter.

What made me nervous...
- 9 penalties for 60 yards, this is not the disciplined team I thought our coaches would bring.
- Our defense giving up 129 yards to whom? Washington? C'mon
- 221 Yards rushing on us.
- Not getting enough pressure on Chad, he completed 73% of his passes.
- Our record.

Next week. Bye.
Roy Williams is going to hold a team meeting. The topic will be on hope. If the meeting goes well, you can bet on all the Lions guaranteeing victories against Atlanta.

Next game.
Atlanta. Here is a scary SCARY thought for everyone. The Jets were like 29th or 30th in rushing before beating up our Lions, and they totaled 221 yards rushing on us.
Atlanta... that’s a different story:
1st in Rushing yds/game
1st in yds / carry
1st in rushing 1st downs
...in the most polite way I'm going to have to say we are F. #. C. *. E. D.