Two concerning matchups vs Lions

[TheBiggerCat]

Ziggy Ansah vs Matt Kalil - May need to get Matt some help if he struggles with Ziggy early on.

Golden Tate vs Munnerlyn or Shaq Thompson -  Not sure if Munnerlyn is in Rivera's dog house or not but it sure seems like it. Hard to expect Shaq to cover Tate.

Really thinking we may see a lot of zone coverage in this game.

[trueblade]

Darius Slay is a really good corner. 

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He’s lined up against Larry Fitzgerald, Odell Beckham Jr. and Julio Jones. In that time, he’s allowed a catch rate of 58.3% and passer rating of 38.9

Credit: https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2017/9/27/16365014/darius-slay-an-elite-cornerback

I'm not sure if they'll put him on KB or Fun Fun but it could be a tough matchup for either guy.

[imminent rogaine]

10 minutes ago, TheBiggerCat said:

 

 Not sure if Munnerlyn is in Rivera's dog house or not but it sure seems like it. Hard to expect Shaq to cover Tate.

 

seriously, what the hell is going on? And we did this against two pass-heavy teams. Not sure how this season has shaped up for Detroit but typically they are another one. I I know they wanted to stop the run but I actually like Capt up around the LOS. He is pretty good at getting in the backfield and getting to the RB or QB.

I wish we had an elite FS and we could just play single high with Shaq and Capt both on the field.

[NAS]

13 minutes ago, TheBiggerCat said:

Ziggy Ansah vs Matt Kalil - May need to get Matt some help if he struggles with Ziggy early on.

Golden Tate vs Munnerlyn or Shaq Thompson -  Not sure if Munnerlyn is in Rivera's dog house or not but it sure seems like it. Hard to expect Shaq to cover Tate.

Really thinking we may see a lot of zone coverage in this game.

Is Matt Kalil even going to play?

[Saca312]

Wilks said we stayed base to cover gronk, which was interesting. 

should be more nickel friendly soon imo.

[Chaos]

1 minute ago, NAS said:

Is Matt Kalil even going to play?

Wat

[NAS]

Just now, Chaos said:

Wat

Sorry I was thinking about Ryan Kalil

[dpm0409]

2 minutes ago, NAS said:

Is Matt Kalil even going to play?

Not getting him confused with Ryan are you?

[bababoey]

11 minutes ago, trueblade said:

Darius Slay is a really good corner. 

Credit: https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2017/9/27/16365014/darius-slay-an-elite-cornerback

I'm not sure if they'll put him on KB or Fun Fun but it could be a tough matchup for either guy.

Slay is good but not that big.  He is listed at 6 feet even but looks smaller.  Giving up 5 inches to Funches and Benjamin.  So maybe alot lot of down the field jump balls in this game.   And by 5 inches I don't mean , but maybe that to

[Dex]

This is a good football team we are playing. They're not that dissimilar to us. Hopefully our new found confidence will play a part Sunday because this is going to be a battle.

[*FreeFua*]

Hopefully Jarred Davis and Golladay each take one more week coming back but they'll both most likely play.

But Kalil can prove something Sunday, Pats don't really have anyone worth a damn at defensive end but Ziggy is no slouch

[Millioso7]

Matt is gaining chemistry with the rest of the oline so he’ll be fine.. & ziggy is not the best de we’ve play’d This season this is just some more pessimistic propaganda.. 

also shaq nor captain are liabilities against slots.. this is also another fabricated narrative..

[melvin2345]

Just now, *FreeFua* said:

Hopefully Jarred Davis and Golladay each take one more week coming back but they'll both most likely play.

But Kalil can prove something Sunday, Pats don't really have anyone worth a damn at defensive end but Ziggy is no slouch

Ansah has been "injured" in some form or another since the early goings of last year. He has had a mostly quiet year aside from the Giants game. I'll admit ignorance, I don't know much about Matt Kalil. But unless he is as bad as Ereck "WTF am I doing in the NFL" Flowers, I personally don't expect Ansah to make much of a visible impact on this game.

That being said, if Jarrad Davis is back, then the whole defense takes on another look entirely. Crazy that a rookie MLB has that much impact on the team, but here we are...

[therealmjl]

2 minutes ago, Millioso7 said:

Matt is gaining chemistry with the rest of the oline so he’ll be fine.. & ziggy is not the best de we’ve play’d This season this is just some more pessimistic propaganda.. 

also shaq nor captain are liabilities against slots.. this is also another fabricated narrative..

Lol Shaq is a huge liability covering WRs in the slot. 

Throw in the fact that we are facing Golden Tate this week it’s even worse.

Not sure what you’ve been watching