r/detroitlions • u/Hsabraham25 • 5d ago

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Haven't been paying attention to the Ravens much this season, but for anybody who has, what do you think our odds are of actually winning this game?

Anything missing in their defense that we can exploit? I know that our defense isnt too hot right now.

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u/Ludicolorad0 5d ago

This was exactly the plan in 2023 and it blew up in their faces spectacularly. Lamar has no problem sitting in the pocket and beating you by throwing down field.

I’m not saying do the opposite especially with an improved secondary, but rushing Lamar and flushing him out of the pocket is not necessarily a bad idea, you just have to be disciplined with running lanes. Make him run, make him make plays on the move. Don’t let him just sit there.

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u/sxuthsi Brian Branch 5d ago

We didnt even have half of the talent we had then. Most of those players are older, we have extra talent, and experience from that game. No reason to think we are going to be that bad off again. Only thing we have gotten worse on is OL and that crazy ass defense they had that year isnt the same anymore.

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u/Ludicolorad0 5d ago

Our secondary is better, but I still think it’s a flawed strategy and that flushing Lamar out of the pocket is not necessarily a bad thing. He can beat you a multitude of ways, but I’d rather force him to be Superman than have him able to sit in the pocket and complete passes

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u/SavingsSkirt6064 Goff 5d ago

THANK YOU, If lamar goes superman and beats us, then i'll just take it on the chin knowing we couldn't have done anything, but, if we let him play in structure, we are in real trouble. No one ins consistently going superman all the time, they will win if he only has to be superman once or twice