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<blockquote data-quote="Voyageur" data-source="post: 1067625" data-attributes="member: 17953"><p>It seems like the entire premise of drafting this year was based on the fact that the Lions offense was roughly a TD per game better than the Packers in scoring. They were ranked #1 on offense and we were #8. To augment that belief, one need only look at the defensive rankings of both teams. The Packers were #6 and the Lions #7. It appears obvious that we needed to get more firepower on the field to make us more competitive to have a shot at winning the whole thing.</p><p></p><p>I think a couple of things are obvious about this being as accurate as the stats indicate. First of all, our offense was giving up at least 3 points a game and sometimes more, early last season because we did not have an adequate kicking game. In addition to the missed kicks, there were changes to the offense when they felt compelled to go for more on 3rd down and gamble on 4th down because they weren't confident in getting points on the board by kicking. So, across the board, I'm ranking it as a 3 points per game loss in scoring because of that facet of the game being horrible. The Lions were ranked #2 on special teams and the Packers #14.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, they considered that, or they wouldn't have considered offering Hardman a contract. He was the patch to fix this problem. </p><p></p><p>As for our punt return teams, we were ranked #21 and the Lions at #3. Once again, is this a patch from Hardman? Reality is, Hardman wasn't brought in as a receiver. They're looking for people who can handle the ball in the return game because we had squat last year. Our kick return team was rated at #14 and the Lions #2. We're losing the battle considerably on all returns and I'd suggest should have been a high priority. The jury is out. I don't think Hardman is the total patch then count him as being a receiver in competition to make the squad as such.</p><p></p><p>Our punting team was ranked #22 while the Lions were #1. We gave away 5 yards in every exchange of punts. In a game where you each punt 6 times, we've been giving away 30 yards of field position and that can contribute heavily to the 6 points per game we fall behind in total scoring. Figure that's good for one field goal a game.</p><p></p><p>We shored up the offense considerably, or did we? Did we shore it up enough to make up for the fact that beyond our offense being pretty decent from the start, our defense doesn't really measure up as well as we think they should. Even the thought that we could move up several spots on the list is kind of a misconception because we still haven't seen those upgrades in all the areas that contribute to the scoring differential in all aspects of offense and defense.</p><p></p><p>If the Packers actually look better than the Lions do this year, I don't think it's because we've progressed that much but that they are falling some due to injuries and losses in free agency. We need to be concerned about a lot of facets of special teams and those which can have an effect on scoring both ways. Spend some time going through these numbers and I think you'll see what I mean. Adding 3 points on the offense and potentially losing some ground on defense doesn't mean you're catching up with anyone it just means you're hanging on to what you've got.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voyageur, post: 1067625, member: 17953"] It seems like the entire premise of drafting this year was based on the fact that the Lions offense was roughly a TD per game better than the Packers in scoring. They were ranked #1 on offense and we were #8. To augment that belief, one need only look at the defensive rankings of both teams. The Packers were #6 and the Lions #7. It appears obvious that we needed to get more firepower on the field to make us more competitive to have a shot at winning the whole thing. I think a couple of things are obvious about this being as accurate as the stats indicate. First of all, our offense was giving up at least 3 points a game and sometimes more, early last season because we did not have an adequate kicking game. In addition to the missed kicks, there were changes to the offense when they felt compelled to go for more on 3rd down and gamble on 4th down because they weren't confident in getting points on the board by kicking. So, across the board, I'm ranking it as a 3 points per game loss in scoring because of that facet of the game being horrible. The Lions were ranked #2 on special teams and the Packers #14. Obviously, they considered that, or they wouldn't have considered offering Hardman a contract. He was the patch to fix this problem. As for our punt return teams, we were ranked #21 and the Lions at #3. Once again, is this a patch from Hardman? Reality is, Hardman wasn't brought in as a receiver. They're looking for people who can handle the ball in the return game because we had squat last year. Our kick return team was rated at #14 and the Lions #2. We're losing the battle considerably on all returns and I'd suggest should have been a high priority. The jury is out. I don't think Hardman is the total patch then count him as being a receiver in competition to make the squad as such. Our punting team was ranked #22 while the Lions were #1. We gave away 5 yards in every exchange of punts. In a game where you each punt 6 times, we've been giving away 30 yards of field position and that can contribute heavily to the 6 points per game we fall behind in total scoring. Figure that's good for one field goal a game. We shored up the offense considerably, or did we? Did we shore it up enough to make up for the fact that beyond our offense being pretty decent from the start, our defense doesn't really measure up as well as we think they should. Even the thought that we could move up several spots on the list is kind of a misconception because we still haven't seen those upgrades in all the areas that contribute to the scoring differential in all aspects of offense and defense. If the Packers actually look better than the Lions do this year, I don't think it's because we've progressed that much but that they are falling some due to injuries and losses in free agency. We need to be concerned about a lot of facets of special teams and those which can have an effect on scoring both ways. Spend some time going through these numbers and I think you'll see what I mean. Adding 3 points on the offense and potentially losing some ground on defense doesn't mean you're catching up with anyone it just means you're hanging on to what you've got. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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