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If anything, the Lions are traditionalists. As in many past years, their play on Thursday night at Ford Field gave fans a little reason to worry about the coming season.
Detroit Free Press sports columnist Drew Sharp writes that 10 minutes into the game against the Cincinnati Bengals, fans delivered up their first chorus of boos directed at the home team, which lost 30-14.
He writes:
And while it’s still too early to get too upset about their execution mistakes, there are potentially disturbing trends through the Lions’ first two exhibition performances.
For the second straight week, the Lions’ first-team offense couldn’t get into the end zone. For the second straight week, Matthew Stafford got pounded, sacked and lost the football. For the second straight week, the Lions’ rebuilt offensive line was susceptible to inside blitz pressure. For the second straight week, rookie left tackle Taylor Decker resembled a statue on the Lions’ opening drive, badly missing a run block which resulted in lost yardage inside the Bengals’ five yard line. And for the second straight week, backup quarterback Dan Orlovsky tossed pick-six interception.
