Losing Suh, who signed this offseason with the Miami Dolphins, was certainly a blow to a Detroit defense that ranked atop the NFL last season with 69.3 rushing yards allowed per game, but those remaining on the line did their best to impress Thursday. The highlight was his 45-yard run up the middle in the first quarter.
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Nevin Lawson, entering his second season, was announced as the starter in his place, but veteran Josh Wilson handled the duties early in the game.
Opening statement:“Today is a day for us to come out and just break a sweat for the most part, get the guys loose and see how they’re moving around, and also go over corrections. Now it’s your time to go show it, ‘” Thompson said.
He said he couldnt really describe how it feels to make such cutbacks. “It something that I take a lot of pride in, and something I’m looking forward to bringing to this team”. But the defense wasn’t and isn’t supposed to be an issue for this team, and they didn’t look great.
Other inactives for the Lions included Calvin Johnson, Joique Bell, LaAdrian Waddle, Jason Jones, Haloti Ngata, Alex Carter and Joe Fauria. It doesn’t help that he’s facing the Detroit Lions, who had a resurgent season last year thanks to the arrival of head coach Jim Caldwell. “It’s what he’s about, how good he is unless you’re in full pads and there’s contact”.
It was not a good start for the Jets’ safeties either.
The win was also a showcase for the reworked offensive line. On Thursday, he said he’s sorry, and never meant to hurt anyone. “Absolutely. You know, in a number of different ways and I felt that this spring as they were coming along and I think you’ll continue to see that”.
We recently asked our followers on Twitter to sound off on their initial thoughts of the game so we can get an idea from a fans perspective on this disappointing loss. Theres still a few things to work on as far as assignments.
Ryan Broyles, who is in competition for a wide receiver spot, made a nice stretch move on a third-and-7 play making the most of a pass from Kellen Moore.
“It’s tough to pinpoint moments, but there are just moments that have transpired”, quarterback Dan Orlovsky said. Anytime you have a preseason game it’s very hard to hold a team to no touchdowns and they were able to do so. Greg Salas led the Lions 23-3 victory with five receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Despite being in the running for the Heisman Trophy last year, former Nebraska player Ameer Abdullah was largely unmentioned in talk about the best running backs in the 2015 draft. Between the tackles, Abdullah looks to get the bulk of carries. That drive resulted in a 28-yard field goal by Matt Prater. Smith was punched by then-teammate IK Enemkpali on Tuesday, an action that rocked both Smith’s jaw and the Jets as a team.
“He’s fun to watch”, Caldwell said of Zenner.
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That was it for Brady on Thursday ” two series, one-for-four passing for 10 yards.
