LFCPatriotRhino wrote:Didn't watch our game but sounds like we got a right battering. Will do us more good than bad though like the game against the Browns last year, shows the players that they aren't as good as they think they are and we have plenty to improve on before the regular season!
You could see a massive difference in how the teams approached the game, the Lions looked like it was a playoff game going 100mph at everything and sending jailbreak blitzes all night....the Patriots were running the vanilla 3-4 with only 4 players rushing most of the night.
Dan Dierdorff came to the conclusion it was because NE left 6 starters at home but it wasn't, it just looked like Detroit actually wanted to win...for some reason.
Although Suh is the dirtiest player in the league, one passage of play in the 2nd quarter: hit Brady with his helmet, got up and pushed Koppen down from behind then threw a punch at Mankins....outcome? Personal foul on Mankins for a facemask.
Suh also started a fight on special teams after a field goal for no reason at all too