Detroit Lions Week 17 Fantasy Analysis

Week 17 – @ GB – L 20-30

QB: Stafford a good fantasy game but hurt by some drops and was a little inaccurate.  Was rushed a bit but looked good scrambling again.

RB: Bell an okay game but deficit limited carries.  Riddick a good game with all of it coming through receiving.  Bush did little and, with Riddick’s skill set, there is no reason he should be on the team next season.

WR: Johnson a big game with 2 TDs but little else.  Was covered well in this one.  Tate average and didn’t get many looks.

TE: Ebron was average but looked better than numbers indicate.  Was really going after the balls thrown his way and might be on the verge.  Hope he comes into next season playing like this.

OL: Was decent all-around but did have a little trouble with the pass rush.

Def: Was gashed on the ground and couldn’t stop the stars in the elite passing game.  Just didn’t look great as line was held in check.  Gave up good games to QB, RB, and both WRs.

Detroit Lions Week 16 Fantasy Analysis

Week 16 – @ Chicago – L 14-20

QB: Stafford not great and couldn’t get a TD pass against a weak enough D.  Just not sure he’s mentally able to be a consistently great QB.  Physical tools are there.  Should be better.

RB: Bell and Bush both big games.  Bush got a lot receiving but Bell still looks like the better player right now by a small margin.  Bush looked a little slower than usual.

WR: Johnson a big game and could have been bigger with more throws.  Tate okay but didn’t seem to get enough space.  D contained him well.

TE: Zero.  Ignore.

OL: Played well despite QB taking some hits on some coverage sacks.  Allowed ground game to dominate.

Def: Helped by a ton of drops.  Strong against good ground game.  Coverage wasn’t great but pass rush was.  Gave up good games to RB and #1 WR.  Held TE to nothing.

Detroit Lions Week 15 Fantasy Analysis

Week 15 – vs Minnesota – W 16-14

QB: Stafford not a great game as pass rush disrupted.  Was Jekyll and Hyde during the game.  Looks phenomenal on some throws, looks just terrible on others.

RB: Bell a good game with receiving added but ran great.  This doesn’t look like a committee now nor, hopefully, next season.

WR: WRs suffered due to QB.  Tate a good game with a short TD but not a ton of yards.  Johnson a down game and couldn’t convert anything long.  Should be getting more throws than this.

TE: Ebron 1 catch.  Still can’t trust.

OL: Fairly good run blocking game but didn’t handle pass rush well.  QB play hurt here.

Def: Strong against the run again.  Got thrown on for plenty and pass rush was mostly negated.  Did get some sacks but not enough to disrupt.  Gave up good games to QB, RB, WRs, and TE.

Detroit Lions Week 14 Fantasy Analysis

Week 14 – vs TB – W 34-17

QB: Stafford a big game and looked okay.  A lot easier against a weak D and with a healthy Megatron.

RB: Bell another monster game although receiving TD was complete fluke.  Ran really hard and showed good patience and vision.  Bush did little.  Looked okay but just couldn’t take the hits.

WR: Johnson a huge game and made D look silly.  Tate okay but not going to get as many looks when D can’t cover Johnson.

TE: Fauria a TD but Ebron looked a little better in this one.  Seems to be progressing but still can’t use.

OL: Decent game.  Run blocking was solid.  Got QB hit some but wasn’t devastating.  Average pass protection, at best, against good line.

Def: Lead limited runs against.  Bad QB play also helped.  Couldn’t handle big WRs.  Gave up huge games to both WRs on a lot of jump balls.  Held everything else to little.

Detroit Lions Week 13 Fantasy Analysis

Week 13 – vs Chicago – W 34-17

QB: Stafford a really good game and looked like the player I was expecting at the beginning of the season.  Moved really well and was firing throws everywhere.

RB: Bell a huge game and looked great against struggling D.  Riddick another good PPR game.  Good player but hard to consider when he gets zero carries.

WR: Johnson just unstoppable this game.  Couldn’t be covered no matter what D did.  Tate a good game as well and continues to look very good after the catch.

TE: Ebron looked better but still not doing enough to use.  Has to do more.

OL: Great game.  Looked a little shaky early but dominated as the game went on.  Really good pass protection.

Def: O didn’t even try to run on them.  Pass rush was great when O wasn’t quick-hitting.  Still had trouble covering big WRs.  Gave up huge game to #2 WR, big game to TE, and decent games to #1 WR and receiving RB.

Detroit Lions Week 12 Fantasy Analysis

Week 12 – @ NE – L 9-34

QB: Stafford struggled with both accuracy and drops.  Also was rushed consistently.  Still playing worse than he should be.

RB: Bush DNP.  Bell held in check.  Did little in passing game.  Riddick was the receiver and is really good in the open field.  Just great speed.

WR: Tate a good game and Johnson average.  Suffered because of QB play.  Have to believe they will be better.

TE: Ebron terrible.  Missed a few catches.  Very disappointing game.  Can’t be trusted right now.

OL: Not good in this one.  Did nothing well, even run blocking against weak run D.

Def: Obliterated.  Couldn’t stop the pass at all.  No pass rush.  Gave up huge games to QB, RB, and TEs.  Big games by WRs.

Detroit Lions Week 11 Fantasy Analysis

Week 11 – @ Arizona – L 6-14

QB: Stafford rushed all game and looked terrible.  Just an awful game in every way for him.

RB: Bell looked very good in this one getting a lot of yards after contact.  A great game considering run D he was up against.

WR: Johnson and Tate suffered due to QB play and were covered well.  Have to hope QB gets better but, otherwise, they are fine.

TE: Ebron an okay game considering his season so far.  Still not usable but hopefully progressing now.

OL: Good run blocking on limited carries but couldn’t handle pass rush.  Got QB hit far too much.

Def: Run D continues to be strong.  Got thrown on for plenty as pass rush wasn’t great.  Gave up good games to QB and #2 and #3 WRs.  Gave up decent game to little-used TE.

Detroit Lions Week 2 Fantasy Analysis

Week 2 – @ Carolina – L 7-24

QB: Stafford still looks improved from last season.  Was rushed quite a bit.  Had some bad drops by receivers.  Good fantasy game considering he’s on the road against a tough D.

RB: Bell had more touches than Bush despite losing a fumble early.  A little surprising considering they were throwing because of deficit.  Bush still looks fine.  Hard to judge who will produce right now.

WR: Johnson an okay game but nearly had a TD catch that would have made it a big game.  Tate was solid and looks good in space.

TE: Ebron both caught and dropped balls.  Has good speed for a TE.  Could definitely see him taking over.  Pettigrew had a bad drop.

OL: Did an okay job run blocking but not many runs against elite D.  Pass blocking was not great.  Couldn’t handle D-Line and got Stafford hit quite a bit.

Def: Run D was fantastic despite surrendering a goal line TD.  Pass rush is good but still hurt by coverage.  Team is going to get thrown on by everybody.