(12-01-2022, 05:49 PM)JaguarJosh2 Wrote:

(12-01-2022, 05:14 PM)D6 Wrote: You are very welcome!

Hopefully, both teams won't suffer any significant injuries during the game.  

I think this game is going to be a combination of a physical game and a chess match.  Both Jags HC Doug Pederson and Lions OC Ben Johnson are innovative coaches.  Defensive Coordinators Aaron Glenn and Mike Caldwell have to be on top of their respective games as DCs.

Hello D6.  Just wanted to say the last time I think I saw you post on here we had Rashean Mathis on our team.  The Lions have been a fun team to watch and have been competitive just like the Jaguars this year.  Lawrence has been playing as well as any QB in the league over the past month and is just throwing lasers out there lately.  May the better team win,  and hope everyone comes out of the game unscathed on the injury front.  The Jags can save their season so I'm obviously just hoping for a respectable,  business-like W.  Thank you for the insights this week and may you have a blessed holiday.

Thanks, Josh!  Same to you!

After seeing you message, I reflected back to the Jaguars OT win over the Lions in November, 2004 when David Garrard connected with Jimmy Smith on a 3rd Down play for the Game Winning TD. This was the game that I realized that Rashean Mathis belonged in the conversation with the top NFL CBs.  Though it was a windy day in Jacksonville and Joey Harrington struggled mightily, Mathis had the best game for an NFL CB that day, that I saw in the 2004 season.  If not for Eddie Drummond's two Punt Returns for TDs, this game wouldn't have even been close to going to OT.  RB Kevin Jones was in essence the Lions Offense that day.  In very large part to Mathis.  

 When the Jaguars moved on from Mathis after the 2012 season, I was thrilled the Lions signed him in the summer of 2013.  Mathis was a major asset for the Lions on the field for 2 seasons, before injuries cut short his final NFL season.  Mathis' impact from his days with the Lions is still being felt in Philadelphia. Mathis was a mentor to CB Darius Slay, who the Lions drafted in the 2nd Round in 2013. Slay went from a raw CB out of Mississippi State to one of the best CBs in the league, in large part because Mathis took Slay under his wings.

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