Quote:Only one week has passed in Preseason but I do think that the Lions look really good this year.

 

I think so much comes down to Haloti Ngata getting healthy and adapting to the Lions aggressive Defensive system.   The one major concern I had from the pre-season ' win'  against the Jets the other night is the Lions run Defense w/o Ngata was vulnerable up the middle when the Jets had their # 1 Offensive Line in the game.   The FA loss of Ndamukong Suh was felt on this end.  

 

Like some of the others mentioned in this thread,  Ameer Abdullah was very impressive against the Jets.  Abdullah has looked great since the rookie post-draft minicamp.   So far,  Abdullah is protecting the football,  which was a major issue with him in the early part of his time with Nebraska.    As long as Abdullah stays relatively healthy,  he should have a huge impact as a rookie and for many seasons to come. 

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