Quote: In fairness to the Lions Secondary, the disappointing overall pass rush from the last Colts drive in the first half through the rest of the game seemed like the # 1 problem the Lions Defense had. Though I'm thrilled with the Lions ending up winning the game, I'm concerned that what should be a team strength wasn't against a Colts Offensive Line that entered this game with questions at 4 positions. I'm very surprised that LG Jack Mewhort even played in the game, after spraining his MCL 15 days prior. The Lions pass rush, particularly Kerry Hyder, was strong in the Colts first 4 drives of the game. After that, the Colts Offensive Line won the battle and enabled Andrew Luck and his receivers to light up the scoreboard. Though Ziggy Ansah got plenty of attention from the Colts, I'm sure he will be the first to say he needs to make a greater impact than he did in this game.

Certainly the Colts have worked to address the O Line. It seems like they settled down and performed better as the game wore on. I don't expect they will be as awful as some had anticipated.


They key will be how long can team hold on with obvious issues on the defense from an injury stand point. The firs 4 weeks presented winnable games. While players get back.

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