After an impressive rookie campaign, Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has struggled to make as noticeable an impact this season. What many fail to realize is that the interior of the defensive line is the second most unheralded position on the field, next to the offensive line. Players aren’t supposed to make tackles, or accumulate inordinate amounts of sacks, but rather take up blocks, clog running lanes, and free up other players to make these plays. Anything else is a bonus. This has to be difficult for someone who is used to being the star, the playmaker, and the most feared player on the field. These frustrations came to a boiling point on Thanksgiving Day with the infamous “stomp” of Packer guard Evan Dietrich-Smith by Suh, costing him a two game suspension, a lot of money, and a trip to the Pro Bowl.

This matchup in Green Bay will be one to watch, especially if the Packers rest some of their starters. Regardless of whether Rodgers or Flynn are taking snaps, Green Bay features a passing attack, and pressure is the best way to stop it. It will be interesting to see if Suh can remain satisfied as a role player, allowing his teammates to make plays, or if his frustrations will come to a head again against the Pack. Somehow Dietrich-Smith was able to irritate, agitate, and provoke Suh more than any other player in his career which makes this matchup so intriguing, and so integral to each team’s success.

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Off the start, let’s throw out how the Lions themselves will perform against the Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Green Bay Packers in the final three games of the season. As any fan knows, they have been as unpredictable as any team in the league thus far.

However, there are some interesting bilines to this story; Week 14 may have opened up some doors for the Lions to take advantage of in their last push towards the playoffs. (more…)

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I would like to give a hearty thanks to Scott Tunstall from Inside the Iggles and Chronicles of Scott on the Fansided.com Network.

We got smashed to bits by what we thought was an inferior team, so let’s face facts here: not much to talk about there.

Scott and I discuss

-how Dominic Raiola Would be Eaten alive in a “real” football market like Philly, New York or Boston

-a little World Series talk; yeah that ended last night but this stuff takes time to edit friends, it was done Tues. We also discuss Cliff Lee, CC Sabathia and the Detroit Tigers, Indians and the lowly Pittsburg Pirates.

-Adrian Peterson, the glaring bright white light in guys we didn’t draft

-Stadiums. Remember the Silver Dome?

I reminisce about the worst venue there ever was ever in the history of ever.

I love the design! Concrete… Plastic… Pressure that makes your ears pop… Smells like Pee… Great Venue, Let’s Play Ball!

Show Notes:

Scotts Articles that we are referring too are

The Top 10 Most Ghoulishly Frightening Franchises

and

The Top Ten Mascots That Cannot Be Trusted

And Yeah, I was Wrong about Eric Kramer. It was him not Scott Mitchell. WHOOPS. LOL, good times. I really thought it was Mitchell that took us to the murderfest of an NFC Championship; It was indeed Kramer, he went down the next season and David Craig took the reigns. Arizona give him a fat contract and he sucked, we took Scott Mitchell from the Dolphins who gave us a couple mediocre seasons and then went to… LOL… Arizona again for fat cash and he sucked.

The Music is a band that has a song you’ve heard, but you don’t know who they are.

Elastica is the band, the song is called Generator off of “Menace” … The album is out of print like last weeks band, you can iTunes it HERE