by Mark Halpern
Once a week, you can make a metaphor about a game being played. The Lions will face off against the Panthers Sunday in what should be another chance to show why they are Kings of the Jungle cats when they face a team’s 0-4 kittens.
The Lions have had a great start to the season at 3-1. Jared Goff has shown why his trade is paying off in spades, and the team gets better every week. The Carolina run defense is a little stingy, but Montgomery should lead the team in attempts, and Gibbs will be in and out to give him a break. This week, the Lions return an essential part of their offense when Jamerson Williams returns. Williams was initially suspended for the first four games due to betting on sports (Not his team) games while inside the Lions NFL complex. The NFL re-defined its rules regarding gambling. The changes reduced his suspension from 4 games to 3, and he will be available this Sunday. This is a massive weapon for the Lions. Amon Ra St. Brown, Josh Reynolds, and Marvin Jones have made Goff’s life easy, but teams are starting to key in more on St. Brown lately. With Willam’s speed and hands, he will quickly draw coverage, and now, with Sam Laporta being a significant threat, it will be hard to put extra coverage on St. Brown because someone will be wide open. Josh Reynolds is questionable this week but is expected to play. Look for Williams to make a significant impact, whether running or receiving the ball, but expect him to play only some of the game. Williams will probably play about 70% of the snaps.
The Defense has been vital in the wins the Lions have. This Panthers offense, run by Bryce Young, has yet to find its rhythm, and neither has the team as a whole by the show of their record. The Lions Defense, led by Adian Hutchinson, Jerry Jacobs, and Alex Anzalone, has stopped some formidable offenses. They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, So I am judging this one by the looks of it and that a mauling will happen, and this Defense will eat up Young and make tons of trouble for Miles Sanders. If the Panthers want to make any attempt to win this game, the Defense is going to have to come up big, but the way this team is rolling like a Torah is all most god mode.
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