What a miserable start for the Detroit Lions.
When I wrote my previous post at halftime, there appeared to be some hope that they might rally to win the game. But the tackling didn’t get much better in the second half. I thought the defense would improve this year, but if they can’t stop a horrible Atlanta offense which had a rookie quarterback starting his first game, there isn’t much reason for hope.
And as bad as the defense played, the offense has to shoulder part of the blame as well.
Jon Kitna threw a horrible interception, threw an incomplete pass when he could have walked into the end zone and wound up a half-yard short of a first down when he slid to avoid tacklers.
About the only bright spots were the play of wide receiver Calvin Johnson and some flashes of potential from rookie running back Kevin Smith.