Detroit Lions Report Card Offense

Rankings:

Football Outsiders: # 6 overall #7 Pass #10 Rush 
Pro Football Focus: #13 OVverall #19 Pass #4 Pass block # 19 Run

Matthew Stafford

Ranks
NFL # 22
Pro Football Focus: #13
Football Outsiders: #9
QBR #13

198/313/7 2108 14 sacks 26 Drops

Best Games: Titans, Seahawks
Worst. 49ers, Eagles

Needs to be better than an average QB for the Lions to succeed. He has been average.

Joique Bell

Ranks # 21 Pro Football Focus 4th in the NFL in rec yards.
148 snaps 30/116/1 td rush 1 FL 20/25 227 yards rec
11Broken Tackles

Best games: Eagles
Worst: Bears

Leads the Lions by a wide margin in making tacklers miss. Have been efeective in the passing game. A good surprise.

Mikel LeShoure

Ranks Pro Football Focus: #37 Football Outsiders # 18

2903 snaps 76/305/ 1 td 2 FL 2 BT 20/24 124 yards 3 drops

Best Game: Titans
Worst Vikings, Bears

When you are in the 2nd season of your career and you are known for two things: Eating Marijuana and fumbling. That is not good.

Calvin Johnson

Ranks: Pro Football Focus # 25 Football Outsiders # 9

41/73/2 638 yards 1td 5 mt 7 drops 3 GB 4 BY

BEst games: Rams, Titans
Worst: Bears, Seahawks

Mega is hurt and playing like it. 7 drops and 1 td.

Nate Burleson

Ranks PFF #69 FO #60
27/41/0 240 2td 3 drops 1 BT

Best game:  titans
Worst 49ers Vikings

A broken leg ends his season. He was average. A few good catches on thrid down and A good td vs. the Eagles.

Titus Young

Ranks: PFF # 93 FO #32

26/35 304 3 drops 3 MB 3 Pen

Best: Bears, Seahawks
Worst: Eagles. Vikings

Titus has come on since the injury to Nate. His best game last week he caught all 9 passes and 2 td.

Tony Scheffler

Ranks: PFF #42 FO #45

15/28/2 192 1 pen 3 drops 2 BT

Best game Eagles:
Worst game: Bears

A non factor this year. Needs to pick it up after the loss of Nate.

Brandon Pettigrew

Ranks: PFF #50 FO #48

38/55/1 374 1td 9 drops 3 GB 5 MB 3 BT

Best games: Eagles, Seahawks
Worst Games: Bears, Vikings, Titans

Was historically bad early in the season. Has recovered lately with good games at Philly and Seattle.
It has come out he is hurt.

Jeff Backus

Rank: PFF # 47

3 GB 11 MB 3 sacks 6 QBH 3 Pen

Ranks high in pass protection but run blocking is horrible. Got a lot of ink for performance vs. Chris Clemons.

Gosder Cherlius

Rank: PFF # 29

8 GB 8 MB 2.5 sacks 9 QBH 2 pen

Best game: Vikings
Worst Eagles

Has shut down Chris Long and Brian Robison. He has run blocked pretty well. He ia an average player.

Rob Sims

Ranks: PFF # 6

23 GB 10 MB 3 Pen 0 sacks 0 QBH

Best game: Titans Rams
Worst 49ers

Playing at an all-pro level. Most running game is behind him and has a clean sheet in pass pro.

Stephen Peterman

Ranks: PFF #29

20 GB 11 MB 6.5 sacks 7 QBH

Best games Rams, 49ers
Worst Vikings

All of over the map. Good games and dominant run blocking early to shoddy pass pro of late.

Dominic Raoila

Ranks: PFF # 6

12 Gb 10 MB 2 sacks 3 QBH

Best games; Eagles, Rams
Worst Titans, Vikings

Other than a total meltdown at Tennessee Dom has been solid. A good zone blocker but is terrible in power situations.