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All right, let's talk Lions presented by Moran Chevrolet.

Jim, all I can tell you is I don't like the Lions on Monday night.

I love them.

Much like last week was a game you were going to lose. This is a week. You are going to win. And I think they are going to demolish the bucks. I think this is a bounce back spot at home in prime time. Detroit fans are going to bring it. Ford Field is going to be an absolute shit show. And the bucks are coming in here, all kinds of banged up. I got a little positive news today. You might see Evans and or Abuka, give it a go. The Abuka one, I have major doubts. You got a hamstring and you're questionable. Do I really think you're running 60 routes on Monday night? I don't. No, Bucky Irving, no Chris Godwin for the Lions to me. Ground and pound, hard play action. I just feel like Lions are going to play incredibly well because Dan Campbell's one of the best coaches in the league. He does not lose back to back. And I think you've got a pissed off group. Two of your best players are probably real pissed off at themselves. I'm on Rafer to drop on Fort Down, Aden for the idiotic personal file. And I just, this, it's, it's, buddy, we curate spots on the podcast all the time.

This is a curated spot. This is the Detroit line, the lions will win this game, period.

I believe you. And I'm right there with you. In fact, I'm going to be right there with a bunch of Lions fans. This will be the first game I've gone to as a fan in years. I'm pumped to be there for this game. It's my wife's first Lions game she's ever been to. We are amped to see this. And you're right, Mike. I think the big area of concern is going to be, what about the lion's secondary, right? You're missing two corners and two safeties. Well, if Tampa's missing significant playmakers, and you didn't bring this up, they're missing their right guard and their right tackle. Big Aiden Hutchinson spot. This is a spot for Aden who had four and a half sacks the last time these two teams played.

Yeah. guarding their right tackle. Big Aiden Hutchinson spot. This is a spot for Aden who had four and a half sacks the last time these two teams played. Yeah, when they had a backup tackle and they had a tight end on them on two of the sacks. Yeah, this is the game that puts Aden in the Hall of Fame. He's facing all backups. He's going to go nuts. So what you do is you get a lien McNeil back. It helps Aiden even more. The D line for the Lions is going to have to come up with some big plays. I have no doubt the Lions offense will respond. They're playing at home. They're going to look really good. If they don't, then we're having a completely different conversation. They should absolutely roast this team. And nobody loves Baker more than me. but the box have been flying way too close to the sun with the heroics and the bullshit I don't think the lion's going to let you

get away with it bucks are five and one point differential is plus 14 they've been living on

the edge yeah this is the spot the lion should take care of business now baker'sisty, so he may have a say in how this thing goes down. But I think you got to back to Lions here, right? Lions fans, even with the injury, should feel confident you win. Maybe I'm crazy. I feel supremely confident. Like, I feel like this is a game. I'll be shocked if this is close in the fourth quarter. I feel like

the lions are going to do to the bucks what the chiefs did to you. I just feel like it's one of those

really impressive statement games. And look, the bucks are due for some regression. Jim, they have

four last drive victories. All right. You're the best team they will have faced.

And it's at your place.

And if the bucks were a well-oiled machine and everybody's healthy, I have a different opinion.

But I really think the lion's offense is going to be able to put the screws to them.

And I do believe in a bounce back because I believe in the culture of the Lions have created. I believe in that locker room and the accountability is that offense knows we weren't good enough. Dan Campbell put it on the offense and said, look, we're going to have to score tonight. They didn't do it. So I expect they will play really well. Look, there was a lot of talk about what the Lions offense was going to look like when they lost Ben Johnson and they lost Frank Rag now and they lost the first game of the season. Yeah. But I think the response we saw not only against the Bears, but, you know, the Ravens and as the season's gone on, what's rung true is the personnel is still really good. Jerry Goff is a supercomputer quarterback. You still have a damn good offensive line.

You still have Pena Sewell as an all pro and an all pro and Amman Ross St.

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