How will loss of Alim McNeill affect Lions defense?
The Valenti Show
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🗓️ 5 December 2023
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Alim McNeill lands on injured reserve
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| 0:00.0 | Well, what started as positivity has now swung, and I, guys, I can't spit shine the a third here. |
| 0:09.4 | I can't. |
| 0:10.8 | Aline McNeil missing at least a month and it was termed as at least because I are you're |
| 0:18.4 | going to be out for four weeks do the math you have five games left your |
| 0:22.2 | magic number to clinch the division is three, but |
| 0:25.0 | Aline McNeil is arguably, okay, and you might lose the argument, but arguably your |
| 0:31.2 | most important defensive player. |
| 0:33.6 | He holds it together, and he's on the IR now. |
| 0:38.1 | That means you are down five defensive starters |
| 0:41.0 | for a stretch drive, and defense it borders on non-functional. |
| 0:49.1 | You going to Chicago this weekend which is a team that no they're not world beaters but they're revitalized |
| 0:55.2 | not just because they beat you here because they've played better football I I think |
| 1:00.1 | it's a devastating injury so yeah, I can't sit here and act like it's not. |
| 1:06.0 | And I think it has to alter my expectations. |
| 1:10.0 | If a Lee McNeil isn't playing, if you go into a playoff game without a Lee McNeil, you go into a playoff game without Anseloni, |
| 1:18.0 | you know, we know you're not going to have Mosley. The odds would say you're not going to have CJ Gardner Johnson. |
| 1:24.0 | Maybe you have Houston? |
| 1:26.0 | Now you're praying James Houston can come back. |
| 1:29.0 | But the issue is there is no one to replace Ali McNeil. |
| 1:32.0 | No one. You got a cardboard cut out of a third round pick and |
| 1:36.8 | This is where you missed on Martin. This is where you the depth the depth factor and now they just signed some fringe guy in |
| 1:45.9 | Pete Shamelama ding dong whatever his name is David the ticket tax. |
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