Aidan Hutchinson just got absolutely robbed of something he deserved more than anyone
We started writing this article on Sunday around sack four. There was no question that Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson would be winning the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award. Easiest pre-write ever right? Wrong. Somehow the star player did not win the award. It was given to Flacons safety Jessie Bates. Hutchinson […]
We started writing this article on Sunday around sack four. There was no question that Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson would be winning the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award. Easiest pre-write ever right?
Wrong. Somehow the star player did not win the award. It was given to Flacons safety Jessie Bates.
Hutchinson had aa very good game with six pressures, 4.5 sacks and a hurry. He is now firmly planted in the Defensive Player of the Year conversation with Steelers edge T.J. Watt. As of right now, Hutchinson leads the league in pressures with 17 and and leads the league in sacks with 5.5.
Bates is a good player and he had a good game with 12 tackles and an interception, but come on man. That seems pedestrian to what Hutchinson did in this game. Even though the Lions lost, there was no better defensive player in the league this past week.
Sam LaPorta is going through hell every time the Lions play in the red zone
We'll reflect on the Detroit Lions loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this last time and then it's time to turn the page. It was a rough one. We've all established that. The biggest problem the Lions had in this game was getting it done in the red zone. We've heard many reasons why from […]
