Unsung hero of the week: Playing through the whistle from laiyongcai92's blog

There wasn’t a lot to like about the Detroit Lions on Sunday as they got manhandled by the Dallas Cowboys. Don’t let the final score fool you Cheap Golden Tate III Jersey , the Cowboys had Detroit’s number all afternoon. The defense held Matthew Stafford and the Lions offense to 10 points through three quarters, and Ezekiel Elliott shredded the Lions defense both on the ground and through the air to the tune of 240 all-purpose yards. But another week, another unsung hero of the week. While the offense was unable to finish drives, the defense seemed to be absent for entire drives at a time. Nonetheless, today’s award goes to a defensive player. Unsung hero of the week: Romeo OkwaraOkwara doesn’t have much to show for on the stat sheet. He had one tackle on the day, in addition to one sack that was negated by a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty. That penalty, however, is exactly what earned him today’s honors. Late in the first half Youth Christian Jones Jersey , Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was facing pressure from the Lions defensive line in the pocket and spun out of traffic in a Russell Wilson-esque move. In the process, Prescott lost his footing and his knee grazed the ground, but he stood back up immediately as though nothing had happened. No whistles were blown, and a second later Romeo Okwara gave him a shove that landed Prescott on the ground—not wrapping him up, not driving him into the ground, not putting body weight on the quarterback; a clean sack, right?Wrong. No whistles were blown and Okwara was simply playing through the whistle in a totally clean way, but Walt Coleman and his crew were not having it and called Okawara for unnecessary roughness.That’s the biggest mark Okwara had on the game www.detroitlionsteamonline.com , but it seemed worthy of giving him this week’s honors. He showed up when it mattered most, sacking Prescott in a late-half drive as the Cowboys were sniffing field goal range, and was quite questionably called for a penalty for it. It was good hustle on his part for playing through the whistle and getting a very important sack given the context of where they were in the game. Whose performance caught your eye Sunday? Let us know in the comments.Saturday open thread: How many rushing yards will Kerryon Johnson have vs. Patriots? Much like the Detroit Lions, the New England Patriots have had a tough time stopping the opposing team’s running game through two weeks. Against the Texans, New England allowed Lamar Miller to rush for 98 yards on 20 carries, while Alfred Blue added another 36 on just five carries. Last week was a little better for them, allowing a total of 104 rushing yards on 24 carries—but much of that was Blake Bortles scrambling for 35 yards.Put it all together and the Patriots are allowing 135.5 rushing yards per game (27th) and 4.7 yards per carry (25th).That’s a matchup the Lions could actually exploit, given that Kerryon Johnson and LeGarrette Blount have breathed life into Detroit’s rushing attack. It’s still unproven overall Detroit Lions T-Shirt , but last week’s combined 81 yards rushing on 16 carries is enough for Lions fans to cling to for a shred of optimism in an otherwise bleak start to the season.So today’s Question of the Day is:How many rushing yards will Kerryon Johnson have on Sunday night?My answer: I ask specifically about Kerryon, because it appears he’s slowly becoming a bigger part of the offense. Obviously, injuries and ejections to Blount have probably bumped his time up thus far, but everything he’s done on the field has justified more snaps on offense.Anyways, in regards to the actual question, much of the answer will rely upon how the game is playing out. If the Lions fall behind quickly (again), obviously Johnson won’t get a lot of opportunities in the run game. If the Lions can keep it close or even (gasp) hold a lead, Detroit will likely try to keep the offense moving on the ground.That being said Detroit Lions Hats , I think there’s a pretty good chance this game turns into a shootout, and that means a lot of throwing the ball. I still think Kerryon will set a new high, but it will be something still pretty modest overall. Give me 10 carries for 52 yards. Your turn.Tweets from https://twitter.com/PrideOfDetroit/lists/lions-coverage