Does anyone know how the Lions D-Line would line up when they had both Suh and Fairley? I know Suh is capable of being moved around but did Fairley get snaps playing the 1 tech/NT? Or did they line up in more of a wide 9 with both Suh and Fairley playing more of a left/right 3 tech?

Some W-9, but there was some creativity...they'd also run some stunts with the two, whereby one would pull the double-team away while the other would engage the remaining blocker and bull rush that blocker to the passer; the DE would essentially be in one-to-one and would pull the OTs so far out that the DE could run underneath or use the positioning to seal the edge...

Surprisingly SI had a good write-up on it while they played together...

Break It Down: Lions getting creative with Nick Fairley and Ndamukong Suh | SI.com

Good stuff JP! The reason I asked was because I'm wondering if we'll try to get Rankins and Fairley on the field together more often and how might we go about it. Looking at how Detroit used Suh/Fairley might give our coaches some ideas.

Good stuff JP! The reason I asked was because I'm wondering if we'll try to get Rankins and Fairley on the field together more often and how might we go about it. Looking at how Detroit used Suh/Fairley might give our coaches some ideas.

Knock that sh*t off, Cher!



Not only Johnson, but all the way up to Dennis Allen; in fact, Payton probably loses his virtual cloak of invincibility and really feels the pressure...



Thanks, Chris! Actually we've got a legitimate, at minimum, seven-man defensive line rotation which I prefer over four standouts with a drop-off to reserves...

Packers had similar front when they made their run a few years ago; and you're dead-on that both lines should test each's mettle, pushing towards higher-level play...

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Do you remember in '09 when Gregg Williams defense beat up the offense in training camp and they went to Payton to complain? Payton told them to man up and that season worked out well.

The one thing I remember from training camp that year was a report that Brees had to be restrained because he and Vilma pretty much hated each other for a couple of months, only becsuse it was such an insanely close chess match between them every day, it made the team 10 times better.