Things are Turning UGLY....| Detroit Lions News

The Lions came across with a hard-fought defensive 19-9 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday to go to 6-2. But a situation has developed that's turning ugly real quick that could have massive implications going forward through the rest of the season. We're going to dive into what the ramifications of it all could be and a whole lot more on this edition of Lions Digest. Hey, everybody, yours truly, Captain Lou here. Want to take a moment to welcome those of you that might be checking us out for the first time here to the program. And if you haven't done it yet, I invite you to hit that subscribe button. It's free. Come along with us and the Lions' second half of the season here in 2026. The playoff push is coming. We've got all the live reaction. Be a part of the conversation. That and a whole lot more here on Lions Digest. Yes, the Lions got a hard-fought win on the road in Miami. Any win on the road is huge in the NFL. But with that win, a situation has developed that's turning ugly here real quick for the Lions. And it starts on the offensive side of the ball with left guard Christian Mahogany. Now, before the game, you saw he wasn't out there. He was benched in favor of Miles Frazier. When questioned, head coach Dan Campbell had said that Christian Mahogany broke some team rules. And because of that... He wasn't starting at left guard. He was in on the special teams units for the field goals and extra points, but Christian Mahogany disciplined for team rules. Now, if you look back to the beginning of the regular season, there's always been a shred of doubt coming from head coach Dan Campbell. He said the competition was wide open in training camp, and even his job wasn't secure at the beginning of the year. You know, he was back and forth with Ben Bartsch before he got injured. And there's been notes that he flunked some conditioning tests as well during training camp. Well, he has stepped in. Juice Scruggs, of course, moved over and started for Cade Mays. And so Mahogany had started at left guard and did rather well. But now this latest incident may shred a little bit of doubt. The light might be doubted just a bit going forward. Now Campbell explained that Miles Frazier earned that starting opportunity as he's played well in practice. But he also added that the door is going to stay open. Nothing is set in stone. So there's an opportunity and probably a possibility That mahogany will be back. As a starting guard against New England over in Germany. Now, with that start for Frazier, it was obviously evident there were some growing pains. And that he had a rough start to that game. Giving up three sacks. Just you could see that Seisler blew right by, or Seisler rather, blew by him a few times. Bull rushed him in that opening half. The Lions did recover, obviously, to get the win. And they made some adjustments. And Frazier also says. I know that I need work. There's a lot to clean up. I'll definitely improve. But the question is, do the Lions have that time for him to improve? Do they have that luxury in playing in the best division in all of the National Football League? So another thing to keep in mind, too, with the Lions, Cave Mays was absent. With that ankle problem, he didn't start. Drew Scruggs came in and played very well. Let's say that Cade Mays comes back. And he plays against New England on Sunday. What do you do with Drew Scruggs? You maybe slide him over to left guard to take the place of Christian Mahogany. So many questions right now for the Lions. Kind of looking ugly on that offensive line. An offensive line that did not play very well in that game against Miami. We'll give Miami credit. But as we said, if you look at the stats towards the end of the game, you saw it. But Detroit gave up three sacks. Against that Miami defense and the total yards obviously wasn't where they wanted to be. So a lot of questions need to be answered for the Lions as they now turn their attention to the New England Patriots. So I'm going to ask you this question. What do you think? What should the guard choice be? A. Christian Mahogany, B. Miles Frazier, or C. Let the best available five start regardless of the names. Again. I didn't think Blake Miller played all that great as well for the Lions. He got bull rushed a couple of times, too. They did make the adjustments, but a little worried as they go on to start playing some of the meat of their schedule, starting with the Patriots this coming Sunday into Germany. Now, speaking of that game with the Lions and the Patriots. The over-under right now to trade on is 50 and a half. And the Lions are due to put some points on the board. And New England just gave up 45 to the Green Bay Packers. 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All the games. trade on Kalshi. Now with that being said, with all the totals for the Lions and kind of the struggles on the offensive side of the ball, Jameer Gibbs again had a decent day against the Patriots or against the Miami rather. He's now up to 847 yards and nine touchdowns, 4.8 yards per carry for the Lions going forward. And with his receiving yards, he's up over 1,100 yards of Total offense, almost 1,200. Which is leading the NFL right now. And he makes history again as he passed Al T. Taylor in the career rushing yard list. And he also became the first player in franchise history with 11 plus touchdowns in four straight seasons. Now again. Gibbs franchise climb, let's take a look at it. He passed Al T. Taylor, or he's now in the fourth place. Next up, another legendary name, Dexter Bussey. Now, he might be able to catch Billy Sims at the end of the year, but more likely, it'll be next year. And of course, still a long ways away. From Barry Sanders. And Goff, even though he was hammered a little bit, three sacks yesterday, only 170 yards. He's got 2,134 yards. He's passing, and he's right up there with the leaders. He did get an interception yesterday, so that gives him two on the year. His arm was deflected on that interception throw. But again, it was the defense that shined for the Lions. Now let's take a look at the importance. Again, let's remind everybody why this is an important situation with our offensive line and getting that offense back into sync a little bit. The standings in the NFL right now. Minnesota, they play tonight against Buffalo, Monday night. They're 6-1. The Bears, despite four interceptions from Caleb Williams, the new pretty boy, they're at 7-2. The Lions, they're at 6-2. And Green Bay, with that monster win at New England, they're 6-3. All four of these teams. Would be in the playoffs if the season ended right now. The best division in all of NFL football. They're 20-3 outside their conference. Two of those losses by the Lions. That's the best start ever in NFL history. For this late in the season, for four division teams. So that's how difficult this NFC North is. All right, that's going to do it for this edition of Lions Digest. Again, I want to ask you, what do you think the Lions should do at left guard? Should they start Christian Mahogany this coming Sunday? It was a one-off. Give Miles Frazier another shot. Or should they just put the five best players out there, regardless of name? Would love to hear your response to that. That's going to do it for Lions Digest. We're keeping an eye on the trade deadline. If anything monstrous happens, we'll be right here for it here on Lions Digest. Until next time, Captain Lou saying keep your heads up, keep your sticks down, keep your feet moving, and as always, keep your minds open. So long.