Lions G T.J. Lang misses second-straight practice
www.lionsauthorizedshops.com , Ezekiel Ansah padless With just three days until their Week 2 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions are still a little hobbled from their Monday night opener. Starting right guard T.J. Lang, who suffered a back injury late in the fourth quarter against the Jets, missed his second straight day of practice, seriously putting into doubt his availability this week. Last year, Lang missed one game due to a back injury, one due to a concussion and one due to a foot injury. In Monday night’s game
Detroit Lions Womens T-Shirt , Lang missed just a single snap, and backup Kenny Wiggins took his spot. It’s unclear who will fill that role this week if Lang can’t go, but Wiggins is likely the leading candidate with Joe Dahl the next most-likely option.Interestingly enough, the 49ers are going through similar struggles on their offensive line. Starting guard Mike Person missed Wednesday’s practice with a foot injury, and his backup, Joshua Garnett (toe), also was unable to go.The other key injury the Lions suffered in Week 1 was to Ezekiel Ansah. Ansah was listed as “limited” in Wednesday’s approximated injury report (they only did a walkthrough). On Thursday
Detroit Lions Hats , he was at practice, but he was not wearing shoulder pads, and mostly took part in warmups and general cardio drills. Considering Ansah suffered a shoulder injury, it’s not all that surprising to see him out there with no pads on. However, this casts a little doubt on Adam Schefter’s report on Wednesday that the Lions were “hopeful” Ansah could play this week. The good news is that Matthew Stafford (shin) and LeGarrette Blount (shoulder) looked perfectly fine during Thursday’s practice. Full injury designations will be released later Thursday afternoon. The Lions are 3-4 and just traded away a popular and productive player.So naturally, coach Matt Patricia decided today was the day to critique a reporter’s posture.Via the
Detroit Free Press, Patricia snapped at a reporter who asked about the Golden Tate trade.Upon being asked how the deal made the team better
Detroit Lions Womens Hoodie , a clearly flustered Patricia replied: “Ah, well, you know. Do me a favor just kinda sit up, just like, have a little respect for the process. Every day you come and ask me questions and you’re just kinda like you know, ‘gimme this.’ ”After asking the reporter “just to be a little respectful in this whole process,” he requested that he “ask me a question professionally and I’ll answer it for you.”Then Patricia talked around trading a current producer for a team on the fringe of the playoff hunt for future assets.It’s was an unnecessary move for Patricia
Womens Customized Detroit Lions Jerseys , and it clearly wasn’t about someone slouching. Coaches (like reporters) are human beings, and minor frustrations build over time, and eventually a simmer can become a boil.Honeymoons eventually run out for any new hire, and Patricia’s starting to feel the sting of some criticism for the first time 鈥?because he didn’t when he was a Patriots wonderkid/rocket scientist, when the stories were all positive. The fact he shows up for work looking聽like a hairy laundry hamper with a pencil sticking out of the top of it isn’t even germane to the discussion, but his reaction before he reaches his first November as a head coach isn’t a good look.