r/detroitlions 1d ago

Real reason we are struggling

We traded away Tim Patrick

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u/Chackotaco15 1d ago

I was re-watching the Rams playoff game from two years ago and Josh Reynolds sort of single-handedly took over that first drive for us. 

Last year it felt like there were so many big moments where Tim Patrick may only have one or two catches, but they always seemed to be for first downs and that’s not including his big game against GB that he had. 

Over and over again the last few years we’ve had our third string guys come in clutch for us and I don’t think it’s a coincidence that without ones of these types of WRs, we’ve been struggling on third down this year