We were all prepared to drop our Week 3 Bubble Watch results Monday afternoon, fresh off the Detroit Lions’ preseason game against the New York Giants. But then the team announced a boatload of moves, including putting Steve Longa on injured reserve and cutting defensive end Cornelius Washington. Both players were on last week’s Bubble Watch, meaning that two more players had to be added to this week’s tracker.
So here’s a look at this week’s updated Bubble Watch:
Week 3 Bubble Watch offense
| Player | Jeremy Reisman | Kent Lee Platte | Justin Simon | Ryan Mathews | Mike Payton | Alex Reno | Chris Perfett | Hamza Baccouche | Mansur Shaheen | John Whiticar | Andrew Kato | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Jeremy Reisman | Kent Lee Platte | Justin Simon | Ryan Mathews | Mike Payton | Alex Reno | Chris Perfett | Hamza Baccouche | Mansur Shaheen | John Whiticar | Andrew Kato | Change |
| QB Jake Rudock | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | -2 |
| QB Matt Cassel | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN (sign a Steelers QB, pls) | IN | 1 |
| RB Ameer Abdullah | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | OUT | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | -2 |
| RB Zach Zenner | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | IN | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | IN | 1 |
| WR Jace Billinglsey | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | IN | OUT | IN | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | 2 |
| WR Teo Redding | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | IN | IN | OUT | OUT | OUT | IN | OUT | -1 |
| WR Brandon Powell | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | N/A |
| TE Hakeem Valles | IN | OUT | IN | IN | IN | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | IN | N/A |
| G Kenny Wiggins | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | -5 |
| G Joe Dahl | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | IN | OUT | IN | N/A |
| G/C Leo Koloamatangi | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | OUT | IN | IN | IN | IN | 0 |
| T Corey Robinson | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | IN | IN | 3 |
| T Brian Mihalik | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | OUT | IN | OUT | OUT | -3 |
New to Bubble Watch: Brandon Powell (trending up), Hakeem Valles (trending up), Joe Dahl (trending down)
Biggest winners: Corey Robinson (+3), Jace Billingsley (+2)
Biggest losers: Kenny Wiggins (-5), Brian Mihalik (-3)
There was quite a bit of movement this week on offense as it’s very clear the Pride of Detroit staff wants some changes after Friday’s lackluster performance against the Giants.