Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez break down what they saw in the Detroit Lions' preseason loss to the Patriots on Aug. 8, 2019. Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
The natural inclination after watching the Detroit Lions give up nine sacks in their preseason opener last week against the New England Patriots was to curse the offensive line.
And while the line wasn’t very good in several areas — backup tackles Tyrell Crosby and Andrew Donnal had trouble with speed on the edge, and the Lions had some serious communication issues on the right side — there was one silver lining: The two players competing for the starting left guard job actually had decent days.