Some details from another All-Pro caliber performance by Eric Kendricks had been discussed in the U.S. Bank Stadium locker room on Sunday when the mood of the moment suggested it was a good time to throw a little harder pitch at the Vikings inside linebacker.
Had the Lions not rediscovered their cursed roots and blown a 10-point lead in a 28-24 meltdown, the story for Monday's paper from these press box eyeballs would have focused on whether the Purple's plan for pressuring Jared Goff was a bit too polite.
Goff is one of the more stationary average quarterbacks still being asked to start games in today's NFL.