There was a whole lot to like about the Detroit Lions' 17-6 handling of the Buffalo Bills Thursday night, if you're a Lions fan.
Almost 250 yards rushing, mostly improved blocking out of the non-Backus section of the offensive line, no offensive touchdowns given up, and the only preseason win that wasn't a come-from-behind shocker via Drew Stanton are all things to get excited about.
Of course, a winning effort in the preseason is more about what players heard their names called the most over the course of the night, and less about the final score.
So what players get a gold star for the final game before cuts, and who wishes they could do it all over again?
Let's observe, by position.
Quarterback
Winners: Brooks Bollinger, Daunte [...]
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I hate to be the one to always have to do this.
No, I'm not going to lecture everyone about how the Lions' comeback 27-26 victory means nothing. We know that after last season's 4-0 preseason, 0-16 regular season.
I'm here to temper the mass hype over Aaron Brown.
On Saturday, Brown lived up to his billing as a speedy back with a bit of an attitude problem. He scored two touchdowns on a play where he basically just ran by everyone, and a screen pass where he juked a couple defenders, and then ran by everyone. Then he gave the Falcons 15 free yards by celebrating with a well-documented backflip.
It sounds great. It looks even better. On the replays, Brown looks like a blur among men.
One minor problem.
Brown came in during the third quarter, and put up those numbers [...]
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