Detroit Lions Preseason Week Two: Five Winners and Losers

August 24, 2010   ·   Dean Holden   ·   Jump to comments

As a Detroit Lions fan, I really like the Denver Broncos.
It's not any affinity I have for Josh McDaniels or Tim Tebow, it's that the Broncos seem to always make the Lions look good.
The last time these teams met, the Lions blew out the Broncos 44-7 to cap off a 6-2 start to the 2007 NFL season.
That was the last time I felt really, really good about the Lions, because since that game, they are 3-37.
Oddly enough, this game against the Broncos might herald another shift in momentum, and one that's been a long time coming.
Sure, it's preseason, but some players that the Lions needed to step up did just that. Of course, some players did just the opposite...
 
Winners
 
Jahvid Best
Consider this my retraction of anything I said about Best last week.
Against the Steelers, I watched Best and saw what I thought to be an average running back, or at least one who still had some issues to work out.
Against the Broncos, I s...

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