Watching the Lions get slaughtered by the Baltimore Ravens in Week 7 was not fun. Imagine the perspective of a Lions team legend having to not only watch the game in person, but broadcast the brutal beatdown.
Such was the case for Lomas Brown. The longtime Lions left tackle and current color analyst for the team’s radio network had a long day on Sunday in Baltimore. He joined Matt Dery of Locked On Lions to break down where he thought the 38-6 game was lost.
Brown pointed out the relative youth of the Lions roster, noting that “sometimes you’re going to have games like that.”
He was quick to credit Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken for “a great offensive plan” and also that Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson “executed it to a T.” Brown also stated that the Ravens defense deserves a lot of credit for “getting pressure on us, getting sacks on us. They sped Jared (Goff) up and they stopped the run.”
Brown remained critical of the decision to play “soft” coverage on the Ravens receivers. The Lions legend repeatedly made that point during the radio broadcast on Sunday.
“We were kind of soft on the receivers. We didn’t throw off any of their rhythm or jam those guys and get them off,” Brown stated.
It’s an interesting conversation and always good to get the input from someone like Lomas Brown.
