There were a lot of opinions on Cade Mays' debut, but offensive line play is too nuanced to assess live. Last night and this morning, I scoured his 68 snaps from the end zone angle of the All-22 film and came away plenty encouraged by what I saw: detroitfootball.net/p/detroi…

Just got done working my way through the defensive film from yesterday, focusing exclusively on Abney. Had zero expectations going into the watch. Some quick thoughts. 1. Free safety is often deep enough to not involved in the play, so overall impact is limited. 2. There were some early coverage confusions, busts that didn't hurt because the Cardinals didn't see/attack them. Positioning got better in the second half. 3. Frequently used as a bracket defender on McBride and occasionally Wilson. Thought that was where Abney was best on Sunday. 4. He was not part of the red zone package. As soon as the Cards moved inside the 20, he subbed out for Mills. Makes sense. Can't throw everything on a rookie's plate making his first start. 5. Run support was minimal, but he did have an excellent run blitz and tackle. Overall, tackling was good in limited opportunities. Not sure it will make for an actually good film review write up. I'll decide that tomorrow morning. Better focus would probably be how the Lions approached trying to take away McBride/Wilson, with a subsection on Abney's safety debut.