Unser Chat » Lions undrafted rookie guard Beau Benzschawel can serve

There were some mock drafts last year that had Benzschawel going in the first round Ugo Amadi Jersey , and Benzschawel admitted today that he heard about that and got overly optimistic about his prospects.“People told me, ‘Hey, people think you’re going first round,'” he said. “Obviously that’s not how it worked out.”Benzschawel believes he landed in the right place for his own job prospects, even though he would have preferred not getting there as an undrafted free agent.“It was tough Devin White Jersey , thinking that I was going to get drafted. But I’m grateful now because I’m here in Detroit and I’m just glad to be here, working with this offensive line,” he said.Benzschawel’s focus now will be trying to make the Lions’ roster, and then to get to work on making 31 teams regret letting him get to Detroit as an undrafted free agent. When you’re making the list of people to blame for yesterday’s Lions loss, it’s easy to get to quarterback Matthew Stafford and stop.After all L.J. Collier Jersey , he threw two interceptions in a five-minute span in the fourth quarter, one returned for a touchdown and one in the end zone to kill any final hope they had. It’s far from what they expected when they gave him a five-year, $135 million contract, but he has 13 turnovers this season, and the Lions have lost four of their last five to slump to 4-7.At least running back LeGarrette Blount has his back.“I don’t like to point fingers and I don’t think that it’s his fault Johnathan Abram Jersey ,” Blount said, via Dave Birkett of the . “He’s a great quarterback. He’s really good at what he does, he’s really great at his craft. But there’s no quarterback that’s going to go into a full season and not make any mistakes. So I think he’s human. He makes mistakes, I make mistakes, we all make mistakes and a lot of mistakes give you an L.”There were plenty to go around Maxx Crosby Jersey , yesterday and over the last month, which made them want to circle the wagons around their quarterback.“I think we need more out of everybody, to be honest with you,” Lions coach Matt Patricia replied when asked if he needed more out of Stafford. “There were a lot of plays in there where all of us have to do more, whether it’s preparation or coaching or playing Foster Moreau Jersey , whatever it is. There are a lot of plays that we can all point to.”Interceptions are big plays, and they’re easy to point to. And they have Stafford’s name on them. While the absences of Kerryon Johnson and Marvin Jones certainly doesn’t help, they’re still expecting more from the guy who is getting all the money.