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Saturday open thread: Who will be the Lions’ leading rusher vs. the Raiders?

Did anyone else cringe while watching Kenyan Drake or pulling up the stat line from this Thursday? He made a great debut for the Cardinals, earning 162 total yards and a TD. Take a deep breath and count to 10. Even if the fans wanted him and got excited from the rumors, it seems like he was never in the Lions’ plans.

Detroit seemed poised to upgrade the running back position before the trade deadline but struck out. Now they have to rely on several unproven (Ty Johnson, Tra Carson) guys along with a few others that have rarely if ever carried the torch as the top back on their team (J.