Aaron Brown Turning Heads, but Lions Fans Should Keep It in Perspective

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Published: August 20, 2009

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... about how the Lions’ comeback 27-26 victory means nothing. We know that after last season’s 4-0 preseason and 0-16 regular season.

I’m here to temper the mass hype over Aaron Brown.

On Saturday, Brown lived up to his billing as a speedy back with a bit of an attitude problem.

He scored two touchdowns. The first came on a play where he basically just ran by everyone, and the second came on a screen pass where he juked a couple defenders and then ran by everyone.

He celebrated with a faux Lambeau Leap and then by giving the Falcons 15 free yards with a well-documented backflip.

It sounds great. It looks even better. On the replays, Brown looks like a blur among men.

One minor problem.

Brown came in during the third quarter and put up those numbers against a third-string defense on a team that ranked 24th in total defense last year and made almost no improvements to it in the offseason.

Many of the guys Brown ran ...

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