The Lions’ offense has been decried as too predictable throughout the season Jahlani Tavai Jersey Womens , starting with a Week One loss in which the Jets’ defense said it knew what was coming from Detroit’s offense. Peyton Manning has now identified one of the problems the Lions are having.In one of his regular videos analyzing quarterback play, Manning points to a pass Matthew Stafford threw that got knocked down at the line of scrimmage by Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso. Manning said that Stafford was staring at his first option from the start, and Alonso read Stafford’s eyes, saw that Stafford wanted to throw a quick pass to his right, and jumped into Stafford’s throwing lane just as Stafford was releasing the ball.“As a quarterback, believe it or not Jahlani Tavai Detroit Lions Jersey , we need to use our eyes to look off defensive linemen and pass rushers,” Manning said. “Don’t stare at the receiver because then the pass rushers know where you’re going to go. So look off. Even though if you know you’re gonna throw it out there to the right and to the flat, look left to start, or look down the middle. Don’t let those defensive linemen know where you’re going.”Lions head coach Matt Patricia and offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter have bristled at suggestions that opposing defenses know what the Lions are doing. But the Lions would be wise to do some self-scouting to see if Manning has a point that Stafford can do a better job of keeping opposing defenses from reading his eyes. The Lions made no secret of their plans to upgrade at tight end this offseason and they stuck to that plan with the eighth overall pick on Thursday night.The team drafted former Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson, who became the fourth player at the position to go in the top eight of a draft in the last 40 years. Going so early leads to high expectations, but Hockenson said his expectations for himself are the same as they were before the draft got underway.“Honestly Jahlani Tavai Jersey 2019 , I mean, I don’t think there’s any expectations that I don’t have myself,” Hockenson said, via the . “I’m going to go in and I’m going to do the same thing I did throughout my entire life is work hard and figure out what I need to do to help that team. Whether that’s inline blocking, whether that’s catching the ball, whether that’s sitting on the bench Youth Jahlani Tavai Jersey , no one knows. There’s support, but I’m going to work my tail off. I’m going to do everything I can to help this team.”The Lions don’t have the best history when it comes to taking tight ends in the first round. Hockenson said he “can’t control anything about that” and the hope in Detroit is that his arrival will make people forget Eric Ebron, Brandon Pettigrew and any other bad memories.