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Now that Golden Tate has officially arrived in Philadelphia http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-jalen-reeves-maybin-jersey , it’s time for the Detroit Lions to move on. That was clearly the message in the locker room Wednesday, as the Lions players tried to turn their focus from losing a key member of the team to preparing for their second divisional game of the season—this time against the Minnesota Vikings.A lot of questions remain about how the team will respond to Tate’s departure. Will Detroit see a big change in offensive game planning? How will Tate’s 5-6 catches per game be distributed among the rest of the team’s receivers? Who will be Matthew Stafford’s favorite third-down option now? We obviously won’t know some of these answers until the team takes the field for the first time without Golden Tate in four-and-a-half years. But let’s speculate.Today’s Question of the Day is;Which Lions player stands to benefit most from the Golden Tate trade?My answer: Ryan Mathews made a pretty convincing argument that now is the time for Kenny Golladay to make the most of this opportunity.“Kenny Golladay will play a crucial role in determining the success of this offense going forward,” Mathews wrote. “He’ll have every opportunity for the rest of this season to display his versatility and prove he’s up to producing at a high level to put Detroit’s offense among the best in the NFL.”Golladay’s inside-outside versatility certainly gives him an edge to become Stafford’s most-popular target. The question is whether he’ll be able to handle the increased pressure and attention from opposing defenses.That’s why I’m actually going with TJ Jones. I’ll have more on this later, but the locker room seemed to hint at him playing a much larger role with the team going forward. Jones has the same kind of versatility that Golladay does, but here’s the big difference to me: I’m not of the belief that Detroit is simply going to abandon three wide receiver looks now that Tate is gone. Those sets accounted for 62 percent of Detroit’s offense through seven games. Brandon Powell isn’t ready to take on that large of a role, and we saw last year how Jones was more than capable of additional responsibilities. He’s not going to suddenly be the team’s new Golden Tate, but don’t sleep on him either.Your turn. The New York Giants had a hold-your-breath moment with rookie running back Saquon Barkley during practice Monday. It turned out to be only a minor scare.The No. 2 overall draft pick caught a swing pass out of the backfield from fellow rookie Kyle Lauletta and was injured either stretching to make the catch or running down the sideline after the catch.Barkley seemed to be favoring a leg as he walked back up the field. He eventually put his hands on his knees and then went to the turf and lay on his back while head trainer Ronnie Barnes examined him.An ice pack was put on his left leg. However Womens Danny Amendola Jersey , it had been removed before he left the field after the roughly 70-minute practice, which was moved indoors because of rain."Saquon has a mild strain, and we'll be smart with him as we move along here," coach Pat Shurmur said later in the afternoon.Barkley had the perfect start to his Giants' career in the 20-10 preseason loss to the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. He took a handoff from Eli Manning on the first play from scrimmage and scampered 39 yards. The former Penn State running back finished with five carries for 43 yards.The Giants will practice for three days against the Detroit Lions in Allen Park, Michigan, starting on Tuesday.Given Barkley's injury, it's uncertain how much work he will get or whether he will play in the preseason game on Friday night."We want our guys to be smart Golden Tate III Jersey , we want our guys to compete, be smart, we want to stay off the ground, we want to eliminate all that chatter and just keep it encouraging," Shurmur said. "That's part of being a pro is being able to practice not only with your team, but with other teams. I understand competitive spirit. Those are two teams and that's their experience. We're going to try to guard against it."One thing neither Shurmur nor Lions coach Matt Patricia will want is a melee like the one the Jets and Redskins had this past weekend."I think it's important that you need to learn how to compete and compete at a very high level," Shurmur said http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-deshawn-shead-jersey , "but I think it's always important to keep your composure."NOTES: Receiver Sterling Shepard's wife gave birth to their first child on Friday, a girl, Cali Clay Shepard. "I wasn't going to go to Detroit for the first few days," Shepard said. "But she came out a little bit early for us."