buddhafrog

September 14th, 2014 at 3:48 PM ^

It sucks when you need the Lions to be your source of football excitement and hope.  It's hard being a UM fan these days, and partnering it with the Lions isn't very easy.

Joined: 09/28/2009

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S FL Wolverine

September 14th, 2014 at 3:58 PM ^

Yeah, I hear you.  Every year I get a little excited about the Lions.  The hype train is almost believable every time, but in your heart you know better.  This is hilarious:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140911/SPORTS0101/309110123/0/sports0101/11-13-ESPN-experts-pick-Lions-over-Panthers

This just tells you how little the so-called "experts" know.  Have they been followig the Lions at all over the years?  I could have guaranteed you they would not win this game.  They rarely win on the road, especially when favored.

And to think I almost switched to DirecTV to get Lions games here in DC.  Thank god I didn't spend the extra money.

Joined: 01/06/2009

MGoPoints: 982

S FL Wolverine

September 14th, 2014 at 4:44 PM ^

I personally care just a *little* about the Lions.  I've gotten bit so many times that the investment is minimal.  Back in the late 90s when the Lions hired Bobby Ross, I thought "wow, here's a guy who won a national championship in college...surely he can turn the Lions into a winner".  They had Barry Sanders and went out and got Scott Mitchell who was a promising QB and pretty hot commodity that year.  So my friends and I got season tickets.  I tried to support them and then this happened in 1998:

 

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199809130det.htm

 

Lions come back, get to OT, then Mitchell throws a terrible pick that's returned for a TD.  That was it for me.  I knew then they would always be losers, would always find a way to blow games.  I finished out that year as a season ticket holder, but I wasn't into it.  I honestly slept at times during games they were so dull.  And that was it for me.  I still care a little, but it's not a big disappointment when they suck.  It just is what it is.  The sky is blue, the Lions will always suck.

The Lions have pretty much always been built on offense in a league where defense wins titles.  Can you remember the last time the Lions had a shutdown defense?  Closest I can come up with was when they had Bubba Baker back in the 80s.  Their defenses always let the team down at the end of games and the offense never manages to put enough points on the board to win.  It's the same old story for every road game I remember.  Home is sometimes a little better, but not enough to make a really good team.  

 

So here we are in 2014, and the same old recipe.  We have a good - not great - offense in a league where D wins championships.  We have a medioce defense that will never win playoff games.  We know they aren't going to contend for much of anything.  The only real interest in watching is like gawking at an accident...how EXACTLY will the Lions manage to lose games?  And whose careers will be ruined by being associated with this franchise?

 

Joined: 01/06/2009

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Avant's Hands

September 14th, 2014 at 3:51 PM ^

I just realized that three MSU quarterbacks are playing today. Cousins is destroying Jacksonville. The cardinals are winning with minimal help from Stanton. And Hoyer has the browns right in it with New Orleans. That's possibly the saddest part of my weekend.

Joined: 10/22/2011

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uminks

September 14th, 2014 at 5:37 PM ^

The lions are a .500 team at best. They may have a few stars on offense and defense but are far from a complete team. Plus they hired a coach who's last season was 2-14.

Joined: 11/10/2009

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Bando Calrissian

September 14th, 2014 at 7:35 PM ^

Don't know if anyone is watching the Jets-Packers, but Marty Mornhinweg just took a touchdown off the board for the Jets by calling a stupid timeout he wasn't allowed to call. Guy remains hilarious.

Joined: 07/02/2008

MGoPoints: 68117

The Barwis Effect

September 14th, 2014 at 8:50 PM ^

Two first round TEs on the team and neither can catch.  One of two teams to waste a draft pick on a kicker, and, of course, he's missed 3 FGs in first two games.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, FIRE MILLEN'S LACKEY -- MAYHEW MUST GO!

Joined: 06/30/2008

MGoPoints: 10175

maize-blue

September 15th, 2014 at 10:56 AM ^

Carolina's a good team. The Lion's offense got stuffed, the defense eventually folded. Carolina could throw somewhat easy at times. The secondary might be a problem for this defense going forward.

Joined: 01/10/2013

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