OT: Lions-Saints Playoff Game Open Thread

Submitted by M-Wolverine on

OK, this other games sucks, so get all your positive Lion talk in now, since not being able to hold a 2nd string QB to under 40 has probably killed any chance of seeing the Lions win their second playoff game in most of our lifetimes. At least I'm not still in New Orleans for it.

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bronxblue

January 7th, 2012 at 10:47 PM ^

Well, the season was fun.  Sucks to lose to the Saints given how mediocre they really are without the three extra helpers in black and white on the field.  Get some DBs, hope LeShure works out, and watch out for next year.

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denardogasm

January 7th, 2012 at 10:48 PM ^

Now that I have conceded defeat some rationality has taken over.  The saints were always going to put up big yards on us.  They're too good not to.  The defense just isn't making plays when they're given the opportunity.  If you get handed two interceptions you can't drop them.  Gotta make plays to win in the playoffs. How far is LSU's secondary expected to fall in the draft?

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mgoblue0970

January 7th, 2012 at 10:50 PM ^

I guess it's the ref's fault that there wasn't anyone in the camera shot for that last 56 yard touchdown pass.  /s

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mgoblue0970

January 7th, 2012 at 11:02 PM ^

You wouldn't know that by all the crying in here though.

Bad calls happen.  It's sport.  Athletes know that.  By way of comaprison, my U14 team doesn't whine about blown calls as much as the cowards in here. 

So using your logic, if there was one bad call (again, given the level of bellyaching in here, you'd think it was the whole game), in the 3rd quarter, then what is the excuse for the other 59+ minutes then?

The cowards in here can neg bang me all they want... just look at all the whining in this thread.  You cannot deny it's there.  The fact of the matter is the refs had NOTHING to do with the game.  This loss is solely the Lions' fault,.

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BiSB

January 7th, 2012 at 11:16 PM ^

Because calls were blown.  Was it THE reason the Lions lost? No.  But you can't deny that two bad calls more than likely cost the Lions a TD, a stop on a drive that led to a TD, and a 4th down stop in Saint territory, among other calls. And those took place at a point in the game where the outcome was very much in doubt.

The Lions didn't tackle well enough to win. The secondary didn't play well enough to win. But that's not how it works.  A team doesn't need to DESERVE a win in order to win.  Michigan was outplayed in the Sugar Bowl, but they still won the thing.

The refs definitely had something to do with the outcome.

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M-Wolverine

January 7th, 2012 at 10:50 PM ^

They're playing for the cover now.
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<br>How do you get that wide open?
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<br>Only three and a half months till the draft.

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UMFan1780

January 7th, 2012 at 10:52 PM ^

Drew Sharp will probably write a column that the Lions should never have made the playoffs, which will tip the ire of Lions fans and MIGHT get the Freep to give him the boot. One can hope

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BRCE

January 7th, 2012 at 10:53 PM ^

For everyone saying the Lions only have themselves to blame for these defensive mistakes, you know damn well that if the Lions had a greater lead the calls against them would only be more blatant.

By any means necessary...

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