Lions/NFL Open Thread

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Lions vs Bills today. Dare I say Lions are starting a 2 game winning streak?

Also, fuck the Jaguars.

Maps:

Fox:

Minnesota @ Chicago – RED

Carolina @ Tampa Bay – BLUE

Detroit @ Buffalo – GREEN

Areas in GREY will not receive a game due to NFL rules.

CBS

NY Jets @ Cleveland - RED

Cincinnati @ Indianapolis – BLUE

Tennessee @ Miami – GREEN

Houston @ Jacksonville – ORANGE

LATE: Kansas City @ Denver - YELLOW

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Brewcityitalian

November 14th, 2010 at 2:06 PM ^

The Lions offensive line is piss poor !

Raiola is the most overrated and the worst run blocking center in the league, to go along with the biggest mouth on the team, when he has not done dick !

Hopefully in this upcoming nfl draft,with center being so deep, they draft a center and get rid of this bum !

Once the lions can improve their run blocking, that passing game will be crazy !

defensively, need a couple lbs , a safety and another corner

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MacombWolverine

November 14th, 2010 at 2:17 PM ^

I like Linehan, he's built a good defense. He just hasn't coached them well in my opinion. His defense works great in Madden, just not in real life.

 

On another note: Did anyone know that Schwartz used to listen to radio stations for advice and TV broadcasts for the center's play calls?

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Mannix

November 14th, 2010 at 2:30 PM ^

I understand the fascination with the NFL and 'power run game', but when a team doesn't have the necessary tools to RUN, don't do it.

Does Linehan just want to be able to go in at halftime and say, "We ran 20 times in the first half to establish the run"? Uh, when to run is the key. You don't have to run every first down and put yourself in a 2nd and 9, run again, then make every 3rd down conversion 7+ yds.

"Well, at least we have a balanced attack". Yay, congratulations team with balanced attack.

Oh, and maybe you don't throw the checkdown for 2 yards when its 3rd and 14 and CJ is in single coverage on the outside on the opposite side. Hill, you didn't even look that way.

(Cathartic? Yes)

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M-Wolverine

November 14th, 2010 at 2:48 PM ^

They kill me every week. But not the Rams. They're just a bad team that's starting to look good. Growing pains. They're 6-2 against the spread with the only team better than them...wait for it....the Lions. 7-1. But Houston seems to be a different team every half, no more every week.

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M-Wolverine

November 14th, 2010 at 3:01 PM ^

Has turned into Henne v. Young. Again. It's weird to here them say "you know Young isn't going to run with it" (due to injury). I wish that was always the case.

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alwaystrueblue

November 14th, 2010 at 3:11 PM ^

i do have Redzone.   Thats the best $7 a month you can spend.

No commercials ever and the guy hosting it is pretty good too.

To answer the question about showing blacked out games highlights....yes...they cut to the games even if they are blacked out.

The Lions are almost un-watchable. Redzone makes Sundays bearable.

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alwaystrueblue

November 14th, 2010 at 3:20 PM ^

all day with no commercials is GREAT. 

I wonder how long before they start adding them in. Redzone is very popular and i bet as time goes by they will incorporate commercials.

Watching an NFL game start to finish now is sheer torture with a commercial every 6 or 7 minutes.  

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