Last week I read a lot on MLive after the game because I was so disgusted by their performance against Minnesota. Just wanted to see Favre knocked out of the game so bad and that bastard just kept getting back up. We love to play just good enough now to make it look like we have a chance, but our coach can't get these guys disciplined enough to stop shooting themselves in the foot every time it actually matters.
Whiel on MLive I saw all the same signs that has plagued the fans this season. "If you can't see vast improvement in this team you are blind, or stupid.". Get some pills to lose weight you fat idiots. This was the underlying theme from most fans last week. I'm sure it is this week too, and probably even moreso since they actually had a prayer of knocking off Green Bay IN Green Bay on Sunday. Of course their defense decided to become the Lions defense in the final 5 minutes and give up.
Let me spell this out for you real clear. The Lions are 0-4! They have not won a game. Schwartz is 2-18 as the Lions head coach. Millen has been gone for 2 years. Mayhew has had 2 drafts. he has taken literally less than 5 players in those 2 drafts that are worth a dam.
Let me explain something else to you die hards. The NFL isn't the same as it was 0 years ago. You can't take 5 years to rebuild a franchise. You have a 3 year window. That's all you get gentlemen. If you can't make the playoffs in 3 years from any record you have the wrong people running things. We are getting pretty damn close to this 3 year window closing already. IF the Lions had improved they would be NO WORSE than 2-2 right now. This doesn't even include the screw job in Chicago. Philly should ahve been a win, and they absolutely DOMINATED Green Bay in everything. Sadly, that also included penalty yards.
This team will not win. This is not turning around. We are no going anywhere.
Of course we all need to keep on dreamin' so I made the Detroit Lions: Kool Aid and Cornbread Facebook group last week and you are all free to join.
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Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Miguel Cabrera Says He Wants Maggs Back Next Year
Hard to argue with him if you are the owner considering he is basically one of the top 5-10 hitters int eh game right now. I expect Maggs to be back next year anyways. Illitch loves the guy, and an endorsement from Miggy is probably plenty to get the deal done.
Maggs is one of my favorite players and he can clearly still hit, so re0-signing him and Damon aren't really things I am against doing in the off season. Now getting rid of Guillen on the other hand...well we have another year of him being injured I guess. If his only problem was a need for home remedies for blackheads it wouldn't be so bad, but we all know he'll be out half the year no matter what his status.
Maggs is one of my favorite players and he can clearly still hit, so re0-signing him and Damon aren't really things I am against doing in the off season. Now getting rid of Guillen on the other hand...well we have another year of him being injured I guess. If his only problem was a need for home remedies for blackheads it wouldn't be so bad, but we all know he'll be out half the year no matter what his status.
Monday, September 20, 2010
NFL's Ridiculous Reception Rules On Display Once Again In Detroit
While the Lions lost this week on their own accord, we all saw around the nation the loss last week due to officials not knowing the rulebook. We have been treated to the new catchphrase "process" from everyone and their brother all week, while anyone that actually took the time to read the 3 LINE rule about the play would notice that "process" is never used once. Where did this mysterious "process" come from?
Like clockwork, the idiot sidekick in the announcer booth this week threw out the term within seconds of a catch that if you watched Calvin Johnson's catch enough you know is now an incomplete pass. Why? It is an incomplete pass because the NFL referees last week got a call wrong and the league is filled with cowards that won't admit a mistake.
Very early in the game Sunday of the Lions and Eagles a Philly WR made a catch, got two feet down, butt hit the ground with control, and then it popped out. Called a reception on the field, Schwartz of course challenged it because guess what...if it wasn't a catch last week it sure as hell better not be one this week. HE'd take off his slimming body wrap and show you my belly before he'd let that slide.
So up to the review box once again to review what a week ago would have been just a normal play. The announcers start throwing around the word "process" on cue as we watch it get reviewed. This guy clearly doesn't understand the rule at all. He's just throwing crap against the wall because it is ingrained in his head after hearing about it
Guess who else decides to grace us with their presence again this week? That's right...the same douchebag retired NFL official that told us all about the "process" of Calvin Johnson's catch and why what was clearly a catch was not. Was it an easy call for him when he viewed the catch? Surely it should have been. It was more clear cut than the one he so adamantly protested the week before. Of course not. His entire tune changed this week and he basically said it was a catch. What? Of course they are in Detroit and if this didn't get overturned there was going to be hell to pay. Officials came out and called it incomplete while clearly it was also a catch.
After all was said and done the idiot announcer that was so quick to say "process" and try to explain the rule and why it wasn't a catch began to say that he wasn't sure it was incomplete after all. The other announcer even chimed in heading to the commercial break by throwing a "controversial calls" jab in. Nobody has any idea what it takes to complete a pass in the NFL anymore.
Yes folks, there is a moral to this story. As you can see from the way the NFL has given us a rule that is ruining the game right before our eyes they did it for one reason, and one reason alone. They aren't willing to admit they made a mistake. They have stuck to their guns all week, and continue to insult us with this rule once again. Of course this rule will show up all year and by the time the playoffs come it will be standard. Who is willing to be that the Super Bowl is lost on this rule?
Like clockwork, the idiot sidekick in the announcer booth this week threw out the term within seconds of a catch that if you watched Calvin Johnson's catch enough you know is now an incomplete pass. Why? It is an incomplete pass because the NFL referees last week got a call wrong and the league is filled with cowards that won't admit a mistake.
Very early in the game Sunday of the Lions and Eagles a Philly WR made a catch, got two feet down, butt hit the ground with control, and then it popped out. Called a reception on the field, Schwartz of course challenged it because guess what...if it wasn't a catch last week it sure as hell better not be one this week. HE'd take off his slimming body wrap and show you my belly before he'd let that slide.
So up to the review box once again to review what a week ago would have been just a normal play. The announcers start throwing around the word "process" on cue as we watch it get reviewed. This guy clearly doesn't understand the rule at all. He's just throwing crap against the wall because it is ingrained in his head after hearing about it
Guess who else decides to grace us with their presence again this week? That's right...the same douchebag retired NFL official that told us all about the "process" of Calvin Johnson's catch and why what was clearly a catch was not. Was it an easy call for him when he viewed the catch? Surely it should have been. It was more clear cut than the one he so adamantly protested the week before. Of course not. His entire tune changed this week and he basically said it was a catch. What? Of course they are in Detroit and if this didn't get overturned there was going to be hell to pay. Officials came out and called it incomplete while clearly it was also a catch.
After all was said and done the idiot announcer that was so quick to say "process" and try to explain the rule and why it wasn't a catch began to say that he wasn't sure it was incomplete after all. The other announcer even chimed in heading to the commercial break by throwing a "controversial calls" jab in. Nobody has any idea what it takes to complete a pass in the NFL anymore.
Yes folks, there is a moral to this story. As you can see from the way the NFL has given us a rule that is ruining the game right before our eyes they did it for one reason, and one reason alone. They aren't willing to admit they made a mistake. They have stuck to their guns all week, and continue to insult us with this rule once again. Of course this rule will show up all year and by the time the playoffs come it will be standard. Who is willing to be that the Super Bowl is lost on this rule?
Michael Vick IS the Best QB Ever
At least you would seem to think so watching the Lions/Eagles game yesterday. It's bad enough being a Lions fan and watching them lose close, and not so close games every week, but it really grinds on you to listen to the announcers every single week talk about an opposing player like he is the second coming of Tim Tebow.
Every week it is the same. A giant slurp fest for someone. I'm not sure if these guys noticed, but when you play the Lions you are probably going to have at worst an above average game. Average players looks like stars week after week. They are no pro bowlers and HOF-type players gracing us with their presence, their herpes simplexes, and I don't want to hear about how great they are every week when I know for a fact they are not.
The context in which these morons discuss the game is mindless drivel. While everyone knows the media is ridiculous, just watch a Lions game once in a while and you will begin to see just how awful the announcers are during these games. Not only do we get the lowest rated announcers on any station that shows our games, they all have some sort of super hero friend on the other team. Oh BTW...these announcers talk to every single player during the week for at least 2 hours usually. Personally mind you because they tell us that they do. I wasn't aware that all the NFL teams gave 53 players 2 hours a week of free time t talk to the announcers of their next game. 106 hours a week. Clearly this is important stuff.
Every week it is the same. A giant slurp fest for someone. I'm not sure if these guys noticed, but when you play the Lions you are probably going to have at worst an above average game. Average players looks like stars week after week. They are no pro bowlers and HOF-type players gracing us with their presence, their herpes simplexes, and I don't want to hear about how great they are every week when I know for a fact they are not.
The context in which these morons discuss the game is mindless drivel. While everyone knows the media is ridiculous, just watch a Lions game once in a while and you will begin to see just how awful the announcers are during these games. Not only do we get the lowest rated announcers on any station that shows our games, they all have some sort of super hero friend on the other team. Oh BTW...these announcers talk to every single player during the week for at least 2 hours usually. Personally mind you because they tell us that they do. I wasn't aware that all the NFL teams gave 53 players 2 hours a week of free time t talk to the announcers of their next game. 106 hours a week. Clearly this is important stuff.
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