Posted on 12/12/2006 10:07:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv
...With a record of 2-11, the silver-and-Honolulu blue are firmly entrenched at No. 32 on any power poll in this spiral arm of the galaxy. Entrenched, that is, until another loss drops them behind Ohio State, Florida and the Hamburg Sea Devils. Think it can't get worse? Hey, this is the Lions. NFL schedule makers saw fit to arrange the endgame Kitty Cats' so, so long season likewise: at the Green Bay Packers where the Lions haven't won since a guy named Brett Favre took over there (that's right, 1992); against the Chicago Bears in a game which figures to see Motor City backers immortalize the chant "Fire *&#!!%&ing Millen!"; and at the Dallas Cowboys , who on New Year's Eve will probably looking to bag the No. 2 seed in the NFC... Kevin Jones, who was knocked out of the loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, figures to be out for the remainder of the season... Pro Bowl nominee Shaun Rogers... was slapped by the commissioner after testing positive for steroids. The judgment had Rogers forcibly sitting out four games and giving up $250,000. Naturally, "Big Baby" was innocent, protesting that the positive test represented a product that the 354-pound Rogers used to help him control his weight. Or he has asthma. Or he thought they were Shawne Merriman's Pez. Or something... Team officials announced yesterday that WR Mike Williams - you remember him: the former first-round draft pick cum The Most Useless Player in the NFL Today - flunked a weigh-in. At 240 pounds, Williams only missed the target set by Rod Marinelli and Co. by 20. Though no punitive measures have been mentioned, any punishment would seem pointless other then some quality time on the bench... Fire &#!!%&ing Millen.
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After toying with us, and appearing to be on the march for a wild card spot (and with help, they could have won the division if they’d had even one more win in the first half of the season), then choking right at the moment of truth, they’re now doing that really annoying thing they do, coming on late and giving us hope for next year.
There is no hope for next year.
Accept that, and you’ve got a shot at being pleasantly surprised.
Calvin Johnson is obviously quite near the end of his career. Given the need for room under the salary cap, the Lions may try to deal him out while he still has perhaps one more season in him. What team that may be a Superbowl contender next season needs a future hall of famer receiver and/or has room in their budget?
Dealing Suh to the Dolphins was a great move for the Lions and not such a good move for Miami. Remember years ago, the A.C. Carter NFL draft pick? Kiss it, Dolphins.
The Lions still need an O-line. Simply put, they don’t have it. They’ve always tried changing QBs in such situations, and that hasn’t worked. They need to put together a mixture of early round draft picks and experienced but aging veterans. Give Stafford the time, and rid the team of the ruse of maybe-he’ll-throw-to-Calvin (because no one is buying it anymore), and they’ll get a dozen or so more first downs and win some games.
NFL playoff picture: FINAL WEEK
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3379100/posts
NFL week 17 Sunday, January 03rd 1:00 PM ET Jets at Bills (Bills leading at last view) 1:00 PM ET Patriots at Dolphins (underway) 1:00 PM ET Saints at Falcons (underway) 1:00 PM ET Lions at Bears (Bears just tied it up) 1:00 PM ET Eagles at Giants (underway) 1:00 PM ET Redskins at Cowboys (underway) 1:00 PM ET Titans at Colts (underway) 1:00 PM ET Ravens at Bengals (underway) 1:00 PM ET Steelers at Browns (underway) 1:00 PM ET Jaguars at Texans (underway) 4:25 PM ET Raiders at Chiefs 4:25 PM ET Chargers at Broncos 4:25 PM ET Buccaneers at Panthers 4:25 PM ET Seahawks at Cardinals 4:25 PM ET Rams at 49ers 8:30 PM ET Vikings at Packers No teams on bye
2015 Lions Schedule 1 Sep 13 4:05 PM ET FOX at Chargers L 28 33 0 1 0 2 Sep 20 1:00 PM ET FOX at Vikings L 16 26 0 2 0 3 Sep 27 8:30 PM ET NBC vs Broncos L 12 24 0 3 0 4 Oct 05 8:30 PM ET ESPN at Seahawks (Monday Night) L 10 13 0 4 0 5 Oct 11 4:05 PM ET FOX vs Cardinals L 17 42 0 5 0 6 Oct 18 1:00 PM ET FOX vs Bears W 37 34 1 5 0 7 Oct 25 1:00 PM ET FOX vs Vikings L 28 19 1 6 0 8 Nov 01 9:30 AM ET FOX at Chiefs (Wembley UK) L 10 45 1 7 0 9 Bye Week W L T 10 Nov 15 1:00 PM ET FOX at Packers W 18 16 2 7 0 11 Nov 22 1:00 PM ET CBS vs Raiders W 18 13 3 7 0 12 Nov 26 12:30 PM ET FOX vs Eagles (Thanksgiving) W 45 14 4 7 0 13 Dec 03 8:25 PM ET CBS vs Packers L 27 23 4 8 0 14 Dec 13 1:00 PM ET FOX at Rams L 21 14 4 9 0 15 Dec 21 8:30 PM ET ESPN at Saints (Monday Night) W 35 27 5 9 0 16 Dec 27 1:00 PM ET FOX vs 49ers W 32 17 6 9 0 17 Jan 03 1:00 PM ET FOX at Bears W 24 20 7 9 0
2015 Regular Season
American Football Conference
AFC East Team W L T New England Patriots 12 0 New York Jets 10 6 0 Buffalo Bills 8 8 0 Miami Dolphins 6 10 0
AFC North Team W L T Cincinnati Bengals 12 4 0 Pittsburgh Steelers 10/b> 6 0 Baltimore Ravens 5 11 0 Cleveland Browns 3 13 0
AFC South Team W L T Houston Texans 9 7 0 Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 Tennessee Titans 3 13 0
AFC West Team W L T Denver Broncos 11 4 0 Kansas City Chiefs 10 5 0 Oakland Raiders 7 8 0 San Diego Chargers 4 11 0
National Football Conference
NFC East Team W L T Washington Redskins 9 7 0 Philadelphia Eagles 7 9 0 New York Giants 6 10 0 Dallas Cowboys 4 12 0
NFC North Team W L T Green Bay Packers 10 5 0 Minnesota Vikings 10 5 0 Detroit Lions 7 9 0 Chicago Bears 6 10 0
NFC South Team W L T Carolina Panthers 14 0 Atlanta Falcons 8 8 0 New Orleans Saints 7 9 0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 9 0
NFC West Team W L T Arizona Cardinals 13 2 0 Seattle Seahawks 9 6 0 St. Louis Rams 7 8 0 San Francisco 49ers 4 11 0
NFL week 17 (update) Sunday, January 03rd 1:00 PM ET Eagles at Giants1:00 PM ET Jaguarsat Texans1:00 PM ET Jetsat Bills1:00 PM ET Lions at Bears1:00 PM ET Patriotsat Dolphins1:00 PM ET Ravensat Bengals1:00 PM ET Redskins at Cowboys1:00 PM ET Saints at Falcons1:00 PM ET Steelers at Browns1:00 PM ET Titansat Colts
4:25 PM ET Buccaneers at Panthers 4:25 PM ET Chargers at Broncos 4:25 PM ET Raiders at Chiefs 4:25 PM ET Rams at 49ers 4:25 PM ET Seahawks at Cardinals
8:30 PM ET Vikings at Packers No teams on bye
What could have been. It was there for them before choking to the Packers and Rams.
2015 Regular Season (final)
American Football Conference
AFC East Team W L T New England Patriots 12 0 New York Jets 10 6 0 Buffalo Bills 8 8 0 Miami Dolphins 6 10 0
AFC North Team W L T Cincinnati Bengals 12 4 0 Pittsburgh Steelers 10/b> 6 0 Baltimore Ravens 5 11 0 Cleveland Browns 3 13 0
AFC South Team W L T Houston Texans 9 7 0 Indianapolis Colts 8 8 0 Jacksonville Jaguars 5 11 0 Tennessee Titans 3 13 0
AFC West Team W L T Denver Broncos 12 4 0 Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 0 Oakland Raiders 7 9 0 San Diego Chargers 4 12 0
National Football Conference
NFC East Team W L T Washington Redskins 9 7 0 Philadelphia Eagles 7 9 0 New York Giants 6 10 0 Dallas Cowboys 4 12 0
NFC North Team W L T Minnesota Vikings 11 5 0 Green Bay Packers 10 6 0 Detroit Lions 7 9 0 Chicago Bears 6 10 0
NFC South Team W L T Carolina Panthers 15 0 Atlanta Falcons 8 8 0 New Orleans Saints 7 9 0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 10 0
NFC West Team W L T Arizona Cardinals 13 3 0 Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 St. Louis Rams 7 9 0 San Francisco 49ers 5 11 0
from 401:
> Calvin Johnson is obviously quite near the end of his career. Given the need for room under the salary cap, the Lions may try to deal him out while he still has perhaps one more season in him. What team that may be a Superbowl contender next season needs a future hall of famer receiver and/or has room in their budget?
Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson considering retirement
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/detroit-lions-wr-calvin-johnson-considering-retirement/ar-AAgrzls?ocid=ansmsnsports11
Monarrez: Lions’ Johnson continues to shock and awe
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/01/06/carlos-monarrez-calvin-johnson-detroit-lions/78391332/
If Johnson retires, Lions get $11.1M in cap space
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/01/06/detroit-lions-calvin-johnson-salary-cap/78371512/
Tampa Bay fired Lovey Smith, after just his second season, and he’d brought them as close to wild card contention than they’d been in eight years, with a rookie QB. Makes no sense.
Neither does this:
Why Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen don’t eat tomatoes (eggplants, peppers, taters)
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/01/06/why-tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-dont-eat-tomatoes/
Woulda Coulda and Shoulda is their official law firm.
Buccaneers fire coach Lovie Smith after 2 seasons
http://my.xfinity.com/articles/sports-general/20160107/Buccaneers-Smith.Fired/?cid=newHP_sportsmod_sf_smith
Baseball:
Griffey was on 437 of 440 votes in his first appearance on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. His 99.3 percentage topped Tom Seaver’s 98.84 in 1992... After about 100 writers who no longer are active lost their votes under new rules, there were significant increases for a pair of stars accused of steroids use. Roger Clemens rose to 45 percent and Barry Bonds to 44 percent, both up from about 37 percent last year.
Rams owner Kroenke rips St. Louis market as he seeks LA move
http://my.xfinity.com/articles/sports-general/20160106/FBN—Rams-Relocation/?cid=newHP_sportsmod_sf_rams
[snip] It was a similar outcome in 2015: Team president Tom Lewand and GM Mayhew were axed midseason, and Caldwell was spared just long enough to shepherd his team to the butcher. Except a funny thing happened: Newly promoted offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter got Stafford playing the best football of his life. As shown in the highlighted stat line above, the Lions’ final eight games of 2015 were a quarterbacking masterpiece. The Lions averaged 26.1 points per game, over a touchdown more than the 18.6 points they averaged in the first half of the season, and they went on a 6-2 run that started with the Lions going into Green Bay and winning for the first time since 1991. [/snip]
(besides that, how can a coach named Jim Bob Cooter NOT be destined for great things in NFL coaching? Anything he does in Detroit that doesn’t involve burning down the stadium will probably result in improvement. And come to think of it...
Oh wow, SF dumped Tomsula after one season, now hired Chip Kelly who was poop-canned by the Eagles. The Niners are whiners, and need a type-A/asskicking coach, so, good fit.
Hue Jackson got hired by the Browns, and plans to have *no* offensive coordinator, I like that, a battlefield general. He needs to beat Manziel with a bag of oranges if he doesn’t shape up during the offseason. Or beat him now. Or both. He only took the job if they’d dump Manziel, but at least this way Manziel would be beaten before he left. There’s almost no interest in him, best chances are to Dallas or to the Rams (wherever they wind up).
As mentioned in msg 401 above, Megatron is talking retirement, the team needs room under the salary cap, best option for both would be to deal him to a team in contention so Calvin will have a shot at a Ring. If that is the route, let it be to an AFC team.
RG III’s probably going to find a new team, but he’s already played his best ball, sadly.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/195922/as-many-as-eight-teams-could-have-interest-in-redskins-qb-robert-griffin-iii
P***.
Finally, Cardinals win, Packers OUT.
Unfortunately, the Chiefs failed to knock out the Deflatriots.
Megatron is Retiring
Sources: Calvin Johnson told Lions he plans to retire
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14686284/calvin-johnson-told-detroit-lions-plans-retire
He knows best, and I'm grateful he didn't wait until after training camp started, unlike some superstars I could name. They needed room under the cap, I was kinda hoping he'd be a trade to a contending team, maybe get that ring before he retired, but clearly he wants to retire as a Lion. That's wonderful. Of course, he'll be as familiar a name as "Herman Who? Oh, Herman Moore? Moore?" in about five years.
WOO HOO! We’re getting cheerleaders!
Detroit Lions to add cheerleaders
http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Detroit-Lions-to-add-cheerleaders/8c108c56-1ed6-4612-8a70-a6443940229d
I figure we’ve never been to a Super Bowl without cheerleaders, so what can it hurt?
It’s about ****ing time! Ridiculous the way they’ve handled that. And that’ll probably fatten up the bench a little, give them some help on their playoff run. ;’)
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