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It's official: Detroit Lions' ultimate futility: first 0-16 season ever in the NFL.
12.28.08 | KStorm

Posted on 12/28/2008 1:20:57 PM PST by KStorm

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To: Enterprise

Maybe the Government will bail them out too ?


61 posted on 12/28/2008 2:38:21 PM PST by dbrew2u
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To: jimtorr

Harrington was as useless as tits on a mule.


62 posted on 12/28/2008 2:39:10 PM PST by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: KStorm

The current owner has won just one playoff game in nearly 50 years.

Maybe Rush can buy the team.


63 posted on 12/28/2008 2:43:58 PM PST by tips up
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To: getarope

I agree with you about Al Davis. He and Jerry Jones, the owner of my favorite team, the Cowboys (who will prolly lose today) are the pimples on the backside of of the NFL, IMO.


64 posted on 12/28/2008 2:46:31 PM PST by Theresawithanh (Impeach Obama)
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To: KStorm

I wonder if John Gruden is negotiating with any of the players for next season.


65 posted on 12/28/2008 2:49:37 PM PST by tbpiper
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To: KStorm

I’m glad I quit watching them 15-20 years ago. I haven’t had a bad Sunday since. Life is GRRRREAT!

(last time they won a title, I was a 7-year old kid.)


66 posted on 12/28/2008 2:52:04 PM PST by PGalt
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To: KStorm

Cowboys might as well be 0-16 with this performance today. Pathetic.


67 posted on 12/28/2008 2:56:13 PM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: ThreePuttinDude; Popman

All they had to do is win - at home - with the season on the line - Phillie is kicking Dallas’ butt. Oh well at least Tampa and Detroit can argue who had the worst season ever ...


68 posted on 12/28/2008 3:01:33 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here. ;-)
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To: dbrew2u

I was thinking of something somewhat along those lines. Instead of the Detroit Lions the team could be renamed as the Detroit Bailouts.


69 posted on 12/28/2008 3:03:52 PM PST by Enterprise (No Presidency for illegal aliens from Kenya.)
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To: Enterprise

The Detroit Yugos


70 posted on 12/28/2008 3:07:25 PM PST by JRios1968 (Sarah Palin is what Willis was talkin' about!)
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To: KStorm
It's official: Detroit Lions' ultimate futility: first 0-16 season ever in the NFL.

I'm not a sports guy and don't know much about football.

This is bad, right?

lol

71 posted on 12/28/2008 3:11:45 PM PST by SIDENET (Hubba Hubba...)
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To: PGalt

Here you go.

http://www.detroitlions.com/document_display.cfm?cont_id=23787


72 posted on 12/28/2008 3:12:12 PM PST by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: KStorm; All

For the season Detroit has given up an average of over 32 pts/gm and over 170 yds rushing/gm. Also for the season the defense as a team had exactly..(drumroll).. 4 interceptions. Those stats are absolutely horrific. What did they do in the offseason?

They need to go out into the street and sign the four biggest fattest guys they can find and teach them all offseason how to fill a gap. And then they need to draft a hard hitting run stopping safety with adequate speed to cover over the top.

That should get them to at least three wins.


73 posted on 12/28/2008 3:12:20 PM PST by fiftymegaton
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To: fiftymegaton

Fire Marinelli’s son-in-law as well. The defensive coordinator.


74 posted on 12/28/2008 3:24:43 PM PST by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Westlander

Thanks for the link. Very interesting.


75 posted on 12/28/2008 3:24:45 PM PST by PGalt
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To: Enterprise

Maybe they should make them play the Cleveland Browns, just to be sure.


76 posted on 12/28/2008 3:25:09 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or, are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
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To: varon
If the Detroit Lions were the Congressional Republicans they would rehire the Head Coach and expect a different result.

If the Detroit Lions were an investment firm, top management would be in line for multimillion dollar bonuses now ;-)

Congress needs to act immediately and move the top four players from every NFL team to the Lions in a bailout. Congress, after all, is good at bailing things out and in their wisdom could no doubt solve the Lions' troubles.

77 posted on 12/28/2008 3:32:05 PM PST by From The Deer Stand
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To: Vigilanteman; JRios1968

At this point I wonder if the Lions could even compete in the old XFL league.


78 posted on 12/28/2008 3:35:57 PM PST by Enterprise (No Presidency for illegal aliens from Kenya.)
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To: KoRn
If it's any consolation for the Lions, the Miami Dolphins went from a 1-15 record in 2007 to a possible playoff berth in 2008.

They had Bill Parcells to help them, though.

79 posted on 12/28/2008 3:36:15 PM PST by Alberta's Child (I'm out on the outskirts of nowhere . . . with ghosts on my trail, chasing me there.)
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To: Westlander

That goes without saying. I mean how can they possibly justify keeping him on?

Despite improving their record last season to 7-9 they actually have progressively gotten worse on overall defense each year with Marinelli as coach and his son-in-law as Def Coordinator. And after this season they obviously need to blow up that defensive unit.


80 posted on 12/28/2008 3:38:21 PM PST by fiftymegaton
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