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[Detroit] Lions news is bad news
realfootball365.com ^ | December 12, 2006 | Os Davis

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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To: Diddle E. Squat

:') Ben Wallace went to the Bulls though. I just heard (not that I care about basketball) that the Pistons lost eight straight!


21 posted on 12/12/2006 10:53:39 AM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Yo-Yo
All part of William Clay Ford's master plan to get the top draft pick, so he can get another kicker with it...

Heck, Jason Hanson is the only decent player on the entire team.

22 posted on 12/12/2006 10:53:49 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: SunkenCiv

The Pistons are 13-7. They've won their last two.


23 posted on 12/12/2006 10:55:38 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Echo Talon

I think he's a goner, even with last years *contract extension*.

Ford was born rich, and to him owning the Lions is like a model train set is to most kids. He hasn't a clue about much of anything except his trust fund.


24 posted on 12/12/2006 10:56:58 AM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: dfwgator

Must have been a re-run. :') Looks like eight wins in a row a little while back.


25 posted on 12/12/2006 10:58:28 AM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

All I know is that they kicked the Mavs behinds here at few nights ago.


26 posted on 12/12/2006 10:59:46 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: SunkenCiv

The only one that needs firing is the same guy that has needed firing for the past 20 years - THE OWNER!


27 posted on 12/12/2006 11:02:12 AM PST by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: Yo-Yo

And his dad before him, going back over 40 years. :'(


28 posted on 12/12/2006 7:40:12 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: dfwgator

:') I guess the Red Wings lost to, hmm, Ottawa, about an hour ago.


29 posted on 12/12/2006 7:46:09 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv
Sell The Lions.

This Detroiter Dont Need Em.

30 posted on 12/24/2006 3:46:01 PM PST by MetalHeadConservative35 (Go Flyers.)
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To: westmichman
I remember reading about various teams who, after a series of forgettable seasons, managed to screw up the #1 draft pick by an inopportune win near the ends of their seasons. The phrase from the fans was, "they can't even lose right!"

I say, a win is a win. And generally, picking #2 winds up better, as it clarifies the thinking. :') Also...
Why it's great to watch these guys lose
by Kevin Hench
FOXSports.com
November 5, 2006
10. Bill Parcells... contemptuous attitude can make it easy to cheer against him... It's just fun to watch the guy with all the answers -- for his players, for his coaches, for the media -- flunk the test every now and then. Parcells is so condescending and so contemptuous of others when they make mistakes, that it's a sincere joy to watch the Tuna flounder in the pressure cooker of late-game decision-making. Having Bledsoe firing away in the closing seconds against the Seahawks was pure Marty Mornhinweg.
And while we're on the subject, congratulations Marty Mornhinweg! Glad we could be there for ya. ;'D
31 posted on 01/01/2007 10:45:10 AM PST by SunkenCiv (It takes a village to mind its own business. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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speaking of draft picks, if there's one guy I wouldn't want makin' 'em...

Save The Lions: Sack Matt

32 posted on 01/01/2007 10:47:07 AM PST by SunkenCiv (It takes a village to mind its own business. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

"And with the 2nd pick in the 2007 NFL draft, the Detroit Lions select wide receiver....."


33 posted on 01/01/2007 10:52:31 AM PST by dakine
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NFL site sez Falcons fired Mora, Cardinals fired Green, Denver cornerback Darrent Williams was gunned down after the Broncos' loss to SF.


34 posted on 01/01/2007 10:55:50 AM PST by SunkenCiv (It takes a village to mind its own business. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

I think yesterday's game should give Lions fans some hope for next year.

Kitna is about as good as the Lions have had since Bobby Layne. They played a lot of teams tough, but they collapsed in the fourth quarter. If they can shore up their offensive line and get a decent pass rusher, they have the talent at the skill positions to be a nice team next year.


35 posted on 01/01/2007 10:59:05 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: SunkenCiv

If the Lions don't draft for the offensive line they will never be good.


36 posted on 01/01/2007 11:01:09 AM PST by westmichman (The will of God always trumps the will of the people.)
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To: dakine

yes, exactly!


37 posted on 01/01/2007 11:07:12 AM PST by SunkenCiv (It takes a village to mind its own business. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: westmichman

Yeah, definitely they need to give Kitna (or whomever winds up in the job this year) more protection. Receivers need to catch the freakin' ball. Any time the bastards drop more than one pass during a road game, the rest of the team flies home and the dropper takes the Greyhound. :')


38 posted on 01/01/2007 11:09:25 AM PST by SunkenCiv (It takes a village to mind its own business. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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matt millen news search:
Google

39 posted on 01/01/2007 11:11:19 AM PST by SunkenCiv (It takes a village to mind its own business. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

I think Marinelli's approach to getting playing time will eventually pay off. I'm sure the NFL is tough but they do need to catch the ball. Close doesn't count as it does in predicting the weather. Most people would not get paid for making as many mistakes as some of our formerly beloved Lions.


40 posted on 01/01/2007 11:14:24 AM PST by westmichman (The will of God always trumps the will of the people.)
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