[Detroit] Lions news is bad news

realfootball365.com ^ | December 12, 2006 | Os Davis

[SunkenCiv]

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

[dfwgator]

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.

[dfwgator]

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

[SunkenCiv]

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.

[SunkenCiv]

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

[dfwgator]

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

[Yo-Yo]

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

[SunkenCiv]

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

[SunkenCiv]

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

[MetalHeadConservative35]

Sell The Lions.

This Detroiter Dont Need Em.

[SunkenCiv]

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

[SunkenCiv]

speaking of draft picks, if there's one guy I wouldn't want makin' 'em...

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[dakine]

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

[SunkenCiv]

NFL site sez Falcons fired Mora, Cardinals fired Green, Denver cornerback Darrent Williams was gunned down after the Broncos' loss to SF.

[dfwgator]

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.

[westmichman]

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

[SunkenCiv]

yes, exactly!

[SunkenCiv]

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. :')

[SunkenCiv]

matt millen news search:

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[westmichman]

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.