Lions 2014

[atxlion82]

Some nights after drinking some whiskey I read LKP's posts I believe we are pretty close to making a run at the playoffs. Then I watch Seattle and damn we have a long way to go.

 

[Diggler Cometh]

Some nights after drinking some whiskey I read LKP's posts I believe we are pretty close to making a run at the playoffs. Then I watch Seattle and damn we have a long way to go.

Yep. They need a complete overhaul at corner/safety and about 3 more competent receivers. Then..... Maybe...




Maybe

 

[biggunsbob]

It is frustrating watching teams rise and fall while he Lions always seem to stay the same under the fords..... A long ways away it feels ...

 

[grandy]

I don't expect them to make the Super Bowl in my lifetime anyway...but I can hope and root.

 

[turok]

They likely won't make it in my lifetime, but IF they do, it will be bittersweet after all these years of futility. Only those now eligible or who are receiving SS benefits (except the disabled) are still around who were old enough to witness the Lions 50s NFL championships.

 

[cheeno]

I don't expect them to make the Super Bowl in my lifetime anyway...but I can hope and root.

He'll I'll be happy to see another playoff win.

 

[atxlion82]

It feels like for every changed GM, head coach, cordinator, qb , rb, we are rewarded with mediocrity. The most frustrating thing is that ownership seems ok with a goal of just making the playoffs

 

[cheeno]

It feels like for every changed GM, head coach, cordinator, qb , rb, we are rewarded with mediocrity. The most frustrating thing is that ownership seems ok with a goal of just making the playoffs

This is the view from my seats. I think they are better than okay with it.

 

[grandy]

Teams actually put up banners for just making the playoffs? or is it just the Lions?

 

[cheeno]

Teams actually put up banners for just making the playoffs? or is it just the Lions?

Just the Lions. No joke look it up.

 

[grandy]

Just the Lions. No joke look it up.

Yup

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/09/09/the-lions-made-the-right-and-wrong-move-with-the-banners/

I'm amazed at how pathetic this organization is sometimes

 

[cheeno]

Yup

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/09/09/the-lions-made-the-right-and-wrong-move-with-the-banners/

I'm amazed at how pathetic this organization is sometimes

Here are the trophies our team got tonight so they wouldn't feel left out.

 

[zyxt9]

I missed when the NFC logo switched from 3 stars to 4 stars.

Playoffs? Oh, right. Heck I'm just happy when the Lions win a Regular season game. Playoffs are a screwed up dream that seems fantastic at first only to turn into a nightmare, then I wake up with a sort of deja vu sensation and wonder if it actually happened or not because the Lions being in the playoffs can't actually have happened, could it???

 

[sggatecl]

Here are the trophies our team got tonight so they wouldn't feel left out.

It wouldn't surprise me if the Ford's thought they owned a soccer team. Not one bit.

 

[sggatecl]

I missed when the NFC logo switched from 3 stars to 4 stars.

Playoffs? Oh, right. Heck I'm just happy when the Lions win a Regular season game. Playoffs are a screwed up dream that seems fantastic at first only to turn into a nightmare, then I wake up with a sort of deja vu sensation and wonder if it actually happened or not because the Lions being in the playoffs can't actually have happened, could it???

It was back when they switched from 3 to 4 divisions.

 

[turok]

Yup

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/09/09/the-lions-made-the-right-and-wrong-move-with-the-banners/

I'm amazed at how pathetic this organization is sometimes

I am disgusted about how pathetic this franchise has been most of the time.

So whats worse?

Becoming a Lions fan ~45 years ago?

(< 10 years of futility)

or

Becoming a Lions fan ~25 years ago?

(Barry Sanders)

 

[coel73]

It is frustrating watching teams rise and fall while he Lions always seem to stay the same under the fords..... A long ways away it feels ...

Ahhhhhh. This. :0(. The Rams, the Pack, the Cards, the 49ers, the Panthers, the...........well everyone except the Browns. So sad. Well at least their is a new coaching staff and without being a homer, the hires make sense. I guess that's all I can go on for now. Ugh.

 

[grandy]

SB Odds are out already

Lions are 40/1 (along with the Cowboys, Giants, Redskins, Rams, Steelers, Ravens, Texans, and Chargers)

http://www.nj.com/super-bowl/index....t_eagles_giants_jets_all_near_the_bottom.html

 

[grandy]

Here's how the SB odds looked last year and how the teams fared (playoff teams in bold)

New England Patriots: 7/1 (lost AFC championship game)
San Francisco 49ers: 8/1 (lost NFC championship game)
Denver Broncos: 8/1 (lost Super Bowl)
Green Bay Packers: 10/1 (lost NFC wild card round)
Houston Texans: 14/1
Baltimore Ravens: 14/1
Seattle Seahawks: 16/1 (won Super Bowl)
Atlanta Falcons: 18/1
New Orleans Saints: 18/1 (lost NFC divisional round)
Pittsburgh Steelers: 18/1
New York Giants: 20/1
Washington Redskins: 30/1
Dallas Cowboys: 30/1
Chicago Bears: 30/1
Cincinnati Bengals: 35/1 (lost AFC wild card round)
Detroit Lions: 40/1
Minnesota Vikings: 40/1
Indianapolis Colts: 40/1 (lost AFC divisional round)
San Diego Chargers: 40/1 (lost AFC divisional round)
Philadelphia Eagles: 50/1 (lost NFC wild card round)
Carolina Panthers: 50/1 (lost NFC divisional round)
New York Jets: 50/1
Miami Dolphins: 50/1
St. Louis Rams: 50/1
Kansas City Chiefs: 50/1 (lost AFC wild card round)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 60/1
Cleveland Browns: 66/1
Arizona Cardinals: 100/1
Buffalo Bills: 100/1
Tennessee Titans: 100/1
Oakland Raiders: 150/1
Jacksonville Jaguars: 150/1

 

[zyxt9]

It was back when they switched from 3 to 4 divisions.

Makes sense, just had not noticed the change till seeing those banners.