The Pack's Biggest Challenge

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I think that they and the Bears will be fighting for 2nd and a possible wild card next year.

I spend plenty of time at POD, and I am a huge Suh fan. DET is definitely moving in the right direction. You have a solid young core with a healthy Stafford, Megatron, and Suh. You still need another playmaker or 2 on defense and solid depth everywhere, but you’re getting there.

I think the Bears were a bit of a fluke, but they are still a decent team. I still have the Bears as the favorite for number 2, but I could easily see the Lions overtaking them if the offseason (whenever that starts) goes well.

Disregard them as no logic is ever provided there. Here we try to look at the in’s and out’s of everything and try coming up with a rational discussion. As opposed to saying, this team sucks and that team will always suck.

Anyways, the general consensus here is that the Lions will be the 2nd place team in the NFC North and will have a Wild Card spot if Matt Stafford stays healthy. Your team is quickly rising though, and after that it may come down to a coin flip. Considering the numerous holes still on your defense though (LB, CB), we don’t think the Lions will pass the Packers just yet. They will certainly give us a hard time though and will certainly contend.

That’s not being rude or mean, it’s just that this Packers team is too deep to not win the NFC North in 2011. And I really hate Chicago, but you can’t just ignore the fact that they only gave up 17.5 points per game in 2010; that defense is for real. Detroit can put up points, but at some point, you have to stop somebody. If the Lions can do that, they can pass Chicago.

p.s. You’re DEFINITELY better than Minnesota. That’s not even up for debate.

I think the lions are improving and should contend for a wild card berth in the playoffs… Tho I think your still a year away from making the playoffs! Lions still have alot of holes to fill in the back 7 on D and the OL and WR beside Megatron. Theres a chance you could beat out the bears, but I don’t see it happening just yet! My guess is your a year away from the playoffs and 2 years from being able to challenge the Pack for the division!

You are getting to the point were your going to be a dangerous team tho!

And if they get some key aquisitions this offseason then Detroit will be ahead of the Bears. Detroit lost alot of ultra close games last season that they wouldve won with one or two more playmakers on Off or Def. But as you all know, the Pack are on top and will be for quite a while.

Det is so much younger.

Bears still won’t have an o-line, Urlacher isn’t getting younger (neither is Peppers), and they still won’t have good receivers, and they haven’t had enough top draft picks to have young up-and-coming talent.

Vikings won’t have a QB, the Williams Wall has fallen as hard as the Walls of Jericho, Hutchinson is getting old, and McKinnie has shown that he’ll never improve, and they also don’t have a lot of young guys who should improve significantly for next year.

The Lions, however, have lots of young guys that should improve in 2011. As far as guys getting old, you have what, Julian Peterson? I heard he didn’t have a very good 2010 anyway. I see only improvement from your team, whereas the Bears and Vikings will be battling age and lost draft picks.

The Lions are improving. The Vikings? Not so much.

I can’t find the article right now, but I remember coming across a report from the combine that MM went out of his way to compliment the Detroit Lions and how far they have come. This praise was unsolicited and really shows that the Lions are going to be the main threat to the Pack in years to come.

That said, I do think that the Viking could have a quick turn around if the stars align for them. The Bears also will have some life to them since they have a QB with some potential on the team as well.

It all depends on Stafford. If he stays healthy, then yeah, I think you’ll give us some good games but I don’t think you’ll win the division over us. I wouldn’t discount the Bears either. They definitely had some luck but they have a good defense, and Martz really got that offense going late in the season.

The Packers struggled the most against Detroit in 2010. We beat Minnesota twice, went 2-1 against the Bears, and 1-1 against Detroit (with the Lions putting up more total points than the Packers). The more I think about it the more I think that Packers fans who discount the Lions must not have started watching until the Patriots game.