Recap: Green Bay Packers Upset The Lions In A Shootout, 45-41
by Brandon on Jan 1, 2012 4:01 PM CST
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PrintThis game should have been a low scoring affair since the Green Bay Packers benched Aaron Rodgers. Instead, it turned into a shootout that came down to the wire. The Packers finish a 15-1 regular season, and extend the Lions 20 year losing streak in Wisconsin.
Matt Flynn might have cemented a reputation as the top backup QB in the NFL with 480 yards passing and 6 touchdowns. Three TD passes went to Jordy Nelson, but the entire offense played great. The offensive line did a great job blocking, the backs did a great job running and receiving, and the entire receiving corps showed good hands in the cold weather.
It's hard to give the defense a big thumbs up when they allow 41 points and over 500 yards passing. But the defense forced three turnovers (one fumble recovered by the special teams) and stopped them when it counted at the end of the game. Sam Shields had the game clinching INT (while playing well in coverage), and Desmond Bishop forced an early fumble that led to a touchdown. A surprising honorable mention to Jarrett Bush, who grabbed an interception and almost had another one.
It was quite the way to end the regular season. The Lions will now have to wait and see if they can maintain the No. 5 seed with a Falcons loss. They'd probably want to avoid a return trip to New Orleans to face the Saints next week. Meanwhile, the Packers can rest next weekend before their first playoff game at Lambeau in two weeks.
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no google autofill for “matt flynn jets” yet
by schraderfan on Jan 1, 2012 4:05 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
already saw distraught Vikings fans clamoring for him....
wouldn’t be the first time they recycled our players but I like Flynn too much to wish that on him.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:18 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah I had that conversation with someone during the game.
I never want to see him play for the Vikings, cause I want him to succeed. I’d prefer AFC, but I can see the Seahawks taking another backup Packers QB.
I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!
Depends...
…on whether the Jets have the balls to cut their losses with Marco; how many cases can you remember where an NFL team flat-out admitted they made a mistake? And whether the Jets are prepared to pay the price in what will be very active bidding.
Lets hope so! Jack up that compsenatory pick!
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
that's because you misspelled Jest.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
for Matt's sake
i hope he goes there or somewhere like the Arizona where he has a good receiver and a decent run game. Unlike Washington or Cleveland.
Washington has a good run game and a solid complimentary receiving corps.
If they pick up Flynn instead of going for RGIII, they could use their pick to get an OT like Martin or a WR like Blackmon.
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
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Matt Flynn is going to make a LOT of money
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Jan 1, 2012 4:06 PM CST via mobile reply actions 3 recs
and do a lot of Bounty paper towel commercials...
with that lumberjack beard.
by Icebowler on Jan 1, 2012 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
lol perfect
I would like someone more knowledgable than me tell me how to get a trade out of a free agent without franchising him then trading him.
No NBA sign-and-trade in the NFL as far as I know.
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Does Rodgers lose MVP to Brees now?
Not only for Brees’ performance but also because the team did well without Rodgers.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:06 PM CST reply actions
No.
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Jan 1, 2012 4:07 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
And when Brees gets it, I will write Peter King an email for his MMQB -Mailbag...
that says “Brees over Rodgers for MVP? BLAS4MOD!”
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
I hope not
And I don’t think it should.
But I can see it happening.
December, 7 1941 may be a day that lives in infamy, but December 6, 2011 is a day that will live in AWESOMENESS!!! The day I became part owner of the Green Bay Packers!
In Cheese We Trust
I don't think so.
Peyton Manning never lost an MVP because he was sat at the end of the year. I think people still know how amazing he was this year, and he’ll still win the MVP.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Going by pass attempts, Brees had nearly an entire extra season's worth of games.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:20 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Rodgers played roughly 14
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
Never mind the fact that Rodgers end the season with the highest single-season QB rating in NFL history.
That just might count for a little something.
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
by BearStage on Jan 1, 2012 5:01 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Sportswriters are stupid. They love counting stats and especially love to look at them out of context.
More pass yards? 46>45? BREES4MVP
by Jedi Master A-Rod on Jan 1, 2012 5:05 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah
They look at stats, and don’t do any analysis of them. Whats going to hurt is what they saw Brees do this last game. They are going to be victim’s of the moment, instead of looking at the whole season.
Such a shame that Brees won’t win the MVP (or shouldn’t anyways). To finish second three times? A great guy, and what more does he have to do? Its just that Rodgers was better.
I'd like to see a tie between Rodgers and Brees
Winner take all in the NFCCG!
I can see that happening
"Football isn't a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport."
But did his backup put up 480 yards and 6 TDs?
December, 7 1941 may be a day that lives in infamy, but December 6, 2011 is a day that will live in AWESOMENESS!!! The day I became part owner of the Green Bay Packers!
In Cheese We Trust
that shouldn't be a bad thing against Rodgers though
that just proves how great the Packers are at scouting talent.
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Jan 1, 2012 4:37 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
and developing it
Goes a long way toward showing just how good TT and MM are at finding and developing great players
by Fiesta on Jan 1, 2012 4:38 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Been sayin that for what?
Oh I know, 6 yrs now!! Nice of you to jump abord the bandwagon!
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
Stroh, I am convinced you were saying all the right things
in the fucking womb! Why didn’t anyone listen to you?!?!!
by Ben T on Jan 1, 2012 6:02 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
Too busy battling Stewie?
oh wait, wrong program.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:05 PM CST up reply actions
Not my fault...
It took him 6 yrs, a SB, 2 NFC Championships and the best draft record in the League to notice!
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
haha how the hell do you know it took him 6 years to get on board?
Fire Slocum
by packallday555 on Jan 2, 2012 1:48 PM CST up reply actions
he should have told his mom to quit drinking
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Jan 1, 2012 10:23 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Who's waiting for Skip Bayless
to jump all over this storyline tomorrow.
"You just don't know understand how frustrating this is"- Kevin Borseth
by TkGoUWGB on Jan 1, 2012 5:06 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Skip Bayless
will still spout his absurd arguments for Brady and Tebow and get pissed at anyone who doesn’t agree with him.
TT just ripped up the Rodger's Contract Extension he was working on...
Sorry ARod, the train has left the station.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:21 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Or Aaron Rodger (PPF's misplaced apostrophe)
(Just kidding, considering I make that mistake just about every other time I want to type Rodgers’)
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
I know that was the joke......
I was providing another intentional misspelling based on PPF’s grammatical mistake.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
=)
I honestly didn’t even notice that until you pointed it out.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:19 PM CST up reply actions
Like I said, I probably do that about 50% of the time with him (or any other person whose name ends with an S)
(Which is strange, considering both my first and last names end with an S, so it’s not like I don’t have practice)
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
It's all good...
if I’m not the butt of a joke….well, then I’m just a butt.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:24 PM CST up reply actions
TNWSS
Author at Acme Packing Company, a Green Bay Packers blog, and Editor at BT Powerhouse, a Big Ten Basketball blog
Whatever holds the image of an angel IS an angel. The eyes are not the windows of the soul, they are the doors.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 2, 2012 3:33 AM CST up reply actions
I totally understand what the phrase "shove it up your ass" means now.
I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!
96.
Then we will ride a motherfucking dolphin across the Mississippi and impregnate all the ugly Viking women with his strong seed giving them aesthetic children who root for the Packers as he rides into the sunset.
Flynn’d
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Jan 1, 2012 7:42 PM CST up reply actions
he, not we.
Though we could do that too…
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Jan 1, 2012 7:42 PM CST up reply actions
Why would he ride a Dolphin?
At that point there would be no doubt he was Jesus reincarnate and could walk across the damn river!!!
BLAS’d…
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
by Strohman on Jan 1, 2012 7:51 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Good form. :)
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Jan 1, 2012 9:04 PM CST up reply actions
McCarthy said in the press conference that Rodgers was the playcaller in the 1st half
Feels good man.
by Fiesta on Jan 1, 2012 4:07 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
wait, really? Was it in a joking way, or was he serious??
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
Someone needs to do a Most Interesting Man meme for this...
something like, “I don’t always sit out games, but when I do, I play call for the win.”
Or something way more clever than anything I can come up with.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:15 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
When he sits out, his replacement instantly becomes the best quarterback in the league.
When the Red Sea parted, it was because he called a draw play for the Israelites.
If he had been the architect of the Iraq War, “Mission Accomplished” would have meant just that.
He would have built Rome in a day.
He is…
The Most Interesting Player/Coach in the World
“I don’t always call plays, but when I do, I call them for the Packers.”
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
by BearStage on Jan 2, 2012 2:51 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
He rubs superhuman skills onto backups
He is an expert photobomber
He can outrun the Bears’ linebackers.
He is THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD.
Go ahead, make my day.
by ilikeburritos on Jan 1, 2012 4:45 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs
Time for a Dos Equis
Man I’m thirsty
Stay thirsty my friends……
These pretzels are making me thirsty!
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
by Tepo6688 on Jan 1, 2012 5:03 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
It's the Kung Pao. George likes his chicken spicy!
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 2, 2012 3:34 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Not gonna lie, Dos Equis is nast.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Headache-inducing.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:49 PM CST up reply actions
is America's watered down beer even capable of inducing headaches?
Lol just kidding
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Best line I've ever heard!
Except when I said to an older friend, who asked if the Hot Bartender spit in his frys.
That the closest you’ll ever get to exchanging bodily fluids w/ her!
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
by Strohman on Jan 1, 2012 6:02 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Hell yes!
And here is your reward cookie.
(That missing bite is not from me, its from the mouse that lives in the cupboard)
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 2, 2012 4:39 PM CST up reply actions
that is no mouse bite.
that is clearly the bite of an indian.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
But I'm not an....
err, I mean, NO IT ISN’T!
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 2, 2012 7:58 PM CST up reply actions
Lol people still refer to native Americans as Indians?
football does not build character, it reveals character.
it's from a children's book, he's not raycess.
If You Give an Indian a Cookie
dinasour type of guys choir boys
by mittsabishy on Jan 2, 2012 8:54 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
ahh my bad
football does not build character, it reveals character.
it's from an old movie called "the indian in the cupboard".
and why were you assuming i wasn’t referring to a person from india? good grief.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
I wasn't offended I was just Loling
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Loling Pop?
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 2, 2012 9:44 PM CST up reply actions
I refer to anyone born in America as a native American.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 2, 2012 9:25 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Just as I have younger siblings
who are Alaska natives.
(I’m a Sconnie.)
The correct truth is that, by definition of the word native, everybody is a native of where they were born, not where there ancestors are from.I’d rather be correct,
than politically correct;
I’d rather be right.
And, since this is a football board, but not a board for kicking around political footballs, that’ll be my last word on the matter.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
That right there
Should give even more cred to him for being the MVP frontrunner.
"The script doesn't change for us,… As long as we're taking care of things and keeping our focus on improving the quality of play, I don't think we can be beat. If you had asked me six years ago, I would have said the same damn thing. … We expect to win every time we take the field, and I would think that every team thinks the same thing." -Mike McCarthy
by TXPackerBacker on Jan 1, 2012 5:16 PM CST up reply actions
Noway! They were supposed to be this good!
/ESPN Analyst’d
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
In a logical world, yes
But once again, we’re dealing with the world of sports-writers…….a world where Tebow is more clutch than Rodgers, and one loss by the Packers removes them from being the SB favorites.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Jan 1, 2012 6:13 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I plan on fixing this as soon as I graduate from Creighton with my degree in sports journalism.
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
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gotta say
The Lions receivers are pretty good too. They made several spectacular catches. With Woodson and CM3 it might have been a little different
I love wins. Wins are good for the soul.- Barry Alvarez Sep 25, 2005
We expect to win.- Ted Thompson July 28, 2011
by White92 on Jan 1, 2012 4:12 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions 1 recs
They vote this week
but don’t announce yet.
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
Ballots due in day after tomorrow, I believe.
Announcement Super Bowl week.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Why Randall Cobb was a good draft pick.
Kick/Punt Returns
Green Bay Packers
Brandon Saine 2 KR, 40 yards, 20 yard average
Pat Lee 1 KR, -1 yards, -1 yard average
15-1
Back on track to Super Bowl XLVI!
MattFlynn4StartingQB
by arodgb on Jan 1, 2012 4:12 PM CST reply actions 4 recs
FTFY
Green Bay Packers
Brandon Saine 2 KR, 40 yards, 20 yard average
Pat Lee 1 KR, -1 yards, -1 yard average, -2 points
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
by NorthStarr on Jan 1, 2012 8:33 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Packers suck Lions win reffs suck I hate life stupid refs dumb fuck
/Votes for Demond Bishop being game MVP
//Dies
15-1
Back on track to Super Bowl XLVI!
MattFlynn4StartingQB
Shit even with your backups
You’re pretty damn scary. Flynn is a beast!
I spent 8 years trying to reach him...and then another 7 trying to keep him locked up because I realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...Evil.
Dr. Sam Loomis Aka (Donald Pleasence)
by Jricky70 on Jan 1, 2012 4:15 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
You get the Lions next week?
Lucky. lol.
15-1
Back on track to Super Bowl XLVI!
MattFlynn4StartingQB
Lol.
I will bet you it will be tougher than you think. A high scoring shootout.
I spent 8 years trying to reach him...and then another 7 trying to keep him locked up because I realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...Evil.
Dr. Sam Loomis Aka (Donald Pleasence)
Brees will have a field day against their defense for sure.
I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen a 13-3 team end up as a 3rd seed
I spent 8 years trying to reach him...and then another 7 trying to keep him locked up because I realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...Evil.
Dr. Sam Loomis Aka (Donald Pleasence)
And yet the 4th seed will barely crack .500.
YOU GO OVERRATED NFC EAST!
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:29 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Yeah
And the 7-9 Seahawks were the 4th seed last year. Ugghh! Why did
I bring that up??
I spent 8 years trying to reach him...and then another 7 trying to keep him locked up because I realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...Evil.
Dr. Sam Loomis Aka (Donald Pleasence)
Don't forget the AFC West!
The team that WON the division is 8-8.
This same team has a quarterback that, just today, went 6-22 for 60 yards, 0 TD’s, and an INT – which is enough to send them to the playoffs.
The worst quarterback in the NFL is being rewarded for his abysmal play with a postseason berth.
Thanks a lot, AFC West!
CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.
by BearStage on Jan 1, 2012 6:45 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Yup
8-8 team hosts a 12-4 team!
December, 7 1941 may be a day that lives in infamy, but December 6, 2011 is a day that will live in AWESOMENESS!!! The day I became part owner of the Green Bay Packers!
In Cheese We Trust
Steelers needed a vacation before real play starts anyway.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:48 PM CST up reply actions
The Steelers are going to crush them and it will be a joy to watch.
I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!
The worst quarterback in the NFL is being rewarded for his abysmal play with a postseason berth.
The Lord works in mysterious ways. But, God knows, he’s a shitty QB.
On a more serious note, if The Lord ever decided to play football
he would probably average 700 passing yards. Per quarter.
Author at Acme Packing Company, a Green Bay Packers blog, and Editor at BT Powerhouse, a Big Ten Basketball blog
Whatever holds the image of an angel IS an angel. The eyes are not the windows of the soul, they are the doors.
Yes, I am on twitter.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 2, 2012 3:36 AM CST up reply actions
he would have to exist in order for that to happen though...
football does not build character, it reveals character.
2 words....you'll see.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
by threadkiller on Jan 2, 2012 9:04 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I base all of mine on internet grammar nazis.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 2, 2012 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
The AFC West is just a disaster.
Author at Acme Packing Company, a Green Bay Packers blog, and Editor at BT Powerhouse, a Big Ten Basketball blog
Whatever holds the image of an angel IS an angel. The eyes are not the windows of the soul, they are the doors.
Yes, I am on twitter.
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 2, 2012 3:35 AM CST up reply actions
That's not as good as being a division, is it?
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Jricky70 could be right.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Shawn Payton: Well guys, we get the Lions so that means we are resting our starters for Wild Card week. Enjoy the Bye by default.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:39 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Remember Lynch?
They also thought they were going into a “bye” in the first round last year playing the 7-9 Seahawks. Just putting it out there, but that’s probably the reason they don’t lose to Detroit either.
nahh man, he's gotta pad Brees' stats
can’t sit him, ever.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Jan 3, 2012 11:56 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Franchise tag would cost waaaay too much
Yeah, of course, or we could trade R0dg3r$ for like 100 draft picks
15-1
Back on track to Super Bowl XLVI!
MattFlynn4StartingQB
2 first round picks for the rest of the century!
by Fiesta on Jan 1, 2012 4:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't wanna see Rodgers in a Vikings jersey
:(
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jan 1, 2012 10:49 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
It would be sweet if we got a first rounder for him.
TT turning a 7th rounder into a 1st
by Charlie Kelly on Jan 1, 2012 4:20 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Franchise
Finley gets the franchise to keep him… Flynn gets transition tag, if it still exists!
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
Transition tag
still exists but teams can only use 1 tag per year.
If you don't know the cadence of GO PACK GO your opinion doesn't matter
--John Jurkovic
let Finley walk for the 4th round pick, franchise and trade flynn for a first.
crabtree is awse.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
Someone wants to make sure Raheem doesn't come back next year.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
if they keep turner in the game in the 2nd half
he will break the record for most rushing yards in a game hahah
the NFL should contract Tampa Bay
they are pathetic, at least the Colts and Rams try haha
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Jan 1, 2012 4:39 PM CST up reply actions
No more
Transition. Bye-bye Flynn. Depending on who the Rams draft, Sam Bradford is still coachable.
Might be a chance for a team to grab Flynn (an already developed QB) and draft another piece instead...
in the early 1st.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:20 PM CST up reply actions
Washington?
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
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Flynn MVP
But I disagree with the Bush selection. He played poor in coverage, and was victimized almost as bad as the Lions CB’s.
I still don’t get how anyone but Rodgers can win the MVP. In every statistical category, save one (completion percentage), Rodgers is #1. When you are looking at yards and TD’s and INT’s, you need to look at either per attempt or percentage, not just the raw number.
But yeah, the Lions forum has a ton of people complaining about the officials. To which I agree, they were bad, for BOTH sides.
by Shoes31 on Jan 1, 2012 4:26 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
They can complain about whatever they like...
but they got beaten by a backup QB. That’s nobody’s fault but their own team’s.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 4:28 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Refs love sucking on cheeseballs & fudge packing
Titus Young TD + muffed punt recovery (both STOLEN from Lions) = 14 points.
lol
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by Tedaldtada29 on Jan 2, 2012 7:54 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions 3 recs
unrelated, but I couldn't not post this
13.
Build Lasers And Stuff For More Ownage, Dude!
by Wiedmann on Jan 2, 2012 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
MVP= NFL refs
without them GreenBay would have lost
by motownBeggar on Jan 2, 2012 9:30 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Bush did NOT
play poor in coverage. The was a play where Scheffler got behind too much — but not by much. And there is one other play where he slipped and the receiver got open on him.
THAT’s IT.
If you can show other examples, put it below…
He’s one of my favorite players and I was isolating on him. His coverage was bordering on OUTSTANDING throughout the game. Should have had two interceptions.
Looking forward to the Packers three-peating and visiting President Ron Paul at the White House in 2013
His one INT
Came on a play in which the receiver slipped, and Bush was in the right place at the right time. If the receiver doesn’t slip, he picks up the first down easily. Seriously, Bush was getting picked on the WHOLE game. The highlights will show that.
by Shoes31 on Jan 1, 2012 4:40 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
Ditto
I was watching Bush almost exclusively on D and they threw at him almost every time and got 500 yards passing. I’m not saying that we have someone else who could do better but he couldn’t cover a table with a tablecloth. ( I just made that up..)
Mark 8:36
You could make something up if you worked for Maybelline
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Yep
To say his coverage was bordering on outstanding couldn’t be further from the truth.
Fire Slocum
by packallday555 on Jan 2, 2012 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
I honestly hope New Orleans runs them off the damn field next weekend.
I’m through hearing their shit.
New Orleans...
…is a serious threat to our championship hopes. Hottest team in football.
(then again, we’ve won 21 out of 22 games, so we are pretty hot ourselves)
Looking forward to the Packers three-peating and visiting President Ron Paul at the White House in 2013
You might even say we're hotter.
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
by Tepo6688 on Jan 1, 2012 4:39 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Ice, ice, baby.
I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!
Stop.
Collaborate and listen, TTs back with a brand new invention.
QBs we got a hold of tightly, trade them for high picks, daily and nightly.
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
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Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
by Tepo6688 on Jan 1, 2012 11:48 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Jan 2, 2012 3:37 AM CST up reply actions
New Orleans is almost a little too hot....
if you know what I mean. They’re riding an 8 game win streak into the playoffs and believe they can do no wrong since they’ve become the sexy pick to make it to the Super Bowl by the national media. I don’t know who we will see in the weeks to come, but the Saints will be in for a rude awakening if they come to Lambeau.
It would be an epic matchup between us 2 teams. But the scary thing? Frigid cold weather at Lambeau
I spent 8 years trying to reach him...and then another 7 trying to keep him locked up because I realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...Evil.
Dr. Sam Loomis Aka (Donald Pleasence)
New Orleans can't play well in bad weather
football does not build character, it reveals character.
New Orleans can’t play well in bad weather
Trust me we know. This would be a good time for them to test and overcome that obstacle. I’m hoping that’s their main focus. Play on crushed ice and grass for practice
I spent 8 years trying to reach him...and then another 7 trying to keep him locked up because I realized what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply...Evil.
Dr. Sam Loomis Aka (Donald Pleasence)
By dropping the Lions to the 6 seed
We’ve pretty much dug a playoff grave for the Lions who will travel to New Orleans next week.
not so sure
Sure the Lions lost today, but they did put up 41 points. The Lions are a dangerous team; Calvin Johnson & Stafford can score on anyone. The Saints will have to play well to win. If they don’t, Detroit could come away with an upset.
by uglyfatpimplynerd on Jan 1, 2012 11:47 PM CST up reply actions
I'm wondering why there isn't an option for the refs
M I Rite? Lolions
by Charlie Kelly on Jan 1, 2012 4:32 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Are you freakin serious?
Bush played a damn good game! If he were Wood he Wood have picked that pass for a 95 yd pick 6, but he’s not Wood and all you can do is continually beat him down! Idiotic!!
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
See greened comment above
Bush was picked on consistently. He fell down in coverage a few times, and gave up a bunch of receptions. Sure, he didn’t allow any big plays to Calvin, but he was consistently giving up 8-14 yard plays to receivers underneath. That final TD pass by Stafford was Bush getting beat. Numerous third downs as well. On a 3rd and 3, he took a poor angle on the pitch to Delmas, giving up the first.
He tackled very well, just didn’t cover very well. And I don’t continually beat him down, I’m just stating the facts. I love him as a special teams player, and hopes he comes back next year. But he is a liability in coverage. To say otherwise is wrong. And did you not learn about calling people out and using personal attacks? State your case without referring to attacks on other people, or using words that insult other people. Or are you incapable of doing an objective analysis without emotion?
by Shoes31 on Jan 1, 2012 7:06 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Falling on a slippery field
Does NOT prove he’s a bad CB. Neither does getting “green’d” by the minions… He gave up some plays, but then so did Tramon Williams and he’s still considered a playmaker! He played mostly like he has for the past 2 years when forced into action. Pretty damn well… Did he play like a Pro Bowler? Hell no.. Did he play l.ike a starter? Not for the Packers at least. DId he play well? Damn right he did!
Get over your hate and grade him as he was… A backup playing aganst a great passing team! Considering that… I would say he looked pretty damn good!
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
by Strohman on Jan 1, 2012 7:29 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
to be fair,
you didn’t qualify your above statement with the “pretty good for a backup” statement. which i still don’t buy.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
Williams
Was also covering perhaps the best receiver in the NFC and NFL. I recognized the fact that he is a back up CB, as was stated before. Still doesn’t mean he isn’t a liability in coverage. And I never once said that Williams played well. Almost all of our players today were a liability in coverage. In run support and blitzing he iwas good though.
He played mostly like he has for the past 2 years when forced into action. Pretty damn well…What games have you been watching? Whenever he gets playing time, we all state that they went to Jarrett. Its because he is in the position to make plays, but does not. He played exactly like we all thought he would, by being a liability in coverage.
And no grading scale is based upon a person’s perceived role. If a player blows an assignment, is it okay if they are a back-up? No, it is still a negative. A grading scale does not change if a person is a backup or an all pro starter. Your definition of pretty damn good must be pretty low.
Get over your hateReally? I have no hate for the guy, I want him to succeed. You sound like some bad talk show host…
by Shoes31 on Jan 1, 2012 8:02 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Yeah, if he you really think he played well in coverage — then you obviously weren’t watching him.
He did ok for what he is but when people start wanting to crown him because of it, those who actually see him get consistently burned are going to speak up.
Fire Slocum
by packallday555 on Jan 2, 2012 2:09 PM CST up reply actions
So yeah, Flynn was a good fantasy playfor me...
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
by Tepo6688 on Jan 1, 2012 4:37 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Cam Newton who?
I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!
Flynn gets mvp of the day, Grant should get mad props for December. He has been Mr. Consistent.
I like it how everybody in my family had irrelevant Jerseys on today… Rodgers, Woodson, Jennings, Matthews…
by ThaiPackersfan on Jan 1, 2012 4:50 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Wanted to reply to this over at POD, but can't be a stupid troll (especially after a win)
So I’ll do it here! :)
I liked Suh’s “dicount double check” for Rogers
laughed my ass off.
by Honalulublue on Jan 1, 2012 2:07 PM PST reply actions
Ignoring the fact that he can’t correctly spell the very simple name of the best player in the league…….I wanted to ask him: What exactly did you like? The fact that he celebrated like a fool when that play was his first (and only) tackle in two games against the Packers?
Or were you laughing because he has been responsible for more flags against his team than tackles/sacks/QB hits/Knockdowns/Any other stat he recorded in those games?
Or did you like the fact that he (and other defenders) were celebrating like that after any positive play……..in a game where they allowed a backup QB to have one of the best QB performances in recent history?
Or were you laughing because Suh’s idiotic celebration was mocking a player……who wasn’t even playing because his team figured a game against the Lions today wasn’t important enough to play our stars?
-————————-
To his credit though, at least "honolulublue"s comment isn’t blaming the refs for everything like 90% of the other comments over there, so kudos to him for that.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Jan 1, 2012 4:55 PM CST reply actions 10 recs
Holy shit.
PoD=DN
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
Ya
You would think listening to them that they are the cleanest team in the league.
You wonder why you lead the league in personal fouls? Just look at your emotional head coach. A teams identity comes from its coach.
That's why I'm glad Rodgers is our coach.
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
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by Tepo6688 on Jan 1, 2012 5:06 PM CST up reply actions 6 recs
Rodgers may be the best player/coach since Lambeau.
Ya think McCarthy is starting to look over his shoulder?
Flynn becomes starting QB and Rodgers becomes head coach...who woulda thought?
by shutupdrogba on Jan 1, 2012 5:13 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
FIRW MIKW MCMORON!
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Jan 1, 2012 5:15 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Unban that gentleman!
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
Hon-O-lulu
Don’t forget to credit him for the misspelling of his team’s color. It’s Honolulu with an ‘o’, not Honalulu.
by uglyfatpimplynerd on Jan 1, 2012 11:53 PM CST up reply actions
It oughtta be
Honolulz Blue.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
by NorthStarr on Jan 2, 2012 12:37 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
First of all Kyle Vanden Bosch did that belt move back in Tennessee
Rodgers may get the noteriety from it, but it is hardly “his” or original.
Secondly, for the guy, forget who it was, that said the Lions were a Dirty team pre game, take a look in the mirror.
Green Bay Packers coach, Vince Lombardi, famously said, "Winning is the only thing that matters in sport." Like many sports clichés, the quote gets applied business as well. Business is competitive like sports, so clichés about winning transfer naturally to cutthroat entrepreneurialism. Similar quotes about competition take Lombardi’s thoughts even further: "Do whatever it takes to win" and the horrifying "If you’re not willing to cheat, then you don’t want to win bad enough."
http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/wincost.htm
Teams play to win the game, at all costs, by the words of your very own, idolized, Vince Lombardi. You guys won on Sunday, you were the better team that day. If any infractions happen within the course of the game, it will be handled on the field, but in the end the victory is all that matters. So if other teams want to label the Lions as “dirty” so be it, I could care less, not winning on Sunday is what I care about.
Anyways, GL in the playoffs, I hope we meet in the Divisional round.
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 50's football back to Motown!
lol
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by Tedaldtada29 on Jan 2, 2012 2:15 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions 2 recs
Lions fans are just...wow
Where have you guys been over the past 10 years?
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 2, 2012 3:20 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
yeah the Packers still sold out every game in the 80s
Ndummy
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Jan 2, 2012 6:25 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Were they every 0-16?
Sorry the Lions fans supported a losing team until enough was enough. If you had Matt Millen for a general manager, and you continued to go and pay your hard earned cash to watch a perpetual loser that may indeed be a testament to loyalty, but it would also be a testament to stupidity.
Great your a more loyal fan base, in your mind at least. However I should stop writing because you cant argue with stupid. If you are too slow to understand see first line above and read repeatedly until it sinks in.
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 50's football back to Motown!
by Evilsmurf on Jan 2, 2012 6:30 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Loooooolololol
football does not build character, it reveals character.
your head is stuck
in your pants so badly, a rec may be the only thing to get it out. here goes…….
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
Okay.... thats a pretty fair statement.
Sorry the Lions fans supported a losing team until enough was enough. If you had Matt Millen for a general manager, and you continued to go and pay your hard earned cash to watch a perpetual loser that may indeed be a testament to loyalty, but it would also be a testament to stupidity.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 2, 2012 8:00 PM CST up reply actions
There's a rumor that the Lions didn't need to call in to stop the draft clock during their pick...
because the collective facepalm from the rest of the warroom could be heard all the way in New York when Millen made his decision.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 2, 2012 8:03 PM CST up reply actions
Be that as it may
I have a lot of respect for Lions fans who stuck with the team through the Millen debacle, but that doesn’t excuse some of the behavior exhibited here (you included with your bizarre route to get from “Lombardi” to “dirty”).
13.
Build Lasers And Stuff For More Ownage, Dude!
by Wiedmann on Jan 2, 2012 11:23 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
The connection was made, win at all costs, that is all that matters
Dirty is a relative term, subjective, and could be imposed on every NFL team at various points in a season.
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 50's football back to Motown!
It's quite a jump.
but you’re free to think what you want.
13.
Build Lasers And Stuff For More Ownage, Dude!
You didn't even quote Lombardi's original words correctly...
Your creative paraphrasing takes you so far from the original meaning as do your “similar quotes” about competition in the entrepreneurial world, that you might as well leave Lombardi out of the discussion.
If you just want to say winning at ALL costs is all that matters…… use it as your mantra and the mantra of the sorry-ass Lions. Its obviously not the credo of the Packers or we wouldn’t be the least penalized team in the NFL, now would we.
by Icebowler on Jan 2, 2012 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
You've made a giant leap in logic
It’s like hearing someone say they enjoy sex, and then jumping to the conclusion that they’re a rapist.
13.
Build Lasers And Stuff For More Ownage, Dude!
by Wiedmann on Jan 2, 2012 4:14 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Way to take it out of context with a dire extreme
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 50's football back to Motown!
Context....
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 2, 2012 8:04 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
lol wtf is that?
I don’t know if I should rec it, or to flag it…
I'm the one who took it out of context?
Winning is the only thing = cheat as much as possible
13.
Build Lasers And Stuff For More Ownage, Dude!
by Wiedmann on Jan 2, 2012 11:24 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
In other news.....
It appears some family members of Sam Shields and Dez Bishop have joined APC. That’s just about the only explanation I see for those 5 votes that went to them.
So welcome, Shields and Bishop families!
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Jan 1, 2012 5:17 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
Perhaps Brandon is using the old style of voting machine...
hanging chads?
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:23 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Did Calvin Johnson set a receiving record for yards today?
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:26 PM CST reply actions
And our defense was like 70 yds behind NE for worst Pass D....
I think it’s safe to say they’ve earned that statistic (not that it matters at this point).
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:26 PM CST up reply actions
I hate how yardage is used for the “overall” defensive rankings. It’s lazy analysis. (Nothing against you, just the practice.)
I put the team on my back!!!!!
by Packattack88 on Jan 1, 2012 5:29 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah it should be yardage coupled with scoring, or yardage on scoring drives or something....
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:31 PM CST up reply actions
how about points against?
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Well yeah, that should be the most important...
but I meant a stat that specifically talks about yards.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:58 PM CST up reply actions
What about yards divided by turnovers?
Really, there is no single stat that is sufficient to measure any player, any offense, or any defense. You have to look at all the numbers, including – and especially – the final score.
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by I voted for Kodos on Jan 1, 2012 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
Nope, there are a few games in NFL history with more than 300 yards receiving
336 Willie Anderson, L.A. Rams vs. New Orleans, Nov. 26, 1989 (OT)
309 Stephone Paige, Kansas City vs. San Diego, Dec. 22, 1985
303 Jim Benton, Cleveland vs. Detroit, Nov. 22, 1945
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
If you’ve got quarterback problems I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but Matty Flynn ain’t one
I put the team on my back!!!!!
who?
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:29 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
The fan has the intelligence level of a Detroit Lions fan
15-1
Back on track to Super Bowl XLVI!
MattFlynn4StartingQB
That's the first tackle Brad Jones has made this year.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:36 PM CST up reply actions
So do I but it doesn't make me a good defender! ;)
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:47 PM CST up reply actions
Whoa... Smooth, like Keystone
15-1
Back on track to Super Bowl XLVI!
MattFlynn4StartingQB
by arodgb on Jan 1, 2012 5:53 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Was that b4 or after he tackled the Fan?
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
by Strohman on Jan 1, 2012 6:19 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Lol Stroh makes a funny
I like it.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
yeah that one was pretty good too
I like this one better though, more subtle
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Jesus that looks like a kid
hope Jones didn’t kill him
football does not build character, it reveals character.
look at the smile on that kid's face.
whatever penalty he faces for his asshattery will be worth it for him, something tells me.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
Another game where Tebow has sucked balls, while his defense and special teams keep it a one possession game
And if the Broncos wind up winning……“OH MY GOD, TEBOW LED ANOTHER MIRACULOUS COMEBACK TO PUT THE BRONCOS IN THE PLAYOFFS!”
vomit.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Jan 1, 2012 5:33 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
6:30 left in the game.....Tebow's stats? 4 of 14 for 43 yards, 16 yards rushing, and a lost fumble
But like I said……if he can lead them on one touchdown drive, the win becomes all about TEBOW!!!!!!
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
Was talking to a former BC TE
And fried of Matt Hasselbeck today and said basically the same thing! LOL
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
As a bonus that may prove the existence of the NFL conspiracy against the Vikings...
Jared Allen misses the sack record by .5 sacks.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:38 PM CST reply actions
This is clearly the work of those deviant Green Bay Packers...
They used the money raised from selling team stock to pay off NFL referees!
It was clearly the fault of
a certain ol’ gunslinger, who laid his ass down to put the record just out of Jarred Allen’s reach.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Legend has it....
the only way the curse/conspiracy can be broken, is for the Vikings to move to L.A.
Which I’m good with. It’s win/win if your a Packer fan. They either move, and their fan base wears the permanent scar of a championship-less franchise while in Minnesota or they stay and GB beats up on them twice a year for years to come.
I also love the calling for Ponder's job lately too....
lolfranchiseQB
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:49 PM CST up reply actions
JOE WEBB IS A HALL OF FAMER, DAMNIT!
And I will not sit here and watch you imply otherwise!
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Jan 1, 2012 5:50 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Vikings won the NFL Championship in 1969
They always seem to forget that because they stunk up the SB that year. But if our championships prior to SB 1 count, then the 69 NFL Championship should count for them.
Eh, I don't know about that
It’s one thing to count Championships that occurred before the leagues played each other (or before there was even another league to consider playing against). It’s another to count “Championships” that you get when there is still another game to play, even if they were technically still “pre-merger.”
Unless we want to count our Super Bowl 1 and 2 seasons as having TWO Championships each….. bumping our number up to 15 :)
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
by Packers3485 on Jan 1, 2012 5:56 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
We all know the NFL was the "major" league of pro football
and the AFL was the “minor” league of pro football. Sure Tex Schramm , Al Davis and the Hunt family landed one or 2 big name athletes during that era but c’mon. Why do think it was so important for Lombardi to win the first few Super Bowls and completely dominate the AFL. When I hear Viking fans make that argument, I laugh because it’s so pathetic. Why don’t we name the USFL champions as co-champions too.
by Icebowler on Jan 1, 2012 6:03 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Cause then the Vikings would have less championships than even more teams!
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:06 PM CST up reply actions
One of the stupidest things I've ever read in my life, to be honest.
13.
Build Lasers And Stuff For More Ownage, Dude!
by Wiedmann on Jan 1, 2012 8:18 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
No. Not the same thing.
But if our championships prior to SB 1 count, then the 69 NFL Championship should count for them.
Because the Vikings’ championship came within a four year stretch when the NFL championship was not the ultimate championship of pro football., before the Super Bowl and the NFL Championship became synonymous.
They were NFL champions, but they were not World Champions.
The two times that the Packers won NFL Championships during that stretch, they didn’t lose in the Super Bowl.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
by NorthStarr on Jan 1, 2012 9:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
screw that, keep them in the North
move them to Toronto
football does not build character, it reveals character.
The original Toronto Northmen!
As I vaguely recall, a Canadiam law, intended to protect the CFL, forced the Northmen to move to Memphis (and become the Southmen, lol) before their first season.
And, that guy sitting in the middle now lives in/near Anchorage, and does TV ads for a local chiropractor.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
fuck the CFL
Toronto is the fourth biggest market in North America after New York, LA, and Chicago, it should have an NFL team. The CFL sucks ass and all Canadians outside of Saskatchewan and Montreal know this.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Well, this was almost 40 years ago,
and, I was still a kid, then, so, as I said, my memory of it is vague, and so, could be inaccurate.
I do seem to remember some legal issue involving Toronto’s CFL team forcong the Northmen’s move to the United States, though.
And then, also, whatever that issue was may have since been resolved, for all I know.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Interedasting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Southmen
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Now if you'll excuse me, I have an after party to attend.
/Derrick Zoolander’d
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 5:50 PM CST up reply actions
I really want to see the Cowgirls make it to the divisional round...
they had absolutely no answer for Matthews, Rodgers or anyone else wearing green and gold the last time we played them.
The funny thing is....
years from now, people will see “Most TD Passes in a Game” with Flynn’s name next to it and be like, “how many years did he start for GB? was he before or after Rodgers?”
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:00 PM CST up reply actions
Not only that, but,
they’ll also see "Most Yards Passing in a Game" with Flynn’s name next to it.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Only reason why I would want the Leos to beat the Saints next week.
So the Packers can beat the LoLions four times in one calendar year.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Depending on scheduling
We could make it five…
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
No, there's no way that could happen
Supposing we do face them in the playoffs this year, that, along with today’s win, would be two. Then, we would face them twice in the regular season, bringing it up to four. Even if we were to face them in the first round of the playoffs next season, the game would occur on January 5th, 2013, outside of the calendar year.
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Ahem
If we beat them in the playoffs (big if), and we faced them twice more before Thanksgiving next year, we could reel off a whopping 5 victories versus a single opponent in less than 365 calendar days.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
Well, then, that wouldn't be in a calendar year
We could beat them 5 times in a year, though, which would be sweet.
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Now you're seeing it.
Go Lions!
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
I saw it before
I also saw NorthStarr post this, which is the message you replied to:
beat the LoLions four times in one calendar year.
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Yes yes, pat pat
You’re very smart and I’m very dumb. Do you feel better now?
And how do you type with only one eye? Very heroic effort.
"Who ever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" -Frank Chance
"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jan 2, 2012 12:17 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
No offense, but this was a little patronizing
Now you’re seeing it.
So that’s why I responded in kind. I don’t get the eye reference; what the heck is that supposed to mean?
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You're being pedantic for no good reason for two weeks in a row
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"If [Ruth] had [called his shot], I would have knocked him down with the next pitch." -Charlie Root
by Clutch16 on Jan 2, 2012 12:25 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Dude, he said calendar year.
It’s not possible to do that 5 times in a calendar year.
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there is a way to beat DET 5 times in a calendar year
1. post 1 Jan game which
2. playoff game
3 preseason game
4&5. games before next 1 Jan
it is possible but the stars and planets would have to align just right, wait a sec….
Teams don't play division rivals in the preseason.
At least, not anymore.
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...
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
by NorthStarr on Jan 2, 2012 12:57 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Poor Vikings
Always left out.
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
On the positive side....
Assuming the Saints take care of business (or the refs take care of business for them, if you listen to the Lions fans), at least you can be the ones to knock them out and silence them (at least until next year). I’d love for the Packers to have that opportunity.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
You really think the Falcons would be any better?
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by Wiedmann on Jan 1, 2012 8:21 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Sooo....
are we trading Rogers?
*Proud Packers shareholder*
With my last breath, I curse Zoidberg!
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Here we go......One minute left for Tebow to steal credit from his defense and McGahee
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
And a BS roughing call to help him out.......
Correct call going by the rules, the rules are what is BS
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
Down with the Man?
Let them play with swords and rabid skunks?
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:10 PM CST up reply actions
Lions fans are officially as pathetic as Vikings fans
As if it wasn’t pathetic enough to blame a loss on the refs, they engage in the even more pathetic practice of suggesting that the refs favor teams like Green Bay and purposefully shit on teams like the Lions. Whiny bitches.
Aye... they assume that Stafford is better than Rodgers....
what they didn’t count on is that Flynn is better than both, COMBINED!
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:09 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
When Tebow scores, we all score.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:17 PM CST up reply actions
Well the AFC certainly has some compelling Wildcard week matchups....
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:25 PM CST up reply actions
the entire AFC playoff field is a joke
barring an extremely fluky game, the NFC Championship is the real Super Bowl.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Tebow gets the Steelers in the WC game…
by Jedi Master A-Rod on Jan 1, 2012 6:20 PM CST reply actions
Parrot-y?
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:24 PM CST up reply actions
This bird is demised.
He has passed on. He is a former parrot.
I look at it this way
I don’t think we were hanging on to Flynn. Now, some team will put a little too much stock in his lights out performance today, and we can raise the price.
God, its just too bad Oakland already sold the farm for Carson Palmer. I could see them sending us way too much.
New York? Sanchize might have driven the final nail in the coffin that is his starting job there. Just an awful game today.
Philly? Vick sure gets hurt a lot, but it seems like they are cool with Vince Young (who, coincidentally, also gets hurt a lot).
Jacksonville? Probably the most likely to me. Gabbert hasn’t shown a whole lot this year (albeit he has nothing around him) and maybe they let he and Flynn duke it out for the starting gig (and if Flynn wins, Gabbert can sit back and digest more for a year or two).
Denver? Maybe Elway tries to stash Flynn for when the inevitable Tebow train runs off the tracks (he has played like dog poop the past couple games). Plus, Denver has a good defense, run game, and plays in a weak division. A good QB would have that team in the playoffs next year for sure, possibly further.
Seattle? Tavaris Jackson isn’t the answer, although he hasn’t been terrible this year. Plus, the SeaChickens did well the last time they swiped a Green Bay backup.
Rams? Bradford will get another season as the starter, but he has gotten nicked up a bit and if he struggles…
Arizona? Kolb and Skelton are…well…yeah
I think the Jags are the most likely. AFC, plus they have a pretty good defense and run game. Flynn could either give them an upgrade or help mentor Gabbert. At least there is healthy competition there. Team brings in Flynn plus a WR or two… Jax could sniff the 8-8 range IMO. And in the AFC South, well… who knows.
Shit happens when you win championships
I go w/ Seattle...
NYJ aren’t going to give up on the Sanchise yet. Neither is Jax w/ Gabbert. Wash and Sea are the best bets!
Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!
This
He’ll probably want to give us the Carson Palmer trade package for Flynn.
Angelo: Right….so anyways Jay, I’m sure you understand that we needed to make this move and I wanna wish you the best of luck.
Cutler: (Swoops bangs out of eyes by throwing his head back) Whatever, I don’t need this team or you.
/Leaves in a huff
//Writes bad poetry on his blog
Grossman: What the fuck is Wilford Brimley’s problem?
agreed, Seattle is a perfect fit for him
football does not build character, it reveals character.
You forgot the Redskins
They have nothing under center.
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...
I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!
by msc32887 on Jan 1, 2012 9:19 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
He's not under center
he’s behind other people who are bending over, though.
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by Wiedmann on Jan 1, 2012 9:52 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
THis is true
And I can’t imagine Cleveland is married to Colt McCoy. Browns got him in the third round I believe, not going to show him the patience a team like Jax or St. Louis will show to their first round picks.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 2, 2012 12:02 AM CST up reply actions
http://www.hogshaven.com/2012/1/1/2674865/matt-flynn#comments
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so we're all hoping for a Falcons Wild Card victory next week, right?
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Definitely don't wanna play the Giants.
by Charlie Kelly on Jan 1, 2012 6:52 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
would love to play either the Cowboys or Falcons though
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Yes
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 2, 2012 12:02 AM CST up reply actions
Meh
Neither the Giants nor the Falcons scare me. The Falcons are not a great road team (which will probably lead to the Giants winning anyways).
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The Giants just have a higher ceiling
We saw Atlanta playing well and us playing poorly earlier this season. The result was a Packer win. Atlanta doesn’t seem to have the talent to knock us off, IMHO.
The Giants though on fire scare me. A lot of playmakers on both sides of the ball, and they gave us fits when we played them.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 2, 2012 12:13 AM CST up reply actions
Man, Fitz is so damn beast.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 6:42 PM CST reply actions
That catch was ridiculous, and it's like his third one-handed snag if the year.
He may not have the smae physical tools Megatron does, but his hands and body control are unparalleled.
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Unbelieveable game
Never expected Flynn to torch the Lions for as much as he did, Congrats on that behalf. You do have to admit there was some real ‘shady officiating’ today that cost the Lions at least 4 points. Unbelievable game, 5000+ yards for Stafford and 40+ TDs, and a 520 yd game and it still results in a loss… unbelievable game
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Yeah
And you got plenty of horseshit calls in the second half to make up for it. Yeah, good game, must suck to lose to backups though…
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still has to be disheartening though to get torched for 520 yards
Yes I know Woodson and Matthews didn’t play, but do you think they would’ve made that much of a difference?
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No
I’d much rather give up 520 yards and 5 TDs without 2 key defenders than give up 480 and 6 TDs to a backup QB with the #1 WR not playing. It’s not even close.
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by Zundar on Jan 1, 2012 7:03 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
no.
but you still would have lost. so…..congrats, i guess?
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
Heres to hoping for a 3rd shot in 2 weeks
Its not like the Lions had their best secondary in either
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no offense,
but i don’t want to play a team 3 times in a season. not because i’m afraid, but just because it’s been done to death.
What do you have against the ring-tailed lemur?
Oh, you want to talk injuries to a team that was DEVASTATED last year and still won it all?
The gloves are off now, friend.
I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!
by msc32887 on Jan 1, 2012 9:21 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Repeating what I said above,
Heres to hoping for a 3rd shot in 2 weeks
only so we can beat the Lions four times in one calendar year. :)
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"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
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by NorthStarr on Jan 1, 2012 9:43 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The Lions' best secondary . . .
Does that even involve any current Detroit Lions players?
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by I voted for Kodos on Jan 1, 2012 9:54 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Uhm sorry for coming off harsh, I'm just sick of Lion fans being assholes [not you, but...]
… Considering how little pass rush we got, and how Clay is our ONLY edge rusher, yeah, that’s probably a big deal, and how Woodson is about 200x the player Bush will ever be, uh, yeah, I think that’s a big deal. Woodson could’ve helped cover CJ, who absolutely abused whoever was covering him [Tramon, Shields]. Woodson would allow us to cover an extra guy, instead of wasting two players on CJ the whole game. Yeah, I think it’s a 1-2 touchdown difference, maybe 3. Who knows? You guys still lost to our second stringers.
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That is true
I don’t doubt the abilities of Matthews and Woodson to say the least, if it wasn’t CJ, Titus Yound had played a whale of a game too. So did Pettigrew, and the drops they had killed the Lions as well
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the drops they had killed the Lions as well
Now there is something we can relate to over here!
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:09 PM CST up reply actions
You're TE's had some unfriggin-believable catches, though
I think they offset the drops. Although, you did have a couple big drops on one of your drives that I remember, so maybe not.
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it was like Finley the other week against KC
the drops may have cost us the game, specially the one on 4th and 3 in the 4th quarter
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We also lost to the Chiefs because they outplayed us
Kind of like how the Packers outplayed the Lions today.
by Charlie Kelly on Jan 1, 2012 7:13 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Random Super Bowl Championship Photo!
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by arodgb on Jan 1, 2012 7:16 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
He was pointing at Cowherd in this pic...
hopefully this year he has one saved up for Skip.
Keep hatin’ media trolls!
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:18 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I thought he was pointing at the referees!
/Asshole Lions Fan’d
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I thought he was pointing at Skip Bayless!
I told you so Skip.
by Icebowler on Jan 1, 2012 8:13 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
K so, unlike some others, I won't be a dick to you...
I know these are heated division games.
Yeah, it sucks to give up that many yards no matter who is playing. But thats just been the defense’s identity this year and they are who they are. The turnovers will save or destroy this team come playoffs. We hope they keep them coming.
All in all, the Lions showed that they can play offense and keep up with the other teams in the conference even in crappy weather, which bodes well for a wildcard team. The defense could have played better on both sides but if the offenses are hot it may not matter. They are going to have to steal a possession or two from Brees next week though. That team is simply on fire right now.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:07 PM CST up reply actions
Yes, some of us are worried about the Saints for sure
Brees is just as good if not SLIGHTLY better than Aaron Rodgers is. If the Lions can get their act together and play like they did against the Chargers last week, there is no reason that they can’t go into the Superdome and beat the Saints
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Brees has been hotter than Rodgers over the past few weeks, probably.
I don’t know which is better on any given week. It probably depends where they are playing.
And though people like to “lol Lions lost to backups” joke around here for a couple days, its not like Flynn is Caleb Hanie. This performance should have solidified him a shot to start on another team next year and he’s been groomed for this for several years now. I just hope he ends up somewhere that has a good QB coach that can continue to develop him instead of throw him into a crappy situation to flounder and lose his confidence.
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:13 PM CST up reply actions
no doubt, Flynn is a legit backup
and could start on other teams easily.
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Most of us have been thinking of him as a starter-in-waiting for the past year or so...
he will be a starter somewhere next year, and probably had offers last year, though we’ll never know cause TT won’t say anything.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:16 PM CST up reply actions
FTFY
Brees is just as good if not SLIGHTLY better than Aaron Rodgers in a dome.
thats true too
but then again, they did lose to St Louis in a dome too xD
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especially after putting 62 on the Colts
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that's what happens when Brees is under pressure though
normally he has a day and a half behind that O line. That’s the big difference between him, Brady, and Rodgers. Even when the line is not pass protecting well, Rodgers is still able to put up major points (with the exception of KC, where he would have if not for drops and Nelson going timid after two poor OPI calls)
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Broo
Brady’s been blessed with a ridiculous offensive line the past few years. Ridiculous.
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I think that's what he was saying
Rodgers can be successful under pressure, while the other two cannot.
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that is exactly what I was saying
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Brady and Brees
Both have excellent OL’s and can stand in the pocket forever. And they both have legitimate running games, while the Saints have a strong rushing attack.
that was my point, almost exactly
football does not build character, it reveals character.
True, true
Just having some fun. You guys actually played them well last time. If Suh plays like he can, and you guys don’t give up another 4 or so personal fouls, it should be a closer game than most people think.
Yes really
Discipline is key, and hopefully having Delmas back at Safety will help too
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All in all, Lions secondary has been a lot better than most expected...
so if they play up to expectations they could force a turnover or two which might be enough in a shoot out. The one flaw Brees has had the past couple weeks is a few picks.
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:19 PM CST up reply actions
Still probably the biggest weakness on the Lions D
(aside from the damn Wide 9)
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Brees is just as good as Rodgers? Lol no.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Brees = Great WR, Good Run Game, Great OLINE
Brady – Good WR, Good Run Game, Great OLINE
Rodgers – Ridiculous WR, Bad Run Game, Decent OLINE.
What gives? The supporting cast argument isn’t one I like to pull out very often, but….
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NO probably has a better ST/Return game too....
shorter fields? Not sure on it but Sproles is…. Sproles.
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:26 PM CST up reply actions
Lions probably rank below the Pack on that Brees List
Stafford = 1 Great WR/Decent Support Cast, Bad Run Game, Decent OLine
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Yea
He’s probably got the least amount of talent around him, of the three. Still isn’t a great argument, but it works to a degree.. Hey, it wasn’t Stafford’s fault one bit for you guys losing today. He had a good game. It was the D.
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For sure
our Defense let us down bigtime today
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Yeah, Staff has the "outdoors arm"
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:30 PM CST up reply actions
New Orleans' receivers are every bit as good as Green Bay's
and the biggest difference in the three is that Green Bay’s pass blocking is far inferior to that of both NO and NE, which IMO really separates Rodgers from Brady and Brees
football does not build character, it reveals character.
I don't know if i'd call our run game "bad"
Underused, misused, etc might be a better term. Apart from a few stinker performances (Chicago in week 3) our backs have constantly done a decent job with the opportunities they’ve had.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 2, 2012 12:07 AM CST up reply actions
they're the two best players on the defense...
so I’m gonna go with yes, they probably would have made a significant difference
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Jan 1, 2012 7:14 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
That should have been called a TD
Although, I wonder if the defender was in the way so the official couldn’t see the 2nd foot hit. The foot came up again & landed out of bounds (perhaps this is what the official thought was the first contact with the ground).
That’s on Schwartz, though. He shouldn’t have wasted a challenge on such a questionable call earlier.
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by Wiedmann on Jan 1, 2012 8:37 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I thought that all touchdowns were now reviewed in the booth.
What is the new rule about automatic reviews?
It wasn't ruled as a TD on the field, so there is no automatic review.
I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!
Pretty sure its the only rule which favors the defense.
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by Bezerkers on Jan 1, 2012 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
he got away with one blown challenge
the interception by So’oto should have stood, if you looked at it closely while knowing the process rule. That was a bad call that went against the Pack.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Seems like a weekly thing
Packers win, opposing fans come and post “you have to admit the calls were BS”
Dude, you just got torched by out backup. Tread softly…
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 2, 2012 12:03 AM CST up reply actions
Well, duh, that's because the officials are always favoring the Packers...
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Clearly
I mean they handed us that win over Arizona in the playoffs…
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 2, 2012 12:08 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, if Rodgers wasn't such a shit QB, he would have won that game, given all the advantages the officials granted him.
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Unofficially
The Pack is 7-0 when the opposing team breaks out the championship belt celebration to mock Aaron Rodgers. The Falcons were dumb enough to do it in 2 separate games. The Lions were dumb enough to do it when Rodgers wasn’t even suited up to play against them. It’s like money in the bank when you see it…….you know GB will win.
by Icebowler on Jan 1, 2012 7:14 PM CST reply actions 6 recs
We need to keep that stat updated!
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by Chief Oshkosh on Jan 1, 2012 9:13 PM CST up reply actions
That was classic Suh
If I were a Lions fan (and I thank God everyday that I’m not) I’d have a really hard time rooting for him on my team. He is just an ass.
Our second string QB hung 45 on your defense buddy. Wanna show us that belt again. Its like when Abraham did it with the Packers running train on the Falcons.
Scoreboard…
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 2, 2012 12:10 AM CST up reply actions
Well...eventually
It’s not like we put the game out of reach at any point before that last INT. OTOH, when I saw him do that, I turned to the wife and said, “Well, now we’re gonna win.”
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:25 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
so we can all root for the Cowboys to crash and burn?
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by MuleRules on Jan 1, 2012 7:26 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Nooooooo.....
none of us want to see the Giants in the playoffs…
they have just enough assfuckery to make it a bitch for any NFC team in the running.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:28 PM CST up reply actions
I just hate Dallas
and New York would likely be 1 and done if they play Atlanta
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They would get to play in NY which is a huge advantage against Atl
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:29 PM CST up reply actions
I don't trust Matty Checkdown playing in a windy, cold stadium
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Normally, yes.
But I’d rather see them do it next week.
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I will totally rec this sentiment.
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WAS THE PUPPY NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU!?!!?!
=)
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:28 PM CST up reply actions
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
that is so fucking cute
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Heh raining in New York
you guys getting much snow there in GB? coming down here in Western Mich
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Weather in Phx was rough today... Sunny and 70's
I nearly got sunburned.
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:32 PM CST up reply actions
lol
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I agree...
it pretty much sucked! Damn Phx weather…
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 1, 2012 7:35 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Lions fan here
Congratulations Packer fans on a great season. Good luck the rest of the way.
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Well that's classy.
Thanks, bud.
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by arodgb on Jan 1, 2012 7:42 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
for any body still here check out skip bayless's tweet
I'd do anything for Da Packers, Gosh I love da Packers.
Maybe it was because
They played horribly? And how about Flynn putting up better numbers than Brees against the Lions, when the Saints were at home? If the Packers backup QB can put up better numbers than the Saints starting QB against the same opponent, what does that say?
by Shoes31 on Jan 1, 2012 9:12 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
What was it?
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
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Re: MVP
When did it become the MVP with the worst supporting cast? When did we start punishing people for a strong supporting cast? No one takes anything away from Brady’s 50 TD passes, even though he had arguably the best deep WR ever with him. And its not like the Saints have scrubs elsewhere. They have a top 3 OL, a great rushing attack, and a great WR core.
For that matter, Brady should never have won another MVP after Cassel went 11-5.
by Shoes31 on Jan 1, 2012 9:15 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
Thinking about it further
If the MVP voters hear about Rodgers coaching up Flynn before and during the game, as well as calling the plays in the first half (And we were leading in the game at the beginning of the second half), it could actually help his case. Has Brees coached up his backup QB or called plays that put his team in a winning situation?
Maybe some other teams should draft and develop talent better too huh? If the Colts actually were smart about drafting and developing talent, this would have never happened to them.
by Shoes31 on Jan 2, 2012 8:48 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Thinking about it further yet
If Sean Payton wasn’t such a stat whore and actually pulled his QB when his team was up by 4 TDs or more like everyone else in the NFL does (including GB), we wouldn’t be having this conversation. Any way you slice it Rodgers has played at least 2 full fewer games than Brees and has put up comparable, and in many cases, better stats than Brees. Oh, and lets just ignore the 8 extra INTs and the 2 extra losses and the head-to-head loss. The pleas for Brees sound so damn desperate…..a sign that Rodgers is the clear front-runner and should be.
For troof
I was thinking about Morgan Burnett for MVP for most of the first half. He was playing lights-out and seemed to be the only guy on D doing so. Then Bishop stepped up. And then Matt Flynn put da team on his back, doo
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I was going to cast a vote for MVP, but.....
I didn’t see Walt Coleman in there.
Good game guys, but the Lions got jobbed hardcore in the officiating department. Not even Wisconsinites can deny that. I would be much more miffed as a Lions fan if our defense had not decided to play its worst game of the year. Oh well. I guess we need to beat down the Saints and see you guys in two weeks, hey? Good luck in the playoffs.
Just save the whole 'the Lions got robbed' schtick for Pride of Detroit, mmkay?
Otherwise, good luck at New Orleans.
lol
No Jennings, Rodgers, Bulaga, Starks, Cobb, Woodson, or Matthews and you are blaming the refs?
That is a loser’s mentality.
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by Tedaldtada29 on Jan 2, 2012 10:42 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions 3 recs
I don't blame the refs, I blame our defense....
BUT…. you cannot deny that the refs sucked hardcore and the Lions felt the brunt of that in a really close game that had big playoff implications for us. Take off your green-tinted glasses and admit that both fumbles that were challenged should have been called down by contact and then they even blew the second one on replay… ridiculous. The Titus Young TD was the one that put me over the edge though… blatant and irresponsible officiating and we have seen it ALL YEAR in Detroit.
I know you would never believe this, but I am pretty impartial and call a spade a spade and I tell you now that we’ve had some BAD effing calls go against us this year… so this game put a lot of Lions’ fans over the edge. BUT our defense lost us this game, no doubts.
waaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
football does not build character, it reveals character.
There was nothing to overturn the second one
Although I admit it did look like he was down, there was no definitive evidence to overturn it.
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Did you see the ball possessed while the player was down?
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No, you didn't
It appeared that way, but there was nothing definitive.
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You can tell yourself that all you want, but...
that ball didn’t come loose until after he was down and was rolling over. It was that obvious. Just because they didn’t have that angle of the “very second” the ball came loose doesn’t reverse what you see with your own eyes objectively. It wasn’t a fumble… plain and simple. The replay system is based on rules and common sense loses sometimes.
Absolutely I think it probably was a fumble
but there was no way to clearly see that.
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You've gotten some bad calls this year?
EVERYONE HAS. THAT’S FOOTBALL. GET OVER IT.
But what might help avoid some of them would be not having a team full of douchebags. You guys seem to love that you’re "nobody’s victim’ or whatever now because you’re just oh so tough and not taking anybody’s shit anymore. That’s great. It’s also why everyone else in the league laughed their asses off when Suh got suspended or when your coach got punked by Harbaugh. Coming into this season, everyone I know was saying that they were pulling for the Lions to break out of their rut, and they were the media darling at the start of the year. Over the course of about 6-8 weeks, by showing themselves to be absolute shitbirds, I can’t hardly think of anybody who still feels that way outside of Detroit, and in some cases, in Detroit.
You might notice something: The Steelers don’t get many calls to go their way either.
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Chin up, boys.
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
by Tepo6688 on Jan 3, 2012 4:26 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Greened!
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Overreact much?
Shitbirds, hey? Funny how people are so influenced by the media and it’s those same people that watch about 2 total Lions’ games per year and think you know what we are about. You talk like we have this team of thugs… and that is just not the case. You guys had more personal foul penalties than we did last Sunday.
I just get so sick of this view from other teams around the league that think you know what kind of players we have and what kind of team we are. I can’t wait to see you get knocked out of the playoffs this year and watch the whole Packer world come crashing down. Maybe that’ll remove this arrogant sense of entitlement that “all the people feel outside of Green Bay about you guys”. My prayer each night will be for a big-ass Green Bay choke in the Divisionals. Good luck!
and yet, which fanbase was the one complaining about the refs??
You guys had more personal foul penalties than we did last Sunday.
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I never once complained about a personal foul call.
Just the calls that impacted turnover situations or reversed touchdowns… big, big difference. The personal foul comment was geared to the people that judge the character of this team on a few egregious penalties by a few players in heated situation and think that the Lions are dirty and hated and all that media bias. As a real fan of the team, I know what kind of character is on that team….
lol
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by Tedaldtada29 on Jan 4, 2012 8:53 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions 1 recs
I read
arrogant sense of entitlement
as
false sense of entitlement.To me, they are synonymous.
(Otherwise, what’s arrogant about it?)
But, the only people who can have a false sense of entitlement are people who, or, in this case of sports fandom, whose team, hasn’t earned it.
That, to me, sounds like most of the Lions fans who have imposed themselves as guests on our site for most of this past season.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
by NorthStarr on Jan 5, 2012 1:30 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Visiting fans in general, really.
Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers: Chin up, boys.
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.
In fact,
an arrogent sense of entitlement is the perfect description of the attitude exhibited by said Lions fans!
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
by NorthStarr on Jan 5, 2012 1:33 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
And just why is that?
We haven’t earned anything as a team and don’t feel we are entitled to shit. I think confidence can be misconstrued as arrogance at times and yes, I am sure there are a fair amount of cocky Lions’ fans.
My point was that Packer fans act like they are entitled to be dealt with in the same terms at the Almighty Himself. Like people should never say anything negative about the team, that last year’s SB win entitles them to be immune to all criticism. AFTER this season is over and you seal the deal… yep, you are champs again and can rub it in the face of every team. Til then, it’s not a done deal and you have weaknesses that can and MAY BE exposed in the post-season.
Yea, the refs made our back ups drop 45 on your "Great Defense"
You guys keep telling yourselves that. Maybe a week from now when your team is out, you guys can head over to the DN for a pity party.
by Charlie Kelly on Jan 2, 2012 11:03 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
don't blame the refs. that's pathetic.
blame suh for jumping offside on 3rd down and 3 with 2 minutes left.
blame megatron for dropping an absolute gimme of a TD resulting in a missed FG at the end of the half.
blame the 2 DBs set to cover nelson on his deep middle TD pass.
blame the DB who got punked by Nelson on his first TD (who is later complaining to the coaches that he slipped… read the coaches lips “you got your ass kicked out there”)
blame the guy who jumped offsides for Nelson’s deep TD catch on the side.
blame Stafford who threw the ball to shields when they still had a chance to win the game at the end.
blame your coach who got so worked up about the non call on young (a mistake for sure, but at full speed, I can see how they could make a mistake there)
you put so much blame on the refs, it’s a copout.
If the refs really had it in for the Lions, which they didn’t, you’d look at a play like the safety and they would have called that down at the 1 foot line becuase of forward progress or a touchback.
If the refs really had it in for the Lions, the packer hit on stafford on a non-play would have only resulted in a 5 yard loss for the Lions instead of 1/2 distance and automatic 1st down. On a blown play, nothing else matters. The result of the play doesn’t exist becuase of the blown play (nice acting by the way – it wasn’t even that hard of a hit)
If the refs really had it in for the Lions, the same sort of play would have resulted in 15 yards for the packers later in the game on another blown play where avril i think hit flynn in the same manner (just our guy didn’t fall down like a bitch) yet the packers got called for the proper 5 yard blown dead penalty that should have been called on the lions earlier.
i notice you’re not making beef about megatrons pi call in the endzone. but wait, that’s becuase he raped our guy and you scored on that drive. oh, i guess bad calls only are bad calls when you suffer a loss.
suck it up chief. the officiating wasn’t too good on either side. just accept that you lost to a backup QB, with limited weapons, to a defense with it’s best players sitting.
by Nels Winkler on Jan 2, 2012 11:15 AM CST up reply actions 6 recs
winning isn't the same as whining.
luck favors the prepared and the disciplined.
you’re half way there… but you’re nowhere near disciplined enough. #2 in penalties, #1 in personal fouls, am I correct?
you lose your games becuase of that, nothing else. and your coach is the guiltiest of the group. He’s got no discipline whatsoever.
by Nels Winkler on Jan 2, 2012 11:19 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Nah... not this game.
You have to look at each game independently and we were pretty composed this game. Sure, we’ve paid the price in past games because of our lack of focus and personal fouls, but we played a pretty clean game on Sunday. We didn’t lose this one because of all that crap. We lost because our defense was horrendous (and so was yours – and not just because you sat Woodson and Matthews, because we without Corey Williams and Louis Delmas and Aaron Berry – all three starters too) and because of some BAD officiating. That’s not whining or blaming or being pathetic, it’s using our own eyes and seeing what really happened on the field.
lol
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by Tedaldtada29 on Jan 3, 2012 12:25 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions 3 recs
the refs also took an interception away from So'oto that should have been upheld on replay
we could easily be whining about that if the Packers lost
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Jan 2, 2012 12:35 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
IF we were the whining type.
"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
"We're nobody's underdog!"
"We don't play scared!"
After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
Looooooololololol
football does not build character, it reveals character.
by sheehan on Jan 2, 2012 12:33 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
who will the refs favor more?
if packers play saints. The nfl loves drew bress and the nfl loves the packers. Maybe the nfl will invent a rule and just make both teams superbowl champs.
by motownBeggar on Jan 2, 2012 4:03 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Dude, calm down
Take off your Honolulu Blue sunglasses. If you want to have the misguided notion that the officials are somehow favoring certain teams, fine, but keep it relegated to your own little bastion of delusion. The refs miss calls. It happens, because they are human. They don’t have the benefit of slow-motion & multiple camera angles. They miss calls on all teams, you just happen to notice the ones against your team because you are biased. Yes, the Lions should have gotten a TD, but if your coach wouldn’t have foolishly challenged a play earlier, he could have challenged it. That’s not on the officials, that on Schwartz.
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by Wiedmann on Jan 2, 2012 4:12 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
only get 2 challenges per game
had to use them on other bad calls. Maybe if we change the colors of our uniform that may help.
by motownBeggar on Jan 2, 2012 4:21 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
actually both of the things he challenged should have been upheld
he got lucky with the ref blowing the call on the review of the first one, according to Mike Pereira.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
You get three if you are right on your first two challenges
He should have been using his second challenge on that play, and then he would still have had another left.
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I'm not mad
Seriously Lions defense sucked. Matt Flynn had a terrific game. I’m just playing along with the “blame the refs”. Refs screw all teams. Yesterday the Lions got screwed more. Minnesota got screwed when we played them. (grabbing facemask at end of game). Minnesota should of gotten one more play. Our coach does act like an 8 yr old at times. Thats why we get all them personal fouls. I do wonder if Flynn is that good (just meaning can he be consistent winner like Rodgers). It was an entertaining game. If I was at home I may have shattered my tv. Jk. Most likely Bress will also thrash us. I think Bress can throw for 10 tds no lie. POD banned me called me troll just because I said you guys would blow us out during last matchup when we barely beat carolina. Enjoy your guys great season.
by motownBeggar on Jan 2, 2012 4:38 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
just a frustrating lose
I would like to see the Lions beat the best. I also think they are couple years away. As long as they don’t regress. Dumb penalties really hurt us. Aka Suh jumping off sides toward end of game, and the personal fouls are unexcuseable.
by motownBeggar on Jan 3, 2012 6:14 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
lol
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by Tedaldtada29 on Jan 2, 2012 4:22 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions 2 recs
honestly lions 0-5 against nfc playoff teams
Lions are improved but not elite at all
by motownBeggar on Jan 2, 2012 4:48 PM CST via mobile reply actions
All that matters is their record against playoff teams in the playoffs.
They have the chance, which is more than they’ve had in a while.
In Every Climb and Place....
by PhoenicianPakFan on Jan 2, 2012 8:05 PM CST up reply actions
A year or two away
With good drafting and developing to becoming serious SB contenders. As long as the penalties get under control, that is. Schwartz is still young as a HC, but he seriously needs to calm down on the sidelines.
what is your guys opinion of the wide 9
I think Detroit should mix things up. I hear Jim say its not scheme its personal not making plays, but our d line has way underperformed this year (other than Avril). Suh I wish would stop acting a fool and play football. There seems be more hype than what they are doing, but I think its more their emotions.
by motownBeggar on Jan 3, 2012 6:19 AM CST via mobile reply actions
wide 9 needs awesome mikes.
it puts a ton of pressure on the middle backers to shed every blocker and still make all the inside tackles, and yet still be able to cover slot routes. it seems to me to not handle inside running well, or play action, or draws, or timing routes over the middle or screens.
but hey, it really shuts down outside pitches and deep throws.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
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