Detroit Lions

The Jets... c'mon

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:27:00 +0000

I did not think a Roger-less D-Line would hurt THAT bad. Cody being out sure didn't help the situation.

Our defense is pathetic at best. We are looking like the Kansas City Chiefs two years ago... or the Colts a few years back, except our 'high powered offense' is no where near the caliber of those teams. We are on the right track as far as Offense but we are a few miles away.

Personally I am a defensive guy. I remember the day that I switched from favoring offense like it was yesterday. When Tampa beat the hell out of Oakland in the Super Bowl, I became a believer. Defense wins games.

We don't have a defense. I would say we are getting better compared to last year. But last year we had more than one win at this point!

Almost half way through the season and all I can think is, "Damn I wish I liked baseball."

What impressed me about Sunday...
- 2 for 2 on 4th Down Conversions
- giving up only 1 sack. (*against the Jets though guys)
- Kitna threw more TDs than INTs that day... great now he is 9-9
- Furrey putting up over 100 yards... this guy wants to play.
- Ernie Sims seems to be a good pick up
- We outscored an opponent in the 4th quarter.

What made me nervous...
- 9 penalties for 60 yards, this is not the disciplined team I thought our coaches would bring.
- Our defense giving up 129 yards to whom? Washington? C'mon
- 221 Yards rushing on us.
- Not getting enough pressure on Chad, he completed 73% of his passes.
- Our record.

Next week. Bye.
Roy Williams is going to hold a team meeting. The topic will be on hope. If the meeting goes well, you can bet on all the Lions guaranteeing victories against Atlanta.

Next game.
Atlanta. Here is a scary SCARY thought for everyone. The Jets were like 29th or 30th in rushing before beating up our Lions, and they totaled 221 yards rushing on us.
Atlanta... that�??s a different story:
1st in Rushing yds/game
1st in yds / carry
1st in rushing 1st downs
...in the most polite way I'm going to have to say we are F. #. C. *. E. D.

Lions play 4 full quarters!

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:54:00 +0000

Jones got his 100+ game and we won the turn over battle... like I said last week, and we won! But in addition to my request, the boys went ahead and got Roy Williams a 161 yard game, 3.5 sacks for Hall, and 67% pass completion for Kitna!

What a day Mr. Hall. And our Defense against the run in general. Can you imagine what it would be like if Hall and Rogers had a great day?!

Even though Jones had a good game we really need to work on our short yardage downs. There should have been 7 more points on the board pretty early but somehow we failed to get it into the end zone from a yard out.

Overall I would say the thing I am the most excited about is that we played for 4 quarters! Instead of playing 2 or 3 great ones... we actually played a full game.

Fun Stats.
On this pace Kitna will have 4,224 yards at the end of the season.
Roy Williams, pretty much didn�??t play last week, leads the NFL in Rec. yards.
90..9... Pennington's QB Rating
30th... Our pass defense rank in the league :(

What impressed me about Sunday...
- The ability to close out the game. Played the full 60 minutes.
- Roy Williams 161 yards on 10 catches.
- Kevin Jones averaging 5.5 yards a carry for 127 yards!
- Hall with his big bad self... 3.5 sacks, forced fumble!
- Stopping the run! Keep that up guys.
- Getting pressure on the QB, this needs to be done next week!

What made me nervous...
- Our inability to punch it in on such short yardage.
- While we won the turnover war, we still need to work on holding onto the ball.
- Our secondary is still giving up some of the big plays, I think we get one of our starters back Sunday but I have to check.
- Red Zone efficiency for this game was 1-3... that has got to improve.

Next week. At the NY Jets.
Not having Curtis Martin will be good news for us; however I do believe we can stop the run no matter who is carrying the ball. The bad news for us is now there is a bigger chance for them to go to an air attack, and Chad can get it done. Overall I think we are a better team. Right now Vegas thinks the Jets are a 3.5 point better team.

Final Thought
The Jets at home is the advantage they have. I was so hoping they would beat Miami but just barely... for some reason I think that changes the attitude of the players. The Lions getting their first win hopefully sparked the taste and desire for another. If they can pull this game off and go into the bye week winning our previous two, that would be a very good thing.

0-5... and the hits just keep coming.

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:49:00 +0000

I was in the wonderful town of Okoboji, IA for a wedding this weekend. It was around 1pm when I realized, 'oh crap, I'm 2 miles from the Minn. border! The game is on TV here!'

So I quickly flipped on the TV and to my delight and surprise the Lions were winning! 10-3... niiice. What's this? ANOTHER TD? 17-3. And then it happened. Our boys in blue looked up at the scoreboard and though, 'what if we win? what happens then? we are not use to that... hmmm' and they walked over to the gun rack. Loaded a weapon. And each one of them did their part to shoot themselves in the foot.

Wow... blowing a 17-3 lead all in the fourth quarter. ONLY the Li-downs can do that.

Fun stats.
31. Our rank in Fox Sports power rankings.
24. Our rank in the DVOA rankings.
4. Our rank in the NFC North.
25%. Chance a player listed as doubtful will play. R.Williams is listed as doubtful for week 6.

What impressed me...
- Ohh I don't know. The first 42 minutes of clock time.
- Eddie Drummond's returns, looking good kid.
- Red-Zone Efficiency, 2-2
- Our special teams overall. Blocking an extra point with a normal team in that same situation would have been the game winning play... but this is the Lions.

What made me nervous...
- Long before I turned on the TV... we had multiple players off the field injured.
- Kitna's turn overs... not that he has them. I understand you're going to give up more than average under the 'Martz system' but WHERE and WHEN he does seem to be just AWEFUL! Two of which in THIS game were instant touchdowns. Other times it seems to start the other team in the red zone.
- Kevin who? Wow. 0.8 yards average. You have got to show me something man. If I had my pick I would upgrade our secondary but running back isn't far from it.
- Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. 5! And we were the visiting team.
- Hakim continues to drop passes! He can make a play every now and again, but he needs to start holding on to the ball when it's 2nd and 8.

Next week. Buffalo Bills
Losman had a similar game to our Kitna. 1 TD with 3 INT and not a bunch of bragging yards. Their RB, McGahee didn't have a great day but lets not kid ourselves guys, they were playing AT Chi-town. Evans had 9 Receptions, Price had 1... thats the WRs catches (their RB had 4) but if he does not spread the ball around, I think this is an offensive attack that the Lions can hold. Our offensive line is about as strong as wet-toilet paper, hopefully we try out a shot gun

Final Thought.
The Bills have beat the Dolphins and the Vikings... but lost to the Bears and Jets. I think after the brutal beating in Chicago the team that wins games will show up to Detroit. It's obvious but if Jones can get his first 100yd game, and we win the turnover battle... it's a win. I'd take the Bills and give up a point though.

Who has the ball last? Detroit or St. Louis

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:41:00 +0000

"Sometimes in a game like this, it's who gets the ball last" -Marc Bulger.
Bullsh*t

In a game like this, if you win the turnover war by 3... you win.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I do not mind giving up some INTs in Martz's offense... but doesn't it always seem to be either returned for a TD or put the opponents in the red zone for their first set of downs?

Now I don't get the games. I read there was a pass interference called and then retracted after a 'ref huddle.' That would have given us a fresh set of downs on the 1... ahh makes me remember last year when we lost the game 3 times because of HORRID game changing calls. But like I said. I did not see the play, could have been clean.

The stat that I like the most...
13 pts against the Bears + Seahawks
58 pts against the Pack + Rams
Anyone else think that the Martz system is starting to sink in?

What impressed me...
- We officially know where the End Zone is!
- 4 Penalties, not to shabby! (but for 70 yds... grr)
- Kitna completing 67% and a respectable 277yards
- Eddie, gooooood old Eddie Drummond. He's back! 210 yards! WOW.
- Roy Williams. Way to go stud, you keep calling those first downs.

What made me nervous...
- DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE... what on earth has happened? We have great WRs. And an injured secondary. What does the coach do? Hires another WR with a lot of dropped passes in his career. I love ya Az-Zahir but we have upgraded since you been home.
- We are committing a LOT less penalties... good thing... but we are doing the BIG ones... bad thing.
- Turnovers. Again -3. Sorry but in the NFL, if the visiting team gives the ball up 3 times and doesn't get any turnovers themselves... that is a Loss, period.
- Our standings.

Next week.
Good old Vikings. I'll be 100% honest with everyone. I have hated this team before... recently in fact. However I am very happy for them. Got an old QB... like 42nd paid in the NFL. Got a coach that will enforce the 'we are going to be good people before good players' mentality. They fight for their wins... I dunno. I'm softening up to these guys. I sure hope they loose their next game. They are favs by 6.5 as of Oct 3rd. While they are at home, Detroit has it's back against the wall. I would say take Detroit and the points again. I know I know... I haven't been right yet... but neither has our team!

Final Thought(s)
-Never have I been so excited for a baseball series... c'mon and force the Football game to Monday night Twins!
- The Colts are favs to win by 19! 0 . 0
- We have got to beat the Vikings on every front. Seriously guys... 0-4 and we had two games that should have been wins. Defense get healthy and get your head out of your a$$es. Get the ball... get some pressure on the QBs... knock a player out!

Yay! More pain on Sundays!

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:07:00 +0000

For those fellow Lions fans that do not live in the area... I know there are at least 2 of us. And you still want to listen in on the game. The Burton Report has been so kind to post some Detroit Lions Radio Links.

You can see his post
here!

Lions at Rams Preview

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:58:00 +0000

Welcome home Martz.

Some numbers for you... Marc Bulger is 21-4 at home as a starter. The Rams are +7 in turnovers. We have not had a sack in the last two games. Isaac Bruce is two receptions away from being 10th all time... and he will get those in 4 days.

I fully believe our D-line will stop the Rams on the ground. But I also know that we will give up big yards in the air.

Prediction...
If Jones can get over 100yds and we only loose the ball, lets say... twice... we can win this game. We have GOT to get some preasure on the QB though!
If you are picking on the spread, take the Lions and 6!

Sometimes you wish you could stop giving a damn...

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:58:00 +0000

They lost. Again. To a team that is one of the worst in the NFL. Do you know what that makes the Lions?

What impressed me...
1. Kitna again. Had an even better day than last week. Putting up 342Yds 2 TDs and 1Int.
2. Roy Williams. Monster day with 138yds and 1 TD
3. Jones had a decent day with the total yards... still want to see him break 100yd rushing.

What made me nervous...
1. Kitna's 1 INT. Normally I don't mind an INT in a game like he had. But that one was returned for a TD. Everyone... look at the final score and take that 7pts away from Green Bay and tell me what you get?
2. NO SACKS AGAIN! Wow.... TWO weeks in a row with 0 sacks. While I would like to say the D-line is doing well stopping runs... they really need to wake up!
3. NO INTs for the Lions, against Farve... good game Farve.
4. Giving up a 75 yd pass to Jennings. How bad is our secondary with the injuries?
5. Letting the Pack get 7 - 15 in 3rd down attempts.
6. 14 PENALTIES?!
7. Getting sacked 3 times for -23 yards.

Next week.
St. Louis. The rams beat a much improved Arizona team, in a very very odd ending game. I think both Arizona and St. Louis could beat the hell out of the Lions right now. Look for Holt to have a big game Sunday.

Final Thought.
The only thing we have going for us right now is our backs are against the wall. I seriously think that we are in trouble. Our schedule is medium at best and we are 0-3. Now, I thought it was most likely going to start 0-2, but we really need to get it together. Hell, next year we have to play all the NFC East and AFC west teams... that is going to be a HARD year.

Great video!

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:11:00 +0000

AWESOME

Hey Oakland Raiders...

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:12:00 +0000

I'll give you Mike Williams and a 4th round draft pick for Porter.

Is Detroit afraid of the endzone?

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:53:00 +0000

Sometimes I often wonder if the Lions are afraid of scoring.

Ok, living in Kansas I get to watch the Lions play about 1 maybe 2 games a year. Saturday I went to my Tivo thingy and went to set the games to record... WHATS THIS!? The Lions are going to be on!! YES! Christmas time baby!
Fast forward 24 hrs. I'm in my normal pissed off Sunday mood.

What impressed me...
1. Kitna. He had a really decent day. His passing was pretty much spot on. No INTs, good completion percent and a rushing TD.
2. Kevin Jones, kinda. He did do decent against a hard ass defense.
3. Man, I wish there was a third thing...

What made me nervous...
1. THREE turnovers on fumbles. THREE. I don't care who you are, or who you are playing... you cannot win in the NFL with three fumbles.
2. FOURTEEN penalties!? 104 yards... guys, look at a football field, you gave that to them with the 3 fumbles. I thought we were going to be a disciplined team and yet we look like the Oakland Raiders out there. Jamar Fletcher, you owe Boss 6pts... I'll be looking for that next week.
3. SIX sacks... hmm again we look like the Raiders. What the hell is this crap? We protect our QB like we protect the ball.
4. A missed field goal from 40? Hmm, hope it was windy that day.
5. We converted only ONE of nine on 3rd down. That is unacceptable.
6. The Bears converted 50% of their 3rd downs.
7. The lack of dirt on Rex. Did we even touch their QB?
8. Our secondary is looking realllllly thin.

Next Week.
We host the Packers. Two weeks ago I would say there is a strong chance that will be our first win. I'm not as sure anymore. If I have to pick, I say it will be Detroit 10-7. We have GOT to get pressure on Farve.

Final Thought.
Just a win vs Green Bay is not enough. The Lions need to really stretch the field, lets see some of the famous Martz play book! Show me why I defend Roy Williams as one of the best wide outs in the game! Show me that same defense you did in week one. Show me a grown up version of that rookie that was the first to rush for 1,000 yards. Show me SOMETHING.

Well... we suck.

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:06:00 +0000

Good lord. What happened. I dont even see hope... and I'm too pissed right now to make a post a re-cap.
Jesus...

Seattle vs Detroit re-cap

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:15:00 +0000

Wow... 3 pts. 3. That's it. or you could even say... 12-14 yards and we go to overtime.

I live in Kansas City, so I have to watch the game on NFL.com's tracker thing. Watching as the helmet moves up and down the field graphic... praying that the Seattle helmet stays behind the 50yd line.

I'll say this. I'm proud of our boys and hope the people of Detroit are too. I know we all wanted a win, but loosing by 3 pts in the last seconds of the game to the NFC Champs... sorry folks... I am counting this as a W.

Three things really impressed me about the stats I was following.
1. Stopping Seattle on third down... they were 2-11
2. S. Alexander being SHUT DOWN... take away that 14yd run at the end of the game and he would have been 18 ATT, 37 Yds, 2yd per carry... MVP? Ha not against our hogs baby.
3. The score... good job guys.

Three things that made me nervous
1. While our D was 'great' I think the media needs to clarify... our D-LINE was great... Hasselbeck completed 25/30! And I know he spiked the ball at least once! And no INTs. We need to really shape up our Backs.
2. R. Williams, don't know... did he get doubled? Shut down? Only 3 catches for 36 yds is not how I would like to see one of the best WR in the game being used.
3. The last drive of the game. How many times last year did we see the last drive of the game end up in a loss for the Lions. I hope our new coach pounds it in their heads that we are NOT the same Lions. There are 60 minutes of game time and if you play 57 of them... you will loose.

Next week:
Thaaaaa Bears. Boy oh boy... one of the teams that had an amazing first game we get to play at their house ;). Let's not forget they shut out the Packers... not to impressive. The impressive thing is they looked like they improved! We will need to have the same performance on our D-line... a little more effort by our D-backs, and just TWO big plays on offense. Detroit wins this one by 8.

Final thought.
Kitna. No INT or TDs, 56% completion and 229 yards against a defense that went to the super bowl. Welcome home Kitna.

Is Peter King from Detroit?

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:39:00 +0000

Because good grief he is giving the Lions a bunch of credit before they have played a regular season game!

Not only did he pick the Lions to win the division... but he picked them to beat Seattle!

Hmm. I hope you are right bud!

Pittsburgh vs Miami

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 13:59:00 +0000

Am I ever glad that Charlie Batch is not still a Lion. He may have had 3 TDs with 0 INTs but dang he looked like crap. Two good passes all game, thats it.

Note to Detroit. We have to play Miami on turkey day, and the key to beating the snot out of them is on our D line! Daunte looked just as bad as Batch when there were a few Steelers around him... but every time he could take that extra step back, he looked like the pro-bowler of old. Pitt's D line looked like they gave up in the second quarter (the rest of the D picked it up in the 4th though).

So, D-line, get ready. You guys are the key!

Kevin Jones... just line up as a WR this day, Brown is a great back and he didn't do squat against Miami. Lets just line up with 5 wr every down :)

Peter King of SI...

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:25:00 +0000

predicted the Lions to win the NFC North! I think it is do-able. Chicago's offense looks better on paper however the QB / RB situation probably will pull them back down to the horrible level they were on last year. How many games can the D win? They will be the team to fight this year.

I don't think the Vikings will be as good as I keep reading.

I do think the Packers will be as awful as I keep reading.

So long Rogers.

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:20:00 +0000

I'm going to miss having a skilled WR on the roster, but if it's better for the team... SO LONG BUDDY.

Seriously I hope our new head coach knows what he's doing. I am not questioning him... but I'm raising an eyebrown. After all he has cut two first round picks... I know they have not turned out like we would have hoped... but what are we getting for them. That being said, I'll stand by the coach.

Bills get their first win in the preseason...

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:30:00 +0000

...and now we are even... /sigh with the Buffalo Bills. Now I know these games mean little to nothing 95% of the time. I also think the preseason should be trimmed to two games. But the BILLS!? C'mon

Charles Rogers may not put the jersey on ever again. Ok. On one hand I would like to see what this guy could do in a healthy season. On the other I like coaches that make cuts... you can't produce... you can't play. But here me now guys... he will go to another team, and honestly he very well could be a 1,000+ yard WR, so don't get too pissed when the Chiefs sign him and he becomes a star.

and Detroit Lions WIN the Super Bowl!

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:30:00 +0000

Thats right folks, yesterday the Lions beat the Chiefs in a boring Superbowl. Jones ran in 2 touchdowns ( 125 yds) R. Williams had a 200 yd game with a TD. C. Rogers had a 100+ game and a TD and Kitna threw about 400 yds.

I returned Madden 07 today. Not the best game I have ever played.

Ok guys, I am NOT happy with game with Oakland. I normally couldn't give a crap about pre season games but I need to see SOMETHING. Not sure how I feel about the 'let's wait till game day to travel across two time zones play an NFL preseason game then come home that night.'

I hope the team looks better than their website

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:27:00 +0000

Wow... www.detroitlions.com really took a turn for the worse. Anyone like the new layout?

Detroit Lions Going Up?

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:20:00 +0000

Well, I look at the 'going up' section of this article and of the 7 people listed, two are Lions.

Rogers has moved into the No. 3 spot starting WR....
Kitna named the Lions starting QB and "most likely player in the NFL to have a 325 yard, 1 TD, 3 INT game"

Greaaaat... this is moving up? Don't get me wrong, I think that Kitna will do decent but 3 INT and this is an improvement?? Rogers, a #1 draft pick becoming our #3 WR is a move up? While I love seeing improvements, listing these two guys the way they did is almost insulting.

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 20:07:00 +0000

Eddie Drummond and a hand full of others were resigned to the Lions roster. I hope that Drummond can stay healthy the whole season. His few outstanding sparks in the last two years show us fans that there is something ready to break out here.

Something else I just thought about... we play Miami at home (of course) on Thanksgiving... who are the Dolphins QBs?? Ohhh yeah... Dante and Joey... two QB's that the city of Detroit HATES. FOR ALL THOSE WHO ATTEND THE GAME. THROW TRASH, ROCKS, AND BRICKS AT THESE PUNKS!

Detroit Lions Updates:

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:58:00 +0000

Eddie Drummond and a hand full of others were resigned to the Lions roster. I hope that Drummond can stay healthy the whole season. His few outstanding sparks in the last two years show us fans that there is something ready to break out here.

Something else I just thought about... we play Miami at home (of course) on Thanksgiving... who are the Dolphins QBs?? Ohhh yeah... Dante and Joey... two QB's that the city of Detroit HATES.

FOR ALL THOSE WHO ATTEND THE GAME. THROW TRASH, ROCKS, AND BRICKS AT THESE PUNKS!

Detroit Lions Updates:

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:58:00 +0000

Eddie Drummond and a hand full of others were resigned to the Lions roster. I hope that Drummond can stay healthy the whole season. His few outstanding sparks in the last two years show us fans that there is something ready to break out here.

Something else I just thought about... we play Miami at home (of course) on Thanksgiving... who are the Dolphins QBs?? Ohhh yeah... Dante and Joey... two QB's that the city of Detroit HATES.

FOR ALL THOSE WHO ATTEND THE GAME. THROW TRASH, ROCKS, AND BRICKS AT THESE PUNKS!

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Mon, 01 May 2006 14:29:00 +0000

Well we didn�??t get Huff like I wanted�?� but we did pick up some defensive players. Defiantly not the �??splash�?? I was hoping to see Detroit make but not horrible either. I didn�??t really care about this draft seeing how I am most excited about our coaching changes�?� and that I knew all the crème of the crop would have been picked. The thing that made me most excited about this year�??s draft is Chicago and Minnesota really really had bad days!

REGGIE BUSH WENT 2ND!? WOW.

New threat, Charles Woodson...

noreply@blogger.com (Lions Fan) — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:47:00 +0000

I remember reading that Charles Woodson was looking to sign with the Bucs this season. My first reaction was, 'crap... Detroit has to play them.' Well even worse... we have to face this outstanding corner twice a year for the next 7 years.

The good news is in a match between Woodson at CB vs Williams at WR I do think Roy can win that fight... however we need to be able to put the ball right on target :\