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doll
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pro football
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Sep 1 16:54 UTC 1996 |
okay, i just watched that hootie guy sing the anthem before the detroit lions
opener.......he didnt impress me...will the lions? lets talk pro football..:)
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thetick
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response 1 of 36:
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Sep 5 21:46 UTC 1996 |
The Lions are never impressive early on in the season, but they'll pick it
up in a few games.
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srw
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response 2 of 36:
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Sep 6 03:00 UTC 1996 |
The first part of that is a massive understatement. The Lions suck until
mid-November. They do this every year. I don't get it.
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thetick
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response 3 of 36:
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Sep 6 21:42 UTC 1996 |
Umm..your reply didn't show all the way..actually, past the first line.
I think they need to give Barry the ball at the goal line, not Lynch.
I never did like Scott Mitchell, even if he did have a good last season.
Seems like the backup always does better..Krieg kicked ass, then he left,
so did Kramer, and Makowlski (sp?) did good last season when he had the
chance. I think they should use him more often..he wasn't half bad when
he played for Green Bay.
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albaugh
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response 4 of 36:
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Oct 19 05:35 UTC 1996 |
Lions are up to their old tricks. They may not do better than 9-7 with their
schedule and inconsistent play...
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srw
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response 5 of 36:
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Oct 20 04:42 UTC 1996 |
yup. the Lions look like a good team that is not even coming close to
playing at their potential. Last year they did overcome this partway
through the season. Will they do it again?
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albaugh
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response 6 of 36:
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Oct 21 06:42 UTC 1996 |
With their current schedule, I surely don't see them winning 7 in a row...
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srw
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response 7 of 36:
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Oct 24 04:47 UTC 1996 |
Excellent point. I agree completely, but they will beat up on some weaker
tems.
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packer1
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response 8 of 36:
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Oct 25 23:58 UTC 1996 |
The lions are a good team, but the team to beat this year is the Green Bay
Packers. They are a complete team now and it is going to be very hard for
any team to beat them.
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srw
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response 9 of 36:
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Oct 26 00:24 UTC 1996 |
The Packers are indeed very good. Better than the Lions, although the Lions
should have no trouble beating the Giants this week.
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albaugh
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response 10 of 36:
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Nov 3 11:09 UTC 1996 |
The Lions stink. If there is any doubt as to why the new stadium proposal
should *not* be passed, just look at the current inept ownership and lack of
any real commitment to reaching championship caliber in the foreseeable
future. I was born in 1957, the last time the Lions won anything...
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srw
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response 11 of 36:
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Nov 5 08:41 UTC 1996 |
Looks like I have to eat my words about the Giants. The Lions
*should* have been able to beat the Giants. They have the talent.
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albaugh
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response 12 of 36:
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Nov 8 18:26 UTC 1996 |
The Lions technically aren't out of it, I must admit: *If* they could beat
the Chargers at San Diego - the Chargers don't look as great as they might have
once - the Lions would be 5-5. If they won their 4 remaining home games *and*
won at either Chicago or San Francisco (not likely) they would be 10-6, which
would probably be good enough to get into the playoffs as a wild-card team.
But the thing is, the Lions haven't shown that they're capable of or even
likely to do these amazing 6-1 things; their 4 wins so far have been against
Tampa Bay (twice), Atlanta, and Chicago - all losing teams - *and* lost to
the Giants. I suppose we ought to share "good vibes" with 'em until they're
actually eliminated from the race...
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mwarner
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response 13 of 36:
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Nov 14 20:51 UTC 1996 |
I saw the Lions on MNF this week. I also saw them play part of the game
against the Giants. I don't look for them to put on any end of season
rush this year. I think there is something dramatically wrong with this
team. Outside of Detroit, (in NY, for example) they are fond of
questioning Detroit's overall talent, and that may be somewhat valid, but
doesn't explain the difference in heart I see from the team I watched last
year. They put on a lot of histrionics, which seem to be all flash and no
heat.
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albaugh
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response 14 of 36:
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Nov 15 04:49 UTC 1996 |
I'm afraid that once (if) Detroit is actually eliminated from playoff
contention one of the Bill Fords will finally lower the boom on Wayne, and
his run as coach will be over...
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srw
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response 15 of 36:
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Nov 15 06:57 UTC 1996 |
Well... the season's over. Will Wayne be back? (The perennial question)
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mwarner
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response 16 of 36:
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Nov 15 20:08 UTC 1996 |
In the past, I think most of the players have supported Wayne. Do they
still? Does it matter to his fate as coach?
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albaugh
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response 17 of 36:
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Nov 16 00:24 UTC 1996 |
The season is *not* over. The Lions could still finish 10-6, which would
probably make the playoffs. 9-7 *might* make the playoffs, but unlikely.
Do I think the Lions *will* finish even as high as 9-7? Given their
performance(s) to date, not a chance! But until they're definitely dead as
a duck, don't look for Ford(s) to make a change. You probably won't see a
change until after the season, in any case.
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omni
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response 18 of 36:
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Nov 16 04:40 UTC 1996 |
Bill Ford should can Wayne. He has been here for God knows how long, and
is now the same as the people who came before him, like Forzano. We need a
decent quarterback, and sadly cannot find one. We need a new team.
We should just fire the whole lot of them and start fresh.
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srw
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response 19 of 36:
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Nov 17 06:57 UTC 1996 |
Oops. Pardon me. I hadn't read the standings right. Didn't realize that
they could still finish 10-6 if they win all the remaining ones.
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albaugh
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response 20 of 36:
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Nov 17 22:31 UTC 1996 |
They won today at the Silverdome 17-16 when Seattle's last-second field goal
try from 42 yards went just wide. This makes the Lions 5-6. I predict they
finish 7-9 or 8-8...
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srw
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response 21 of 36:
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Nov 18 18:33 UTC 1996 |
That's probably a good guess, but I didn't want to write them off in
advance of their demise.
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omni
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response 22 of 36:
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Nov 19 05:33 UTC 1996 |
What the Lions should do:
Fire Wayne. Now. Hire Lou Holtz, and pay him what he wants. Let Mr. Holtz
have complete say over who stays and who goes, and I will guarantee a winner
within 4 yrs.
What the Lions will end up doing:
Keep Wayne and sign him to another multiyear/million dollar package and
they will end up in last place year after year. The only way that the Lions
will ever see a super bowl is on TV.
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albaugh
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response 23 of 36:
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Nov 19 19:19 UTC 1996 |
Careful now: Lou Holtz, after a successful coaching tenure at Arkansas, was
hired by the New York Jets. Things didn't pan out so well there. Several
years have gone by since then, but college coaches, even successful ones,
don't necessarily do correspondingly well in the NFL...
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omni
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response 24 of 36:
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Nov 19 19:46 UTC 1996 |
George Perles won in Pittsburgh before Michigan State, and he took em to the
Rose Bowl and won. Holtz could be an asset, but no one around here sees that.
I've been around the Lions all my life. They have been close to the Super
Bowl only a handful of times only to blow it against some powerhouse. Better
to spend your efforts on winning teams and leave the Lions to themselves.
I really, really wish that they would can Wayne. I would have done it after
San Diego.
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