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Grex Sports Item 98: 2000 Detroit Lions
Entered by ric on Mon Jul 10 14:16:38 UTC 2000:

Did anyone else notice that the Sporting News predicted that the Detroit Lions
would win the Superbowl this year?

In other news, Barry send the Lions a check for $1.833 million - no
unretirement this year!

8 responses total.

#1 of 8 by jep on Mon Jul 10 15:49:57 2000:

I thought the Sporting News predicted the Lions were *going* to the 
Super Bowl, not that they'd win.

I have my doubts, beyond that I'm 39 years old and have never seen 
any chance that the Lions would win a Super Bowl.  My main doubt is that 
the Lions play in the same conference as Tampa Bay (Tony Dungee is a 
brilliant coach), not to overlook Washington (the Redskins picked up 
some big-name players, including Deion Sanders).  

I think Bobby Ross is a brilliant coach, too.  His development of 
Charlie Batch has been an unprecedented thing in Detroit.  The record 
from last year, with Barry Sanders leaving on the verge of training 
camp, and with all of the injuries to key players (Westbrook, Moore, the 
offensive line, etc.) was very impressive.  I just think the other teams 
look pretty tough this year.

As far as Barry Sanders... I don't think he could return and play for 
the Lions if he wanted to.  I don't see why the team would accept him.  
I wouldn't have believed it a year ago, but the Lions do seem to be a 
better team without him.  Not as exciting, but better.

#2 of 8 by ric on Mon Jul 10 17:39:53 2000:

Oh that's right, GOING to the Super Bowl.

Maybe someone is going to buy them tickets.  I'm a fan, not a radical
believer. =)

#3 of 8 by jep on Mon Jul 10 19:00:30 2000:

Whew!  I thought the heat was getting to you, and we'd have to send you 
some of Lake Superior.  I was afraid you'd become a Carolina Panthers 
fan or something.  That would be terrible.

#4 of 8 by ric on Mon Jul 10 20:27:58 2000:

Hahahahah...

Hahhahahahahhaahha... No, I'm a Lions fan, mostly because of Charlie Batch.
I was never really into them before.  I just bitched a lot about Scott
Mitchell, etc...

HOWEVER no matter what happens I will always be a Tiger fan.

#5 of 8 by albaugh on Fri Jul 14 20:55:16 2000:

I'm sorry, I just don't see what the Lions have done that elevates them from
wild card loser to the super bowl.  Thier O-line and running game will
definitely be improved from last year.  But Batch is a question mark AFAIC,
and Tomczak (sp) as a backup doesn't thrill me.

#6 of 8 by jep on Fri Jul 14 23:39:55 2000:

Charlie Batch is the first QB the Lions have had since Gary Danielson 
who I'm not afraid to see making decisions about what to do with the 
football.  That's why I'm excited about him.

#7 of 8 by omni on Sat Jul 15 02:37:35 2000:

The lions will suck unless someone starts building a *&^^%

TEAM

#8 of 8 by ric on Mon Jul 17 23:37:33 2000:

IMO, they have a TEAM... they've had one ever since Barry Sanders left.  Last
year they were decimated by injuries almost all year and still managed to be
respectable.  If they can avoid those injuries, they could easily make it to
the Super Bowl with the existing staff.

Everyone knows that lack of injuries is one of the biggest keys to GETTING
to the Super Bowl.

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