gift_of_game Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 what'll make this year interesting is if my team wins a single effing game. care to guess which team am i rooting for? it would take a very unusual set of circumstances for the Lions not to win even one game this year bro... plus, Stafford should be good eventually. Quote Link to comment
kanski Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 yeah, i know. can't help but be cynnical when i said the same thing last year and yet, look what happened. stafford is a nice addition. i'm more concerned however with the team's defense. or their lack of it. Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Are the Eagles now one of the faves to win the Super Bowl now that Vick is with them? What about Indy? Quote Link to comment
gift_of_game Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 same thing with winning a chip---it's gonna be tough to repeat that.they have to suck really really bad for it to happen again. uhh...wait, if I may ask...why are you cheering for the Lions anyway? yeah, i know. can't help but be cynnical when i said the same thing last year and yet, look what happened. stafford is a nice addition. i'm more concerned however with the team's defense. or their lack of it. Quote Link to comment
dencio Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hey NBA/NFL junkies, which is better to watch live - NFL (Chiefs at Raiders) or NBA (OKC at SAC)? It'll be a first for either. Quote Link to comment
kingsville Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 If I were to choose based on the volume of the matchup..I'll go with the latter.. Raiders suck. Chiefs could emerge but they look sucky. At least @ the NBA, both teams mentioned are young and somewhat energetic.that means.. it's fun to watch.although they both suck, too.. Those Lions have a potential to show a great offense in the next few years or so. Quote Link to comment
kanski Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 uhh...wait, if I may ask...why are you cheering for the Lions anyway? blame it on summers spent in... you guessed it, etroit. blame it on all those pasalubong blue and silver jackets. and lastly, blame it on barry. Quote Link to comment
denimhead Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) encio... im a die hard foosball fan .. and the experience at a sucky raiders-chiefs game will more than make up for it .. imagine being in the balck hole with those fans? come on...... and besides a raider chief matchup (division) is always tight .. even in blowouts theyve been very smashmouth like.... kanski .. barry is enuff for me to root for the Lions .. dude was like Houdini .. un catchable Edited August 19, 2009 by denimhead Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) encio... im a die hard foosball fan .. and the experience at a sucky raiders-chiefs game will more than make up for it .. imagine being in the balck hole with those fans? come on...... and besides a raider chief matchup (division) is always tight .. even in blowouts theyve been very smashmouth like.... kanski .. barry is enuff for me to root for the Lions .. dude was like Houdini .. un catchablePardon me for my ignorance since it's been awhile since I last followed the NFL but is this Barry. Barry Sanders? Edited August 19, 2009 by megalodon Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) Barry Sanders is the only running back I've seen who could run and shift to another direction and eventually elude his defenders. In the NFL games that I watched, I've never seen a running back run like him. Too bad he never won a Super Bowl but he deserved to win one. Edited August 19, 2009 by megalodon Quote Link to comment
dencio Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 ^^ Unfortunately, the Lions weren't able to put up a good enough team in the 90s to compete with the 49ers, Cowboys and Packers. Quote Link to comment
denimhead Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 im pretty sure the Lions were able to make the p'offs during the barry years .. just comes up short everytime Quote Link to comment
dencio Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 (edited) 'enimhead, sorry, what i meant was a good enough team to challenge the NFC powerhouses of that decade. I'm sure they had pretty decent teams back then and I think they even reached a couple of NFC Championship games. Also, Sanders' abrupt retirement dashed all hopes of winning the Big One and/or setting league rushing records. And thanks for the tip on Raiders-Chiefs. NFL games are nice but a chance to watch Kevin Durant in person is kinda hard to pass up. Edited August 19, 2009 by dencio Quote Link to comment
denimhead Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 lol i knew youd pick up on no D .. cos either game wouldnt have any .. but yeah either game would be good .. besides if yr based there im sure you can catch the other game some other time i agree .. the lions were a piece or two short from going all the way .. favre needs to take a page out of the barry sanders playbook .... and keep to his word... no flip flopping Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I remember in the 90's, the top running backs were Emmit Smith, Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders. When it came to pure talent alone, Barry Sanders was the best among the 3. Quote Link to comment
denimhead Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 hands down .. emmitt and thurman both had lines to block for them .. barry had none Quote Link to comment
jaymong Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 wow bumalik na naman si brett favre...vikings na sya ngayon... Quote Link to comment
kanski Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 that's right denim, playoffs every year but would get eliminated every time. if memory serves me right, they didn't even get to play in the big dance. i think best they did was reach and lose the nfc 'ship. sad thing for the detroit faithful is that, after his retirement, it has been downhill for the lions since, the culmination of which is last year's win-less season. Quote Link to comment
Guest megalodon Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 hands down .. emmitt and thurman both had lines to block for them .. barry had noneThe thing about Barry Sanders was that he could shift direction on a dime which was something I never saw from another running back. Normally a running back would ram through a defense. Sanders sidestepped a defense and was successful with it. Too bad his offensive line and quarterback weren't good enough coz if it was, Barry would have won a Super Bowl or 2. The quarterback at the time was Rodney Peete but I don't think he was a SuperBowl caliber quarterback. Smith and Thomas were good but I never saw them do what Barry was doing. Quote Link to comment
denimhead Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 bottom of the barrell .. no place to go but up... Quote Link to comment
kanski Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 been reading predictions lately, most give them 4 wins at most. not an inspiring thing to hear. though at the very least, it's an improvement. Quote Link to comment
denimhead Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 4 is an improvement .. have patience with yr boys .. they still need an O Line to protect stafford .. the pieces are there megatron and kevin smith .. a 6-10 record should be considered a very good season.. then again they can pull a dolphin like season and shock the world and have a winning record Quote Link to comment
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