FrenchMovieTheme
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i dont need to read into anything. i watched the entire game and remember it very well. suh's game was much, much worse than even that statline could indicate
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NFL 2012 Week 1 |OT| A New Hope
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i dont need to read into anything. i watched the entire game and remember it very well. suh's game was much, much worse than even that statline could indicate
I watched the game as the only Lion fan in a bar full of 49er fans in SoCal. It was a great game but just because a defensive tackle doesn't post 10 tackles and 2 sacks doesn't mean he was ineffective.
It was Suh's weakest game of the year I'll admit, but he will be going into the Sunday night game with a chip on his shoulder, and that should scare the shit out of Alexis.
Future is bright in Detroit with a core that includes Matthew Stafford, Megatron, Suh, Titus Young, Brandon Pettigrew etc. etc. Your one hit wonder team has Alex Smith as the starting QB.
Black Mamba
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If the Niners start 0-2, I'm blaming you for it, FMT.
But if they go 2-0, you get none of the credit.
Just thought you should know.
But if they go 2-0, you get none of the credit.
Just thought you should know.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
i'm telling you it doesn't matter what his statline said. me saying he had a shitty game isn't me looking at his boxscore. he is too aggressive and the 49ers used it against him. the vast majority of our running yards came to his side RUNNING RIGHT AT HIM. he is so intent on "getting to the QB" that he doesn't bother to play the run.
suh maybe the biggest and strongest guy in the history of planet earth, but if he has poor awareness when it comes to playing the defensive line and run vs. pass then what's the point?
oh, and remember there was a time where the buccaneers had a "bright future" and look at them now. that is where the lions are headed
p.s. if the niners go 0-2 oh well. then we can fire harbs and hire brian billick at long last
sf2fanatic
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Alot of Cena fans
TheLegendary
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Lions D is trash anyway. You can talk about Suh all you want but there's no denying (unless you're Kastrioti) that the defense as a whole is overrated beyond belief. I'd know about shitty D after watching ours for a year.
Speaking of, the Packers are so blessed to be facing the 9ers Week 1. There's no better way to boost your confidence after a down year than beating up on smallhands to start the season. In fact I'm pretty sure ol' Don Capers has been prepping the D as if it was another pre-season game so it'll give all of our rookies another week to get ready for legitimate competition.
Speaking of, the Packers are so blessed to be facing the 9ers Week 1. There's no better way to boost your confidence after a down year than beating up on smallhands to start the season. In fact I'm pretty sure ol' Don Capers has been prepping the D as if it was another pre-season game so it'll give all of our rookies another week to get ready for legitimate competition.
Buckethead
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Our run D looked like dogshit against the Chefs last week, I wouldn't be talking smack quite yet.
Then again that was the Packups.
Still, we will win, no doubt. Fat Mike is 5-1 on opening day.
Then again that was the Packups.
Still, we will win, no doubt. Fat Mike is 5-1 on opening day.
TheLegendary
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What's the fun in that?
And as FMT has said on multiple occasions we have nothing to worry about in the run game anyway since Gore is a shell of his former self. A 9ers win will have to rest in the hands of Alexander Douglas Smith
sf2fanatic
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Jake Locker takes down Lord Brady Week 1...
Locker Era Begins.
Yup!!!!!!!
Buckethead
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Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
"Overrated?" The secondary is probably the worst in the league.
Fixed2BeBroken
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LOL, I need the source for this
Alligatorjandro
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I went for a run this morning.I need to get in better shape.
God damn I love when Kastroti starts spouting complete and utter jibberish about the shit house Lions and the most overrated player in football in the last decade.
He is right about teams gameplanning around the Lions though. The best gameplan is to rest your starters and let your backups set scoring records against them.
He is right about teams gameplanning around the Lions though. The best gameplan is to rest your starters and let your backups set scoring records against them.
How's your marathon time compared to Sarah Palin's?
Don't worry, you'll be fine. The win is forever.
AndresON777
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it was before the playoff game against the cowboys back in like 2010. Mcribb was scurred.
I dont think this is correct.
AndresON777
shooting blanks
really? I thought it was the year your boy favre beat up on the cowboys and then the saints cheated their way to a super bowl.
NBC doesnt have playoff games do they?
AndresON777
shooting blanks
ah so it was like the last regular season game before they played and got beat again.
Eagles suck is all I know. Phillies suck too
lol lots of people know their team sucks ass. I just read the NYT's Rams preview and three of the starters he had penciled in were cut in the past few days.
TheLegendary
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Pretty sure that was the first year (maybe first game?) in the Cowboys new stadium which wasn't the 2010 season. 2008 or 9
As far as Suh goes, there was a call to local sports radio a week or two ago that I think puts it best: this year is the rubber-match for him. When he first came in as a rookie, he made a ton of waves, got a lot of people's hopes and expectations pumped up, and looked like the dominant DT we hoped to see for years to come. Last year though, he...well, sucked, for a number of reasons.
There's still a lot stacked against him this year. The blueprint's been laid out several times now for how to limit his effectiveness, and between his rep for cheap hits growing and the league in general getting more and more antsy about hits to the quarterback (his specialty), he has a lot of hills to climb and adjustments to make to his game. If he really is the best-in-a-generation type of player that Kast believes him to be, then he'll make the modifications to the way he plays and step up his impact this year. For me, the jury's still out. He still doesn't strike me as the best decision-maker, on or off the field.
That said, there is more to the Lions than just Suh, but a lot of them still have growing up to do before they can take that next big step forward.
There's still a lot stacked against him this year. The blueprint's been laid out several times now for how to limit his effectiveness, and between his rep for cheap hits growing and the league in general getting more and more antsy about hits to the quarterback (his specialty), he has a lot of hills to climb and adjustments to make to his game. If he really is the best-in-a-generation type of player that Kast believes him to be, then he'll make the modifications to the way he plays and step up his impact this year. For me, the jury's still out. He still doesn't strike me as the best decision-maker, on or off the field.
That said, there is more to the Lions than just Suh, but a lot of them still have growing up to do before they can take that next big step forward.
I don't think you can have such a bad year and consider yourself the best in a generation otherwise I can agree with that outlook. He's young and has time to look over last year.
He just doesn't play with football intelligence or intelligence at all, so he's completely out of the greatest discussion, for any time period.
He just doesn't play with football intelligence or intelligence at all, so he's completely out of the greatest discussion, for any time period.
TheLegendary
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Did they really eliminate that?
Chiefs must get the money
"This week, the NFL expanded the concept of a defenseless player to include defenders. Now the crack-back block by an offensive player lined up more than 2 yards laterally outside the tackle can't crack back on a defenseless defender in the head or neck area as described above. The same goes for a blocker in the backfield at the snap of the ball who after the snap moves more than 2 yards laterally outside of a tackle. "
Guess remembered it wrong. Just can't go high, but since Hines is retired, I guess it's not an issue
The Houston Oilers won the first two AFL championships. So the shirt is wrong b/c it was the wrong franchise, wrong name, and wrong championship. Got the city and year right, though
AndresON777
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pac10 coaches cheating? are we surprised?
What the hell
That's a great OP, Buckethead. Nice. NFC North was the best.
SEPTEMBER 5
DAL at NYG
SEPTEMBER 9
IND at CHI
ATL at KC
PHI at CLE
WAS at NO
STL at DET
NE at TEN
JAC at MIN a true toss up with Ponder and Gabbert
BUF at NYJ
MIA at HOU
SEA at ARI
SF at GB
CAR at TB
PIT at DEN
SEPTEMBER 10
CIN at BAL
SD at OAK
SEPTEMBER 5
DAL at NYG
SEPTEMBER 9
IND at CHI
ATL at KC
PHI at CLE
WAS at NO
STL at DET
NE at TEN
JAC at MIN a true toss up with Ponder and Gabbert
BUF at NYJ
MIA at HOU
SEA at ARI
SF at GB
CAR at TB
PIT at DEN
SEPTEMBER 10
CIN at BAL
SD at OAK
Finally watched a bit of the USC game. The thing about Barkley is, even though the Rams need a QB, if I could draft one guy on that team, it would be Marqise Lee. I kind of think Barkely is a good QB who is in perhaps the best situation any college QB has ever been in terms of surrounding talent
BlackGhost
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goldlion054
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Some lions fans just want to watch the world burn. I should have never read that last page
How dare you! This is who I am!
a creepy cat?
This was from the Eagles first Sunday Night Football game in Dallas' new stadium in 2009.
Everybody is their avatar.
...I don't actually have any counterpoint to this, just felt like pointing out that I smile every time I see your new avatar now.
"...It's my new shirt."
So you're a cat too?
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