Hey guys lets boo our team and help the opposing team essentially giving them a home game on the road.
#Lionsfans
Like I said earlier, I totally understand the fans doing it in this instance. The team looked so good to start the year off, the division was handed to us on a silver platter and it really looked like they had something strong going forward. A lot of us were starting to feel the optimism that you seem to exude all the time. And what happened? Losses, losses, losses, and more than that it's been the way they've lost.
Look at Chicago vs. Philly tonight. The Bears were completely outplayed. You could see it from the beginning of the game all the way to the end. It sucked for them and I'm sure those fans are pissed, but at least you can look at the game and just say "they were really good, we sucked, they were the better team." I can't do that with the Lions though. So, so many of the games in the back half of the season were not cases of the other team outplaying the Lions; the losses were the result of stupid mistakes, mental miscues, and extremely poor fundamental play. All stuff that, theoretically, is fixable, and never got fixed.
This year was our golden ticket to a division win and a hosted playoff game, and this team completely squandered it. How are the fans supposed to voice all of that frustration in a way that the players, the coaches, and the management will instantly understand?
"Booooooooooooooo."
If the Lions don't like it?
Play the way you're supposed to. Entertain your audience.
I don't mean to sound like a bitter asshole guys, and yes I had a few drinks. But it seems like Lions fans were rooting for us to lose since the Week 1 OT.
For whatever it's worth I've never openly rooted for the team to lose. We're all fans, whether you want to label us as "real" fans in your personal vernacular or not. We're all ultimately hoping for the same team success, but perhaps doing so in different ways. I don't think it's any fairer for you to criticize the other fans than it is for those fans to criticize the team's terrible performances.
Seriously breh? Stafford has so many weapons already and a solid OL, why do people keep extending this "Stafford just needs more help" meme. He has the best WR in the league, two solid RBs who can catch (three if we count Theo Riddick), two solid TEs (including one with what, 7 end zone TDs?), and a solid collection of secondary receivers. What else does he need? Plenty of young QBs are doing well with less (see: Andrew Luck, Tannehill, Cam, etc).
Completely agreed. If Stafford is even close to being as elite as he's paid to be, then he has more than enough at his disposal to run a capable offense. And we've seen them do it before, even during some of our losses. The problem is the turnovers, the bad decisions, and the awkward difficult throws that often result from bad decisions. Stafford's problems are still correctable...at least, they'd better be. I'm hoping for that.
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