Lions Discussion for Week 11

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Neal is back at practice. Jordy Nelson is practicing. But Quarless is suffering from Multiple Neal Syndrome (MNS) and is not on the field.

Wood, Matthews and Jennings still out. Also Dougherty can't seem to find Johnny White. Shields is limited in practice.

Sherrod is in Day 3 of stealing the coveted Bruce Wilkersen Award from James Jones, Tim Masthay, Brad Jones and TJ Lang.

[Fritz]

Neal is back at practice. Jordy Nelson is practicing. But Quarless is suffering from Multiple Neal Syndrome (MNS) and is not on the field.

Wood, Matthews and Jennings still out. Also Dougherty can't seem to find Johnny White. Shields is limited in practice.

Sherrod is in Day 3 of stealing the coveted Bruce Wilkersen Award from James Jones, Tim Masthay, Brad Jones and TJ Lang.

The Leos are an odd bunch this year. Their pattern has been - mostly - to begin sluggishly on offense. Stafford seems out-of-sync early on often times, and the team falls behind, particularly early in the season when the special teams were awful. Then the team often rallies in the fourth quarter, and the Lions seem unstoppable. Stafford's numbers are weird - in the Minny game he was like 3-10 when the game was close, and then phenomonally good once the team went into catch-up mode. Mikel LeShoure seems to be getting the hang of things. He's a big boy. Brandon Pettigrew can take some of the heat off Megatron in the middle of the field, but he drops the ball sometimes.

The defense, despite having a decimated secondary, has been really pretty solid. The special teams were Green Bay circa 2008-like for the first part of the season, but have improved lately.

It's a weird team. Two weeks ago they crushed Jacksonville - it was never a contest - and people in these parts thought the team had turned the corner. But once again they were listless through the first three quarters of the Minnesota game.

I don't know - I don't know if anyone knows - which team will show up Sunday. Ford Field is loud, damn loud, and that team feeds off of that. They might have that backs-against-the-wall, us-against-the-world attitude, and steamroll the Pack in the first quarter, forcing Green Bay into catch-up ball. Or they could fuck up right away, lose a fumble or give up a big play, and take the steam out of the crowd.

They've been decimated by injuries - seven guys sat out Wedneday's practice - so it might be a question of which team's backups play better.

If the offensive line of the Packers can step up and wear their big-boy pants on Sunday, and if the front seven of the Packers' defense can put some heat on Stafford and stuff the run, this game will go well. If the Lions come out fired up and jumping around, and get the Pack in a hole, it could be a tough go.

The Pack better win. I can't stand these damn Lions' fans when their team wins. I had to listen to them be complete a-holes two years ago when I saw Aaron Rodgers get slammed into the turf and watched Matt Flynn throw an interception from the Lions' five yard line or so.

Revenge game for me. Go Pack go!

[Smidgeon]

The Leos are an odd bunch this year. Their pattern has been - mostly - to begin sluggishly on offense. Stafford seems out-of-sync early on often times, and the team falls behind, particularly early in the season when the special teams were awful. Then the team often rallies in the fourth quarter, and the Lions seem unstoppable. Stafford's numbers are weird - in the Minny game he was like 3-10 when the game was close, and then phenomonally good once the team went into catch-up mode. Mikel LeShoure seems to be getting the hang of things. He's a big boy. Brandon Pettigrew can take some of the heat off Megatron in the middle of the field, but he drops the ball sometimes.

The defense, despite having a decimated secondary, has been really pretty solid. The special teams were Green Bay circa 2008-like for the first part of the season, but have improved lately.

It's a weird team. Two weeks ago they crushed Jacksonville - it was never a contest - and people in these parts thought the team had turned the corner. But once again they were listless through the first three quarters of the Minnesota game.

I don't know - I don't know if anyone knows - which team will show up Sunday. Ford Field is loud, damn loud, and that team feeds off of that. They might have that backs-against-the-wall, us-against-the-world attitude, and steamroll the Pack in the first quarter, forcing Green Bay into catch-up ball. Or they could fuck up right away, lose a fumble or give up a big play, and take the steam out of the crowd.

They've been decimated by injuries - seven guys sat out Wedneday's practice - so it might be a question of which team's backups play better.

If the offensive line of the Packers can step up and wear their big-boy pants on Sunday, and if the front seven of the Packers' defense can put some heat on Stafford and stuff the run, this game will go well. If the Lions come out fired up and jumping around, and get the Pack in a hole, it could be a tough go.

The Pack better win. I can't stand these damn Lions' fans when their team wins. I had to listen to them be complete a-holes two years ago when I saw Aaron Rodgers get slammed into the turf and watched Matt Flynn throw an interception from the Lions' five yard line or so.

Revenge game for me. Go Pack go!

Which of course means they'll start lights-out against the Pack...

[Freak Out]

Get ready for Megatron vs Optimus Prime.

[Old School]

"Optimus Prime"? Give me a break. I wish Tramon would zip it. It's bad enough Iron Hands Finley can't keep his mouth shut. I understand players having confidence. In fact I would sure expect them to be totally confident. When you are truly good, other people will tell you, since you gave them a heads up with your play. Most guys that talk about how good they are, aren't really. The league is full of mental midgets that do it all with their mouths. The teams with the most talkers, usually are cluster @#%&'s. I'd point to the Eagles and Jets as "Exemple gratia".

[Fritz]

"Optimus Prime"? Give me a break. I wish Tramon would zip it. It's bad enough Iron Hands Finley can't keep his mouth shut. I understand players having confidence. In fact I would sure expect them to be totally confident. When you are truly good, other people will tell you, since you gave them a heads up with your play. Most guys that talk about how good they are, aren't really. The league is full of mental midgets that do it all with their mouths. The teams with the most talkers, usually are cluster @#%&'s. I'd point to the Eagles and Jets as "Exemple gratia".

I am more bothered by their choice of tv shows. Back in the day, they'd have been referring to themselves as characters from the Banana Splits.

[denverYooper]

Neal is back at practice. Jordy Nelson is practicing. But Quarless is suffering from Multiple Neal Syndrome (MNS) and is not on the field.

Maybe the man took away his meds too.

[denverYooper]

McCarthy is, like, 59-1 coming off of a bye.

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I am more bothered by their choice of tv shows. Back in the day, they'd have been referring to themselves as characters from the Banana Splits.

That would be the greatest Halloween costumes of all time*, at least for a certain demographic. Especially if you had their go karts.

Its either the Banana Splits or the Sleestacks from Land of the Lost.

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McCarthy is, like, 59-1 coming off of a bye.

Andy Reid used to comfort himself the same way. Now he is looking for a place to crash in the offseason.

[mmmdk]

McCarthy is, like, 59-1 coming off of a bye.

More like 5-1 with only loss coming in 2008 at Tennessee Titans in OT. It actually makes little sense in the schemes of Stubbyness!

[Fritz]

Andy Reid used to comfort himself the same way. Now he is looking for a place to crash in the offseason.

He can share a place with Rex Ryan.

Damn Loins. So unpredictable. Thoughts on matchups? Does Schvantz call a good defensive game against MM?

[Fritz]

Here's a quote from the Detroit News about Ndahmakommalammakong Suh's Wednesday media session:

"Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh declined his usual Wednesday interview this week. Instead, he spent a few minutes arguing with a Lions media representative over his statistics."

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...#ixzz2CL3qKXPG

Now that's the kind of team-first attitude you like to see!

[ThunderDan]

He can share a place with Rex Ryan.

Damn Loins. So unpredictable. Thoughts on matchups? Does Schvantz call a good defensive game against MM?

He probably then called the officiating crew to make sure the Packers don't untie his shoes this year.

Quoted the wrong post. This is supposed to be about Suh.

[mraynrand]

I am more bothered by their choice of tv shows. Back in the day, they'd have been referring to themselves as characters from the Banana Splits.

I'd start to worry if they referred to themselves as characters from the Bugaloos