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At least the suspense is over for Detroit Lions fans.
Mickey71
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Ummmmm they are terrible and seem dysfunctional. Why did they pick up Peterson and basically refuse to give him the ball even when they were up at 14-3 ???? They didn't give him enough carries week 1 either. They also completely blew game 1. That coach may be done tomorrow.
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I didn't see the game or highlights yet.
Bad play calling?
They have a lot going on it seems. Stafford threw another pick 6 also.
Do you anticipate a HC firing this season?
YES
Last year I had a good laugh when the TV cameras found a Lions’ fan in the stands with a grocery bag over his head with slogan, “Same old Lions” written it. Terry Bradshaw commented today that Mathew Stafford had great stats, but the team had gone nowhere. He called it “a waste of talent.” I have to agree. The Lions are going nowhere. Poor coaching is at the heart of it.
Players are also fans. A player years before they would have entered the league would have laughed at the Lions. They would say it's a losing franchise. Culture of losing. Where as the Patriots/Steelers are known as winners to other players and fans. Peterson has actually looked very good and simply they don't give him the ball enough. Have no idea why they signed him if this is going to be the norm.
The Patriots hard a legacy of losing before Bill Belichick. They won the division a few times and lost badly in the Super Bowl under Bill Parcels, but by in large the team was an also ran. It hade some really terrible years in the early 1980s when it could barely with a game or ever start a play from scrimmage without a procedure penalty.
That was not a fun time for being a Pats fun
Yea, remember the Rod Rust team? It will be better for your mental health if you don’t.
One year the Boston papers had headline that the Patriots had “lost” because they won a game that pushed them down in the postseason draft.
I'm talking about a more recent culture. A player just being drafted was almost born when Brady entered the league. They would only have experienced the Pats as winners. Not talking about the Plunkett/Grogan years.
Grogan- good player
Coaches on the hot, hot, hot seat.
Matt Patricia
Defensive genius my butt. He stresses the importance of a pass rush and has zero, none. Sean McDermitt took a rag tag team and turned them into a top 3 defense in 2 years. That’s a defensive genius.
Adam Gase
He can’t get along with the players. He’s drafted or picked up OL by the bushel and Sam Darnold runs for his life all game. Jamal Adams wanted no part of this team. LeVeon Bell is averaging 3 yards a carry. The Jets are a total mess and it starts with the head coach.
Players on the hot seat.
Baker Mayfield and OBJ. It takes time for the connection. Blah, blah blah for 18 weeks now that’s the story. Stefon Diggs and Josh Allen had no preseason, 4 weeks together. First 2 games Diggs leads the league in yards and has 16 receptions.
Mayfield was not drafted by this management. It’s a lot easier to move on from someone else’s mistake.
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
I thought the curse of Bobby Layne expired?
As a Pats fan, I really like Patricia. But the last year I was ready for him to go. He was all about bend don't break, which I like (when it works) but gets frustrating. I am surprised he has been so bad, but first time head coaches often struggle.
Detroit has been a train wreck for many years. I'd love to see them get rolling again ...
Dave