tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post331534029479641765..comments2024-03-22T03:17:47.335-04:00Comments on Armchair Linebacker - a New Writing blog: We Made ItRaven Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00777849609532782535noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-34590270587812001222011-12-25T12:49:01.529-05:002011-12-25T12:49:01.529-05:00Also, hey, Merry Christmas everyone. I love you al...Also, hey, Merry Christmas everyone. I love you all. Even you. And you. You too.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-86912306110305014562011-12-25T12:48:34.608-05:002011-12-25T12:48:34.608-05:00Lord Anonymous,
Yeah, THIS was the team that had ...Lord Anonymous,<br /><br />Yeah, THIS was the team that had me so excited before the season. It took a while, but things feel like they just locked in at just the right time. It's all been fun, but this . . . this is the sort of thing that makes you really believe.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-3087142747380564362011-12-25T12:46:58.431-05:002011-12-25T12:46:58.431-05:00"Merry Schwartzmas from New Mexico!"
On..."Merry Schwartzmas from New Mexico!"<br /><br />On Schwartzmas, Santa busts through the front door with a fist pump, screaming "Boom, motherfucker!" over and over again and threatening to fight the Easter Bunny.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-730159699870455632011-12-25T06:59:53.532-05:002011-12-25T06:59:53.532-05:00Yeah, it WAS a complete game -- wasn't it? Sta...Yeah, it WAS a complete game -- wasn't it? Stafford really has arrived. The evidence is now indisputable -- he will start to enter Aaron Rodgers territory, should he continue like this.<br /><br />I was worried about this game but the Leos showed up to play like men. I was shocked at the consistancy in all three phases and the discipline. Where'd this team come from?!<br /><br />The best thing I take away from this is, this team is peaking at exactly the right time. Think about all the stupid things they did this year. In retrospect, those mistakes were like gold. By doing all those boneheaded things, they have LEARNED and are less likely to do them in the playoffs.<br /><br />And we seem to have gotten guys back from injury at EXACTLY the right time (K. Smith, Houston and D-line refreshers).<br /><br />Seeing the team jelling like this on both O and D, I like our chances in Green Bay next week.<br /><br />I think you can put this team - the way they finally put it all together - up against ANYBODY in the playoffs and they can win.<br /><br />Not saying it will happen, but WOW -- this team just seems to have transformed from good to really good, overnight.<br /><br />A week ago I was just looking forward to sneaking into the playoffs -- to be honest, I didn't really have hope they could win the Super Bowl.<br /><br />The way the Lions played yesterday, I'm sure we all agree they could go All the Way!<br /><br />Merry Christmas to All!<br /><br />Lord AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-92005128029637693542011-12-25T04:06:56.948-05:002011-12-25T04:06:56.948-05:00"I think my favorite moment actually came on ..."I think my favorite moment actually came on a play that didn’t work, when Stafford spun away from a Charger pass rusher, and heaved it deep into the endzone where St. Calvin soared like a beautiful angel, to a place only he can go, and he grabbed an impossible pass and then came down with it only for one of the zillion Chargers draped over him to knock it away at the last second."<br /><br />I don't want to gibber on about Fate (that's your job) but I couldn't watch the game today due to family obligations, so I DVRed it to watch at the best possible moment. This play happened on the recording right as soon as I finished reading this. I don't even wish I were joking, because it was absolutely magical.<br /><br />I can't even tell you how different my life was the last time the Lions were in the playoffs. The times they are a-changing.<br /><br />Merry Schwartzmas from New Mexico!Mr. Radonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-70929215792311067202011-12-25T02:07:07.202-05:002011-12-25T02:07:07.202-05:00"watching this team really is like freebasing..."watching this team really is like freebasing feelings."<br /><br />YES<br /><br />Also, never apologize for being rambly, CJ - especially here, the home of the ramble.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-44466018080478709492011-12-25T01:38:43.617-05:002011-12-25T01:38:43.617-05:00Sorry to be so hyped up and rambly! You alluded to...Sorry to be so hyped up and rambly! You alluded to it earlier in your preview post, but watching this team really is like freebasing feelings. <br /><br />I still can't believe what I saw. I adore this team and coaching staff and...and...yeah.CJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-86191322721817202332011-12-25T01:16:59.555-05:002011-12-25T01:16:59.555-05:00Yeah, we have an unbelievable QB and he's not ...Yeah, we have an unbelievable QB and he's not even close to the prime of his career yet. He just devastated the Chargers today and when he plays like that, the Lions can beat anybody and everybody.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-66157248064169416442011-12-25T01:13:29.429-05:002011-12-25T01:13:29.429-05:00OUR QUARTERBACK OUR QUARTERBACK OUR QUARTERBACK!!!...OUR QUARTERBACK OUR QUARTERBACK OUR QUARTERBACK!!!!!!<br /><br />(and also our O-line, damn, awesome job guys)<br /><br />And also our receivers. I knew our receivers were pretty awesome, but man...in comparison to San Diego? They didn't even look like they were trying on most of the later throws, even when Rivers did manage to get it in their vicinity. Of course, their quarterback is...a little bitch, basically. I don't think I've ever seen Staff act like that on even one play. Rivers' tantrums were a delight to watch.<br /><br />And also our D made some just great great GREAT plays too.<br /><br />This feels...way more authentic than 1991 to me. Barry Sanders is the best running back ever, and I'll forever be grateful that I got to see him play (and I'm so glad that he's enjoying the latest Lions regime)...but you need a QB, and it breaks my heart that he never had one. Now? OMG, DID YOU SEE OUR QB? <br /><br />Merry Christmas all! Our team is SO AWESOME! <br /><br />(I kind of want to actually learn more about football now, because I want to know exactly what our guys did to make the Chargers look so damn terrible. It was stunning.)CJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-28619384290961057032011-12-24T23:45:29.164-05:002011-12-24T23:45:29.164-05:00BDR,
Yup. It was refreshing to not have to swallo...BDR,<br /><br />Yup. It was refreshing to not have to swallow my tongue every other play because the refs were throwing shit all over the field. Ed Hochuli, I salute you. (Well, the Lions too. For once, they actually looked like the more disciplined team.)Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-62028291971047165252011-12-24T23:44:01.550-05:002011-12-24T23:44:01.550-05:00DarkStar,
Yeah, anything's possible now and t...DarkStar,<br /><br />Yeah, anything's possible now and that's the beauty of it. I remember being 11 years old and sitting in the stands watching the Lions dismantle the Cowboys in that one playoff victory we've had to hang onto and now here I am, 20 years later, watching the Lions claw their way back to that place. And now, we've got a chance to make it work better this time.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-78342025233901904122011-12-24T23:35:37.841-05:002011-12-24T23:35:37.841-05:00I know that this is just over-optimistic stupidity...I know that this is just over-optimistic stupidity, but it would just be awesome to bitch-slap the whole NFL, ESPN, and every asshole beat writer that has given us hell over the last decade or so (Drew Sharp, you're first) by rolling over the 49ers, Packers, and whatever AFC schmuck team has the guts to face the Lions at that point, then hand the Lombardi trophy to Suh so thahe can cave in Sherriff Goodell's head with it and hang his lifeless corpse from the rafters of Ford Field for the sport of the crows.<br /><br /><br />this might be the most beautiful thing i have ever read.BDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109252758787534488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-47292695947307260112011-12-24T23:33:11.469-05:002011-12-24T23:33:11.469-05:003 penalties. 8 yards. Where the fuck has this been...3 penalties. 8 yards. Where the fuck has this been? If thisteam shows up, they can play with anyone. remember we were missing a safety and a cb this week. they can be better, which is damn scary. what a game, what a glorious glorious ass whooping. and watching the sanchise get his ass handed to him first made even sweeter.BDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08109252758787534488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-41551766150355292232011-12-24T23:32:30.722-05:002011-12-24T23:32:30.722-05:00This year feels like 1991 (yes, young'uns, I a...This year feels like 1991 (yes, young'uns, I am old enough to remember clearly the last time the Lions won a playoff game. Now shut up.) There is a sense of destiny in this, the fast start, the adversity to be overcome, followed by the magnificent charge taht ended with the Lions in the NFC Championship. Of course, adversity in 1991 was the horrible paralysis of Mike Utley, while the 2011 version of adversity invoves the Lions playing childish, immature, whiny football for about a third of the season... but I digress.<br /><br />Anyway....<br /><br />I feel like the Lions can not just be in the playoffs, but push deep into January football. Who knows? Maybe they get a chance to exorsize the last demons remaining, winning at Green Bay and the Infamous Handshake Scandal/Handshakegate/those goddamn 49ers?<br /><br />The Defense seems to be peaking at the right time, and getting healthier, not more injured as they march into the postseason. Add to that the arm and enormous brass-plated balls of one Matthew Stafford, who shed his glove and splint, mounted his T-Rex Sue (if you read the Dresden Files you know what I'm talking about) and proceeded to have her eat and subsuquently shit out Phillip Rivers and the whole goddamn Chargers team.<br /><br />I know that this is just over-optimistic stupidity, but it would just be awesome to bitch-slap the whole NFL, ESPN, and every asshole beat writer that has given us hell over the last decade or so (Drew Sharp, you're first) by rolling over the 49ers, Packers, and whatever AFC schmuck team has the guts to face the Lions at that point, then hand the Lombardi trophy to Suh so thahe can cave in Sherriff Goodell's head with it and hang his lifeless corpse from the rafters of Ford Field for the sport of the crows.<br /><br />Hmmm.... maybe that was a little over the top. <br /><br /><br />Naaaaaah.<br /><br />Merry ChristmasDarkStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720627519731287038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-74842555518624427172011-12-24T23:13:43.848-05:002011-12-24T23:13:43.848-05:00As a Falcons fan, this...displeases me somewhat, a...As a Falcons fan, this...displeases me somewhat, as it makes my life more difficult.<br /><br />That said, I hold no truck with the Lions. This has got to feel like that first piece of ass after a year-plus long dry spell. Merry Christmas, Detroit. You've had one hell of a coal walk to get here. Crack one open and enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-21145311199652722832011-12-24T22:44:02.335-05:002011-12-24T22:44:02.335-05:00Unknown,
Yes, it was a good day.Unknown,<br /><br />Yes, it was a good day.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-68172126973243732072011-12-24T21:46:38.177-05:002011-12-24T21:46:38.177-05:00Forgot to thank ya for all the props this year Nei...Forgot to thank ya for all the props this year Neil keep on keeping on pleaseBubbalouueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986370891454752176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-34113690116155158332011-12-24T21:45:16.716-05:002011-12-24T21:45:16.716-05:0012 years. 12 F*CKING years I have waited to read ...12 years. 12 F*CKING years I have waited to read that post. Thank you for making my existence worth a shit.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365310504175698668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-37437020205079986692011-12-24T21:45:04.227-05:002011-12-24T21:45:04.227-05:0012 years. 12 F*CKING years I have waited to read ...12 years. 12 F*CKING years I have waited to read that post. Thank you for making my existence worth a shit.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365310504175698668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-81530355222902127952011-12-24T21:43:46.187-05:002011-12-24T21:43:46.187-05:00"Man, after I compared Rivers to one of the a..."Man, after I compared Rivers to one of the assholes from Animal House, I couldn't help but notice how fucking accurate that was every time they showed his smug face on the sideline."<br /><br />Is right. He's such a hateable, fat buffoon. Suh was mere seconds away from curling him up in a ball and shoving his head up his own asshole.<br /><br />His OWN asshole.HillHeebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-9832222400761706462011-12-24T21:33:45.647-05:002011-12-24T21:33:45.647-05:00"Neil....thanks for Ur blog dude. With all th..."Neil....thanks for Ur blog dude. With all the negativity....*out of proportion negativity that is*, found elsewhere....this blog has been amazin' and keep up the good work."<br /><br />Thanks, man.<br /><br />And yeah, both of those plays that you mentioned were good ones that both felt symbolic if that makes any sense.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-81694503886418459332011-12-24T21:32:54.356-05:002011-12-24T21:32:54.356-05:00Have a great Holiday every1. Bless to Ur families ...Have a great Holiday every1. Bless to Ur families and loved 1's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259539822107481119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-20159768446135920292011-12-24T21:32:27.155-05:002011-12-24T21:32:27.155-05:00Bubba,
Yeah, right now I am in a BRING 'EM AL...Bubba,<br /><br />Yeah, right now I am in a BRING 'EM ALL ON kind of mood.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-33897803051345440592011-12-24T21:31:52.531-05:002011-12-24T21:31:52.531-05:00Thanks SwearyGeek. This is fucking awesome.Thanks SwearyGeek. This is fucking awesome.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-54833303843684827632011-12-24T21:30:52.450-05:002011-12-24T21:30:52.450-05:00I had to come back and say....
Neil....thanks for...I had to come back and say....<br /><br />Neil....thanks for Ur blog dude. With all the negativity....*out of proportion negativity that is*, found elsewhere....this blog has been amazin' and keep up the good work.<br /><br />My fellow and Lady Lions fans....I think we can safely say that the way this team played today was not just for them, but to show us as their fans....what we can look forward to as a complete team....Total Domination comes to mind. <br /><br />My favorite moment....I'll take liberty and take 2 if no1 minds....<br /><br />The killer instinct on offense with the very 1st play from scrimmage....45+ yard bomb to Calvin from Stafford....<br /><br />The 2nd play....<br /><br />Chargers tryin' to get into the endzone and pass is intercepted by Houston and taken back downfeild 50 yards....U gets nada San Diego...nathan! Go back home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259539822107481119noreply@blogger.com