tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post7972342308432499464..comments2024-03-22T03:17:47.335-04:00Comments on Armchair Linebacker - a New Writing blog: Manifest DestinyRaven Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00777849609532782535noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-43069789685840434912011-01-03T14:25:16.656-05:002011-01-03T14:25:16.656-05:00Yeah, in a way, it was more satisfying to just wat...Yeah, in a way, it was more satisfying to just watch him stand there, helpless, while his team flailed helplessly about and then was put down.<br /><br />Also, yeah, if Stafford stays healthy, I don't see why 10-6 isn't doable. People will scoff because it's the Lions and all that bullshit, but fuck that, this was a 7-9 team this year even with all the ridiculous injuries and probably could have realistically gone 8-8 so 10-6 doesn't seem that outrageous to me. Yeah, yeah, I know, this will all seem hilarious this time next year, but to hell with all that dumb noise, for now I believe.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-1312256385344076332011-01-03T01:09:01.160-05:002011-01-03T01:09:01.160-05:00I had always envisioned this game ending with Favr...I had always envisioned this game ending with Favre broken and beaten, lying on Ford Field waiting for a stretcher. As you said, it seems appropriate that he pussied out. Favre ending his career like the bitch he has become sat on the sidelines is almost as perfect as SUH gently grabbing his head and snapping it sideways.<br /><br />The beautiful thing is that the Vikings are on such a hard downward spiral that we can piss on them from the lofty heights of third for the forseeable future. If Stafford plays 16 games next year... 10-6?HillHeebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-91630171733402087742011-01-03T00:46:56.103-05:002011-01-03T00:46:56.103-05:00I will look forward to my dudes gnawing on the wic...I will look forward to my dudes gnawing on the wicked bones of those San Francisco Sodomites you cheer for. I'm just kidding, sodomy is cool and doesn't deserve to be compared to the 49ers.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-26810010896064975892011-01-03T00:04:39.508-05:002011-01-03T00:04:39.508-05:00Also, in what may or may not be a symbolically imp...Also, in what may or may not be a symbolically important achievement, the Lions by going 6-10 and beating the Vikings today officially climb out of the divisional cellar and finish in 3rd place. And they did it almost entirely without their starting QB.<br /><br />(This also means, Neil, that your team and mine are set to square off as Strength Of Schedule Opponents next year. Assuming next year actually happens, of course.)Whiouxsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294574254325222316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-47492561980207599072011-01-02T23:25:10.743-05:002011-01-02T23:25:10.743-05:00Thanks, JP. There were times when I was driven to ...Thanks, JP. There were times when I was driven to madness, but what the hell, I have always been half-mad anyway.<br /><br />"These are strange and wonderful times..."<br /><br />Fuck. Yes. I tip my cap to you, my good dude.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-66757819554478260562011-01-02T23:22:58.982-05:002011-01-02T23:22:58.982-05:00Oh yeah, I forgot to add a major kudos to you, Nei...Oh yeah, I forgot to add a major kudos to you, Neil, on surviving the crazy Lions season. A post a day is a major deal, let alone having to write about this schizo fucking team that we all love so much. And The Great Willy Young got some action today too, so I hear.<br /><br />These are strange and wonderful times...JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963893472040994684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-38786047977538462732011-01-02T23:08:06.423-05:002011-01-02T23:08:06.423-05:00Man, I bet that was awesome.
Also, yeah, the anno...Man, I bet that was awesome.<br /><br />Also, yeah, the announcers were breaking out the whole HE'S JUST A BIG KID WHO HAD SO MUCH FUN OUT THERE LOOKIT HIM SMILE bullshit ad nauseum. Like, look, I get that you need to talk about him because it's his last game and all but shit, did you really have to go into cliche hypermode with it? I was surprised they didn't start talking about Wranglers and fishin' with his dogs and all that bullshit. John Lynch, I don't give a fuck that you watched him do the YMCA dance in the huddle one time. Jesus.<br /><br />Also, I hear you on the whole wanting to watch them play again. I mean, I'm glad it's over because these dudes need to heal up and I need a fucking break but at the same time I kinda had the sense of NO LET'S KEEP IT GOING THIS IS AWESOME too.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-55796939263900017192011-01-02T22:51:21.930-05:002011-01-02T22:51:21.930-05:00It was after the game that I was talking to my fam...It was after the game that I was talking to my family, whom I had just returned home with, that I made the statement that "God I'm glad that we got to see that game in person, because the announcers probably spent the whole game talking about Farve".<br /><br />God I'm glad that I didn't have to hear any of that shit. I do believe that these so called analysts and announcers know absolutely jack shit about football, and are required to spend all week in some Holiday Inn board room concocting their "analytical" thoughts for the upcoming game.<br /><br />It was so nice just watching the game, and feeling the roar of the crowd. It is fucking intoxicating. Ford Field was a really special place today, and it's not like I've never been to a live NFL game before. I've been to different stadiums, but today I fell in love with the roar, the views from F.F., and of course watching the Lions win their 4th in a row.<br /><br />Another one of my odd thoughts of the day...After is was all said and done, I kind of feel sad about the whole thing. Normally by this time of year I've come up with who they should draft, dreaming about the future, of what could be. But today I just wish that I could watch them play again. I guess I should just be happy that Fate gave us what it did, I mean there were about 2-3 weeks in the middle of the season that I thought I was going to go fucking mad, but it seems like this team "gets it" now. Even with a plethora of backups in place, (some of which are better than the starters, I'm looking at you Gos)they were playing as cohesive units. 11 players together as one. <br /><br />JPJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963893472040994684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-37961149576159699262011-01-02T21:33:03.422-05:002011-01-02T21:33:03.422-05:00Yeah, I keep trying to check my own expectations, ...Yeah, I keep trying to check my own expectations, but I just can't help myself. Assuming Stafford is healthy (Oh, Lord, grant me this favor...) and the Lions maintain just average health everywhere else AND they manage to upgrade the talent level via free agency, trades and the importation of at least one blue chip player via the draft, then...shit, uh, why not, you know?Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300561079216508635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580115438716980446.post-3025282983040880622011-01-02T20:46:06.441-05:002011-01-02T20:46:06.441-05:00I think that the NFC North has to be on alert for ...I think that the NFC North has to be on alert for the Lions in 2011. I mean, how long has it been since we at least split with every team in the North (sorry, L.B., but ya know it's true)?<br /><br />Of course, there is still a ton of work to be done, like jettisioning the remainder of the dead wood from the Millen Dark Ages (I'm looking at you, Julian Peterson, Gosder Cherilus, and Bryant Johnson). This should be followed by preparing for the upcoming draft, where we can and should buy a shiny new Patrick Peterson, Prince Amukamura, or Travis Lewis.<br /><br />Of course, all progress next year will be directly related to the health of one Matt Stafford. I think we can all agree that the Lions in their current injury ravaged incarnation have about maxed out their potential, and that Staford must, MUST play a full 16 games for the Lions to take the next step. No offense to Shaun Hill, who did an awesome job as the understudy this year, but Hill as the starter means we have the third best QB in the NFC North, and that's just not going to cut it. Drew Stanton... yeah.<br /><br />With Stafford healthy and another infusion of talent drom the draft and free agency, who knows what is possible? That's the beauty of what Mayhew and Schwartz are building, that the potential is unlimited. Mayhew has brought in talent that could be elite (Stafford, Best), and talent that is already being mentioned with the league's elite (Suh, Pettigrew), along with solid players that don't just fill a jersey like a Millen pick (Levy, Alphonso Smith, Lawrence Jackson, Sammie Hill, Turk McBride, Chris Houston).DarkStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720627519731287038noreply@blogger.com