buddha

they played well last week. we'll see if they can step it up.

refs took the lions!

well, its a detroit message board. ya gonna get some home town takes! the lions have a decent d line, a good o line (when theyre healthy), good running backs and a good tight end. thats it. worst back 7 in football. worst receivers in football. bad qb.

you sure do love the bengals for some reason.

getting worked by the worst offensive line in football.

you know tp is just schtick, right? its his thing. the lions had the worst secondary in football coming into the season and then lost two of their top three corners. undrafted journeyman bobby price is trying to cover robinson and mooney!

come on lions. i really need you to win this game. a 1-3 bears team with a loss to detroit will make this week so much fun.

you just wont be happy unless they are beating teams 60-0. they're 5-0 and beat wisconsin on the road. after the last few years, just enjoy it for a week or so. MICHIGAN went for it on 4th down FIVE TIMES!!!! in their own end of the field!!! MICHIGAN! Look, you and i are both old and we both know what an amazing shift of mentality that is for the schembechler coaching tree. they look much more organized this year, on offense and defense. no more rushing to the line, no more huddling, no more wasting possession time. theyre playing a pro style defense that can actually beat the spread offenses they face. no more 4-3 with a thumper covering slot receivers. no more insisting on press coverage with slow cornerbacks. are they good enough to beat ohio state? nope. but neither is anyone else in the big ten unless ohio state makes a ton of mistakes and turns the ball over. are they good enough to beat anyone else on their schedule? yes. did you watch penn state luck into beating wisconsin? wisconsin out gained them, had an almost 30 minute top advantage, and only lost because they couldnt score a td and turned the ball over 3 times. michigan outplayed wisconsin and looked much better than penn state. now watch them go out and lose to nebraska...

i thought they looked much more organized, especially on the power play. and that's without bertuzzi being a menace in front of the net. seider looked composed, made a few mistakes but that's ok. leddy made a lot of mistakes, but also made some good plays and kept things moving on the power play. found larkin open for one of his goals. larkin looked good too. granted its the preseason and its columbus, but weve seen the wings get outplayed very badly in the preseason before. not this year so far.

i am never surprised when the lions lose to anyone! its the lions! but the bengals are not a good team. the lions can beat them.

nebraska isnt bad. theyre better than msu. sparty got lucky in that game. northwestern is awful. worst team in the big ten.

i'm not ready for a world where rutgers is better than washington and wisconsin.

lol

because sewell was terrible at rt in the preseason but has been really good at lt.

trading hockenson is the stupid click baity thing valenti would say. of course you dont trade hockenson. decker you might trade for a laremy tunsil type haul. especially if its to a desperate team that has delusions of contending but is really not that good (looking at you pittsburgh) or a desperate team and front office trying to save their jobs with multiple picks to burn (i see you new york giants...)

with vrana out, this is zadina's big chance. hopefully he takes advantage of it.

the bengals got beat by the bears and looked terrible doing it. they just needed a last second field goal to beat the jags....at home. the bengals are not a good football team. the lions - also not a good football team - can beat them.

the video production is terrible.

vrana out 4 months. ouch. hello lucas raymond?

be afraid....be very afraid.

calvin pickard! who knew?

im glad i didnt go. sheesh. tyutayev, sebrango, cotton? that's about it.

im worried about goff against the bears defensive line. they ripped up the browns and the browns o line is pretty good (by reputation). i'm not sure the offense will be able to do much. you would also think the bears would learn their lesson and get fields out of the pocket and on the run. that worrys me too, especially if the bears are at home. if they can force fields to stay in the pocket and the bears call as bad a game as they did against the browns, the lions should win.

the bengals are terrible. lions can win that game. they can beat the eagles and steelers too. those teams arent very good either. i'd give the lions a 50% chance against cincy, 20% rams, 50% eagles, 40% steelers, 20% browns.

next season will be the bigger tests for this year's rookies. they are really in bad spots right now. hard to judge them on it. tua is a different story. he looks the same and brisset has come in and played just as well or better. plus tua is hurt again now. im glad the lions didnt tether their future to that guy even if okudah is likely a bust. easier to start over at corner than qb.