Random NFL comments/thoughts

[NYLion]

The Lions aren't losing to Tampa at home, no way no how. I'll stake my reputation on this and guarantee a win this weekend. 

[NYLion]

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

I'll still take Gibbs and Laporta over Carter. I still worry about Carter's effort. 

This is pretty obvious by now, isn't it?

[lordstanley]

In the AFC, seeds 1-4 are left. In the NFC, it's seeds 1,3,4,7.  So the Packers are the only intruder.

[lordstanley]

8 minutes ago, NYLion said:

The Lions aren't losing to Tampa at home, no way no how. I'll stake my reputation on this and guarantee a win this weekend. 

That's exactly what I said .. in 1982. 

But in all seriousness, this is a dream situation for the Lions. Home playoff game vs a 9-8 team to advance to the NFC championship game. And despite Love's talents, I'll nonetheless be cheering for the Pack on Saturday. A Packers @ Lions matchup in the NFC championship game would pretty much be the most anticipated event in Detroit sports history.

[buddha]

52 minutes ago, NYLion said:

The Lions aren't losing to Tampa at home, no way no how. I'll stake my reputation on this and guarantee a win this weekend. 

that's not really putting a lot on the line...

[number20]

41 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

That's exactly what I said .. in 1982. 

But in all seriousness, this is a dream situation for the Lions. Home playoff game vs a 9-8 team to advance to the NFC championship game. And despite Love's talents, I'll nonetheless be cheering for the Pack on Saturday. A Packers @ Lions matchup in the NFC championship game would pretty much be the most anticipated event in Detroit sports history.

I would never presume to second guess you lordstanley, but by far the most anticipated event in Detroit sports history was Joe Louis v Max Schmeling 2. No Lions game would ever come close to that. The whole world watched that fight.

And in my lifetime, the biggest, most anticipated event in Detroit sports history was Thomas Hearns v Ray Leonard I. That fight wasn’t just a Detroit sports event, or even a national one. It was a massive, global sports event

[buddha]

44 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

That's exactly what I said .. in 1982. 

But in all seriousness, this is a dream situation for the Lions. Home playoff game vs a 9-8 team to advance to the NFC championship game. And despite Love's talents, I'll nonetheless be cheering for the Pack on Saturday. A Packers @ Lions matchup in the NFC championship game would pretty much be the most anticipated event in Detroit sports history.

no green bay.  

[buddha]

Just now, number20 said:

I would never presume to second guess you lordstanley, but by far the most anticipated event in Detroit sports history was Joe Louis v Max Schmeling 2. No Lions game would ever come close to that. The whole world watched that fight.

And in my lifetime, the biggest, most anticipated event in Detroit sports history was Thomas Hearns v Ray Leonard I. That fight wasn’t just a Detroit sports event, or even a national one. It was a massive, global sports event

hearns hagler also.

red wings game 4 against the flyers was the most anticipated event in my lifetime, followed closely by michigan beating washington last week.

tigers game 5 against the padres is up there too.

the lions in the nfc championship game would top them all (yes, yes, they were there in 91 but we all knew they had no chance against the skins).  lions in the super bowl would be the apocalypse.

[buddha]

michigan ohio state this year was also up there for me.

[lordstanley]

19 minutes ago, number20 said:

I would never presume to second guess you lordstanley, but by far the most anticipated event in Detroit sports history was Joe Louis v Max Schmeling 2. No Lions game would ever come close to that. The whole world watched that fight.

And in my lifetime, the biggest, most anticipated event in Detroit sports history was Thomas Hearns v Ray Leonard I. That fight wasn’t just a Detroit sports event, or even a national one. It was a massive, global sports event

Several years I put together an audio file I entitled "80 Years of Classic Detroit Sports Memories" (I have an updated version ready to go). Clips of 65 big moments, 1935-2014.

You can hear the climax of Schmeling-Louis II at the 1:32 mark. Hearn's knockout of Duran is around the 31:30 mark.

 

[number20]

33 minutes ago, lordstanley said:

Several years I put together an audio file I entitled "80 Years of Classic Detroit Sports Memories" (I have an updated version ready to go). Clips of 65 big moments, 1935-2014.

You can hear the climax of Schmeling-Louis II at the 1:32 mark. Hearn's knockout of Duran is around the 31:30 mark.

 

This is really cool

 

[number20]

58 minutes ago, buddha said:

hearns hagler also.

Savage 1st round. Greatest in middleweight history

[Shinzaki]

RD 1 Hearns /Hagler may be the best round in boxing history..

This is the most highly anticipated event in my lifetime and I go back to the early 70's.

87 Piston playoff run was something..they filled the dome (basket ball config) against the Celtics and really had a lot of buzz

 

[chasfh]

7 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

Siriani did just take them to a Super Bowl so even though the collapse is of epic proportions I would think long and hard about pulling the trigger. I mean hypothetically what if the same thing were to happen to us next year would that mean that Campbell should be gone? 

That’s what I was thinking, they may give Sirianni a what-was-I-thinking mulligan and clean out the dregs under him, starting with you know who.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[oblong]

7 hours ago, buddha said:

hearns hagler also.

red wings game 4 against the flyers was the most anticipated event in my lifetime, followed closely by michigan beating washington last week.

tigers game 5 against the padres is up there too.

the lions in the nfc championship game would top them all (yes, yes, they were there in 91 but we all knew they had no chance against the skins).  lions in the super bowl would be the apocalypse.

I think the games now top them all.  Saturday's game, followed by Sunday's game. The NFL is different.  Especially today's NFL.

I think that in terms of volume and intensity.

And I say this as baseball/hockey guy over football.

 

[chasfh]

18 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

He can still make a pretty nice living orbiting the Taylorverse for however long that lasts.

Edited January 16, 2024 by chasfh

[Motor City Sonics]

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL 

PATRICIA !!!

 

I wanted the Lions to destroy him next week, but it's still pretty sweet watching his defense meltdown.    

By the way, those players gave a piss-poor effort last night.  They hate him and they don't play for him - just like here.  

[Motor City Sonics]

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

He can still make a pretty nice living orbiting the Taylorverse for however long that lasts.

Maybe he can sing with the Pogues on tour.  

[RatkoVarda]

Patrick Mahomes plays his first road playoff game this weekend (not including SBs)

[RandyMarsh]

Everybody is wrong the biggest Detroit sporting event was Wrestlemania 3 at the Silverdome Andre The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan! And I refuse to hear the blasphemy that it wasnt a real sport! 😀

[NYLion]

12 hours ago, buddha said:

that's not really putting a lot on the line...

Can't argue with that.

Regardless, the Lions aren't losing to Tampa no way no how. I will stake my....poor reputation on it 😉

[Motown Bombers]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

2 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Request denied, ****ers, find your own offensive genius.

[Motown Bombers]

Just now, MichiganCardinal said:

Request denied, ****ers, find your own offensive genius.

Did they watch the playoff game? At the end of the game they got a first down by passing and then ran three times for no gain. Terrible.