2016 Lions thread........discuss or discust?

Well... it's a win, they're 9-4.... and Stafford tore ligaments in this finger on his throwing hand...




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Ugly game but decent win given the circumstances.

Shitty to have Stafford and Ansah to both get banged up coming up on these brutal last three games.
 
DBK said:
Ugly game but decent win given the circumstances.

Shitty to have Stafford and Ansah to both get banged up coming up on these brutal last three games.
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Yeah, not good... but the team keeps finding a way to win. With Seattle losing, Detroit finds themselves currently looking at a first round bye in the playoffs, which would be huge terms of guys healing up.




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These next two games are going to be very telling, as they are the best opposition they have faced all season. They are on the road, against teams that are having successful seasons. To win anything the Lions are going to have to start beating teams with a winning record on the road. To this point, they still have not done that.

If the Lions can win both games, or at least win one and have a close loss (7 points or less) I'll actually buy in and think they have a shot at winning a few playoff games.

If they lose both, then we'll know they've just been playing really well against a bunch of lousy NFC teams.
 
I'm with Justin. They have a good chance of losing their last 3 games. Giants can obviously show up when they need to. Cowboys are legit this year. GB while slumping isn't going to just roll over. Playing GB at home should help.
 
jsxtreme said:
These next two games are going to be very telling, as they are the best opposition they have faced all season. They are on the road, against teams that are having successful seasons. To win anything the Lions are going to have to start beating teams with a winning record on the road. To this point, they still have not done that.

If the Lions can win both games, or at least win one and have a close loss (7 points or less) I'll actually buy in and think they have a shot at winning a few playoff games.

If they lose both, then we'll know they've just been playing really well against a bunch of lousy NFC teams.
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Good timing for the hatewagon for Stafford to have the fucked up finger though. I'm not gonna read too much into next week until we see how much the finger is affecting him.

Even if the die hards won't admit it, he was having a great year in terms of protecting the ball, and that could be out the window if the dislocation ends up screwing with him.
 
DBK said:
Good timing for the hatewagon for Stafford to have the fucked up finger though. I'm not gonna read too much into next week until we see how much the finger is affecting him.

Even if the die hards won't admit it, he was having a great year in terms of protecting the ball, and that could be out the window if the dislocation ends up screwing with him.
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Dude every team is banged up this time of the year. EVERY team. Dak fucking Prescott, a rookie QB has been the starting QB for Dallas all season. The Giants have Jason Pierre-Paul on the DNP list still, he hasn't played for two weeks.

Don't start priming the excuse pump. Either they get the job done or they don't. You can make excuses every single year.
 
jsxtreme said:
Dude every team is banged up this time of the year. EVERY team. Dak fucking Prescott, a rookie QB has been the starting QB for Dallas all season. The Giants have Jason Pierre-Paul on the DNP list still, he hasn't played for two weeks.

Don't start priming the excuse pump. Either they get the job done or they don't. You can make excuses every single year.
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Dislocated finger on your throwing hand might be considered somewhat integral for a quarterback in a way garden variety "banged up" is not.
 
jsxtreme said:
Dude every team is banged up this time of the year. EVERY team. Dak fucking Prescott, a rookie QB has been the starting QB for Dallas all season. The Giants have Jason Pierre-Paul on the DNP list still, he hasn't played for two weeks.

Don't start priming the excuse pump. Either they get the job done or they don't. You can make excuses every single year.
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Comparing Prescott to Stafford is ridiculous as Dallas has the best offensive line the NFL has seen in 10+ years, backed up with the NFL's leading rusher. He's been very good, but he's had ALL of the help a QB could possibly ask for. That is undeniable.
 
Can't wait for people to make comments about Prater scoring the points.... when guys drop first down passes inside the 20 yard line that couldn't be thrown any better...

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