tron777 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:47 pm
Man oh man... I am SO EXCITED to be a Lions fan again! I have been one for what seems like forever and as you guys know, the news out of Detroit was never good. Head Coach Dan Campbell and the GM Brad Holmes, have put together a wonderful team of guys who want to win! If we can beat Lamar Jackson and company this Sunday at 1pm, then we can beat ANYBODY! It's true. If the Lions don't win the NFC North I'll be shocked. If we do not make it to the play offs this season, I'll be shocked. A lot of people can't believe it but I can. If have been paying attention, you saw it during the second half of last year. It is only continuing in this current season.
Very happy for you and your Lions, Les!!
Thank you Bro! It's good for the city of Detroit and for their loyal fans. Detroit fans are just like Cincy fans with respect to support their teams both in good years and bad years. As you know, we have had a lot of bad years so the second half of last season and so far for this season, it has been a real treat to watch a great football team at work.
My Lions were embarrassed today losing 38-6. Ugh... They could not do anything offensively and could not stop Lamar Jackson defensively either. Horrible performance.
tron777 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 4:11 pm
My Lions were embarrassed today losing 38-6. Ugh... They could not do anything offensively and could not stop Lamar Jackson defensively either. Horrible performance.
Good Afternoon and made it to Wausau. Light rain and fog most of the time in Wisconsin though it has stopped. Thought I would try the NFL picks first before I get into the weather later today.
Bills,Texans,Colts unless the refs decide the game,Jags,Seahawks,,Bengals,Chargers and the Lions.
tron777 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:39 pm
Pitt and CLE lost but who can stop the Ravens? They look pretty tough in the division. The shocking upset of the day is Mahomes losing to Denver! WOW!
The Ravens are good and one of the top 5 teams in football. The Chiefs need another receiver. The Bengals are no doubt back and when Joe is healthy they may be the best team in the NFL. Mixon is running better than ever and the defense once again is looking good. Cowgirls always when games in the regular season and like today by many scores but get in the playoffs and they fold. Les no doubt with the Vikings most likely losing Cousins for the season the Lions are going to run their the division.
tron777 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:39 pm
Pitt and CLE lost but who can stop the Ravens? They look pretty tough in the division. The shocking upset of the day is Mahomes losing to Denver! WOW!
The Ravens are good and one of the top 5 teams in football. The Chiefs need another receiver. The Bengals are no doubt back and when Joe is healthy they may be the best team in the NFL. Mixon is running better than ever and the defense once again is looking good. Cowgirls always when games in the regular season and like today by many scores but get in the playoffs and they fold. Les no doubt with the Vikings most likely losing Cousins for the season the Lions are going to run their the division.
I agree Tim! I totally expect the Lions to have a nice bounce back game against the Raiders tonight.
My Lions won 26-14 and go to 6-2 atop the NFC North. There were some negatives though. Goff played like crap. 3 turnovers for the offense as well. Typically you will lose games with that many turnovers but the Raiders are so bad it didn't seem to matter. We should have blown them out and would have without those miscues. Too many FG's in the Redzone too. Those need to be TD's. The positives were the running game! Even without Montgomery, Gibbs played fantastic! He rushed for over 150 yards and a TD. He had 187 total yards from scrimmage. The Raiders entire offense only accumulated 157 yards as a team! Our defense played wonderfully only giving up 7 points (the other 7 was on Goff for a pick 6). The defense had an INT, and 6 sacks on Jimmy G. So all in all, we escaped with a win and need to work on protecting the ball better and scoring in the Redzone. We are on a BYE in Week 9 so our next match up in Week 10 is @ The Chargers 4:05pm ET kick off. We should get David Montgomery back by then as well as a couple of offensive linemen that have also been out due to injury.
Les the lions have a good team and should get at least 1 home game and maybe more in the playoffs. I agree they need to get better in the red zone and though I like Goff I believe when he gets out of the pocket he can have problems. Throws a great ball but again all QB's have something they are not great at. Still believe 3rd best in the NFC and that is if every team is healthy. Love the coach but want to see him coach a game in the playoffs because SF,Seattle and Phily have really good coaches and Dallas not so much. The NFC is almost set for the playoffs half way through the season and only the NFC south will probably be figured out in week 17. The AFC 5 teams set which include KC,JAX,MIA,BALTIMORE AND CIN. Yes Cincinnati because when Joe is healthy and their defense gets better as the year goes on they are no doubt one of the best in the league.
Great post Tim! Barring a miracle or the Lions totally falling apart, the NFC North division should be theirs for the taking. Then it boils down to playoff seeding in terms of home field advantage or not but we can worry about that when we get closer to the end of the season. The BYE Week for Detroit couldn't have come at a better time so players can heal from their injuries.
In terms of the Bengals, their defense has been playing very well and Joey B looks healthy once again. He was able to move around on the field and even run the ball when he had to and the calf injury looks like it is no longer of a concern. As long as the offensive line can protect Joe Cool from any further injuries I expect Cincinnati to make the play offs again. The Ravens at this time are the best team in the division so they will need to beat Lamar Jackson and crew later in the season.
The 49ers are beginning to show some weaknesses but they are on a Bye this week so that should give them time to correct their issues. One of the more impressive teams this season has been the Jags. Trevor Lawrence is playing some great football now and their running game with Etienne has been fantastic! The Dolphins are also playing very well with Tua T. playing masterful football at the QB position. They also have a great running game with Mostert and a decent defense as well. We should see some exciting football for the remainder of the season.
Thanks Les. Miami's problem will be later in the season especially if they play away from home where the weather may not be great plus the defense is not that good. Seattle has a great coach except for one call in a Super Bowl and though Geno Smith can only get you so far they can win a game in the playoffs. San Fran is so talented but need everybody to be healthy because again the QB is the weak link. Phily great lines and the QB is really good but he looks a little hurt.Dallas has talent but where would this coach be without Rodgers.KC I believe needs one more receiver but they are good enough with the QB,Defense and Head Coach. I agree Baltimore looks like the best this season. QB that has figured out he can stay in the pocket and win because he throws a great ball and really early this season the receivers were dropping balls and that has improved plus a coach that seldom calls a bad game. Jax is the team I am not sure because the QB is really good and of course the RB looks wonderful and a head coach that has one a Super Bowl with not the best QB. Jax and Det have a chance to get number 1 seeds because of the division they are located.
Again half the season almost over but this is how I see things at this point and again health is so key in the NFL and that includes line plays especially the offensive side of the ball
Those look like good calls to me Tim! It's going to be interesting for sure as we've both eluded too. I'm just so happy to be a Lions fan again! We've had a lot of dismal years just like Cincinnati before they gave folks something to be proud of by going to the Super Bowl last season. Hopefully, we see Detroit in the SB this year!! Wouldn't it be awesome to see a Cincy / Detroit match up? A low chance of occurrence just like us and big snow storms but eventually they do happen.
Les the Vikings picked up Dobbs from Arizona to replace Cousins. Not saying he will improve the Vikings but he is a decent QB. Still believe the Lions are the best team but the Vikings will make it a little tougher.
tpweather wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2023 3:04 pm
Les the Vikings picked up Dobbs from Arizona to replace Cousins. Not saying he will improve the Vikings but he is a decent QB. Still believe the Lions are the best team but the Vikings will make it a little tougher.
I feel so bad for Kirk Cousins. I remember when he played for MI State in college. Cousins has never missed an NFL start due to injury in his entire career until now. Dobbs isn't bad as you said, but IMO Cousins is better.
Arm-Pitt, Tua T, Brownies, Eric's Colts, My Raiders, Eric's Bengals, and Bolts
As a side note: Prior to yesterday's trade deadline, My Lions traded a 6th round draft pick in 2025 to the Browns for WR Donavon Peoples-Jones. DPJ went to Univ of Michigan and is from Detroit so nice to see a local guy return home.
Good Afternoon and forgot about the nfl pics. Lucky I had no ideal what would happen last night. I will pic the remaining games and considered last night a loss'
A low chance of occurrence just like us and big snow storms but eventually they do happen. 
