For the people who say the Lions collapse I understand your point, Ive been a Lions fan most of my life, I write about the Lions alot and Ive never been more excited for a Lions team then ever and heres why. First off, Lions have never had a Championship pedigree Head Coach. People will say Steve Mariucci that dude didnt win or go to any championships as a head coach in the NFL. Why do I like the hire of Jim Caldwell? Its not just the coach himself its the coaches he has around him. Teryl Austin, Has won a Championships everywhere hes went pretty much stops at Michigan, Florida and Baltimore. Hes the reason for the #1 defense his play call suits players like Darius Slay, Ziggy Ansah and Jason Jones as well as Deandre Levy who played nearly the same defense at Wisconsin. Joe Lombardi - Name speaks for itself, Offense has started slow Yes I know. However the offense hes installing is hard to learn and with 40% of your offense out. Coaching is huge. In years Lions went 6-2 only one made the playoffs at 8-8. In those years neither Defense or offense ranked in top 10. The Lions collapses in years past, was on coaching errors last year Jim Schwartz fake field goal against Pittsburgh changed the Lions season drastically and then saying We aint scared In 2007 Rod Marinelli and the Lions started 7-2, Marinelli then said after the 9th game Kiss our ass to the media, Lions went 1-7 down the stretch. The following year Lions went the illustrious 0-16. The Lions have no one to blame, but themselves for the buffoonery they did in the years I was alive and dont deserve the benefit of the doubt. Why this Lions team is different - In years past Lions would lose games that they won the past two games, they could be 7-1, but kicking issues failed them against Buffalo. I repeat this is not the Same Ol Lions, In fact this team is more mild mannered then teams in past, but the only way this Lions team will get credit is if they do big things. The players in the locker room love Jim Caldwell. Even with the love this Lions team has talent Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford, Suh, Fairley, Ansah, Tate, Quinn, Levy, Jones and Darius Slay. The Lions have the #1 ranked defense in years when Lions had #1 defense they missed the playoffs once. Detroit shouldnt be judged on what theyve done, but what theyre about to do. Lions havent reached the full potential yet.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:19:14 +0000
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