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Posted: January 14 2014 at 11:43

So the guy to lead the Lions to the promised land is....Jim Caldwell.

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 10:15

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Colts tried to make it exciting, but overall...no surprises.

Yeah...I was hoping they could pull off a lucky win (no pun intended).....well the Bears, Colts, and Packers are all out of it (teams I liked to support over the years) so for me that leaves the Broncos and Manning since he was a Colt for many years.

go Broncos...............

sorry a little late, but I am a colts fan myself. Wink

Went to the colts vs jaguars game this year and thought it was a huge missed opportunity that they never played 'Get Lucky'

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 10:13

horsewithteeth11 wrote:

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And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

Did they? It's not like his previous HC attempt produced any stellar results.

Exactly.

If I were the Lions, I'd be rooting for someone more along the lines of Lovie or Zimmer. If we manage to still have Zimmer at the beginning of training camp, I told my brother I would deep-fry a sock.

Although at least Jay Gruden is finally gone. I think Synder thinks he got the other Gruden, so shhhhhhhhhh! Don't tell him!

Well Lovie is already in Tampa so that's a tricky situation.

I think Zimmer will be a great HC. I actually wanted the Eagles to go after him before the Chip Kelly hire. But I don't think he's right for the Lions. He's great at maximizing talent, but I think Lions should really focus on a O oriented coach who can get the most out of Stafford. Their offense could be scary if he improves his mechanics and gets a 2 WR.

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 10:10

horsewithteeth11 wrote:

Padraic wrote:

MillsLayne wrote:

And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

Did they? It's not like his previous HC attempt produced any stellar results.

Exactly.

Although at least Jay Gruden is finally gone. I think Synder thinks he got the other Gruden, so shhhhhhhhhh! Don't tell him!

Lovie was hired by the Bucs. I think he was pretty much everyone's first choice. It sounds like Zimmer is the front runner for the Vikings' job.

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 09:49

Padraic wrote:

MillsLayne wrote:

And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

Did they? It's not like his previous HC attempt produced any stellar results.

Exactly.

Although at least Jay Gruden is finally gone. I think Synder thinks he got the other Gruden, so shhhhhhhhhh! Don't tell him!

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 09:47

rushfan4 wrote:

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And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

Did they? It's not like his previous HC attempt produced any stellar results.

Arizona did make it to the Super Bowl, which is a step above anywhere the Lions have ever visited.

I forgot he was there for that. I was only remembering his last few years there which were pretty bad, but it also wasn't all his fault either.

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 09:32

rushfan4 wrote:

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Padraic wrote:

MillsLayne wrote:

And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

Did they? It's not like his previous HC attempt produced any stellar results.

Arizona did make it to the Super Bowl, which is a step above anywhere the Lions have ever visited.

Whisenhunt has always used a 3-4 defense. The amount of personnel change required for the Lions to change from 4-3 to 3-4 would be crazy, particularly since their linebackers are not 3-4 material, and given salary issues, the Lions cannot just pull 3-4 players out of thin air and for free. Not sure Whisenhunt would give the Lions a winner the first year with such a fundamental change.

It is the Lions you know. I don't think that God Almighty could make a winner out of the Lions. LOL

Well, let's not let facts get in the way of blind, eternal and stupid optimism.

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 09:17

The Dark Elf wrote:

rushfan4 wrote:

Padraic wrote:

MillsLayne wrote:

And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

Did they? It's not like his previous HC attempt produced any stellar results.

Arizona did make it to the Super Bowl, which is a step above anywhere the Lions have ever visited.

It is the Lions you know. I don't think that God Almighty could make a winner out of the Lions. LOL

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 09:12

rushfan4 wrote:

Padraic wrote:

MillsLayne wrote:

And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

Did they? It's not like his previous HC attempt produced any stellar results.

Arizona did make it to the Super Bowl, which is a step above anywhere the Lions have ever visited.

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 09:01

Sadly, they now say that the Titans former head coach is now the front runner. Not certain that that would be a positive change in direction from Jim Schwartz. At this point, they might as well re-hire Schwartz and make him work for his pile of dough.

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 08:59

Padraic wrote:

MillsLayne wrote:

And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

Did they? It's not like his previous HC attempt produced any stellar results.

Arizona did make it to the Super Bowl, which is a step above anywhere the Lions have ever visited.

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Posted: January 14 2014 at 08:32

MillsLayne wrote:

And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

Did they? It's not like his previous HC attempt produced any stellar results.

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Posted: January 13 2014 at 20:00

MillsLayne wrote:

And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

I heard Detroit had a private plane in San Diego for him and everything at the time of the announcement.

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Posted: January 13 2014 at 18:16

And the Lions lose out again. Whisenhunt to the Titans.

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Posted: January 13 2014 at 15:56

^^ Other teams are bad at things too.

Edited by Man With Hat - January 13 2014 at 15:56

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Posted: January 13 2014 at 11:36

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Why are NFL head coaches so poor at non-football aspects of strategy. McCoy's been a revelation for the Chargers and Rivers, but his thinking that the probability of recovering an onside kick < the probability of Manning getting two first downs was crazy.

I hear you, but they freaking had them at 3rd and 17 and then inexplicably decided to leave a receiver wide open.

Wait a minute. I didn't think that the Lions made the playoffs.

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Posted: January 13 2014 at 11:14

True. They should have got it back. Safeties rolled the wrong way if I recall.

With that said still, they needed a false start on 1st down to get that to be 3rd and 17 I believe.

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Posted: January 13 2014 at 09:17

I hear you, but they freaking had them at 3rd and 17 and then inexplicably decided to leave a receiver wide open.

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Posted: January 13 2014 at 07:59

Why are NFL head coaches so poor at non-football aspects of strategy. McCoy's been a revelation for the Chargers and Rivers, but his thinking that the probability of recovering an onside kick < the probability of Manning getting two first downs was crazy.

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Posted: January 12 2014 at 20:46

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You are not alone.

My favorite teams are the 49ners and Broncos, anyone of them winning would make me really happy.

Well either you or me are going to be happy, I'm a Seahawks & Pats fan

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