This Says It All:31-92, 1-18
November 24, 2008 on 1:36 am | In Uncategorized |The Lions are thoroughly pathetic. Think about it. During a 31-92 seven year run, and a 1-18 record over the last 19 games, the Lions have hit many lows. Rock bottom will eventually be found when the team finally achieves it’s unavoidable destiny, an 0-16 season.
The Lions started with a 17-0 lead in their home game against the Bucs on Sunday. The winning percentage of teams who score first in any NFL game is very high, let alone beginning a game with this kind of scoring advantage. The Lions still found the means to blow their exceptional start to the game and lost by a decisively large margin.
The fact is, the Lions are a team that can’t overcome adversity, nor can it maintain prosperity. The player’s are responsible for their individual on-field performances, but more importantly, the Lions coaches have failed miserably in managing the team when the game is at a pivotal point and hanging in the balance.
The Lions convenient excuse for not having already issued Rod Marinelli his termination papers is that there is no viable interim coaching candidate currently on Marinelli’s staff. The sad and bitter truth is, the firing of Marinelli mid-season wouldn’t likely garner any sort of additional spark or focus out of this sad-sack bunch.
That being said, with a short week of preparation, and the Titans possessing a stirred-up-hornet’s-nest level of anger after losing their first game this weekend, I expect Thanksgiving to be a brutal and unremitting beatdown. Sadly, on a national stage, the Lions will likely be passive and submissive.
Veteran kicker and captain Jason Hanson said after the game that the team’s performance was “embarrassing” and the team should have plenty of motivation to ratchet up their intensity, since they should desire to do everything in their power to avoid going winless this season.
Should the Lions come out against the Titans and appear flat and lacking fire, then it is time for the Ford’s to break off their current coaching staff, even if it means that the staff remains in place for the last four games.
I believe that the organization would benefit from publicly acknowledging what has been readily apparent for several weeks now, that their current coaching staff will not be retained after the ‘08 season is completed.
The Lions annual Thanksgiving game is a wonderful privilege and the franchise’s once rich tradition provided them with an invested sense of the game possessing a rare and genuine import. Now the game’s outcome seems immaterial to them.
If the Lions continue to desecrate and defame their once proud tradition, especially the Thanksgiving Day game, by playing poorly Thursday, then their will be little left for Lions fans to cling to.
The Lions need to realize now that they are playing this week’s game for a lot more than it’s final outcome. Decisions that they make from here on out should have no bearing on their current pathetic 0-16 season, but should stand as an open acknowledgment that the status quo is unacceptable and that the team’s future will take a dramatically different path from it’s current course.
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Ya know….I’m tempted to get tickets to a game this year just to say I was a part of history.
Comment by SleePac — November 24, 2008 #
There was nothing good which came out of yesterday’s fiasco. I’ve tried hard to find positives for the future, but now realize that their situation is far worse than I ever imagined. The Fords will need to completely overhaul the entire structure of this team and management. Anything less than such an overhaul will doom this team for the foreseeable future.
Comment by Yukon Dan — November 24, 2008 #
SleePac–just don’t buy ‘em at the box office. You can probably get a pair of tickets outside the stadium for a half box of smokes and a crayon.
Comment by Yukon Dan — November 24, 2008 #
And not a good crayon, one of those wax ones that just smear.
Comment by Ronnie — November 24, 2008 #
I am from the West Coast and have followed the Lions over the last few years. I believe you had the opportunity to build on something 5-7 years ago but wanted instant success. Garcia, Harrington, Williams, Rogers… Unfortunately Joey did not have the opportunity to be mentored for a couple of years before throwing him to the wolves and a woeful offensive line. Garcia has shown he can still play. Culpepper will be the next dropped.
From your September 04 blog:
This is a pivotal time for Harrington and the Lions organization. All Detroit fans want to see Harrington become a top-flight Pro Bowl caliber performer. Rather than question Harrington’s fire, manhood, or choice of spirits why not question the management sense of the organization that implemented an offensive system that is supposedly so complicated that it takes 3-4 years to master in a time when first round draft picks are expected play and perform immediately? That is the real issue at hand in my eyes.
Comment by Phil — November 24, 2008 #
the lions need somebody in the secondary that will deliver the BOOM! and be a huge playMAKER!! Trey Young yes Trey Young he has never got a chance in the NFL but all he needs is one chance because he is quiet humble and underrated So type Trey Young in on youtube.com and watch his 2005-2008 video in high quality and youll see why he deserves a chance to play in the NFL! Trey Young folks Trey Young http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiUgLOcPePc
Comment by Patrick — November 25, 2008 #
SleePac–You can admit it, “You Still Believe in Now”, and no one can hold it against you. History Schmistory.
Yukon–How fresh are the smokes that you have to utilize in that wager, and what brand? Were there piles of ashes comprising of burnt tickets and shattered dreams, lining the paths to Ford Field?
Phil–It is surprising how far the organization has fallen since that ‘04 entry, a time when I was much less cynical about the team’s plight. You are correct, their QB situation is far from settled and the Lions will continue to wildly grasp the air in hopes of grabbing hold of a serviceable candidate.
Patrick–the website you linked (Official Players Network) is very cool. Even with all of the technology and team’s searching high and low for talent, there are occasional players who slip through the cracks, like a Trey Young for example.
Comment by Steve — November 25, 2008 #