Well, I Guess the Lions Are THAT BAD!!
December 22, 2008 on 3:04 pm | In Uncategorized |42-7 pretty well establishes just how bad the Lions 0-16 team actually is. At their home (friendly?) confines, they are 0-8 this season, and have lost by an astonishing average of nearly three TD’s per contest. Wow!
Amid the Lions 0-15, 1-22, 31-96 stretch, they have hit a number of lows, but yesterday takes the cake. When Saints third-string QB, and ex-Lion, Joey Harrington expresses genuine sympathy, considering how he was treated by both the organization and Lions fan base, then you realize that the organization has finally reached a point well beyond the terminal stage. The mere fact that Joey Harrington actually feels sorry for the Lions, well, just ruminate upon that for awhile…
That being said, yesterday was likely (unfortunately) indicative of things to come. W.C. Ford has finally (and publicly) stated that he wants both Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew to return to the organization next season, potentially, and improbably, manning their current interim positions in a full-time status. Say it isn’t so, Mr. Ford.
The Ford’s can’t possibly believe that they will have more than 10, 000 fans “Believing in Now”, if they actually decide to retain their current status quo staff entering the ‘09 season. Can they?
The Detroit media needs to call off their dogs, so to speak, when it comes to Rod Marinelli, though. Marinelli is dead man walking, their is no possible way that he will ever be a head coach again, outside of Detroit. I believe he will lead the team to an 0-16 record and will subsequently be terminated immediately upon the season’s completion.
Rob Parker’s continued self-aggrandizing crusade against Marinelli has exhibited a complete lack of class, and has revealed that he obviously has something personal against Marinelli. I fully agree that Marinelli and his staff deserve to be terminated, but he doesn’t deserve to be asked whether he wished that his daughter married a better defensive coordinator, or not.
Parker has behaved exploitatively during recent weeks, by attacking someone who is really incapable of defending himself. Furthermore, his attempts to bait Marinelli by inciting him, are childish and unprofessional.
The Lions are awful. Yesterday’s performance has made it abundantly clear that the organization will need a combination of luck, hard work, and informed guidance if they are ever going to return to respectability. The NFL absolutely needs to intervene to insure that this process occurs in an objective and sensible manner. It is clear now, that the Ford’s are completely incapable of behaving judiciously, in regards to this matter. Merry X-Mas, Lions fans!!!!
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WCF is geting plenty of “crazy old man” jabs from national media types like Peter King. I hope someone in the Ford Family reads them.
I think the voices calling for the NFL to step in to help right the ship will get very loud and soon. We may get a real football guy even if WCF doesn’t think he needs one.
Comment by Mike — December 23, 2008 #
You have got to read Yahoo Sport’s Dan Wetzel written article where he compare’s Ford to Michael Vick, Travis Henry, etc.
Comment by Steve — December 24, 2008 #
WCF has stated that they will bring in another exec, but doesn’t think that’ll need somebody with more authority than what Lewand and Mayhew already possess…Enter NFL, please!!!
Comment by Steve — December 24, 2008 #
Well, gentlemen (and I use the term loosely) this is it. Tomorrow is the final game. I’m not going to lie. I’m going to be pulling for them until the end. I really didn’t want this stench to go beyond this year, but it appears that it will. I can’t imagine these guys pulling it off. Unless the few which still have pride can will this team to victory with some amazing heroics. Tomorrow’s magic number? 150. That is the amount of ground yards the Lions are going to need to win. Why so high, you ask? Because I believe that the only way for them to win is for Kevin Smith to create such a disturbance through sheer force of his personal will for this team to make it.
Unfortunately, nothing leads me to believe in now. 0-16. I’m starting to lose faith in ever.
Comment by Yukon Dan — December 27, 2008 #
Yukon, ye of 0-16 prognostications, have to be secretly and gleefully celebrating the widespread misery you hath wrought. You know that they would have one at least one game if you hadn’t pegged them…
At any rate, given that the Lions are horr-awful-ible, and the fact that they have not won at Lambeau since 1991, I fully expect them to come through with yet another heart-wrenching, near miss loss, and for the benevolently inhumane WC Ford to award Marinelli with a ten-year contract extension immediately after the game.
Lions Suck, Go Lions
Comment by Steve — December 28, 2008 #
How is it possible to hate something so much at at the same time love it just as much. WCF has broken my heart.
Comment by Mike — December 28, 2008 #
It ain’t my fault. I’ve never seen a team with such limited talent. Damn.
Mike–I feel the same way. Will I be back watching the Lions? Yes. Will I continue to make speculation? Yes. Will I go to games next year? Yes. Will I look to the future with hope? Not so sure.
Comment by Yukon Dan — December 29, 2008 #