Lions Football
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desertvixenOMG, WTF? 39 seconds left in the damn game and it gets screwed up.
I've been trying to have faith in Joey Harrington, but at this point - he needs to either win a game or SIT. The defense got us two touchdowns, and he couldn't polish it off. Forget throwing the ball because frankly, he sucks at it. Not sure what the problem is, and I would love to see him turn it around, but more than that... I WANT TO SEE THE LIONS WIN SOME DAMN GAMES.
Is there some sort of curse on the Lions QB slot?
And I'm not the only one:
Snap Judgments Don Banks, SI.com
IRVING, Tex. -- Sunday was D-day in the NFL. The league may have skewered its rules to favor offense in recent years, but the playing field sure wasn't level in Week 6. It was heavily tilted toward D-E-F-E-N-S-E.
Defensive scoring had been down in the season's first five weeks, but that statistic may now be heading in the opposite direction. On Sunday, the difference between winning and losing turned on a handful of huge scoring plays generated by the guys who get paid to prevent points, rather than produce them. You gotta love it.
• And lastly, the Lions lost a 21-20 thriller at home to Carolina, but Detroit's only two touchdowns came on second-quarter interceptions of Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme. Linebacker Boss Bailey took Delhomme's first pick back 36 yards for a score, and safety Kenoy Kennedy topped that with a 64-yard touchdown return.
That's a lot of scoring on defense for one NFL Sunday, and almost all of it came on plays that proved critical to the success of the particular team. Proving once again that defense still wins in this league, even when it's defense going on the offensive.
• A word to the Carolina Panthers: If you hope to play another game in Detroit this season -- here's a hint, it'll have Roman numerals attached to it -- you'd best have your quarterback, Mr. Delhomme, come up bigger than he did against the Lions. Delhomme threw four touchdown passes at Ford Field, but unfortunately two of them were to the aforementioned Lions defenders (Bailey and Kennedy).
Delhomme, who was knocked out of the game with just under three minutes remaining on a personal foul-inducing hit by Kennedy, wound up with three interceptions on the day.
• Wow. A Chris Weinke sighting. The Panthers' long-forgotten backup acquitted himself quite well in Detroit, leading Carolina on the last 48 yards of its game-winning touchdown drive, and hooking up with Ricky Proehl for the 3-yard score with 32 seconds remaining. What is Weinke now, 43, 44? The man was playing minor league baseball 15 years ago.
• And how badly can Joey Harrington keep playing and still not face the music? Harrington fumbled twice, lost them both, threw an interception and led the Lions offense to a measly two field goals. Has Jeff Garcia's fractured left fibula almost healed?
I couldn't have said it better myself. The D has got to be pissed.
• That Tommy Maddox, he's no Ben Roethlisberger.
Well, considering the other choice was Charlie Batch, what do you expect?
• With the Vikings sex-boat party story dominating the news last week, why does the NCAA-authored term "institutional control'' keep coming to mind? But then, discipline has never really been a big part of the post-Bud Grant equation in Minnesota, has it?
This situation is sort of entertaining. Embarrassing for the Vikings, more than their play.
• Not a bad all-inactive team the league put together on Sunday. You could have formed a pretty good offense from the injured players who didn't suit up: Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback, Cadillac Williams, Julius Jones, Corey Dillon and Fred Taylor rotating at running back, with Hines Ward and T.J. Houshmandzadeh at receiver.
And don't forget Eddie Drumond from Detroit. :(
DV
I've been trying to have faith in Joey Harrington, but at this point - he needs to either win a game or SIT. The defense got us two touchdowns, and he couldn't polish it off. Forget throwing the ball because frankly, he sucks at it. Not sure what the problem is, and I would love to see him turn it around, but more than that... I WANT TO SEE THE LIONS WIN SOME DAMN GAMES.
Is there some sort of curse on the Lions QB slot?
And I'm not the only one:
Snap Judgments Don Banks, SI.com
IRVING, Tex. -- Sunday was D-day in the NFL. The league may have skewered its rules to favor offense in recent years, but the playing field sure wasn't level in Week 6. It was heavily tilted toward D-E-F-E-N-S-E.
Defensive scoring had been down in the season's first five weeks, but that statistic may now be heading in the opposite direction. On Sunday, the difference between winning and losing turned on a handful of huge scoring plays generated by the guys who get paid to prevent points, rather than produce them. You gotta love it.
• And lastly, the Lions lost a 21-20 thriller at home to Carolina, but Detroit's only two touchdowns came on second-quarter interceptions of Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme. Linebacker Boss Bailey took Delhomme's first pick back 36 yards for a score, and safety Kenoy Kennedy topped that with a 64-yard touchdown return.
That's a lot of scoring on defense for one NFL Sunday, and almost all of it came on plays that proved critical to the success of the particular team. Proving once again that defense still wins in this league, even when it's defense going on the offensive.
• A word to the Carolina Panthers: If you hope to play another game in Detroit this season -- here's a hint, it'll have Roman numerals attached to it -- you'd best have your quarterback, Mr. Delhomme, come up bigger than he did against the Lions. Delhomme threw four touchdown passes at Ford Field, but unfortunately two of them were to the aforementioned Lions defenders (Bailey and Kennedy).
Delhomme, who was knocked out of the game with just under three minutes remaining on a personal foul-inducing hit by Kennedy, wound up with three interceptions on the day.
• Wow. A Chris Weinke sighting. The Panthers' long-forgotten backup acquitted himself quite well in Detroit, leading Carolina on the last 48 yards of its game-winning touchdown drive, and hooking up with Ricky Proehl for the 3-yard score with 32 seconds remaining. What is Weinke now, 43, 44? The man was playing minor league baseball 15 years ago.
• And how badly can Joey Harrington keep playing and still not face the music? Harrington fumbled twice, lost them both, threw an interception and led the Lions offense to a measly two field goals. Has Jeff Garcia's fractured left fibula almost healed?
I couldn't have said it better myself. The D has got to be pissed.
• That Tommy Maddox, he's no Ben Roethlisberger.
Well, considering the other choice was Charlie Batch, what do you expect?
• With the Vikings sex-boat party story dominating the news last week, why does the NCAA-authored term "institutional control'' keep coming to mind? But then, discipline has never really been a big part of the post-Bud Grant equation in Minnesota, has it?
This situation is sort of entertaining. Embarrassing for the Vikings, more than their play.
• Not a bad all-inactive team the league put together on Sunday. You could have formed a pretty good offense from the injured players who didn't suit up: Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback, Cadillac Williams, Julius Jones, Corey Dillon and Fred Taylor rotating at running back, with Hines Ward and T.J. Houshmandzadeh at receiver.
And don't forget Eddie Drumond from Detroit. :(
DV
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Date: 2005-10-17 08:49 am (UTC)OK why did the Lions draft 3rd string Charlie Batch instead of Tampa starter Brian Griese?
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Date: 2005-10-17 02:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-19 02:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-19 06:43 pm (UTC)It's a genetically transmitted disease. :)
Dad's from Michigan, so I get my Lions/Red Wings fandom from him, as Vegas doesn't have any.
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Date: 2005-10-20 08:02 am (UTC)