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this is a discussion within the NFL Community Forum; Well, Who-Dat Nation, you've been gracious hosts and I must admit, it feels like Mardi Gras in here to me . . . the beautiful avatars, the likes which I guess I can sort of consider as beads, the euphoria ...
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01-05-2012, 08:09 AM | #1 |
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Why I think the Lions can win on Saturday ...
Well, Who-Dat Nation, you've been gracious hosts and I must admit, it feels like Mardi Gras in here to me . . . the beautiful avatars, the likes which I guess I can sort of consider as beads, the euphoria of being in the playoffs . . . I suppose we had to get down to the business at hand sooner or later . . . so, indulge me a moment and let's talk some football, Lions football.
I think that's it, just making conversation and I have a lot to do today, so I wanted to get it all out there ... in a nutshell, "Any given Sunday" was just a bad movie to me (Al Pacino, worst onscreen coach ever!) and the Lions will need a near perfect performance like they had against San Diego to pull this one off, but hey, it could happen ... we play better with our backs against the wall and this team is just so damn streaky, when they're hot they're world beaters and we got the guns for a shootout ... but in the end, you guys are probably more qualified to challenge the Pack for the NFC crown ............................... for now. Oh, one more thing, a win against New Orleans would validate our existence, you know what I'm saying .... you feel our pain and we in Detroit look south to the Big Easy as an inspiration and example of what we can achieve .... football excellence. I'll be in the LiveChat for the game, caio'. |
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01-05-2012, 09:30 AM | #2 |
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Several good points Slo Mo!!
I notice you, (and I hope the Lions coaching staff do as well), didn't mention the Saints screen game. The Saints run the screen with Pierre Thomas better than any team in football. And as I am sure you are aware, the best play against a blitz is the screen. The Saints also have 3 RBs that can run the ball well.Now that Brees has the passing record, I believe the Saints will run the ball more, especially if/when they get a lead. I do believe the Lions D-line can & will be disuptive, but in the end, the Saints will win a close game. 41-38 Saints |
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This is a very good question for you to ask and explore. Well, first, the Bucs actually didn't do anything to beat us -- our 6 ft 6" tight end Jimmy Graham ran into his own head coach on the sidelines at full speed, and blew out Sean Payton's entire knee, in a one-in-a-zillion freakazoid accident. That sent the whole Saints sideline into pandemonium for the first half, and the vaunted Saints offense was basically a headless chicken running around the field, for most of the 2nd quarter in Tampa... not too much chance of that happening again.
How did the Rams do it? Part of how they did it was, they had an insanely pumped up home crowd, because of the World Series win the night before, and a big beefy Pro Bowl caliber running back who was playing out of his mind that day...neither of which you have right now. There was something else the Rams did to us. And that was drive-killing sacks. Not just any old sacks -- weird as it sounds, crazy, I know, but Drew Brees does get sacked and pressured from time to time -- but these were drive-killing sacks. You're watching the game, and if you see your Lions sack Brees or pressure him on 1st or 2nd down, don't get too excited just yet...third down coming up and the Saints are lethal on third downs. And just remember as you watch the Saints line up on 3rd down, 3rd and 16 or 3rd and 10 is almost no different for the Saints than a 3rd and 3 -- it's not really any more difficult, nobody gets nervous, the Saints make those ridonkulous 3rd and long plays all the time. Routinely. Like it's no big deal. And on 3rd down, ANY Saints weapon is on the table, all of them, including the above-mentioned screen or dump-off to Sproles or Thomas, the one that looks harmless, like it's nothing at all -- you'll be jumping out of your chair, thinking "tackle for a loss," until that RIDICULOUS WALL OF PRO BOWL BLOCKERS magically materializes from out of nowhere in front of Sproles or Thomas, and goes charging down the field leading the way for him, busting out 20+ yards. So it's not just generic sacks or "we need to get pressure on Brees" -- that alone won't do it. We hear that a lot, and it never works out well for the opposing team. A sack on 1st or 2nd down only means, you've gotten Brees mad at you, making him more dangerous and even harder to defeat, and 3rd and long just means that Payton simply flips the big laminated play calling chart over, and calls out another different insane high octane play to run. The Lions would need sacks and pressure at the right time in the right place, to slow down the Saints, which is not easy. |
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You lost to the Rams because of the crowd?
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o.k. As the Saints train starts out Saturday night Payton the engineer boards the train and pulls out, the train might spin its wheel at first starting out, then Payton lets the engine warm for a while steadily getting a feel for the tracks once he get a good feel the train starts to pull away, once this happens he slams the hammer down until the train is screaming down the tracks where nothing can get in the way to his destination of Indy. Detroit will not stop this train nor will they slow it down, Payton and his crew are on a mission.
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01-05-2012, 05:58 PM | #6 |
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01-05-2012, 06:23 PM | #7 |
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Nope, we lost because Drew and the rest of the team laid an egg.
Its why the say "On any given Sunday" I'd be surprised if the Lions upset the Saints, but I certainly wouldn't be shocked. But in order for that to happen, Drew will have to play badly, and I just don't think he has any bad games left in him this year. |
01-05-2012, 06:30 PM | #8 |
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Originally Posted by WhoDat!656
. . . yeah, like all good 'homers' on the opposing teams site, I forget/omit pertinant details, hehe . . . but I have given props to the Saints short game on the Lions message board, it's just hard to search through the posts there. I'm hoping our D/Line can do some damage and I'll be watching the matchup with your All Pro O/L . . . that'll be the best part of the game for me, I love the O/L.
I'm really just hoping for a respectable showing and getting some postseason experience for the future, a win for the Lions is a serious longshot, but it's not impossible, just improbable. I just don't want to get blown out and/or embarrassed, which is not impossible either . . . ya'll know who "Aretha" is? . . . all's we want is some R-E-S-P-E-C-T for now, our championships are coming . . . bet. go Lions. |
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01-05-2012, 06:43 PM | #9 |
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Originally Posted by SaintsBro
So whattya' telling me? You think you guys got a chance? . . . and I did not realize Graham ran your coach down in the Bucs game . . . ouch! . . . third down conversions have been a bit of an issue for us, stopping them and getting them, but we've improved on the offensive side of third down lately . . . defense, not so much . . . I don't see us sacking Brees all that much . . . hurrying him, collapsing the pocket maybe . . . the game is gonna' be won right there, your All Pro O/L vs our YoungGuns D/L . . . the rest is just details.
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Another topic that nobody is talking about is special teams! But guess what, we win that match-up to...
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