Meet Your 2005 Detroit Lions
Either people have completely overestimated the talent level of the Detroit Lions or the coaching staff has absolutely failed to do its job. Receivers breaking off routes, the offensive line hasn’t allowed Kevin Jones to hit the line of scrimmage w/o breaking a tackle, the defense is letting Thomas Jones run through them like he’s Walter Payton and Kyle Orton looks like the next incarnation of Drew Brees as every damn receiver on the field gets ridiculously wide open. I have seen more than my share of embarrassing losses from the Lions, but this may be in the top three or five. And I’m paying DirecTV to see it. Absolutely pathetic.
September 18th, 2005 at 3:30 pm
I think after seeing that game I know more about the Packers as well.
September 18th, 2005 at 6:28 pm
Correction. NOW we know what we need to know about the Packers.
The NFC North could quite possibly be the worst division in all of football.
September 18th, 2005 at 10:56 pm
Bears are going to win this division! Weeeee!
Don’t worry, the Lions will destroy the Bears at Ford Field.
September 19th, 2005 at 5:55 am
That was horrendous. I dont know who really to blame for that. After Week 1, I was actually starting to see improvements in Joey. Now. I dont know. It almost looked like the team turned on him, with the missed calls. Stopped routes, and what was with that handoff in the end where Jones just plan stopped?
September 19th, 2005 at 8:37 am
Harrington was awful in the second half, nod denying that. But the thing is, by the time his game clearly went to hell and he started chucking pick after pick, the game was already out of hand. His first pick was just bad luck, the second was completely on Roy Williams. Guys weren’t getting open and he still can’t take a five-step drop w/o lineman up in his grill.
I still think Joey’s a quality NFL QB, but he’s not the kind of guy who can put the team on his back and it looked to me like all that stuff just broke him down.
I feel for the guy right now cause he’s going to get booed w/o mercy when he goes back to Ford Field and Detroit talk radio will undeservedly eat him alive.
Honestly, I can’t help but put this on the coaching staff. The entire team looked like it wasn’t ready to play and when that happens, It’s a reflection on them.
September 19th, 2005 at 10:21 am
As a long suffering Bears fan, I enjoyed the game a lot. Yeah Detroit played awful but they aren’t one of the POWERHOUSE teams of the NFC, and they aren’t supposed to win every week. They got their upset last week against GB. The Bears have a rookie QB and he made plays. The OL for us was outstanding and so was the defense. So even if DET had played as well as they could, they still would’ve had a barnburner on their hands.
September 19th, 2005 at 3:55 pm
Adam, it’s not the loss for Detroit that bothers me as much as it is how it happened. No NFL game should ever be over by halftime, but as soon as Chicago hit them in the mouth they flat out rolled over. After Roy Williams (who otherwise had a solid game) blew that fade route in the end zone, causing the interception the team just died. Players yelling at each other on the sidelines or just sitting there like they’d rather be fishing than playing the game. That’s just embarrassing.
I wouldn’t presume to take anything away from Chicago. They were revved up and never let the Lions off the mat. I just wish Detroit had showed enough heart to keep their heads up and make a game of it instead of looking for the nearest hole to bury themselves in.