I would agree with that assessment, although Goff and the Lions offense has proven to be a lot to handle, for most defenses. Facing the Chargers (Herbert), Lions again and the Chiefs (Mahomes) offenses in the next 3 weeks, will be a good litmus test for the defense.
I capitalized Goff, Cousins and even Wilson as I consider those 3 still legit NFL QBs.
Didn't catch that part, buy yes, I would agree with that.
Litmus test? Could be a funeral.
Thanksgiving might be a real carving up of the Turkey.
1962 was the most devastating. We were the best team in football and we were destroyed in the first 45 minutes. Lost my appetite. This one is just a game.
Was that back in the leather helmet days?
itll happen if barry is not shown the door
Yeah, the Thanksgiving Day massacre. Bart was sacked I think something like 11 times.
I hate the Bears and the Vikings, but there's something about losing to the Lions that I especially dislike. I think it's because I usually expect that we should beat them. Even though yeah, obviously they're better than we are now. And it's even worse if it's on a Thanksgiving, because then it puts a sour note on the holiday.
Haha! Not quite. But that game needed crash helmets. Starr was sacked 11 times.Was that back in the leather helmet days?
Yes. The Bears and Vikings over the last 50 years have had some success either winning divisions or playoff games. The Lions have had virtually no success over that time span even with Barry Sanders or Megatron. But back in the late 50s and early 60s they had some great defenses and decent QBs. But their weakness was usually the head coach.
I think any changed that come will happen after the season. This is not a good team to begin with on paper unlike the teams of the last 15 years.
Wasn't that the game where Bart tried to call a run, but nobody wanted to carry it. Then, he called for various pass plays, but nobody wanted to be the target. Then somebody suggested 'a nice, long, incomplete pass'?
If a team goes through an entire season and loses only one time I laugh it off although not that day. We finished as NFL champions. The Lions were sitting home.
It has been a long time and yes we should laugh about it. But I will tell you that I was a kid. And I knew it would be a tough game. But the first 3 quarters were horrific. These were my heroes. I cried and cried and cried for hours. Even my mother could not understand it. She said I acted like someone had died. And when I would not eat my turkey she almost cried herself.
Not only that, the '62 Packers are supposed to be one of the greatest teams of all time, and the greatest Packer team.
I still believe they were and are. They had no weakness on the time. The only setback was Hornung getting hurt mid-season briefly. But we still had Tom Moore in the backfield along with Earl Gros. And of course Jerry Kramer took over the kicking and did very well. Lombardi's biggest challenge was getting them pumped up every week.
We haven't had a top-ten rush defense since 2010, which as we all remember was our SB year. When I looked at Barry's credentials when he was hired, I was not impressed. I don't think he possesses the demeanor or the scheme to be an effective DC. MLF voiced his displeasure a few weeks back on Barry but has since waffled. We got gashed for over 200 yards against the Steelers and barring two dropped passes by the "Bolts" last week, we'd have another loss. Now we face an 8-2 Lions team on Thanksgiving and we haven't beaten a team with a winning record all year. Who thinks Barry will bring a different approach versus the Lions?
Well, the Lions could have tried to pass like crazy but why should they if they have Montgomery and the other speedster in the backfield. Playing us both times on a Thursday does not allow for practicing the whole playbook. So they play it simple, minimize mistakes, and take a few shots when needed.
Looking back on my own comments, after last night, as well as most of the season, Barry probably secured his job for another year.
You would think this would translate into positive results against 3 rather sub par offenses like NY, Tampa, and Carolina. But we also know we had hiccups against those kind of teams earlier. Barry has to plan for these QBs etc. With Hebert, Goff, and Mahommes not on the other side of the line it may lull our players to sleep. If we do not see turnovers something is probably wrong. I suspect those teams are going to try and play ball control and just move the chains. But also remember that Tampa has Mike Evans and Godwin who can burn you.
