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Lions' Opponents for 2009

I know it is way, way too early to start predicting the Lions' record for 2009, but below is their schedule for next season.  There are only five games against playoff teams from this season, and the combined winning percentage of the Lions' opponents in 2008 was .467 (record of 119-136-1).  Compared to 2008's schedule, 2009 certainly seems much easier.  The winning percentage of the Lions' opponents in 2008 was a whopping .559, which was the second highest in the league.

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Won’t be able to guess until they have a coach, draft and get closer to camp. Right now, they can’t win squat, even against the teams (Cincinnati, Cleveland, Seattle) on the list.

"Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... now you tell me what you know. " ~Groucho Marx

by Jettero2112 on Dec 29, 2008 4:14 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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Wins against STL and da Bears at home, and at Cincy. That is, of course, assuming that they have a halfway decent offseason. And that’s asking a lot.

by The Prodigy on Dec 29, 2008 7:56 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

there's no way

you guys are going 0-16 next year. Millen’s no longer running the show, and the law of averages says you’ve gotta get better. Look at the Dolphins and Patriots this year, proof that outliers tend to bounce back one way or another the next year.

Also, this is gonna sound strange, but I really think the Lions this year were just as good if not better than the Rams. I’m a Giants fan, and the Rams are just about the worst team I ever remember the Giants playing. They got blown out their first couple of games, got 2 wins after they fired their coach against a Romo-less Cowboys team and a very mediocre Redskins team, and then promptly got blown out the entire rest of the season. You all had a bad convergence of bad team and really tough schedule this year. While the team might not be good next year, it almost has to be better (I’m rooting for your new GM, he showed some promise with the RW trade), and the schedule is easier. I say 3 wins is the absolute minimum, and wouldn’t be shocked with a 6-8 win season. And who knows, maybe you’ll catch lightning in a bottle and pull a Dolphins-esque turnaround.

by cjmulrain on Dec 30, 2008 3:10 AM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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