Around the League - NoFair lands in Detroit
by Mavyrk on Apr 29, 2011 3:58 AM EDT
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PrintI decided to gather a bunch of responses from a bunch of SBNation open threads when the news of Fairley coming to D-Town hit the air. If you get a laugh from this gimme a rec, it took me a long while to gather all of this.
We'll start with the NFC North after the jump. Thanks to n4ry4 for the idea, it's been a blast making this thread.
GREEN BAY PACKERS -
"wow...detriot is going to have a beast DL"
"FEAR THAT SHIT!"
"The Lions made the best pick of the draft."
by Bush League All Star
"Holy crap scary D line"
by StephanL
"The Lions select...Nick Fairley.
Ndamukong Suh + Fairley. That interior defense is going to be TOUGH."
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero
"Oh crap
Thats scary"
"Oh well,
We don’t run the ball anyways."
by JoshN
"The Lions have a monstrous D-Line.
Please go O-line Ted."
by levnclf
"Daaaaaaamn.
See, now I’m startled."
by Mitchell Maurer
"Can we clone Josh Sitton 2 more times?
Because were gonna need that."
"Man, Pouncy better be there."
by Shoes31
"Fuck! Suh AND Fairley!?"
by packallday555
"Scott Wells just pooped a little on his couch...
And ARod is already holding his head….."
by PhoenicianPakFan
"So who's thinking Watkins now?
I know I am a bigger fan of going that way just to survive the two Lions games"
by PackApologist
"Good news, bad news
The good news? We won’t have to worry about the Vikings for quite some time.
The bad news? We’ll have to worry about the Lions now."
by Packers3485
"Shit.
I liked the Lions better when they were taking WRs with the first pick every year"
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp
"Oh man, Detroit's D-Line scares me."
by PackerGirl
"Lions get a steal
They take one game from the packers, one from the bears, both from the vikings… they’re a playoff team right now with this pick."
by Nels Winkler
CHICAGO BEARS -
Lester says: Nooooooooooo! The Lions have drafted damn good since they rid them selves of Matt Millen. Fairley is a nasty 3-tech type player that will kill it lined up to Suh. Scary. Who the hell is gonna run up the middle against those two. NFC North teams better upgrade their o-lines immediately.
Kev says: This sort of makes me want to kick myself in the groin. If he plays to his potential (#draftdaycliche), this line is going to be all kinds of nightmare for the Bears.
"Dont get fairly, dont get fairly, dont get fairly PLEASE DON'T!"
"PLEASE DETROIT! DONT get fairly"
"FUUUUUUUUUCK!!!"
by T.Moore
"Shit Fairly to Lions"
"THIS IS BAD"
"OMG, that line is scary now
Christ!"
by Bears-Cubs Bulls
"Lions: FAIRLEY
Suh/Fairley? Fuck."
by Steven Schweickert
"NICK FAIRLEY TO THE LIONS!!!!
Goddamn it we need bigger Guards"
by frenchbears113
"Cutler is dead"
by Ryan21
"Can we draft a brick wall and a roadside concrete barrier...
in the first and second?"
by Jacob Hayes
"Son of a bitch, Detroit got a beast in Fairley"
by BearsCore
"Lions just got the steal of the draft
They’re coming folks"
by Dils
"I am now scared of the Lions D-Line"
by airnjp
"Detroit Dline: Most Feared....."
"The new williams wall?"
by C-Razzle
"me thinks the lion have the potential to be gangerous this year"
by Cutler6fan8
"CSNBoyle Pat Boyle
wow.. Fairley to the Lions.. that d-line is scary good.. Cutler just got down on one knee for the 2nd time this week!"
Via Twitter
"Look on the bright side
Now Angelo will have to upgrade the OL. No more of this bullshit he’s been pulling."
by Spongie
"Forte and Cutler better grab another bottle tonight
Should there be a season, they’ll be taking shots when we play the Lions"
by TheMan1
MINNESOTA VIKINGS -
"Fairley and Suh are going to beat the hell out of... Christian Ponder... for years to come. Sorry, still a little shell-shocked in the Man Cave. Someone, please talk me into this pick."
Eric J. Thompson (Daily Norseman Lead Blogger)
"Fairley + Suh...
DO NOT WANT."
by Kpz1234 (WAY before the pick)
"Damn. The Lions D is going to get scary."
by virginia viking
"holy shit
Suh and Fairly in DET, ponder better strap on his rinning shoes"
by muffin man
"FUCK!!!!!"
by Norse
"omg..scary
Ponder will be out when he hits the field.."
by hickenizgriz
"Wow the lions D Line is
going to be good.."
by MrFootballguy
"OMG!
Suh & Fairly, Hello best young DT tandem in the NFL"
by Loki
"we will have to deal with them for the next 15 years
fantastic"
by muffin man
"Well
Good to see incompetence reigns still in Minnesota. Now that we let Detroit pick Fairley."
by Td1984
"lions are dangerous"
by eltwentyone
"And to think
Suh AND Fairly coming up the middle on sullivan and whos RG?"
"Ponder better fucking run like a deer"
by RileysCannibalJct
"that's SCARY."
by virginia viking
SOME SAMPLES FROM AROUND THE REST OF THE LEAGUE -
"Best DL in football. The Lions"
by FlaGators (Hog's Haven)
"best thing about next years schedule...no DET"
by fat pete (Hog's Haven)
"Wow
I feel bad for you QB’s of the NFCN"
by Josh Roberts (ESGB) (Behind the Steel Curtain)
"Flashes of the Steel Curtain
For Detroit"
by Tim Mullhaupt (HSS) (Behind the Steel Curtain)
"Steal of the draft
absolute steal."
by Rorschach44 (Big Blue View)
"I hope no one ever plans on running on Detroit. Ever."
by EREX21 (Bleeding Green Nation)
"they have the best dline in football"
by The Fish (Bleeding Green Nation)
"Detroit just reincarnated the farging steel curtain!
This is now the meanest defensive line in the country. not only are they good, they are flat out angry that you came out on the field to play against them. I predict several more injuries coming out of the NFC North this year."
by pjohn56 (Blogging the Boys)
"Where's Matt Millen when you need him"
by pfloyd1 (Blogging the Boys)
"Never thought I'd say this, but....
Wish I was a Lions fan for today…."
by CheechYou (The Phinsider)
"Detroit... Winning!"
by Chris Pokorny (Dawgs By Nature)
"I just found an excuse to watch the two CHI-DET games this year: because there’s a reasonable chance Jay Cutler will be killed in one of them."
by strootster (Battle Red Blog)
"Best D-line ever."
by Cassieper (Battle Red Blog)
"Lions have the Best DL in the NFL now. Calling it."
by Titans_Firefighter (Music City Miracles)
"I am now a Lions fan!"
by Deaconbrodie (Music City Miracles)
"We play them this year :("
by Ramon Fernandez (Mile High Report)
"Basically, the Williams wall just moved to Detroit for the next decade."
by hornetchiefsfan (Arrowhead Pride)
"Detroit just became a No-Run Zone type of D-Line !!!!"
by papabegood (Silver and Black Pride)
"With this pick
I think the lions just won the draft."
by Starrk (The Falcoholic)
"Oh my God
The Lions have Suh and Fairley? That’s the most dominant tandem in the league, right there."
by Dave Choate (The Falcoholic)
"I don't want to play Detroit now..."
by jkp1516 (Cat Scratch Reader)
"That line might be legendary
Holy freaking crap, that is insane dear god man"
by Candlebox (Bucs Nation)
"That is the most destructive DL one may ever assemble
WHO DO YOU BLOCK!"
by Transplanted (Bucs Nation)
"We don't play the Lions next year
All is good."
by Skii (Revenge of the Birds)
"Lions envy right now
That is a crazy crazy line."
by youALREADYknow (Niners Nation)
"Suh and Fairley
will be talked about for decades."
by these3words (Niners Nation)
"Man, really glad I'm not a Minny fan.
1 take Ponder at 12
2 Suh/Fairly"
by djafrot (Field Gulls)
Best Comment Ever
"we already lost 44-6 loll"
by loyal2therams (Turf Show Times)
"forget about getting 6 now"
by Buck Nasty87 (Turf Show Times)
FINAL THOUGHTS -
Reading through all these open threads has been a sheer pleasure and was a lot of fun. Pretty much league-wide it broke down with 20-50 "WTF?" and laughter at pick 12, followed by extreme sentiments of "holy shit," after hearing about Fairley coming here. After the NFC North war rooms I decided to just do highlights of the other ones of merit to keep the thread from being too long, but it suffices to say that the wild endorsements from around the league read like something on the back of an Oscar sweeping movie.
Pretty much every team that faces us this year expressed sentiments along the lines of, "crap, we play them this year, don't we?" Every team that we don't play is pretty glad they don't play us, for good reason. A lot of teams are happy for us being on the rise, a couple quiet opinions have piped in, predictably, about how we should have gone OL or CB. The New York Jets were actually probably one of the more gracious teams and seem happy for our selection.
At the end of the day you can be upset about this pick for not addressing a big need, but it's really hard to be upset about this pick when we, as Lions fans, are essentially the envy of fans around the league right now. I really believe that this is the starting point of a really, really good thing in Motown. If you were pushing for Patrick Peterson on the merits of him being one of the best players in the draft, then I guess Nick Fairley (without giving up any picks!) has to be an amazing consolation prize.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Pride of Detroit or its writers. FanPosts are valued expressions of opinion by passionate and knowledgeable fans.
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Awesome Job, Mavryk
I want to thank you for taking the time to peruse through all those sites to find these comments. It’s really cool reading the thoughts of other fans around the league. It’s gives a great feeling that so many around the league are saying such positive things about our defense. I am 46 years old and the best defensive line I have ever seen us have was during the early 80’s and the “Silver Rush” days. As good as they were, today’s Lion front four blows them away. I am still trying to figure out how in the hell Fairley fell all the way to 13. Thanks again, Mavryk.
It's cool to see all these comments
Puts a lot of pressure on us though. We have a rep to protect.
RIP Robyn Bailey 1961 - 2010. I love you mum.
Isn't that a nice problem to have?
I mean really? That sounds a lot better than “same old Lions” to me.
by Mavyrk on Apr 29, 2011 5:32 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Good Stuff
Yeah I started to do the same thing but after about an hour of being at it, my browser crashed. I have been listening to the radio, and people all over the country are calling in amazed, on the show I am listening to now, they rate it the best pick of the draft.
This is a brilliant pick. Schwartz has already said the plan is to split the snaps between Suh, Fairley, and C. Williams. 45 snaps a piece roughly per game. If you think about it, that is more effective than drafting a running back, because no running back is going to get 45 carries a game. It is also more valuable than a 3rd wide receiver. So if you liked the Julio Jones or Mark Ingram picks, you should like this one a lot more. Keep in mind that last year we took the 2nd highest rated defensive tackle in the draft and ended up with the defensive rookie of the year. Even if we only get half of the production out of Fairley as we did Suh, this is still an amazing win for us.
Poor SLH will now just be a depth and situational player. But what a hell of one he is.
And you know what the really great part is? We almost definitely will still end up with a player that we had pegged as a possible first or late first round pick.
33. Patriots: Akeem Ayers
34. Bills: Brooks Reed
35. Bengals: Ryan Mallett
36. Broncos: Marvin Austin
37. Browns: Kyle Rudolph
38. Cardinals: Aaron Williams
39. Titans: Jabaal Sheard
40. Cowboys: Stephen Paea
41. Redskins: Justin Houston
42. Texans: Brandon Harris
43: Vikings: Ras-I Dowling
44: Lions: ?
Still on the board: D. Bowers, R. Williams, A. Dalton (for a trade up, or Mallett if he is gone), M. Leshoure, B. Carter, T. Young, R. Hudson, R. Moore, T. Smith, M. Foster, G. Little, M. Wilson, J. Patrick, K. Sheppard, L. Hankerson, J. Jernigan, M. Gilchrist, E. Gates, B. Burton, C. Brown.
The point is that we will get a damn good player today, no matter what, and also, depending on how things break down, we have an outside shot of trading down today too.
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 50's football back to Motown!
I should clarify, that if anyone falls in those picks I made above us in round 2, wee could end up with a latte first talent still, or if we take one of the running backs.
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 50's football back to Motown!
Could easily see a scenario where Brandon Harris falls to us
Arizona takes a pass rusher (Wilson) or QB (Dalton or Mallett or Kaepernick for grooming) which makes Aaron Williams fall to the Texans who arguably need a safety as much as a CB (or they just take Rahim Moore), and then the Vikings address their largest need with Bowers (who I think is legit’ly who they would take before Ras-I. Both injury concerns, they need a DE more, and Bowers is a far better player.)
Bam, Harris to the Leos.
Or jump up to get him...
jumping around gets easier in the 2nd.
Motown313-"spending a first rounder on the next Jared Devries doesn’t seem like a good gameplan."
ive been thinking about that all night.
If you spell Ndamukong Suh in Scrabble, you win. Forever...
by DetroitDrew1980 on Apr 29, 2011 10:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That would be UNBELIEVABLE
even if only for 2-3 years…at least he wouldn’t have to come in and play 60 snaps a game…hopefully preserving him a bit longer and making that 2nd rd contract more easy to swallow if he can’t play like a monster for more than a few seasons…
"His lateral agility is unprecedented. Reports claim he has literally been seen in two places at once."- Mav
From A Titans Fan and a Chefs Hater...
…CONGRATS! Fairley was one of the best picks in the first round, IMO. I texted and called all of the crappy Chefs fans I know to tell them that Scott Mitchell Matt Cassel will have his leg snapped Week Two this coming season.
Good luck to the Lions for the rest of the draft from the hometown of the best RB to ever play the game…Barry Sanders!!
LoL Thanks, Titans are kinda like our bros over there, since you gave us the Schwartz
I had Locker pegged to you guys all along, hope he works out well. IMO he and Ponder were the best two QB’s in this draft.
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 50's football back to Motown!
I don't think Detroit is
Barry Sander’s Home town.
:P
Motown313-"spending a first rounder on the next Jared Devries doesn’t seem like a good gameplan."
I was so-so on Fairley as a prospect
Than I saw him on NFLN. I came away thinking he could be a very good player in this league for someone picking in the top 10. What a steal. Wow, what a defensive line.
This is the Motor City. And this is what we do...
And God sayeth onto Abraham. "Goeth and spread my word of the P.C.P. and all will well with your people."
this one got runner-up
“I just found an excuse to watch the two CHI-DET games this year: because there’s a reasonable chance Jay Cutler will be killed in one of them.”
by strootster (Battle Red Blog)
by xanderjd on Apr 29, 2011 7:23 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I still have tears in my eyes
From laughing my ass off. Lets just hope they live up to it
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by Latif Masud on Apr 29, 2011 8:12 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Still cant sleep :P
Oh well, guess it is time for s philosophical insight. A lot of you may have heard the line from Schwartz about drafting to a strength. I wanted to point out that he is not necessarily speaking in strict terms of depth or talent on the team. What he is really getting at, is drafting to a designed strength of our defense. Drafting to a fundamental core philosophy that our defense if founded on. Pressure up the middle.
Some of you may have heard this when listening to the pundits pound the table for Marcell Darius to be a good fit for Denver. How he is a defensive minded coach and he likes to build his defense from the middle, front to back.
Well it appears that pressure from the defensive tackles is one of the premier fundamentals of the Schwartz defense. So don’t be surprised if that is where the money goes on our roster on the defensive side of the ball. It is the feature piece and key element that pretty much everything in our defense hinges around. Don’t worry, we will save money on the back seven for all of you tight wads.
Think about it like putting a built engine with nitrous in a bondo’ed up junker to go race for pink slips. It might not look pretty, but it is going to look even worse for the other guy when they lose.
Ndamukong Suh - Bringing 50's football back to Motown!
when Schwartz came to Detroit
he said something that is really ringing true after last night’s draft… he said something to the effect of, “We will be able to run the ball and stop the run.”
Last year we draft Jahvid Best to run the ball and Ndamakong Suh to stop the run. The year before, we draft Stafford & Pettigrew, distributor & blocker.
This year, we select Nick Fairley to stop the run next to Suh. I never thought in million years that Fairley would drop to the Lions. I hope that Harris falls to Detroit at #44. WOW!
Now to the fun stuff-
Kyle Vanden Bosch (needs double team) 2
Cliff Avril (needs double team) 2
Ndamakong Suh (needs double or triple team) 2-3
Nick Fairley (needed double team in college) 2
…and none of them like QB’s.
by Detroitfantc on Apr 29, 2011 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Does this mean the Lions are not interested in Haynesworth any more?
I sure as hell hope they aren’t. Haynesworth would be a spectator with the DTs that the Lions have now.
Thats how I would look at it
"There are a lot of places we can get better… Our Philosophy is to take the best player and that’s not going to change… We have a lot more needs than people realize… We’re not drafting to get better for the first game of next season, We’re drafting for the future of the franchise." –Martin Mayhew
by Millen_Free on Apr 29, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
they never
were interested. unless i missed something.
In Life - You GET What You GIVE.
myself, just smiling from ear to ear reading all the comments from others around the league
could just be I have no clue whats going on, and I was a little shocked at the pick but it hasn’t taken long for me to see this is a great thing, looking forward to a little 5-2-4
I AM laughing
""Oh well,
We don’t run the ball anyways."
by JoshN"
THIS comment is WAY funny, because both Suh and Fairley are noted masters of the art of THROWING QBs on their fundaments.
Haha
Yeah that’s great
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haha
I thought the same thing! I was like, "I hope McCarthy thinks that way! “Cause A Rog will be seeing another one of those concussions!”
"His lateral agility is unprecedented. Reports claim he has literally been seen in two places at once."- Mav
Speculation being made today that the drafting of Ironhead's baby boy...
…signals an intention to use the 2-4-5 more often. Note that Schwartz and Gunther like moving their pieces around creatively, especially Mr. Suh. Just a thought for 2013, when the Lions have a real back 9.
Lol great post
we never talked about Fairly because we all figured there was no way in hell he would slide to 13.
Think Da’Quan Bowers, Akeem Ayers or Bruce Carter make it to pick 44?
"The right (draft) move sometimes might be to strengthen a strength. Filling holes in the 1st round leads to grabs and busts." - Steve_Chiefs.
Bowers sure is dropping over that knew......Maybe Carter will do the same.
Teams are passing on Ayers because they got sick of DET32 pimping for him.
.Does your momma have a Big Ass like your head?
Ayers at 44 wouldn't be a bad pick at all
he’d have been a reach at 13, but great value at 44.
I might get on board the Ayers train
"The right (draft) move sometimes might be to strengthen a strength. Filling holes in the 1st round leads to grabs and busts." - Steve_Chiefs.
Great job Mavyrk
This was pure joy to read. My favorite was this one;
“Dont get fairly, dont get fairly, dont get fairly PLEASE DON’T!”
“PLEASE DETROIT! DONT get fairly”
“FUUUUUUUUUCK!!!”
oops,
I posted the same one. My favorite too.
Per Nate D. I don't want to be a schmuck blogger-type. So I have a signature now.
by BarkingLions on Apr 29, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
GREAT POST!
Still shocked, but i love the pick.
by REAL-LIONS-FAN on Apr 29, 2011 10:12 AM EDT reply actions
Awesome post Mav
Thanks for taking the time to put it together for the rest of us. It was a joy to read.
Those comments really have to make you happy
Detroit sports has always been about being badasses. Well, Suh & Fairley are going to go down as one of the badest tandems in recent history! We’ve got a nasty defense and we’re building that brand.
"His lateral agility is unprecedented. Reports claim he has literally been seen in two places at once."- Mav
It was the stupid Bears that messed up the Ravens pick...I hope they have to give up that 4th.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/29/ravens-want-fourth-round-pick-from-bears/
.Does your momma have a Big Ass like your head?
I hope they dont
They will have a bad rep then
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by Latif Masud on Apr 29, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Great Post
Thanks for not only the post itself, but the time and effort as well.
Ah but I was so much older then and younger than right now
by Justan Oldfart on Apr 29, 2011 11:25 AM EDT reply actions
Mavryk.... BEST FAN POST EVER!!!
Seriously, I had fucking goosebumps the entire time I read that. I couldn’t understand the immediate disdain for the pick last night. I was elated that this was the pick. I had my eyes closed chanting “Fairley” over and over until they showed him on the phone. Dude, I was stoked! It was just never a scenario that I ever thought could materialize… someone who should have been taken ahead of Dareus… possible first overall pick talent guy falling to #13? Wow. Just wow.
People need to heed my warning… get on board with this pick right now as to not look foolish later. There is a reason that people are saying all this stuff, because Fairley can be as good as Suh. That shit is for real!!! We all need to be dancing in the streets over this. I am even more excited today than I was last night after 12 hours of this marinating. Good day to be a Lions fan… and if we can get Harris tonight… even better!!!
It took about 10 minutes, but I'm so bigtime stoked with what Kocurek and in turn Gunther is going to be able to do with that D..
I can’t get enough of this today……I just want Harris and Foster,,,,,how’s that?
I heard the pick was all Mayhew’s idea and that Schwartz wanted Ponder……….lol……..No wonder Schwartz sucks.
.Does your momma have a Big Ass like your head?
you're kidding right?
if not, you’re definitely living up to your name.
In Life - You GET What You GIVE.
I completely agree!
I’m guzzling that honolulu blue kool-aid hard right now. I can honestly say I’m more excited about this pick than I was about getting Suh, partly for the surprise factor and partly because this comes WITH Suh, which is amazing.
There's goes the double teams baby!!!!!
Suh and Avril are going to have monster years…..Can anyone picture a 5-2 front? With a standing Suh? Or would that be a 4-1-2-4?
.Does your momma have a Big Ass like your head?
From Riley’sCannibalJct: “And to think, Suh AND Fairly coming up the middle on sullivan and whos RG?”
Let me REALLY bend some minds. Imagine the Lions playing in a big game. Okay, let me do it again.):
LT-to-RT: KVB OR Avril OR Akeem Ayers——C Will——NoFair——Mr. Suh
Mr. Rodgers’ NEW Neighborhood? OR Your QB WISHING his mind was on drugs?
Mr Rogers' NEW Neighborhood (Continued)
C Will and NoFair dominating the middle
Avril and Mr Suh setting the edge——either can anchor a mad backside rush by the other OR both can play it straight
Akeem Ayers floating in the middle, ALONE——
What IS the answer to the 4-1-6? The short field makes it work. Cliff’s speed and Ndamakungh’s ability to throw smaller blockers aside like rag dolls makes it difficult to game things by going old school with a sweep or a pitch or screen.
by desert_pride on Apr 29, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Mr. Rodgers’ NEW Neighborhood?
Add to that the ability to run the 2-4-5 when we’ve come up to snuff in the backfield. The Steelers have already thrown it in a few times and have added Cam Heyward to make it yield better fruit, more often.
Old Man Gunther may stick around another 14 or so years.
by desert_pride on Apr 29, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
A little more on Fairley
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/26478/fairley-was-an-oustanding-interview
.Does your momma have a Big Ass like your head?
lmao
“Dont get fairly, dont get fairly, dont get fairly PLEASE DON’T!”
“PLEASE DETROIT! DONT get fairly”
“FUUUUUUUUUCK!!!”
by T.Moore
rec, great job finding all of these.
Per Nate D. I don't want to be a schmuck blogger-type. So I have a signature now.
Awesome!
Suh,Fairley,Williams and Hill with the 4 horseman ride or choose your fate and die!
PCP 4 LIFE
Great Post man.
I was kinda shocked when Fairley fell to us at #13, I’ve been warming slowly since the pick, And I am proud to say that I have awoken today at a FULL BOIL!!!!
Let’s GET this SEASON STARTED!!!!
"Lemme Tell you why I have confidence in the long term future of this team... It's #9, That's why I have confidence in the long term future of this Team." - Jim Schwartz
Great posts between this and the other one Mav
I just was watching NFLN, fan polls on who had the best first round – Detroit is tied with NO with 46% of the vote
'The reality is - the police become necessary in human society, only at that junction in a society where it is split between those who have, and those who ain't got' - Omali Yeshitela
"In the absence of logic it is not uncommon that sanity can only be found by embracing lunacy." – Leonuro, circa 2011
Vote Here.
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"Lemme Tell you why I have confidence in the long term future of this team... It's #9, That's why I have confidence in the long term future of this Team." - Jim Schwartz
We got a solid lead now
'The reality is - the police become necessary in human society, only at that junction in a society where it is split between those who have, and those who ain't got' - Omali Yeshitela
"In the absence of logic it is not uncommon that sanity can only be found by embracing lunacy." – Leonuro, circa 2011
When I saw Fairley on the phone, i was very disappointed
but then again, I couldn’t tell who it was.
Once Goodell announced his name, I was overjoyed.
Wasn’t he originally predicted to go #1 around the time of the National Championship game?
My grandfather was a Packers fan, my father is a Vikings fan, I am a Lions fan, and there is no way in hell I am raising a Bears fan.
Oh, and I hate the Philadelphia Eagles
Fairley just now on Twitter
Nick_Fairley251 Nick Fairley
THANK YOU TO THE BIG MAN UPSTAIRS FOR THIS BLESSING! THE LIONS ORGANIZATION & DETROIT THANKS FOR BELIEVING IN ME!!!
'The reality is - the police become necessary in human society, only at that junction in a society where it is split between those who have, and those who ain't got' - Omali Yeshitela
"In the absence of logic it is not uncommon that sanity can only be found by embracing lunacy." – Leonuro, circa 2011
I'm just getting a good good feeling about him
I feel like he knows he dropped because of character concerns, and now he’s going to keep his nose to the grindstone and stay clean just to show how much of a character he isn’t. Talk about a chip on your shoulder.
'The reality is - the police become necessary in human society, only at that junction in a society where it is split between those who have, and those who ain't got' - Omali Yeshitela
"In the absence of logic it is not uncommon that sanity can only be found by embracing lunacy." – Leonuro, circa 2011
he already said
that he’d be playing with a mountain on his shoulder. damn the chip.
In Life - You GET What You GIVE.
Helluva job Mav
It has been along time coming for everyone to fear out D line, Restore the roar
"I’d probably get arrested because football’s my only time I get to go out there and hit people as hard as I can, and it’s legal," Follett said. "I need that once a year."
One of the guys at CJ was excited for Detroit's pick.
He was salivating over the possibility of putting Bowers and Suh together on the same line.
I wonder what’d happen if he considered the possibility of Bowers, Fairley, and Suh on the same line.
Fastest rec'ed fanpost ever?
Most popular fanpost all time, not even a day old?
Aw shucks, guys. Thanks for the respect.
You da man
Put in the work, reap the rewards.
(Not to mention riding the elated coattails of the collective happy PoDers) :P
'The reality is - the police become necessary in human society, only at that junction in a society where it is split between those who have, and those who ain't got' - Omali Yeshitela
"In the absence of logic it is not uncommon that sanity can only be found by embracing lunacy." – Leonuro, circa 2011
Would you quit kissing his ass.....it's going to go to his head......lol
.Does your momma have a Big Ass like your head?
LOL.....lots of fun today....Lets hope tomorrow is the same.
.Does your momma have a Big Ass like your head?
way past that point
In Life - You GET What You GIVE.
I give credit where credit is due.
Love reading quality work on PoD. I put a lot of work into what I write as well, so I can appreciate it.
As I’m sure everyone else can as well
'The reality is - the police become necessary in human society, only at that junction in a society where it is split between those who have, and those who ain't got' - Omali Yeshitela
"In the absence of logic it is not uncommon that sanity can only be found by embracing lunacy." – Leonuro, circa 2011
On the Pre-Draft show on NFLN
Lions were voted best first round with 61% of the votes, Saints got the rest of the votes.
i love this one,
“Can we draft a brick wall and a roadside concrete barrier…
in the first and second?"
by Jacob Hayes
LMFAO
"WR Brandon "I'll stab you bitch" Marshall (who finally got stabbed himself for once) had 10 catches for 102 yards and no TDs". - KDAWG
I gotta give it up to the Sheen reference
“Detroit… Winning!”
by Chris Pokorny (Dawgs By Nature)
Classic.
I'm Fairley sure he has had it for awhile.
"Lemme Tell you why I have confidence in the long term future of this team... It's #9, That's why I have confidence in the long term future of this Team." - Jim Schwartz
What was the best day to be a lion fan?
I’m a long time lions fan and have to ask after hearing and reading all the responses to this amazing pick: was yesterday’s first round draft the happiest day for a lions fan in the last 20 years?
What would compare:
1) drafting Fairley
2) firing Millen
3) releasing Joey Harrington
4) trading Shaun Rogers (not that that was a good move)
5) Stafford’s late touchdown with a bum shoulder (2009)
Note, only one of these was on the field – shows how bad it’s been for a LONG time. Any other ideas?
The thing that gives me the most chills and the biggest smile
Was Stafford’s throw.
“Look ma, no shoulder.”
+9
'The reality is - the police become necessary in human society, only at that junction in a society where it is split between those who have, and those who ain't got' - Omali Yeshitela
"In the absence of logic it is not uncommon that sanity can only be found by embracing lunacy." – Leonuro, circa 2011
I think we have all seen replays of that game
Came from how many points down 26-3 at one point i think it was and just seeing him lay it all out, that was an incredible moment for lions fan, mostly cause we havent seen many of those come from behind victories in easily 5 years
by Liontotheextreme on Apr 29, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
It really probably should be firing Millen
But we were all pissed about the fact that we were retaining that idiot Millen Sidekick Mayhew.
Yeah, we’re smart… :D
No fucking shit
That was EXACTLY what I was saying.
Crow never tasted so good.
'The reality is - the police become necessary in human society, only at that junction in a society where it is split between those who have, and those who ain't got' - Omali Yeshitela
"In the absence of logic it is not uncommon that sanity can only be found by embracing lunacy." – Leonuro, circa 2011
Stafford's TD for sure
RIP Robyn Bailey 1961 - 2010. I love you mum.
by Hyperion Ecta on Apr 29, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
My favorite
And to think
Suh AND Fairly coming up the middle on sullivan and whos RG?"
“Ponder better fucking run like a deer”
by RileysCannibalJct
I think this is my favorite one of those comments
“I just found an excuse to watch the two CHI-DET games this year: because there’s a reasonable chance Jay Cutler will be killed in one of them.”
by strootster (Battle Red Blog)
LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! GO STEFAN LOGAN!
detroit's front four
chance to be the best tackle tandem since karas and roger brown
Great job Mav
Funny stuff.
"We're looking to improve this team every day, every week, every month until we get to our ultimate goal which is to win a championship."
-Martin Mayhew Detroit Lions GM, Master of the Universe
by Home in Cleveland, Heart in Detroit on Apr 30, 2011 9:45 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
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