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All-2000's Lions

This is my ALL DECADE team for the worst Decade in Lions history... The spots are my opinion of the best player, based on body of work in the 2000's not one season.... 2000-2009

QB- John Kitna

RB- Kevin Jones

RB- James Stewart

WR- Calvin Johnson.... Even with only 2 season in the 00's

WR- Roy Williams

WR- Mike Furrey

TE- Casey Fitzsimmons... The 00's were pretty dry for TE's and at least he was an ok blocker!

DE- James Hall

DE- Robert Porcher

DT- Shaun Rogers

DT- Dan Wilkinson

LB- Ernie Sims

LB- Chris Clairborne

LB- Earl Holmes

CB- Dre Bly

CB- Andre Goodman

S- Kenoy Kennedy

S- Kurt Schultz (nine INTs in 2 years as a Lion... Slim pickings at safety too)

K- Hanson

P- Harris

KR/PR- Drummond

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What a terrible decade.

All men are created equal. Its just that some men are more equal than others....

by CapitolLions on Jul 6, 2011 3:23 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

our all 10's team is probably ALREADY better!

All men are created equal. Its just that some men are more equal than others....

by CapitolLions on Jul 6, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol

RIP Robyn Bailey 1961 - 2010. I love you mum.

by Hyperion Ecta on Jul 7, 2011 3:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think I just vomited a little

"I think the biggest thing for us and the city is that the mind-set is changed. We are not the same old Lions that have lost." - Ndamukong Suh

PCP 4 LIFE

by The Profiler on Jul 6, 2011 3:25 PM EDT reply actions   2 recs


Which leads to……

…And….

by CLF on Jul 8, 2011 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

lol

only episode i think i’ve ever turned the channel for a minute, damn

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

by yooperlionfan on Jul 8, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

there's actually 3 on the roster right now.

Then again, I don’t know if you count kickers. lol

by UndaDawg on Jul 6, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thats unfair

Can’t dis Hanson, he’s been the ONLY bright spot the whole time.

"Never underestimate the power of the Schwartz..."
"I see your Schwartz is as big as mine..."
"May the Schwartz be with you..."
"Liquid Schwartz!!!"

by Pappy002 on Jul 7, 2011 2:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hey now

let’s not forget the other H in our H&H Kicking Krew. Also, Muhlbach should be listed on this list

It's turkey, Lions and Macy's. Any other combination is just ludicrous.

"Only a real man quotes himself in the 3rd person" - Nate D. circa 2011

"Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy." - Charlie McCarthy

by Leonuro on Jul 7, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

Wow

You really know how to bring the mood down. Lol. I am pretty sure our current team could beat that one with Calvin on that team. Rayner would have to kick and punt. The problem is due to their time the current teams left tackle and center may struggle.

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Probably pushing 800-pound gorillas out of their choice seats in movie theaters."
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by Enforcer on Jul 6, 2011 6:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

Dom VS Suh

Close your eyes Kitna LOL

"I think the biggest thing for us and the city is that the mind-set is changed. We are not the same old Lions that have lost." - Ndamukong Suh

PCP 4 LIFE

by The Profiler on Jul 6, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was thinking more

Porcher vs Jason Fox. That is scary.

"Where in the World is Ndamukong Suh?
Probably pushing 800-pound gorillas out of their choice seats in movie theaters."
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by Enforcer on Jul 6, 2011 7:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Kitna vs Phonz

thats just funny

"I think the biggest thing for us and the city is that the mind-set is changed. We are not the same old Lions that have lost." - Ndamukong Suh

PCP 4 LIFE

by The Profiler on Jul 6, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

He only had one good year for us

All men are created equal. Its just that some men are more equal than others....

by CapitolLions on Jul 6, 2011 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would take Az Hakim

over Furrey

I'm so ahead of my time, my parents haven't met yet

SE Michigan Sports

by YakAttack on Jul 6, 2011 7:59 PM EDT reply actions  

eh, yuck

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by rames on Jul 6, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

really?

All men are created equal. Its just that some men are more equal than others....

by CapitolLions on Jul 6, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah. If your argument against Pollard

is that he only had one good year, then Mike Furrey is out too…

I will take Hakim’s 11 ttl TDs in 3 years (2002-2004. 2006 doesn’t count since he was done) than Furrey’s 7 in 2 years (6 in 2006, 1 in ’07). I know Hakim is a whipping boy, but stats are stats.

Obviously, just my e-pinion

I'm so ahead of my time, my parents haven't met yet

SE Michigan Sports

by YakAttack on Jul 7, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

And I would add Zach Follett as a special teamer

cuz he’s Zach Follett

I'm so ahead of my time, my parents haven't met yet

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by YakAttack on Jul 7, 2011 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

No way

Need to lay off the LDS

"Never underestimate the power of the Schwartz..."
"I see your Schwartz is as big as mine..."
"May the Schwartz be with you..."
"Liquid Schwartz!!!"

by Pappy002 on Jul 7, 2011 2:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

Casey Fitzsimmons

probably one of my favorite Lions from the last decade. I will always remember when the Bears attempted an onside kick and he picked it up and ran it back for a TD. That return helped the Lions set the record for most points scored in the fourth quarter in NFL history….34 points.

LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! GO STEFAN LOGAN!

by BBlades on Jul 6, 2011 9:38 PM EDT reply actions  

haha i remember that

I thought that was against the broncos tho???

by yamahawarrior89 on Jul 6, 2011 10:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Nope...the Bears.

The Lions scored 34 Points and the Bears 14 Points in the fourth quarter also setting the record for most points scored in the fourth quarter combined.

LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! GO STEFAN LOGAN!

by BBlades on Jul 6, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

I love Fitzsimmons.

I remember one game where he got nailed in the endzone and still scores. I remember it so clearly, because I think it was in the same game that I saw Pollard totally short arm it when saw Ray Lewis coming at him. Pollard had his arms out stretching for the ball, tuned his head and saw Lewis, boom alligator arms.

Now it probablly didn’t happen in the same game but it’s the way I remember it. My memory tells me that Casey got nailed early, and still came down with it.

I pity the fool!
-Mr. T

by Phreaking Mohican on Jul 6, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Well...

Schlesinger did play until 2006 for the Lions and 1207 of his 1445 career rushing yards were in the 2000’s. But, he’s best known for blocking for Barry. Moore and Sloan played until 2001. Most of their careers were done in the 90’s. Not sure I’d include Luther Ellis. I liked him….but in from 2000-2004 he had 5.5 sacks. His best work was in the 90’s as well. So, I think he didn’t include them because they are best known for their Lions careers in the 90’s.

LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! LITTLE MAN IN BACKFIELD! GO STEFAN LOGAN!

by BBlades on Jul 7, 2011 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

Bingo

Its really hard to believe, but we are more than a decade past 2000 and the days of Barry and Herman

All men are created equal. Its just that some men are more equal than others....

by CapitolLions on Jul 7, 2011 6:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

I didnt add a FB, that one was as obvious

And moore didn’t play in the 2000’s

All men are created equal. Its just that some men are more equal than others....

by CapitolLions on Jul 7, 2011 6:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

You think players in the 90's were in the 2000's dude lol

All men are created equal. Its just that some men are more equal than others....

by CapitolLions on Jul 7, 2011 6:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

I hate to say it

But Harrington had more yards, TD’s and played more games than Kitna.

Yooperlionfan is officially "the man"
the Lions D-Line: the Four Horsemen of the A-sack-alypse
Jim Schwart: Erasing the stink of Millen, one fist pump at a time.
P.C.P: It is not just for recreation anymore.

by JCruize on Jul 7, 2011 3:46 AM EDT reply actions  

Yea, but I don't think he was actually more effective LOL!

All men are created equal. Its just that some men are more equal than others....

by CapitolLions on Jul 7, 2011 6:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

the "played more games" is the key to those stats...;-)

The Dis-Assembly Line - The unofficial, official name for the next best D-line in football.

by rames on Jul 7, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

yes... but I am sure you can say the same for almost everyone on the list

Yooperlionfan is officially "the man"
the Lions D-Line: the Four Horsemen of the A-sack-alypse
Jim Schwart: Erasing the stink of Millen, one fist pump at a time.
P.C.P: It is not just for recreation anymore.

by JCruize on Jul 7, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Earl Holmes

Haven’t heard that name in a minute. I really liked that guy.

Also, Mike Furrey and Kevin Jones share the distinction of being my two favorite no longer Lions from the 00s.

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by Nate D. on Jul 7, 2011 4:08 AM EDT reply actions  

wow not really a vike fan but used to live in Seattle for a bit

that Kitna is your best bet at QB really says a lot about the last decade for your team. Thank goodness that disasterous decade is over for you all.

Childress gone, TJack gone, new stadium on the way: it's like that Christmas when Santa brought prostitutes!

by Grime on Jul 7, 2011 12:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Keep in mind that Kitna put up 4000+ yard passing seasons in '06 and '07

The guy was a strong leader on a terribly weak team. I see no problem with Kitna being our top QB of the 2000’s

'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

by Nate D. on Jul 7, 2011 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

yet he threw more interceptions than touchdowns in each of thoses seasons

How a QB can throw for more than 4000 yards and only throw 18 TD’s is a head scratcher to me.

Yooperlionfan is officially "the man"
the Lions D-Line: the Four Horsemen of the A-sack-alypse
Jim Schwart: Erasing the stink of Millen, one fist pump at a time.
P.C.P: It is not just for recreation anymore.

by JCruize on Jul 7, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe they're counting YAI

Yards after int

It's turkey, Lions and Macy's. Any other combination is just ludicrous.

"Only a real man quotes himself in the 3rd person" - Nate D. circa 2011

"Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy." - Charlie McCarthy

by Leonuro on Jul 7, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

+1

Hahahahaha

just pass me the damn ball

by Christopher Moriarty on Jul 7, 2011 6:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

Zero running game, or not even trying to run, will do that to you

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by Bighaircut on Jul 7, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, just imagine Chicago's offense without Matt Forte...

'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

by Nate D. on Jul 8, 2011 4:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

bears luck into run games

they dont try to make it work they hope it works

by Brad Wesley James Hines on Jul 15, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would have to say

That that defense minus safeties doesn’t look all that bad on paper. Im probably wrong tho haha.

just pass me the damn ball

by Christopher Moriarty on Jul 7, 2011 6:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

That's what Minnesota has had for the last couple of years.. It doesn't work.

Childress gone, TJack gone, new stadium on the way: it's like that Christmas when Santa brought prostitutes!

by Grime on Jul 8, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would have to say

That that defense minus safeties doesn’t look all that bad on paper. Im probably wrong tho haha.

just pass me the damn ball

by Christopher Moriarty on Jul 7, 2011 7:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

I'm putting in Corey Redding over Wilkinson.

Outside of that, seems solid. Kind of sad to look at, though…

by motown313 on Jul 8, 2011 2:10 PM EDT reply actions  

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