Thank You, Lions

I’m really not that upset. of course I wanted the Lions to win and I hate that they lost in a game like that, but the future for this team is very bright. These Lions are not going to go away, they’re only going to get better.

for bringing the roar back to Detroit

Hey Brees, you need another rat to gnaw that shit off your face. FUCK OFF CHEATER

I’m going to miss the football season, and you guys at this blog. See you all in April (I may hop in time to time during the times between). Special thanks to everyone and Sean for making this the best Lions blog in the whole internets. Thank you Lions for the great year, going to miss the anticipation every week, and excited for what’s to come. GOOOO LIONS!!!

Hope Justin Smith breaks Brees’s leg in half.

and then I watched as my team got called for 7 drive crippling and drive sustaining penalties and the other team got called for 3 meaningless penalties.

I am not pleased right now and need time to adsorb all of this.

I stopped watching the NBA because of the obvious favorism in it’s officiating. Is the only sport I have left going to go down that same road again?

Now I can wear it with Pride! Thank you Lions !

A good season, every way besides a win is a cruddy way to end the season. Secondary had lapses but HAD three picks. So frustrating.

But hats off guys, we are here to stay. No longer looking at .500 as a good season.

this game was lost by it inability to execute … obvious questions about this team leading into the off season.

I hope the Saints win the SB …two reasons being from the South originally and of course its easier to say u got beat by the eventual champs ..

Just wanted to say congrats to you guys on a great season. The future is bright for both our franchises and I look forward to fun rivalries moving forward. I was rooting for you guys tonight and I hope you can reciprocate. The Saints are cheating darlings and I can’t wait to knock the tiara’s off their heads. Forget some of the idiots from our blog that come here and talk stupid smack. Like you, we haven’t had success in a long time so we get a lot of bandwagon jumpers with no class (unfortunately that’s the internet).

See you next season!

It was our offense that got us here. Our defense screwed us almost every step of the way. Too many come from behinds. Replace Levy and our whole secondary as a start. Also replace Raiola. We need guys that can run bloack consistently.

They really blew chunks in this game, and mostly over the Lions. We got a few bad calls (blatant holding in the end zone on Jimmy Graham, for instance), but nothing to compare with a fumble recovery TD that was stolen.

Still…I think the Saints would have won, anyway. That second half was just too much. Y’all are going to be the team to beat soon, though.

ROOOOAAAR! That’s about how I felt about all the missed interceptions. Oh what could have been…

to 10 – 6 this year, plus we made the playoffs. I’ll take it

Schwartz just admitted Holding wasnt being called and its obvious but it worked both ways

We all learned something this season, and next year we’ll be closer, OR, who knows… perhaps SuperBowl Champs!

is better than none and done. The roar is restored. Can’t wait for next year!

Thank you for a great season. Wish I would’ve found this site sooner

No thanks for the defense.

Hold your heads high…from 0-16 to the playoffs in 3 years. Simply amazing. There’s a lot of good things in store for your team. I’m not ashamed to say I’ve very much been made a Lions fan over the last few seasons…just not against my Saints.

Best of luck in the future…it’s going to be a bright one.

and to all of you who make this a fun place to be. We talk NFL draft in a few months here, right?

Delmas is a keeper,Houston is okay, otherwise start over

Good luck next year your team has greatly improved this year

the damn secondary and refs, we still lost this game but i believe that phons is a better corner then barry by far! but im happy we made the playoffs, like sean posted, thank you lions, next year! p.s. i dont believe the saints are going to make it thru San Fran, the saints did lose to the 2-14 rams

good game till refs took control in 2nd half. Then our guys came unglued due to momentum change. Still a great team to watch and can’t wait to see the changes made for next year. We will definately be in mix next year and hopefully with more respect from media and NFL.

NEVER let Charles Barkley choose your team for his ‘winners’

and i do want to thank the NO fans for not being classless like green bay’s were, and i do hope the saints all the best but im just looking at there track record away from home, but thanx mississippisaintsfan, hopefully your team goes far! and i am a drew brees fan :) just sore over a lions loss, like usual

I am now giving credit to JS and the Detroit players for keeping it classy these last 4 games. I’m glad to see they got the pf penalties corrected.

It was good to see Schwartz finally call out the officials in the post game, I am sure he will be fined for that. Because the NFL league office hates the Lions. That being said, just like Schwartzy said, we lost because we did not catch interceptions, get off the field on 3rd and 4th down, nor did we tackle well at all.

I have hope for next year though and I do not feel any drastic personnel changes are necessary. Just continue to draft and add talent and develop the roster. We will be back in the playoffs next year, with a better defense all the way around and a better running game to help support Stafford and Co. as well.

Detroit has learned to crawl now its time to run ….

How many more yards could he have put up if his drives had been extended like Brees’s?

They gave us a fantastic season, and to go from 0-16 to the playoffs in just 3 years is very promising for the team’s future. With the young core of players they have, a playoff berth is essential to the growth of the team, and is the next step for them to take in order to challenge for the Super Bowl down the road. We have deficiencies to address in the offseason, but I’m confident in the front office that they will make the right decisions, they have yet to give me reason to think otherwise. This season was just the first step in a great new era in Lions’ football, and there is definitely at least one Super Bowl in the (very) near future! GO LIONS!!!!!!!!

Now that that’s over, let’s talk draft. :P

Everyone seems kind of bitter right now, I was actually surprisingly pleasant after the Lions lost. Of course I was sad, but I just feel the lions got outplayed, nothing more. Of course there are questionable calls, but I’ve gotten use to it this season.

This is pretty much exactly how I pictured the game going, the lions are about a season or two from truly competing for the SB. If they are one and done in two years, THEN I’ll start bitching. For now, I’m just gonna sit back and marvel on how this team went from 0-16 to playoffs in just a couple years.

It was really more than I could have hoped for and the first time I enjoyed a football season since middle school. I am actually looking forward to next year with hope for the first time in a long time. We need to sign some guys and re-sign a few others but we are close.

We have the best reciever around who played his guts out tonight. Stafford also played very well and he is only going to get better, sure he threw int’s but he had to make things happen.

Other than Delmas and Houston we need a new secondary. Our guys were getting put in headlocks all night trying to rush the passer and the refs gave a few generous spots on 3rd down. We are still young and learning and a year away!

Stafford showed a lot of heart and competitiveness with that drive to make it 38-28 and really all game. Very aggressive and throws the ball really well. Johnson is one of the best if not the best overall receiver. Was a shootout like I thought it would be. Good luck next year!

Thank you Lions. It was a fantastic season. Proud to be a Lions fan. No naysaying. Looking toward the future with great players.

A Lions fans has been attacked by NO fans for wearing a #90 Jersey and is currently in a NO hospital.

Calvin, Mathew, Sean, Schwartz, Meyhew, Pettigrew, Tullock and others it was the most nervous and excited for my Lions i have felt in a long time and thank you all!!!!

even though it was a loss, i am happy to see the Lions in the playoffs for the first time in my adult life

To everyone in the lions organisation for makin this happen.

I agree it would be nice to have but the way teams are built now its not about taking away one guy. Look at all the weapons the Saints or the Packers have. You cant beat them by taking away one guy.

I think getting pressure on the QB is a better way to take care of business on pass defense. Its just a shame we haven’t been able to do it much this year.

Offense has been stellar all year. Our defense is simply overrated and sucks. It needs major revamping. I loathe our pourous run blocking o-line but the last 2 games vs the Pack and Saints is a major wakeup call for us that we need to hit defense hard this year in the offseason. We cant let every team we face throw all over us or run all over us which is an every game occurance.

I’m thrilled we made it to the playoffs and I figured with a healthy Staff we’d go 10-6 and clinche a wildcard spot. I had no delusions of winning this game but my god I did not expect the saints to make our defense look like a high school teams defense. It was pitiful. I look for great things to come in the future from the offense but defense needs to be rebuilt if we are to truly compete for a championship.

That you guys had a very impressive season. As a 49er fan, I do not like the Lions. But I will say that they played their guts out. The Saints are a very difficult team and at home they are nearly unbeatable and the Lions went out swinging. I do not think the refereeing helped you and I felt the D-line was held too much. Its not a real excuse for the loss, but even I noticed it.
Come back next year with that same fire. A year of maturity and experience will do this team wonders. Good season, this will help you in the end.

I was really hoping to see you guys again next week, but it looks like we’ll be facing NY/ATL (which I have no problem with).

The Lions have a great thing going, and as long as Mayhew can keep building on what he’s already done (i.e. get a secondary and remind the DL how to play football), you guys are going to be really good really soon. Good luck in the offseason. Perhaps you’ll be in position to take another Nebraska CB we can can debate about over and over again.

just have to say it again and again and again

Great season by the team. I feel like we’re a young team that’s right on schedule & with more talent(specifically in the secondary) we’ll be ready to make a serious Superbowl run. I’m glad that that goal is no longer some fairytale that isn’t even worth dreaming about. Can’t wait for April & then on to next year. Go Lions!

We’re talking shocking levels of incompetence or downright favoritism. I like Brees, and Korey Hall (simply cause he was a beast at our an alma mater), but I am sick to death of this ‘white knight’ vibe everyone throws at the Saints and the Packers. Having said all that…we STILL went 10-6 and went to the playoffs! That is a big effing deal. Can you imagine some of the ridiculous opportunities Titus and Burleson are gonna have next year after Calvin had 3 200+ yard games in 4 weeks?? Add to that the fact that we basically get a free second round pick in LeShoure coming back to pair with Best and Smith. Credible running game is a go. Get some young O-linemen to groom for the future, another good corner across from a HEALTHY Houston, make Wright the no 3…and (it pains me to say this) have a ‘come to Jesus’ talk with coach Gun or find someone more consistent…do all that, and I say super bowl 2013! Great Season guys. See you in April.

Only Lions Fan in Idaho, signing off ;)

The Bengals lost and have a worse record than us, so we will pick 22 minimum
I am thinking the Broncos also lose and we pick 23 then
If the Falcons lose they will finish ahead of us and pick 24th
If the Giants lose then we will pick 24th… I think… not quite sure… its late…. I need another drink….

I don’t want to be irrational and say fire Cunningham over one loss, but the last 6 or so games excluding the Charges have been god awful. It’s either the scheme, or the coordinator, but our defensive line is so overrated it isn’t funny. They’re mediocre and are pumped up by the media so other teams think we’re the best still. I’d take the Giant’s D-Line any day. Wide-9 has to go. We obviously need secondary, and a new center. Raiola getting knocked into the backfield on qb sneaks makes me want to throw up. I like the guy on a personal level, but c’mon.

I’m happy what we accomplished this year and I think one more year of better drafting, getting healthy, and free-agent signings. Along with, a better playoff seeding, easier schedule, and we could make a run next year or at least win a playoff game.

Obviously a disappointing ending but they have improved every year and I expect next year to be different. I do not know if the offense can follow up this year but our D has some work. I think they will definitely build on this and I am definitely excited about next year. Hopefully the re-sign CJ quick.

I was more pissed about a chop block on one of our d-lineman I thought was obvious. I think it was Fairley since it was a big man going head over heels. Doesn’t matter now, the back four guys cannot be the same as they were this year. Is it so hard for us to have a corner that will jam his guy at the line, throwing off the timing of the route?

I don’t comment a lot here; come here looking for quality opinions and info, but I will throw a few in here today.

This season went as well as anyone could have reasonably expected. In 3 years the FO has done a magnificent job of getting this team into a position to possibly be a great team soon. Even with some of the disappointments that happened throughout the year, I am very pleased where we stand. I felt we were still a few players away; a stud mlb would help a lot, but it will be fun to watch them add those pieces.

I want to thank the Lion’s organization for giving us a very entertaining season with great hopes for the future. This will be fun to watch going forward.

I also want to thanks Sean for giving us a top-notch place to offer up opinions on all of this. Good stuff my man!

Have a great year everyone!! Cya at draft time….

Tip

I am thinking that we are building for the future. Dont get so upset that we lost to the saints. Just a few years ago the lions didnt win a single game. And so far every year after we have been winning more games than the previous year. I trust Mayhew and Schwartz in building this into a constant competitive team. We will see the lions in and more than likely win the Superbowl.

Hey If any of the Lions actually read this blog, thank you very much for putting a smile on my face most mondays after a game, and unlike some previous seasons, even when you lost he effort and passion was still very evident, and even the games you lost, the ability to not give up and pull out some miracle come backs.

The Saints played a hell of a game in the second half, and we did have the opportunity to match them score for score, their strategy of going for it on multiple 4th and short situations was frustrating but smart.

looking forward to the off season and next season. Thank you to every player and coach that made this season so much fun to watch!!