MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
New coach, new GM... what will happen this year?
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Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
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GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
I see your schwartz is as big as mine...
I see your schwartz is as big as mine...
Slap Shot
I got nothing
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
"The roar has been restored!"
-Dan "The Common Man" Cole
"The roar has been restored!"
-Dan "The Common Man" Cole
nmupiccdiva
New member
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
2-14. 3-13 if it's a really good year.
If this team wins more than 6 games, I may wet myself with happiness.
2-14. 3-13 if it's a really good year.
If this team wins more than 6 games, I may wet myself with happiness.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
You won't be the only one that's for sure.
You won't be the only one that's for sure.
Billy Blanks
I fix fat people
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
We have pretty much completely overhauled the team, coaching staff and front office. I think this team could be just as good as the team that won 7 games in 2007. Obviously they won't be as bad as last season, most of those pieces of the problem are gone.
One thing I love about Shwartz is that he learned from Belichick and Fischer. At his press conference today he was talking about having a different game plan defensively for each team we play. This is something Marinelli never did. It was the same game plan, week in and week out and it just didn't work.
Offensively we should have problems scoring, but it's yet to get determined how much of an improvement we see on defense. The linebackers should be pretty good and the addition of Delmas is HUGE. I don't think 6 wins is out of the realm of possibility.
2010 should be the year when the Lions will really be able to compete.
We have pretty much completely overhauled the team, coaching staff and front office. I think this team could be just as good as the team that won 7 games in 2007. Obviously they won't be as bad as last season, most of those pieces of the problem are gone.
One thing I love about Shwartz is that he learned from Belichick and Fischer. At his press conference today he was talking about having a different game plan defensively for each team we play. This is something Marinelli never did. It was the same game plan, week in and week out and it just didn't work.
Offensively we should have problems scoring, but it's yet to get determined how much of an improvement we see on defense. The linebackers should be pretty good and the addition of Delmas is HUGE. I don't think 6 wins is out of the realm of possibility.
2010 should be the year when the Lions will really be able to compete.
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Hammer
We'll be back.
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
Jared Devries out for the year
No matter what you think of him, it's not a good sign that we lost one of the guys projected to start on the D-line.
Jared Devries out for the year
No matter what you think of him, it's not a good sign that we lost one of the guys projected to start on the D-line.
Billy Blanks
I fix fat people
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32363450
This is an excellent pick up as men of his size that can play are fairly rare. Very excited about this.
It will be intresting to see if this is it for them adding depth to the line. Smith doesnt replace DeVries any a end, and I could still Kevin Carter being targeted but its hard to see a veteran like him picking us over the Patriots.
Also, if Schwartz can handle Albert's attitude, this should be nothing.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32363450
This is an excellent pick up as men of his size that can play are fairly rare. Very excited about this.
It will be intresting to see if this is it for them adding depth to the line. Smith doesnt replace DeVries any a end, and I could still Kevin Carter being targeted but its hard to see a veteran like him picking us over the Patriots.
Also, if Schwartz can handle Albert's attitude, this should be nothing.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Billy Blanks
I fix fat people
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
How many wins do you see us getting? We have 40 new guys on the roster. They can't be much worse than the 2007 team that won 7 games.
How many wins do you see us getting? We have 40 new guys on the roster. They can't be much worse than the 2007 team that won 7 games.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
I've fully given up on predicting what I think the team is capable of doing and what they end up doing. That 2-14 season I thought they could go 9-7 or 8-8. Whoops.
The team ends up going lower than predicted everytime and, really, why should I bother trying to get excited after how last year went? I follow them, they continue to kick me in the taint and I'm too stupid and densely loyal to just walk away. Whatever happens, happens - but it won't be success. No matter how retarded the other teams in the division might get, Detroit will always find a way to out-dumb them and it's frustrating beyond belief.
I've fully given up on predicting what I think the team is capable of doing and what they end up doing. That 2-14 season I thought they could go 9-7 or 8-8. Whoops.
The team ends up going lower than predicted everytime and, really, why should I bother trying to get excited after how last year went? I follow them, they continue to kick me in the taint and I'm too stupid and densely loyal to just walk away. Whatever happens, happens - but it won't be success. No matter how retarded the other teams in the division might get, Detroit will always find a way to out-dumb them and it's frustrating beyond belief.
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
The owner is the same, no?
Exactly.
You get a blood oath from Ford and his family to keep their meddling hands out of the team and some management that isn't a bunch of yes-men and we'll talk.
Otherwise, you're delusional until the day this team is sold.
The owner is the same, no?
Exactly.
You get a blood oath from Ford and his family to keep their meddling hands out of the team and some management that isn't a bunch of yes-men and we'll talk.
Otherwise, you're delusional until the day this team is sold.
Re: Detroit Lions 2009: May the Schwartz be with us.
This is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Schwartz and his staff may make the Lions more professional, without the soundbites that guys like Fontes, Millen and all the other joke coaches that followed would have provided after post game meltdowns, but the product and the ownership will be the same, just packaged differently.
I like Schwartz standing up to Goodell about the Thanksgiving game, but apparently the Commish isn't on board with the Lions "change" yet, either, nor is he sympathetic to the plight of the economy in Detroit. He seems to think that if the franchise was winning, Ford Field would be filled with the same sheep that are guessing this team will win 6-8 games this season.
This is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Schwartz and his staff may make the Lions more professional, without the soundbites that guys like Fontes, Millen and all the other joke coaches that followed would have provided after post game meltdowns, but the product and the ownership will be the same, just packaged differently.
I like Schwartz standing up to Goodell about the Thanksgiving game, but apparently the Commish isn't on board with the Lions "change" yet, either, nor is he sympathetic to the plight of the economy in Detroit. He seems to think that if the franchise was winning, Ford Field would be filled with the same sheep that are guessing this team will win 6-8 games this season.
Slap Shot
I got nothing
Which should make their prospects all the more uncertain. I have no number in mind because every year the NFL has one or two surprise teams, but with such a new roster that will take time to play together, it'd be tough to expect any number of wins at this stage.