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9/1/08: Less than a week ago until another Lions season kicks off. I will once again be providing my weekly Lions commentary and game grades for the 13th straight season.
2006 Recaps, Stats, Stories, Commentary, Grades & Pictures
2005 Recaps, Stats, Stories, Commentary, Grades & Pictures
2004 Recaps, Stats, Stories, Commentary, Grades & Pictures
2003 Recaps, Stats, Stories, Commentary, Grades & Pictures
2002 Recaps, Stats, Stories, Commentary, Grades & Pictures
2001 Recaps, Stats, Stories, Commentary, Grades & Pictures
Mornhinweg Firing, Mariucci Hiring and Firing
2008 DETROIT LIONS SCHEDULE
09/07/2008 at Atlanta 1:00pm 09/14/2008 Green Bay 1:00pm 09/21/2008 at San Francisco 4:05pm 10/05/2008 Chicago 1:00pm 10/12/2008 at Minnesota 1:00pm 10/19/2008 at Houston 4:05pm 10/26/2008 Washington 1:00pm 11/02/2008 at Chicago 1:00pm 11/09/2008 Jacksonville 1:00pm 11/16/2008 at Carolina 1:00pm 11/23/2008 Tampa Bay 1:00pm 11/27/2008 Tennessee 12:30pm 12/07/2008 Minnesota 1:00pm 12/14/2008 at Indianapolis 1:00pm 12/21/2008 New Orleans 1:00pm 12/28/2008 at Green Bay 1:00pm
My Commentary:
The Lions were 3-13 last year but they only got blown out on two occassions. This year it was a completely different story as six of their eight road losses were by double digits or more. Twice they gave up 50 points. They had a negative running game and the list goes on and on. But, they did start the season off on a right note going 6-2 but that was quite fraudulant as they finished 1-7. After the Denver game I truly believed this years team could make the playoffs for the first time in the Millen era. But after the blown chances against the Giants, I knew the season was about to unravel. Even though the Lions had their best season since 2000, do not be fooled - the way this season finished makes it worse than last years! But, in the end Millen will be around to screw up another draft and we will go through all the same BS in 2008. As I have been stating year after year, nothing will ever change until Millen is gone. He is the one that has blown draft after draft and brought in free agents that have turned out to be flops. And lets not forget trading Dre Bly for George Foster and Tatem Bell - two players that were inactive near the end because they were so awful. I will never understand why the Fords think Millen will turn this team around. But as I said last year and I will again right now - it is what it is. The 2008 season will probably see the Lions go 5-11 or 6-10. Kitna will continue to throw interceptions and make mistakes, the running game is in shambles, the secondary is the worst in the league, Shaun Rogers will most likely be traded - shall I go on? No, i'll stop on this last day of 2007 and wish everyone a happy new year. Thank goodness another Lions season is over. Thanks again for reading my commentary and game grades and I look forward to doing the same in 2008 - longer than any Lions website on the Internet.
The 2007 honolulu blue and silver should definitely be improved over the 3-13 squad from a year ago. The addition of Calvin Johnson should give the Lions a deadly passing game assuming Kitna stays healthy. If he goes out for any period of time, the Lions are doomed. The Defense should be better but that is all dependent on Shaun Rogers staying healthy. Given all the bad luck this team has endured the past several years, I think they are do for some breaks. If the Lions can stay healthy, eliminate the costly penalties and most importantly finish games, they should have a realistic chance of finally getting back to the .500 plateau.
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