Hockeytown Red Wings 245 Report post Posted December 13, 2005 What have they got to lose? They're still selling out games...people need to boycott the Lions until they show they're committed to winning with some major changes. You know, at least try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas27 7 Report post Posted December 13, 2005 Best way to get the Fords and Millen out of there is to NOT show up to games. No money=no Fords Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted December 13, 2005 I know the pocketbook is the best way to make yourself heard, but frankly, I'm very proud of the fact that the Lions sell out constantly. Lions fans are the best in the league - who else would continue to sell out the stadium? And if the Lions are ever good, no fans will be more deserving of a good team than Lions fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas27 7 Report post Posted December 13, 2005 Detroit fans are the best Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OsGOD 3 Report post Posted December 15, 2005 Go LIONS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 I get the feeling the Fords will wait until after next year's 5-11 season to fire Millen. They always wait. No, next years 5-11 season will probably earn him another contract extension. I'm actually kinda mad I'm going to miss the game on Sunday. Its going to be a trainwreck, and I really want to see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Cub 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 No, next years 5-11 season will probably earn him another contract extension. I'm actually kinda mad I'm going to miss the game on Sunday. Its going to be a trainwreck, and I really want to see it. Yup I'll be watching. Besides some Barry highlights this is the most exciting thing for the Lions in the 31 years I've been alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Let me ask you all something? Will there be a more torturous game to watch when the Lions come down to play the Saints on Christmas Eve? I will almost guarantee you that watching the Saints is almost as bad as watching paint dry for 5 hours. They will make the local pee-wee squad look good and the pee-wee squad wins on occassion. Especially with Aaron Brooks benched for the rest of the season (which might be a blessing actually), I won't be surprised one bit if the Lions win and win big because the Saints make a habit of making themselves look stupid. I know the Lions do too as well, I watched the end of the game against the Packers, but trust me on this one, you all will win this game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladystanley 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 As much as I would like to boycott the Lions I can't do it. I have to much Honolulu blue in me And as always during the summer I will get my hopes up that maybe THIS year will be the year the Lions turn it around..or the Fords FINALLY agree to sell the team and make me do the Happy Dance Until then I will root for the one player that has deserved to win a superbowl ring for a few years now. GO COLTS! I would like to say that I laughed my butt off the other day when I saw a sign that said 'Fire Millen' behind Babcock in Atlanta..that made my night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlakChamber 8 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 And as always during the summer I will get my hopes up that maybe THIS year will be the year the Lions turn it around.. That's how it is being a Detroit sports fan, especially for the Lions and Tigers. That's why I like how the end of baseball season and the start of football season overlap. By the end up September, I'm such an irrate Tigers fan I'm swearing I'll never go to another game or watch one. But I've got hope, its the start of football season, this year I know its the Lions year! Then December comes around. The Lions have been embarssing themselves on a weekly basis. And I think to myself, "only a few more months until spring training. This year the Tigers are gonna win it!" Its a vicious cycle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shannyb 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 They needed to get rid of MILLEN, not Mooch. One of the biggest reasons Barry Sanders left the Lions was because of lack of committment from the front office. One of the best running backs to play the game never got a ring and never had a chance. I think Mooch could have been successful if Millen had left and the Fords sold the team to someone else. They obviously don't care. If I owned a sports team, I wouldn't tolerate a bullsh*t record like this, year after year. Another point. How many players who SUCKED playing for the Lions are now having successful carreers with other teams? How many quarterbacks have the Lions ruined because of lack of good coaching. Hope Ditka is still interested in Mooch's job. He's the only person I can think of with the nads enough to turn this team around. ShannyB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Cub 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 SWF~Just remember the Lions can make anyone look like champions. shannyb your right. The Fords did something nobody else could. Stop Barry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowingsgo 3 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Let me ask you all something? Will there be a more torturous game to watch when the Lions come down to play the Saints on Christmas Eve? Detroit @ Pittsburgh to end the season on New Years. Hopefully in nasty, cold, snowy weather. The NFL should seriously contract the Lions. They are on par with the AZ Cardinals as one of the worst pro sport franchises. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueMonk 102 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 The NFL should seriously contract the Lions. They are on par with the AZ Cardinals as one of the worst pro sport franchises. The problem with contracting the Lions is, they have one of the most supportive (if bitter) fan bases in the country. The Lions sell out PRESEASON games. No matter how bad they are, the fans come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Hope Ditka is still interested in Mooch's job. He's the only person I can think of with the nads enough to turn this team around. ShannyB That was the whole reason behind hiring Millen in the first place: "Here is a tough, no-nonsense guy who knows his football, will not take any crap, and will do things his way to get this team on the right track." I don't want the GM to have nads, I want him to have brains. Millen's got a sack of steel to stand up to all this criticism and do things his way and it's not helping the Lions any. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest youssp9 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 I would be surprised even win 5 games next season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timothy1997 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 I can't wait for tomorrow's trainwreck. The angry fan march, fans wear orange to support the bengals, and they are allowing signs!! The hell with the game, just to see the fans go nuts is worth it to me. I hope carson palmer, chad johnson and the bengals put up 60 on the lions. The only thing I can hope is that the team loses bad enough to maybe put some sense in the ford's minds that HEY, MILLEN AIN'T DOING A GOOD JOB!! Oh well, nice to dream. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas27 7 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 The problem with contracting the Lions is, they have one of the most supportive (if bitter) fan bases in the country. The Lions sell out PRESEASON games. No matter how bad they are, the fans come. Mmmmmhmmmmmm. And as long as the Fords are making money I'm pretty sure the NFL doesn't give a sh*t about what their record is. All this team is is a quarterback and o-line away from being perhaps a playoff bound team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betterREDthandead 58 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 Mmmmmhmmmmmm. And as long as the Fords are making money I'm pretty sure the NFL doesn't give a sh*t about what their record is. All this team is is a quarterback and o-line away from being perhaps a playoff bound team. And coach. A disciplinarian coach. One far-fetched but tantalizing article I saw suggested Bill Parcells. Another more realistic scenario would be Maurice Carthon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwings1914 18 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 I want the Lions to get slaughtered today.......but it won't we'll pull it out 34-30 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OsGOD 3 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 So yeah I am going to watch the opening kick off of my first EVER Lions game tonight... Mainly out of Morbid Curiosity. But none the less it's my first LIONS game... Yeah I am Lions virgin I know. BUt what can you do when you can't stand the team Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redwings1914 18 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 YES WAY TO GO!!! FUMBLE ON THE KICKOFF!!!! WE SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timothy1997 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 WE SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do you really think so??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dallas27 7 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 do you really think so??? We do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted December 18, 2005 You all will ROLL OVER the Saints next weekend. If the Lions don't win by at least 10, I dunno what to say then. The Saints are just that bad, probably worse than the 49ers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
