Detroit Lions 2023 Thread

[Troy McClure 347]

BUCS ARE FUKT LETS GO

Bros if Jared Goff wins a superbowl in this town, he will become a legend like Sanders, Johnson, and Stafford could only dream of lol

Edited January 21, 2024 by Troy McClure

[Akakabuto 1,842]

We goof? We goof. 

[Scott R Lucidi 675]

lie downs wrect

[Troy McClure 347]

Goff on 97.1:

Reporter: do you guys pay attention to what the media says?

Goff: depends, whatchu got?

Reporter: well after your game Skip Bayless tweeted...

Goff: nah, i dont care what he says

 

ONE OF US. ONE OF US. GOOBLE GOBBLE ONE OF US. 

[Scott R Lucidi 675]

1 hour ago, Troy McClure said:

Goff on 97.1:

Reporter: do you guys pay attention to what the media says?

Goff: depends, whatchu got?

Reporter: well after your game Skip Bayless tweeted...

Goff: nah, i dont care what he says

 

ONE OF US. ONE OF US. GOOBLE GOBBLE ONE OF US. 

yah, that guy is a rush limbaugh.

[Axl Foley 334]

3 hours ago, Scott R Lucidi said:

yah, that guy is a rush limbaugh.

What? Skip Bayless is another ESPN commy shill.

[kipwinger 8,756]

Just got in to Detroit to attend a watch party for the game tomorrow. For any of you that haven't been to Detroit, or haven't been in a while, I highly recommend you come visit. This is a hell of a city and the turnaround downtown has been remarkable and continues to amaze me.

[Axl Foley 334]

Was just there in March.

[Troy McClure 347]

7 minutes ago, Axl Foley said:

Was just there in March.

I remember, it was on the jumbotron

[kipwinger 8,756]

I came down to Detroit in 2009 from upstate to watch Michigan State in the final four. At the time there were few bars and restaurants downtown and they were all at capacity. Because there was no place for people to go the owners of all the downtown buildings had opened up the storefronts for cash-only 'pop up" bars. You'd walk into a totally empty storefront, buy a can of beer out of a plastic kiddy pool with cash, and watch games on a flat screen sitting on a table or something. One night we were just talking down the middle of Woodward with a 30 rack, along with about a million other people, just screwing off. No police, no traffic, and nobody gave a sh*t.

15 years later all the buildings a full and lit up. There are restaurants and bars all over the place. There are people all over the place. The public spaces pretty much always have events and people are gathered around. I've seen ice rinks in the parks, skateboarding competitions, you name it. Go sit any any restaurant downtown on any weekend and the place will be full of people waiting for an event at St. Andrews, or the Masonic Temple, or any of the casinos or sports arenas. Oh, and the place LOOKS nicer too. Building have been renovated, murals painted, greenspace, lights, the whole nine. Walking up Woodward toward the LCA from Jefferson Ave. now is genuinely beautiful.

The turnaround is incredible.

[Troy McClure 347]

28 minutes ago, kipwinger said:

No police, no traffic, and nobody gave a sh*t.

Pretty much how I used describe Detroit when folks asked me. They always think it's some kinda ghetto warzone, but I'm like nahhh more like a ghost town. 

33 minutes ago, kipwinger said:

The turnaround is incredible.

Can I get a THANK YOU MILLENNIAL HIPSTERS from all the boomers?

It was right around 08-12 when every underemployed fresh out of college white dude with dreadlocks started moving downtown. And since then their appetite for microbrews and tappas on the regular bro, has only increased. And I actually do give those borderline gutterpunks a lot of credit for the turnaround. There was a sudden influx of disposable income in the city all the time. Kinda a lazy Detroit "If they come, then we'll build it" scenario.

[Troy McClure 347]

I can't believe you guys thought the Lions were good

[The 91 of Ryans 3,019]

14 minutes ago, Troy McClure said:

I can't believe you guys thought the Lions were good

I think Campbell should maybe try and invite Lalonde in to talk to his team next fall. If Derek's not to busy being awesome,

[kipwinger 8,756]

9 hours ago, Troy McClure said:

Pretty much how I used describe Detroit when folks asked me. They always think it's some kinda ghetto warzone, but I'm like nahhh more like a ghost town. 

Can I get a THANK YOU MILLENNIAL HIPSTERS from all the boomers?

It was right around 08-12 when every underemployed fresh out of college white dude with dreadlocks started moving downtown. And since then their appetite for microbrews and tappas on the regular bro, has only increased. And I actually do give those borderline gutterpunks a lot of credit for the turnaround. There was a sudden influx of disposable income in the city all the time. Kinda a lazy Detroit "If they come, then we'll build it" scenario.

I agree and have had many the “if you think gentrification is so bad you should come see what it did for Detroit” conversations with people in DC. Lotta credit for that goes to Dan Gilbert. I know a lot of people who graduated college, got good starting positions at Quicken, bought subsidized condos in Gilbert’s buildings downtown. Then all the bars and restaurants moved in to cater to the crowd. 

Edited January 29, 2024 by kipwinger

[Motor City Mullets 303]

14 hours ago, Troy McClure said:

Pretty much how I used describe Detroit when folks asked me. They always think it's some kinda ghetto warzone, but I'm like nahhh more like a ghost town. 

Can I get a THANK YOU MILLENNIAL HIPSTERS from all the boomers?

It was right around 08-12 when every underemployed fresh out of college white dude with dreadlocks started moving downtown. And since then their appetite for microbrews and tappas on the regular bro, has only increased. And I actually do give those borderline gutterpunks a lot of credit for the turnaround. There was a sudden influx of disposable income in the city all the time. Kinda a lazy Detroit "If they come, then we'll build it" scenario.

Edited January 29, 2024 by Motor City Mullets

[Troy McClure 347]

12 hours ago, The 91 of Ryans said:

I think Campbell should maybe try and invite Lalonde in to talk to his team next fall. If Derek's not to busy being awesome,

That's why we call him Awesome Derek

[diehardredwingsfan58 164]

24-7 at halftime for the Lions, And once again our trash D gives the game away to the 49ers.

[Troy McClure 347]

20 minutes ago, diehardredwingsfan58 said:

24-7 at halftime for the Lions, And once again our trash D gives the game away to the 49ers.

And now Ben Johnson is going to Washington and will no longer be able to bail Aaron Glen out of the regarded holes he creates.

Cool. Great. Grand.

Lets just draft some solid D rookies and pray its enough while our window is open here.

Edited January 29, 2024 by Troy McClure

[The 91 of Ryans 3,019]

19 hours ago, Troy McClure said:

And now Ben Johnson is going to Washington and will no longer be able to bail Aaron Glen out of the regarded holes he creates.

Cool. Great. Grand.

Lets just draft some solid D rookies and pray its enough while our window is open here.

B Jo is staying YO

[Troy McClure 347]

5 hours ago, The 91 of Ryans said:

B Jo is staying YO

Better yet, the redskins are interviewing Aaron Glen now lmao

Keeping Johnson and ditching Glen is the move that puts us in a taylor swift bowl.