Category: NFL
After watching the NFL playoffs you have to know that football has so many elements that need to go right for a team to succeed. Coaching, motivation, play calling, physicality, focus, timing, etc. But the last thing that has to be done is a play has to be made. Weather it is on offense, defense or special teams that is what football comes down to. The plays that are made and those that aren’t. It doesn’t matter what you ranks in any category. It doesn’t matter how good or bad players are at certain positions. If they don’t make plays on the field it doesn’t matter if you make the pro bowl or if you are the backup. (more…)
Coach Of The Year – Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh took a 6-10 team to 13-3 and all the way to the NFC Championship game.
These are the teams on the Detroit Lions 2012 Schedule. Dates for each game will come out with the official schedule. Do you like the Lions chances?
Division Schedule
NFC North Teams the Lions will face twice.
The Packers Bears and Vikings will also face the same NFC West teams and the Same AFC South teams. Their home/away will differ.
Conference Schedule
NFC West
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{Q1}So the LIONS draw New Orleans as their Wild Card match up. Convince DMR how they can POSSIBLY beat the odds and come out victorious…
The Lions have put a good body of work in the regular season. Now they parallel to 11 other teams in the NFL. The fact that the Lions are giving the Saint 11 points is ridiculous. I think it is the lack of fundamental shown in Green Bay last week. The Lions are who they are. Dropped balls, penalties, crazy to think all that will just evaporate for the playoffs. They have to play better, duh! Now is not the time to teach or try to “get better”. Its time to win.
On to the keys to the Lions winning.
Stafford must stay in tune. Let the game plan play out. Allow Scott Linehan to work the adjustments and execute, execute, execute.
Pressure to reroute the Brees. The St. Louis Ram sacked 6 times and the Rams won. The defensive line is healthy and legal to play. Nick Fairley was having his way with the Saint interior line before going to the sideline with an injury in he previous meeting. Ndamukong Suh was suspended and key reserve Lawrence Jackson was injured. The defensive gave up big plays for scores and who ever is rushing he passer (DB’s LB’s also) need to get there.
Gunther Cunningham vs. Sean Peyton. Cunningham said that he wanted another shot at the Saints with a healthy defense. Well the motto for this Lions season here at DMR has been no excuses no explanations. In addition to not having Fairley for he whole game missing Suh and Jackson, the Lions were without Louis Delams and Chris Houston. All the pieces are present. Play chess.
05Jan
{Q1}So the LIONS draw New Orleans as their Wild Card match up. Convince DMR how they can POSSIBLY beat the odds and come out victorious…
First off, let me just say CONGRATULATIONS to the Detroit Lions organization as a whole. You’ve far exceeded my expectations for the 2011 season on many levels…That being said, I really don’t like their first round draw of the New Orleans Saints. However I do see a few areas where, if executed correctly, the Lions can pull out the victory.
i.Limit mistakes. Good teams like the Saints capitalize on opposing teams mistakes. This means limiting turnovers, and even more importantly, limiting DUMB penalties. The hostile Superdome crowd is notorious for causing both.
ii.Pressure Brees. I want CONSTANT pressure in Drew Brees’ face all game. I’m not saying put a hit out on him, but the front four need to have their presence felt in the Saints backfield. Brees is not fond of the physicality at ALL. So on all play action, screens, or draw plays…PUT HIM ON HIS BACK!! Rattle his cage, this COULD throw his timing off.
iii.Run the ball. One of the BEST ways to slow down the Saints offense is to keep them off the field. We already know the Lions can count on the passing game, so run on first and second downs. This will give the defense a blow, a could set the pace of the game.
We all know the Lions face a tall task, but execution of these points will be crucial.
Ca_L-”Do I got something to say? Yeah jus about everyday”
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A.{LIONS}With the Lions clinching a playoff berth, have they met your season’s expectations? Or do you expect more at this point?
Yes, my expectations have been met by the Lions. I expected this team to have the success they are having. I said that this season would set the bar for the Detroit Lions. Although they are not playing for a division title, this week they are playing for their 11th victory. In the season of no excuses and no explanations, injuries and suspensions have been no problem.
As a Lions fan, I want more. Not only have the Lions played meaningful football in December they will showcase more in the month of January. They can beat any playoff team with better efforts than was given in the regular season. The hard part will be stringing these wins together against the NFC’s best. I have suffered long enough. Tomorrow is not guaranteed for any of us. I want it all.
-Smitty
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28Dec
A.{LIONS}With the Lions clinching a playoff berth, have they met your season’s expectations? Or do you expect more at this point?
Yes the Lions have not only met my expectations, they have exceeded them. It’s been well documented in the DMR, that I’ve been quite skeptical of the Lions’ success this season. As the preseason DMR Show indicates, I’d only had them penciled in for six or seven victories this year (67:00 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/detroitmansroom/2011/09/05/dmr-show). There were just too many unknowns to start the year. From Matt Stafford’s health, to whether or not Ndomankong Suh would experience a “Sophomore Slump”. However, I’ll happily be the FIRST to report that those fears have been allayed. As a LONG suffering Lions fan, the chance to compete in the playoffs is a welcomed site. The likes of which we haven’t seen around these parts since the 1999 campaign.
Now that the goal of reaching the playoffs has been reached, it’s hard NOT to want more of this good thing we’ve got going on. True enough, the majority of the Lions’ losses have come at the hands of current NFC Playoff teams. However, when you consider that they were IN a lot of those match ups until the waning moments. Add to that the fact that besides the seeding and corresponding home games, regular season records are irrelevant. Yes, I’ve been very vocal all along. Reminding everyone that the progression of this current Lions rebuild will be a process. That being said, as I glance across the landscape of potential NFC Playoff opponents…Its hard to bridal the feeling of quiet confidence.
Ca_L -”Do I got somethin to SAY…Yeah just about EVERYDAY”