The Official Detroit Lions Den Thread

[zjcvols]

First one fair enough but you gotta kick the second time.

48 yarder for Bdagley is a 55 yarder for others

 

[zjcvols]

 

[loservol]

You still have to attempt that field goal.

 

[Chippo]

You still have to attempt that field goal.

Agree,, doesn't matter now.

 

[Drewbydoo]

TD, but it won't matter

 

[Vol423]

Dan Campbell may be the dumbest head coach in the NFL.

 

[Zues1]

It's the NFL games are won and lost with field goals

 

[Vol423]

Maybe they can have Dan Campbell on the Super Bowl broadcast team to discuss in-game strategy.

 

[Orangeburst]

sorry guys..good season

 

[Vol423]

He shouldn’t. People assume we have a good kicker. We don’t.

Sure thing, Mrs. Campbell.

 

[TrueOrange]

You still have to attempt that field goal.

And the first one where they went for it would have been a 45 yard field goal.

 

[zjcvols]

Dan Campbell may be the dumbest head coach in the NFL.

Actually he’s very bright and has done an incredible job with this team. He made two 50/50 decisions, they didn’t work out. It happens

 

[zjcvols]

And the first one where they went for it would have been a 45 yard field goal.

Josh Reynolds dropped a pass he catches 90% of the time. People just are going to react to the play not the actual process

 

[VolunteerVandiver]

Hell of a year. Need a lockdown CB. Lions ain't going anywhere

 

[VolCalls]

Never chase points when you have a 14pt lead midway through the 3rd in a do-or-die game.

 

[Charlie Kelly]

Sucks to lose a game you guys probably should have won. Still a great season and one to build on.

Don't understand all the FG controversy though. If Detroit had executed, they would have converted both. First one, dropped pass. Second one, Goff misses an open receiver (there were two open; Reynolds was by himself in the middle of the field). Just because the Lions didn't convert doesn't mean they were bad coaching decisions.

 

[MAD]

Ball game

This was the moment I signed out of Volnation and didn’t come back until the game was over.

 

[zjcvols]

This was the moment I signed out of Volnation and didn’t come back until the game was over.

You could tell after that fumble man.

 

[zjcvols]

We gave up like 61 yards to Purdy on the ground. It ain’t about the 4th down decisions at some point

 

[Tman44]

I truly hate it for Lions fans. That was an absolute choke job from MCDC. The receivers absolutely choked in the second half by dropping balls. There were also several crazy plays that could have easily gone the Lions way, but didn't, and sealed their fate. This was almost as bad as the Falcons in the Super Bowl. Lion's fans deserved so much better.

 

[zjcvols]

 

[YankeeVol]

 

[MAD]

Look who’s back

 

[Plecoptera]

Hate it for all you Lions fans, I was really hoping they would win tonight. At least you all got to enjoy one of the best seasons the Lions have had in years.

 

[ZZ13]

I truly hate it for Lions fans. That was an absolute choke job from MCDC. The receivers absolutely choked in the second half by dropping balls. There were also several crazy plays that could have easily gone the Lions way, but didn't, and sealed their fate. This was almost as bad as the Falcons in the Super Bowl. Lion's fans deserved so much better.

What were the crazy plays? All I saw was ineffective play. That pass that bounced of the defender face mask was simply him not having the skill to make a simple catch. The sideline toe touch pass was simply the defender not able to make an easy uncontested tackle on Purdy. The punt coverage team not able to control their speed and down the ball at the 1. And Campbell made three 50-50 decisions, not two. The first one actually worked out. He successfully kicked a field goal to go up 24-7. The truth is the Lions roster is not skilled enough to sustain a full game against a really good team. Neither is the coach.