Official Detroit Lions Forum Thread

[Miggy]

the last game made me mad, sad, excited, pissed, and all the emotions i can think of.

but when I saw Megatron put the team on his back the only emotion I had was this

[Cornelius]

Thanks for the homer refs, Green Bay. I hope the refs fuck them that bad in the playoffs.

How hard is it to tell something isn't a fucking fumble or that something is a fucking touchdown?

[Primetime]

Thanks for the homer refs, Green Bay. I hope the refs fuck them that bad in the playoffs.

How hard is it to tell something isn't a fucking fumble or that something is a fucking touchdown?

[Cornelius]

You couldn't get a better picture than that? I can admit when there are shitty calls. The roughing the passer call on Stafford was horseshit, so were 99% of the calls against the Lions.......to summarize:

[Primetime]

Bishop on Stafford was worthy of a call IMO. Bishop shouldn't have been anywhere near him in the first place.

[Cornelius]

Bishop on Stafford was worthy of a call IMO. Bishop shouldn't have been anywhere near him in the first place.

And the Jordy muffed punt?

And the two mystery fumbles?

And the non call Young TD?

[Aso]

I saw the Titus Young no TD call. That was an absolute travesty.

[Cornelius]

Btw, for all the Cheeseheads calling for Suh's head. How about Jarrett Bush. Nice hit on Kevin Smith in the endzone, cracking his helmet and all......

[PEYMAN18]

Even this clown admits the officiating was awful.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Week-17-ruling-hurts-Detroit-Lions-on-missed-touchdown-in-loss-to-Green-Bay-Packers-01012

[krulmichael]

I think our coach has anger management issues...and I wouldn't have it any other way.

[Cornelius]

Even this clown admits the officiating was awful.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/W...-Packers-01012

Wow, thought that guy hated the Lions. Every time there is a call that is on the fence, he calls it against Detroit.

[nesper]

i nearly shit myself on that blown muffed punt call, didnt see the earlier blown calls still only seen the young td, but that was just wow.

[Aso]

Yeah that official might as well be fired. That was an easy call to make and if calls such as the Titus Young play are gonna be called incorrectly there isn't much of a reason to have an official in that spot at all.

[DSpydr84]

This team is too immature to make the playoffs. They need to get their egos in control and show some discipline. We screw ourselves over too often and end up looking like douchebags. Its also on Schwartz to do something about this and start punishing guys. He didn't even look all that mad at Stefan Logan. At least Raiola got in Titus Young's face after he hit that guy.

I'm starting to hate my favorite team. What a bunch of punks. I couldn't believe last night. Throwing the ball at people, starting fights, Pettigrew pushed the ref. Come on, really?

It's hard to root for them anymore. They're like that kid in 5th grade who wants to get in with the cool kids so he starts acting tough but ends up getting his ass kicked.

I'll say exactly what I said after the game on FB last night. I'm embarrassed to be a Lions fan right now. What do we have a team full of middle schoolers? What an undisciplined team, we don't even deserve to be in the playoff hunt.

Been thinking about this today. I wonder if the Lions were a bunch of pricks to New Orleans in that regular season game because they knew about the bounty. It gives me an entirely new perspective on the way they handled that game.

And the connection is easy: Gregg Williams was the defensive coordinator under Jeff Fisher in Tennessee. His defensive assistant? Jim Schwartz. If Williams was running his games in the past, Schwartz would've known about it.

No truth or confirmation for anything said, all speculation. But if it is true, I fucking love this team.

[krulmichael]

Source - MLive.com

Detroit Lions management previously said its main priority was re-signing key components form last year's team, and they were not lying.

After re-signing backup quarterback Shaun Hill today, the Lions have re-signed left tackle Jeff Backus for two-years, according to the team's website.

Backus will earn $10 million, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The 11-year veteran completed the final season of a six-year, $40 million deal he signed before the 2006 season. He started all 177 games since the Lions used their 2001 first-round pick on the University of Michigan offensive lineman.

Backus was an unrestricted free agent, but the Lions previously stated one of its main offseason goals was re-signing him.

Detroit entertained San Diego Chargers free agent left tackle Marcus McNeill as a backup plan to Backus. However, the Lions decided Backus was better suited to protect quarterback Matthew Stafford than McNeill.

Even though Backus is under contract, it does not mean Detroit will not pursue a left tackle to eventually replace him in this year's draft. Ohio State left tackle Mike Adams or Florida State's Zebrie Sanders should be available when Detroit makes its first-round pick in April. If Detroit drafted a left tackle this year, and Backus groomed his eventual replacement, the Lions could have an offensive lineman to protect Stafford for many years.

Just had to resign him didn't we? I know I'm def not the only one that hates Backus...and I can only imagine how much worse he'll be coming back from an injured leg.

I'm glad we re-signed Shaun Hill though.