tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276344251743982154.post7899848263939147258..comments2023-10-31T09:01:00.362-04:00Comments on Detroit Lions Fan 1979: First Down! Texas Popcorn Popping Soon...DetFan1979http://www.blogger.com/profile/02632685989381122197noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276344251743982154.post-45560594436918865202008-10-16T08:35:00.000-04:002008-10-16T08:35:00.000-04:00I was just reading a story on Mlive and saw this p...I was just reading a story on Mlive and saw this paragraph that Jeff Backus wrote and kinda chuckled a little bit! Maybe you guys will find the humor in it to:<BR/><BR/>Left tackle Jeff Backus said he needs to keep his focus on his own job.<BR/><BR/>"I take pride in my job, no matter what our record is, no matter what decisions are made upstairs and no matter what personnel moves are made," Backus said. "I've still got to do my job, because 52 other guys are counting on me, and I've got to look myself in the mirror. If I didn't, everything I could to prepare or let some negative things or changes hold me back from preparing, then I'm not being accountable to my teammates."<BR/><BR/>I am sorry but i think the only thing he can prepare himself for is to give up sacks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276344251743982154.post-76371030907103986042008-10-15T14:05:00.000-04:002008-10-15T14:05:00.000-04:00chiefThanks. I picked up Furrey. Mike knows Roy'...chief<BR/><BR/>Thanks. I picked up Furrey. Mike knows Roy's position, McDonald is the inside slot guy.<BR/><BR/>I posted this over on the other place, and some were luke-warm to the idea that Furrey is better RIGHT NOW than Roy. I am NOT saying that Furrey is better, I am just saying that nine (9) drops in the past two weeks is playing "toro" with passes and Orlovsky and the team. I think Roy was starting to mail it in. Not that he never took plays off when they were designed to go to the opposite side.<BR/><BR/>Mike Furrey doesn't mail it in. He doesn't quit. He plays hard. He will block every play. He holds his blocks, and if the backs break it back against the grain, they won't have to worry about the end being sealed with the "chip" block because Furrey will get the job done.<BR/>-nubsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276344251743982154.post-73186573069842599072008-10-15T07:56:00.000-04:002008-10-15T07:56:00.000-04:00GOOD NEWSuppon hearing it i immediatly picked up m...GOOD NEWS<BR/>uppon hearing it i immediatly picked up mc donald for my fantasy team and have him starting next week-what a deal-mayhew that was beautiful-too bad noone wanted kitna?? we probably just wanted too much-no hurry we can trade him in the off season after finding out if stantons worth anything.CHIEFGER139https://www.blogger.com/profile/10541341856809330039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276344251743982154.post-56228963727774599832008-10-15T01:18:00.000-04:002008-10-15T01:18:00.000-04:00Yeah, Dallas' problem hasn't been putting points o...Yeah, Dallas' problem hasn't been putting points on the board, it's been their inability to keep other teams off the board. This was a silly trade on their part. The Lions got an absolute steal.<BR/><BR/>I'm nowhere near the Mayhew bandwagon, either. This was a great move, but a GM needs to evaluate and draft TALENT at least as much as he needs to be able to make good trade moves.<BR/><BR/>I really think that the Cowboys struggle the rest of the year and that they will be disappointed with Roy: he makes the EXACT same mistakes that their other more suspect WRs make: he drops passes and runs sloppy routes. I don't think that he's going to change his spots at this point: he is what he is. <BR/><BR/>Roy's certainly not worth what the Cowboys gave up for him; no matter how much we like the guy and wish him well. This was a great move for the Lions longterm.<BR/><BR/>Now I have extra incentive to root against the Cowboys, and they seem much more vulnerable now than they did a few weeks ago. If they end up like 7-9 and miss the playoffs, and the Lions also get like the first or second pick in the draft.. the new GM is gonna have a LOT of great picks to build a team with.<BR/><BR/>If we can somehow get rid of Redding to make cap room for next year, that would be even better. Our cap room issues are getting better with the C-Rog ruling and all those bad contracts for BMW and Joey beginning to fall off... This should be an interesting offseason for the Lions.Isphethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09973367650334584075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276344251743982154.post-87649825343637953262008-10-15T00:21:00.000-04:002008-10-15T00:21:00.000-04:00I have to admit, I was never a big fan of Roy Will...I have to admit, I was never a big fan of Roy Williams. He was a pretty good receiver, but he talked a better game than he put up. You'd like the #7 pick in the draft to be dominant, and he really wasn't that. He wasn't worth the franchise tag, that's why this was a great deal. The Lions won't have to contend with a salary cap with two top 10 (probably two top five paid receivers. <BR/><BR/>I think after week 9 you'll see Rod playing all the rookies. If they show they are players, and actually win a few games, Rod and Mayhew may keep their jobs for a season.<BR/><BR/>One other interesting thing to think about. Roy's one of the few players in the NFL who actually gets 2 bye weeks. He only had a 15 game season. I wonder how that works with the pay checks.JJLions20https://www.blogger.com/profile/14086949813455327048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276344251743982154.post-13973211778680752012008-10-14T22:52:00.000-04:002008-10-14T22:52:00.000-04:00I'm kinda glad and interested to see Roy play on a...I'm kinda glad and interested to see Roy play on a team with a QB, RB, Tight End, hell, an actual talented football team.<BR/><BR/>However, he won't get to play with that team until a month from now.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, I'm with DF, I'm rooting for Dallas to lose, and lose hard. Haha.<BR/><BR/>Overall, good move by the Lions, definitely the kind of thing we needed going into next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com