The Detroit Lions Are A Problem 

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as a lifelong lions fan i care barely believe it myself this season. we sucked so bad for so long other fanbases are giving us the charity praise lmao

@@12kh45it’s crazy how easily noticeable the difference is though. Even with Barry and Herman or Calvin and Stafford I never had this kind of confidence. When Patterson missed from 52 in TB, I didn’t even sweat it. Didn’t blame him and wasn’t worried. In past years, i would have had a brain aneurysm and i’m sure I don’t need to add, they would have lost.

@@12kh45for real! I really appreciate other fan bases not trying to ruin this for us lol

@@12kh45Hey man, everyone loves an underdog. I became a fan after they lost to Seattle last year. I knew you guys had something special and as a Vikings fan, I’m just happy it’s anyone but the Packers

Paul Allen: “This is not Detroit!!!” Detroit Lions: “And we took that personally.”

Dude it's crazy. At my workplace, I see customers come in with Lions jackets and hoodies and hats and just all kinds of merch constantly. In the past I rarely saw that but now? There are people everywhere signaling nothing but genuine excitement and interest in how they do this season. Like, even if we don't destroy everyone this season, I will be happy as a Detroiter knowing that the Lions got to be an actual contender for the title of strongest team in an NFL season. It's funny. In the past, I never watched football in any serious capacity. I saw games and watched quite a few with my grandfather but when I watched I didn't even know how the game worked entirely. The only things I really truly understood as concepts were the line of scrimmage, laterals, and like, the obvious components like touchdowns and field goals (I also didn't know why teams sometimes kicked for field goals instead of just going for a TD, that's how bad it was) Now, just a year later, I could tell you virtually anything about football. I still don't understand deeper concepts like strategy or play constructions, but I know a lot more than I used to. I don't know, I find it a bit funny that this year, the year some random Detroiter decides to learn the grit and clockwork of gridiron football, the Lions come out as a behemoth team. It FEELS like fate.

I’ve always said I’d pay attention to pro football when Detroit gets a pro football team. I’ve said it as a joke, but now I might have to start eating my words.

I'll bet you're bursting with joy, I am so happy for you guys. Go Lions! 🎉

Can’t wait till the Titans are the talk if the town

Never doubted the team for a minute even with the Gibbs pick over Jalen Carter yes I tried to hang myslef but I never doubted for a minute!!

@@matador2554hopefully it won’t take as long for y’all as it did for the Lions 😂😅

@@primaluniverse8089 they were the talk of the town in the late 90s and early 2000s

Realistically y’all have a great shot of getting the one seed this year. Really hope to see y’all in the Superbowl for a week 1 rematch😂

Done in WC they aren't beating Dallas

​@@deemity7557no the fuck they dont

@@J0hnRatcliffe Shiii I don't know, man. I'm a Cowboys fan and even I think Detroit is playing much better than us atm. Things change and the season is long but Detroit is going to be a tough out in the playoffs.

​@@J0hnRatcliffe😂😂

That is one of the few trades that both sides benefited significantly from. Stafford and the Rams won a championship, Goff got a change of scenery that allowed him to regain his spark, and Detroit got the pieces necessary for the current success.

goff looks great in detroit, like in his breakout seasons under mcvay. Great to see him suceed and especially with the lions who endured enough pain over the last years

I’m a lions fan. I have to say this was a great and respectable trade for everyone. The Rams gave up a lot to win the Super Bowl but that was the point. Go Rams!!!! And right now Go Lions!!!!!

Rams fraud alert

Thanks 👍🏾

Yo I completely forgot about that lmao, Bills always got a spot in my heart since the Bills and Lions used to be pretty similar a few years ago...

As a lions fan, I respect this. Wishing nothing but success in the chi

as a Packers fan, yall both still suck

This just why the nfc north trash over here rooting for each other teams 🤣🤣🤣

@@manolopmb dude, it's because we ALL equally hate Green Bay and any time GB loses to a division opponent, it's cause for celebration 😅 Besides that, the Lions were basically the Cubs before Dan Campbell got there - the lovable losers who always tried but never could - and to actually have a representative from the North that DOESN'T have fucking cheese on their head is a literal godsend...not to mention, of all the NFC North rivalries, the Lions-Bears one is probably the weakest one of them all, so we really have no reason to hate on them 🤷‍♂️ I can also guarantee you that MANY AFC East fans felt the same type of way the last two decades.

Exactly what I’ve been saying to people trying to hate on us …. We’re the best team in my eyes because not only is our record top 3 but our defense and offense is also and we’ve been playing with 2nd and 3rd string players 🤷🏽‍♂️ when 9ers lost their 2 best offensive players they lost the game also and the eagles will self sabotage themselves

Let’s be real though, every team is banged up rn

Bro!! 🔥🔥 On damn point!

@@Kyle-bi7df yea but the point is that some teams, like the 49ers, tend to lose games when they deal with injuries

@@Kyle-bi7df we’ve literally been banged up since week2 we lost KEY players and have still been able to win games

The Ravens own the Lions. Kinda like the Seahawks owning them too. I think the Lions are the better team but its just one of those match ups they tend to lose

Rooting for the O’s next year

@@mattisgreat2 what are you talking about?? they’ve played like one time in the Dan Cambell era and that was 2 years ago

He was the top candidate to go to the Panthers, but he declined the job. It is believed that after Reich said that Tepper was heavily involved in the team drafting process (Reich is believed to have wanted Stroud, Tepper made them go Young) and the team in general. That was a huge reason speculated on why Ben declined the offer.

Happy for yah Man U guys did things right

its crazy how many people discredited the KC win because of their injuries yet ignore the big injuries detroit has had, especially during road games.

I hear that. I’m excited as hell on Sunday, now. Used to be just Saturday for Michigan football. Best 2 teams in the sport right now.

Thats only because of the defense wasn’t pressuring, other then that Playoff coming

I go back to Karras, Joe Schmidt as coach and terrible Russ Thomas also. But I encourage you to believe. Were to old to be scared of failure of this team. They have true leaders who are not afraid to talk about Being a Champion. And their backing up their talk. They may not win the Super Bowl but they will be in the mix.😊

@@Roy-mw5js I am no scared, I am realistic, actually I do think that they have a great chance this year. A lot will depend on the health of the team and if the refs continue to be somewhat neutral.

THE RAMS WON THE SUPERBOWL AND THE LIONS HAVENT MADE THE PLAYOFFS WITH GOFF YET WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

​@@ravens4207 It's the fact that the Lions were going nowhere with Stafford. Since that trade, the Lions were able to get Goff plus the two first-round picks. Which they were able to acquire Gibbs and Jamo. That trade-up set up the Lions to setup a team with a top-5 offense and was able to get Goff to start playing better than his prime with the Rams. This season, they have a chance of making a deep playoff run and possibly the SB. I think that is a win-win.

@@Zoned_Out they only got that second first so Detroit would take goffs albatross contract

@@Zoned_Out also they have the same chance of winning the sb as the cardinals

@@ravens4207 bro how you already salty about the Ravens getting kicked around next week??? It hasn’t even happened yet 🤣 lmfao

your friend is in heaven and I assure you he has the best seat in the house to watch the lions take the super bowl this year.

As an Eagles fan, I hate this. We are missing Steichen.

​@@KK-eg3emno worries, he's really been welcomed by the Colts fans.

There’s a 0.0000000% chance Ben Johnson is with the lions again next year😂

I can't help but feel like they are this year's version of last year's Eagles. Strong Offense that slowly came on the year before with a top five offensive line and top 5 pass rush with great coaching on both sides of the ball. They even both have great GMs. Now, the eagles probably had more firepower than the Lions do, but I feel like the Lions also won't run into the Chiefs if they do make the superbowl. I would see them falling to the 49ers in the championship however.

Nooooooo @@brennancrocker9388

As a lions fan, I appreciate that cheese head. Respectfully of course ;p

We will take over Vegas

Pass rush in that game was nowhere to be found too.. We should not have lost that game

@@jalynski that was because as I said that we were doing contain with Geno rather than rush after him.

Not to mention that the corner depth is terrible. If either Sutton or Jacobs get hurt then we’ll definitely have a weak spot

@@blueleader392 indeed

We gotta pay y'all back for that no call

Don’t be nervous. Lions aren’t ready for our defense. Humphrey and Williams getting healthier and ramped up in the secondary. Were tied 1st in sacks in the NFL and have the league’s best LB duo. Im thinking 20-17 or 24-17 Baltimore.

​@Majority999 you guys aren't ready for our defense. Should be a good game though.

@@mrgotitfordalow 🤣🤣

@@mrgotitfordalow this aged horribly lmaooo

Plot twist. He’s actually gay.😂

Baker Mayfield was under an immense amount of pressure from the Lions Defense.

@@AFlyingMayMay very true, still on these aforementioned deep balls it was a matter of not knowing his recievers speed and also innacuracy deep. just saying the game was closer than the score implies, still the lions are a force to be admired.

Or maybe the Ravens are just a really good team?

Chargers are dangerous when Herbert is on. and for what it’s worth, the lions have never had any easy time beating the Vikings at their place.

@@blueleader392 They haven't had any problem beating anyone in their place lately. 🤷‍♂

U forget if lions will have to face eagles in nfc championship in philly

Eagles

And now with Jamo back to stretch the field things will only get easier for him.

Bruh. We just played a bit bad that game and also the Ravens are pretty good. But now we just might become number 1 in the conference in a few hours

A multi year Jared Goff extension would be the nail in the coffin for this team

I feel like they already do.

Dmo has been injured twice now, and hopefully Gibbs is back for week 6 against the Ravens. It's great to know that we will have a great RB to keep going even if Dmo is out for a while, and the reps will allow him to get more comfortable with the game.

@@Zoned_Out elite O-line in Detroit I think it’s a matter of time for Gibbs and Ben Johnson to figure it out.

@@nicholasvanbrunt6631 It also helps that Jamo is back, and it will allow Gibbs to catch inside throws since the defenses will have to respect Jamo's deep threat.

They had the 6th pick but traded with Arizona to 12 for a extra second rounder. Can’t remember if it was the pick we used to get Laporta or Branch but either way a W in my book. I wanted Carter but there’s a reason 9 teams passed on him given his talent

The Lions traded down from 6 with the Cardinals, and the Lions go with the 2nd round pick to get LaPorta for trading down. Carter is great, but a lot of the team passed due to his off-field issues and the fact that he showed up overweight. Carter couldn't have landed in a better spot with the Eagles, considering that they already had a great D-line and that it was filled with veterans that would keep him in check. There is also proof that on draft day, Carter called the Eagles, begging them to draft him and saying that he would make them not regret the choice and that he would fix his issues.

If the lions do a deep run in the playoffs and make the SB the state of Michigan is gonna go on a week long bender

I think the Lions will handle them more easily than people expect, but I could be wrong. Definitely a huge game

@@bretwilliams249 Who would handle who "easily" in this game? Can't see that being realistic from either perspective Edit: Misread your answer, my bad. Still don't see that as realistic thou

@@rasmus5341 only 'easily' in terms of how the handled the Bucs. Was supposed to be a 3 point game but Lions wound up winning by double digits again. That's all I'm getting at. I can see that being the result against Baltimore as well

@@bretwilliams249 I really struggle to see what you base it on. Referring to a completely different team & game doesn't hold any substance. If it's simply an opinion of yours and not a conclusion then we'll just leave it at that and I wish you all the best

@@rasmus5341 I said it was an opinion in the first place. What are you on about?

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This is not completely true; the Falcons are a run-heavy offense. They tried their hardest to get the run game going in the first half of the Lions game, but they failed, so they had to rely on Ridder's passing. Seeing a few of the Falcons games now, I can say Ridder is not great at passing.