Originally Posted by Brianfo (Post 7922058)

Is portend a word? I feel dumber after reading your post.

Originally Posted by Brianfo (Post 7922058)

Is portend a word? I feel dumber after reading your post.

Originally Posted by Chief77 (Post 7922078)

The question is where does the franchise go from here? There is a young core of good players that are locked up for a while. However,two of those players may never be the same with ACL injuries. The whole copycatting the patriot way seems like a fail. Its one thing to emulate what the pats have done, but Cassel was a bad decision.

Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 7922077)

I really don't think it was reasonable to suggest Detroit would've traded out of that pick. I think all that other stuff was posturing.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 7922060)

I actually know a number of Lions fans. I used to live around there, and several were apoplectic that they didn't draft Smith or Curry.

Originally Posted by el borracho (Post 7922073)

This occurred to me today, also. Our defense is far too passive. We have a pathetic pass rush and it is killing us. You simply cannot give offenses that much time in today's NFL. You cannot do it.

Originally Posted by oRYMANo (Post 7922187)

The 3-4 Defense is a giant failure. It's time to go to the 4-3. Hope fully they could at least stop the run with Powe's fat ass in there.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 7921955)

1) I was willing to grant Haley some slack after the disastrous season opener, but seeing how this team responded, and how it has responded the last four games, he needs to be a dead man walking. The problem with Haley is the problem that happens with any hothead, whether it's Lou Piniella, Bobby Valentine, or Mangino: no one wants to play for, or listen to a prick when they are losing. If he could command respect it's one thing, but being a failed golfer who got into the NFL through daddy connections will kill him in a situation like this. It's the height of irony, really.

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 7922202)

Somone refresh my memory about Haley again and how he got hired. Pioli is related to Parcells? Haley and Pioli have both worked for Parcells in the past? Would Haley have gotten hired by another team as a HC eventually?? I dont remember any other teams interested in him besides us.....Haley was the only guy who never came from the Patriots tree, so he was always the "wildcard" in this whole plan.

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 7922013)

Amazingly enough, I don't get paid for my football decisions, and yet the results would largely be similar to someone making $5 mil a year.

I'll put it in other words. I'll bet you make a fraction of what Pioli does. It doesn't take terribly long to learn what you do, I have a basic understanding of what you do, I've taken a Basic Aviation course, and yet I'd guarantee the gulf in results between me flying and you flying is far beyond that of me picking players and a guy making $5 million.

Think about that for a second.

If you can't see that disconnect, I don't know what to tell you.

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 7922202)

Somone refresh my memory about Haley again and how he got hired. Pioli is related to Parcells? Haley and Pioli have both worked for Parcells in the past? Would Haley have gotten hired by another team as a HC eventually?? I dont remember any other teams interested in him besides us.....Haley was the only guy who never came from the Patriots tree, so he was always the "wildcard" in this whole plan.

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts (Post 7922227)

Where'd you go, ReeTodd_KC