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	<title>Comments on: Stafford calls Lions &#8220;a mature team&#8221;</title>
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		<title>By: 20lions81</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1727503</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;ve been a Lions fan my whole life, I&#039;m not saying we are a team to fear but we are a team that will make some noise and may surprise some people for years to come. but I believe Stafford when he says that. Any team who steps onto the field doubting us and thinking we cant do it next year is in for a harsh reality check. 

And any team who got knocked out by Tim Tebow in the payoffs last year (who we beat the snot out of) All I have to say is I will let you have my paper bag. I wont be needing it anymore.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been a Lions fan my whole life, I&#8217;m not saying we are a team to fear but we are a team that will make some noise and may surprise some people for years to come. but I believe Stafford when he says that. Any team who steps onto the field doubting us and thinking we cant do it next year is in for a harsh reality check. </p>
<p>And any team who got knocked out by Tim Tebow in the payoffs last year (who we beat the snot out of) All I have to say is I will let you have my paper bag. I wont be needing it anymore.</p>
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		<title>By: Steelerbear78</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1726399</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Actually they rocked both my teams and yet that fact doesn&#039;t change the lions still suck. No one fears them. They will be 3rd in the NFC North. Get out your paper bags.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually they rocked both my teams and yet that fact doesn&#8217;t change the lions still suck. No one fears them. They will be 3rd in the NFC North. Get out your paper bags.</p>
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		<title>By: cmdv8</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1726307</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@steelerbear78
 SERIOUSLY tebow rocked your old and crapy team check and see for yourself what the third best team in the nfc did to tebowtime of all fans to hate a steelers fan haha wht is the world coming too. how hypocritical haha thats just as bad as the &quot;journalists&quot; on this site]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@steelerbear78<br />
 SERIOUSLY tebow rocked your old and crapy team check and see for yourself what the third best team in the nfc did to tebowtime of all fans to hate a steelers fan haha wht is the world coming too. how hypocritical haha thats just as bad as the &#8220;journalists&#8221; on this site</p>
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		<title>By: bigboi30</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1725779</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@steelerbear78

I usually don&#039;t get into a punks lack of thought like you, but seriously your talking all this junk about the Lions being 3rd best in their respected conference when the Steelers claim glory in a conference with teams like the Browns, Bengals, and Ravens. Come on let&#039;s be serious. Now I can see where the stupidity and arrogance of the felon ridden Steelers team come from. I have stood proudly by my Lions through the Barry Sanders years, the dark days, and I will continue to do so as we take this league by storm. Every team (including the Steelers) know what Detroit its bringing and yes they know we will no longer be a stepping stone for years to come. 
Don&#039;t you think its about time you pull your head out of your you know what (I know you like it there) but time to swallow your pride be a true fan of football and give credit where it is due]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@steelerbear78</p>
<p>I usually don&#8217;t get into a punks lack of thought like you, but seriously your talking all this junk about the Lions being 3rd best in their respected conference when the Steelers claim glory in a conference with teams like the Browns, Bengals, and Ravens. Come on let&#8217;s be serious. Now I can see where the stupidity and arrogance of the felon ridden Steelers team come from. I have stood proudly by my Lions through the Barry Sanders years, the dark days, and I will continue to do so as we take this league by storm. Every team (including the Steelers) know what Detroit its bringing and yes they know we will no longer be a stepping stone for years to come.<br />
Don&#8217;t you think its about time you pull your head out of your you know what (I know you like it there) but time to swallow your pride be a true fan of football and give credit where it is due</p>
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		<title>By: Steelerbear78</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1725056</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steelerbear78]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@ Darthhitman77, You need to wipe better. Glad to see you can read and type with that paper bag on your head. Lets get this straight; all you so called Lions fans never said a word for over a decade and you have one season where the stars align just right for you to get into the playoffs and the Lions won as many games as the teams that were sitting at home. 

Call me a punk all you like Sally, end of the day your team will never be mature as long as Schwarz is the head coach and they will always be the paper Lions. Enjoy being 3rd again this season.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Darthhitman77, You need to wipe better. Glad to see you can read and type with that paper bag on your head. Lets get this straight; all you so called Lions fans never said a word for over a decade and you have one season where the stars align just right for you to get into the playoffs and the Lions won as many games as the teams that were sitting at home. </p>
<p>Call me a punk all you like Sally, end of the day your team will never be mature as long as Schwarz is the head coach and they will always be the paper Lions. Enjoy being 3rd again this season.</p>
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		<title>By: metzgerf</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a LOT of people commenting about how nobody should be afraid of the Lions....which only means one thing: There are a LOT of people who are afraid of the Lions. I&#039;m lovin&#039; it!

From what I can tell, Lions fans are the most rational fans out there. Irrational fans (as demonstrated above in bulk) cannot stand to allow any team (other than their favorite team) to have any respect. Irrational fans cannot admit that any other team could possibly beat their favorite team. There&#039;s a lot of irrationality being shown here!

Just admit it - the Lions are good now. Get over it. It won&#039;t last forever. The Lions will suck again sometime, it just happens. Every team goes through years when they&#039;re good and years when they&#039;re bad. The Lions are good now. Lower your pathetic pride a little bit and ADMIT IT.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a LOT of people commenting about how nobody should be afraid of the Lions&#8230;.which only means one thing: There are a LOT of people who are afraid of the Lions. I&#8217;m lovin&#8217; it!</p>
<p>From what I can tell, Lions fans are the most rational fans out there. Irrational fans (as demonstrated above in bulk) cannot stand to allow any team (other than their favorite team) to have any respect. Irrational fans cannot admit that any other team could possibly beat their favorite team. There&#8217;s a lot of irrationality being shown here!</p>
<p>Just admit it &#8211; the Lions are good now. Get over it. It won&#8217;t last forever. The Lions will suck again sometime, it just happens. Every team goes through years when they&#8217;re good and years when they&#8217;re bad. The Lions are good now. Lower your pathetic pride a little bit and ADMIT IT.</p>
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		<title>By: td40</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1724949</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You gotta love how, nowadays. if one trash talks or makes fun of a team, that team&#039;s fans immediately start yelling &quot;hater!&quot; or &quot;it&#039;s because you&#039;re afraid of us.&quot;

No, sorry. No one&#039;s &quot;afraid&quot; of the Lions. Good lord, people- they were 10-6 last year and lost the only playoff game they managed to find their way into by 17 points- not a team who went 15-1 and lost the NFC championship by a point and barely missed the SB. Up and coming team? Perhaps. Unstoppable powerhouse juggernaut everyone should be &quot;afraid&quot; of? Hardly.

Isn&#039;t it obvious to everyone by now that when people yell &quot;hater,&quot; its out of frustration and the fact that they really just don&#039;t have a good comeback? &quot;Well, you&#039;re right and I really don&#039;t have a defense here, so I&#039;ll just try to wash my hands over it and dismiss you as a &#039;hater&#039;.&quot;

Weak. You might as well cup your hands over your ears, yelling &quot;I can&#039;t hear you! I can&#039;t hear you!&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You gotta love how, nowadays. if one trash talks or makes fun of a team, that team&#8217;s fans immediately start yelling &#8220;hater!&#8221; or &#8220;it&#8217;s because you&#8217;re afraid of us.&#8221;</p>
<p>No, sorry. No one&#8217;s &#8220;afraid&#8221; of the Lions. Good lord, people- they were 10-6 last year and lost the only playoff game they managed to find their way into by 17 points- not a team who went 15-1 and lost the NFC championship by a point and barely missed the SB. Up and coming team? Perhaps. Unstoppable powerhouse juggernaut everyone should be &#8220;afraid&#8221; of? Hardly.</p>
<p>Isn&#8217;t it obvious to everyone by now that when people yell &#8220;hater,&#8221; its out of frustration and the fact that they really just don&#8217;t have a good comeback? &#8220;Well, you&#8217;re right and I really don&#8217;t have a defense here, so I&#8217;ll just try to wash my hands over it and dismiss you as a &#8216;hater&#8217;.&#8221;</p>
<p>Weak. You might as well cup your hands over your ears, yelling &#8220;I can&#8217;t hear you! I can&#8217;t hear you!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: suhnami</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1724939</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love how Schwartz is 6&#039;1&quot; 215 lbs and people like to refer to the &quot;napoleon complex&quot;...do you even understand what the &quot;napoleon complex&quot; refers to? because if you did you want to group any man over 6 feet tall and 200lbs in this group.

not to mention he&#039;s a former linebacker, and people think he&#039;d struggle in a fight with a former primma donna quarterback?? lol]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love how Schwartz is 6&#8217;1&#8243; 215 lbs and people like to refer to the &#8220;napoleon complex&#8221;&#8230;do you even understand what the &#8220;napoleon complex&#8221; refers to? because if you did you want to group any man over 6 feet tall and 200lbs in this group.</p>
<p>not to mention he&#8217;s a former linebacker, and people think he&#8217;d struggle in a fight with a former primma donna quarterback?? lol</p>
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		<title>By: darthhitman77</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[8
 
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Steelerbear78 says: Apr 16, 2012 7:45 PM

Says the quarterback that threw a player down by the helmet because he couldn’t get off a block to stop a defender after throwing his 4th interception. Refering to a team of punks and crybabies lead by Mr. Poopiepants himself Jim Schwarz.

Detriot Lions are going to be the most mature 3rd place team in the NFC North.

We&#039;ve been 3rd and mature.  If we&#039;re not mature then so be it...we&#039;re not 3rd anymore either Mr. Steelerbear...how&#039;s the view of our ases down there punk?]]></description>
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<p>Steelerbear78 says: Apr 16, 2012 7:45 PM</p>
<p>Says the quarterback that threw a player down by the helmet because he couldn’t get off a block to stop a defender after throwing his 4th interception. Refering to a team of punks and crybabies lead by Mr. Poopiepants himself Jim Schwarz.</p>
<p>Detriot Lions are going to be the most mature 3rd place team in the NFC North.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve been 3rd and mature.  If we&#8217;re not mature then so be it&#8230;we&#8217;re not 3rd anymore either Mr. Steelerbear&#8230;how&#8217;s the view of our ases down there punk?</p>
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		<title>By: Steelerbear78</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1724259</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steelerbear78]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love how Lions fans think any team is afraid to have the Lions on the schedule all off a sudden. Are they a talented team? Absolutely but no one fears them for anything other than trying to get through a game without a cheapshot or personal fouls. Because as talented as the Lions are they are still the 3rd best team in the NFC North and the 8th best in the NFC. I&#039;m being generous with that too. 

Haters? Maybe. Realistic? Absolutely. 

Lions fans should have kept the paper bags they are so fond of.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love how Lions fans think any team is afraid to have the Lions on the schedule all off a sudden. Are they a talented team? Absolutely but no one fears them for anything other than trying to get through a game without a cheapshot or personal fouls. Because as talented as the Lions are they are still the 3rd best team in the NFC North and the 8th best in the NFC. I&#8217;m being generous with that too. </p>
<p>Haters? Maybe. Realistic? Absolutely. </p>
<p>Lions fans should have kept the paper bags they are so fond of.</p>
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		<title>By: alldonesmith</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[.... says the QB of the team with the most immature head coach in the NFL, by a wide margin.  And although most of their players seem mature enough, there are a few glaring examples who follow his lead.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;. says the QB of the team with the most immature head coach in the NFL, by a wide margin.  And although most of their players seem mature enough, there are a few glaring examples who follow his lead.</p>
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		<title>By: kungfubillysims</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MDS you drink 4 gallons of haterade a day. I&#039;ve never seen a sports &quot;journalist&quot; so openly biased against a single team in my life.
I mean just reread that first paragraph for me please. Such hate.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MDS you drink 4 gallons of haterade a day. I&#8217;ve never seen a sports &#8220;journalist&#8221; so openly biased against a single team in my life.<br />
I mean just reread that first paragraph for me please. Such hate.</p>
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		<title>By: radiofriendly420</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lions&gt;Your team.

You&#039;ll see.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lions&gt;Your team.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll see.</p>
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		<title>By: ahs2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[bigboi30 says:
Apr 16, 2012 10:06 PM

&quot;...In todays NFL ill take someone smoking pot over the rapist, drunk drivers, wife beaters, lowlifes that seem to be making up the teams they play. Period&quot;

Well said...three rooks out of 54 players get caught smoking weed and the usual crew comes out whining about a handshake...cue the usual whines for the All-Pro DT losing his cool on T-day!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bigboi30 says:<br />
Apr 16, 2012 10:06 PM</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230;In todays NFL ill take someone smoking pot over the rapist, drunk drivers, wife beaters, lowlifes that seem to be making up the teams they play. Period&#8221;</p>
<p>Well said&#8230;three rooks out of 54 players get caught smoking weed and the usual crew comes out whining about a handshake&#8230;cue the usual whines for the All-Pro DT losing his cool on T-day!!</p>
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		<title>By: lks311</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone liked and pitied the Lions when they were doormats...now they puff their chests out a bit and claim they&#039;re legit and the &quot;Hating&quot; rains down.   

If my only other choice is to be a piece of garbage 0-16 team versus 10-6 with two pot smoking rookies (Culbreath was a 7th rounder and lucky to still be on the team)...then I&#039;ll take it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone liked and pitied the Lions when they were doormats&#8230;now they puff their chests out a bit and claim they&#8217;re legit and the &#8220;Hating&#8221; rains down.   </p>
<p>If my only other choice is to be a piece of garbage 0-16 team versus 10-6 with two pot smoking rookies (Culbreath was a 7th rounder and lucky to still be on the team)&#8230;then I&#8217;ll take it.</p>
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		<title>By: bigboi30</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Omg such crybabies. Go ahead, get all your poor excuses out of the way cause when the season starts and they find out the Detroit Lions are nature, are legit, and are going to knock the smart@as remarks out of your mouths.

In todays NFL ill take someone smoking pot over the rapist, drunk drivers, wife beaters, lowlifes that seem to be making up the teams they play. Period]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Omg such crybabies. Go ahead, get all your poor excuses out of the way cause when the season starts and they find out the Detroit Lions are nature, are legit, and are going to knock the smart@as remarks out of your mouths.</p>
<p>In todays NFL ill take someone smoking pot over the rapist, drunk drivers, wife beaters, lowlifes that seem to be making up the teams they play. Period</p>
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		<title>By: bmkmd</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lions may not be all that mature yet, but going through adversity, ejections, arrests, financial penalties, and injuries will help them grow up...I hope. 

There&#039;s probably just as much a problem with having too much money too soon. It makes you feel important. Too important. As if the rules don&#039;t apply, but they do. 

It will be interesting to watch them grow. I just wish it would happen faster.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Lions may not be all that mature yet, but going through adversity, ejections, arrests, financial penalties, and injuries will help them grow up&#8230;I hope. </p>
<p>There&#8217;s probably just as much a problem with having too much money too soon. It makes you feel important. Too important. As if the rules don&#8217;t apply, but they do. </p>
<p>It will be interesting to watch them grow. I just wish it would happen faster.</p>
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		<title>By: dfinpds</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dfinpds]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I see no meaningful evidence of a bounty system....Drew brees                                                                                                                                                                          We are a mature team.....Matt stafford                                                                                            denial syndrome...                                                                                                                                                                  Must be brothers from different mothers.......]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I see no meaningful evidence of a bounty system&#8230;.Drew brees                                                                                                                                                                          We are a mature team&#8230;..Matt stafford                                                                                            denial syndrome&#8230;                                                                                                                                                                  Must be brothers from different mothers&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: stlraven</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723927</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judging by all of the negative comments, I can only surmise that there are a lot of slappies out there who are now afraid of the Lions. When the Lions were the doormats of the league, chumps everywhere thought they were cute and funny. Now they live in fear that the Lions will punch the taste right out of their favorite team’s mouth.

Ndamukong Suh and now Fairley, too – Bringing back the ‘Black and Blue’ Division one hit at a time.

 9 4 
That&#039;s not the only thing fairley is hitting hahahaha]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Judging by all of the negative comments, I can only surmise that there are a lot of slappies out there who are now afraid of the Lions. When the Lions were the doormats of the league, chumps everywhere thought they were cute and funny. Now they live in fear that the Lions will punch the taste right out of their favorite team’s mouth.</p>
<p>Ndamukong Suh and now Fairley, too – Bringing back the ‘Black and Blue’ Division one hit at a time.</p>
<p> 9 4 <br />
That&#8217;s not the only thing fairley is hitting hahahaha</p>
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		<title>By: butkus54</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723882</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[butkus54]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Say what you like there babyhorsesassmorgan but Matt Stafford is a natural leader and he will find a way to bring this young team together. 
ps: Reading one of your other posts I was surprised you could even spell IQ. You really need to get some new material.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Say what you like there babyhorsesassmorgan but Matt Stafford is a natural leader and he will find a way to bring this young team together.<br />
ps: Reading one of your other posts I was surprised you could even spell IQ. You really need to get some new material.</p>
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		<title>By: hatesycophants</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723872</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hatesycophants]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smith is a jealous bitch.

Go Lions! Go Badgers!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Smith is a jealous bitch.</p>
<p>Go Lions! Go Badgers!</p>
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		<title>By: lionsfan415</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723722</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[lionsfan415]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[whatever haters, dont be mad because we made the playoffs and you didnt]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>whatever haters, dont be mad because we made the playoffs and you didnt</p>
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		<title>By: lionpride10</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723714</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[lionpride10]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bias this website spews makes me sick. 10-6, 5000 yards passing (youngest player to ever do that), the best athlete in the game (megatron), and a few bad seeds and you tear them apart. Do you pray that Best will never play again Mr. Smith?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The bias this website spews makes me sick. 10-6, 5000 yards passing (youngest player to ever do that), the best athlete in the game (megatron), and a few bad seeds and you tear them apart. Do you pray that Best will never play again Mr. Smith?</p>
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		<title>By: Steelerbear78</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723705</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steelerbear78]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Says the quarterback that threw a player down by the helmet because he couldn&#039;t get off a block to stop a defender after throwing his 4th interception. Refering to a team of punks and crybabies lead by Mr. Poopiepants himself Jim Schwarz. 

Detriot Lions are going to be the most mature 3rd place team in the NFC North.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Says the quarterback that threw a player down by the helmet because he couldn&#8217;t get off a block to stop a defender after throwing his 4th interception. Refering to a team of punks and crybabies lead by Mr. Poopiepants himself Jim Schwarz. </p>
<p>Detriot Lions are going to be the most mature 3rd place team in the NFC North.</p>
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		<title>By: babyhorsemorgan</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723696</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[babyhorsemorgan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With such a high turd quotient, maybe Matt meant to say &quot;a manure team&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With such a high turd quotient, maybe Matt meant to say &#8220;a manure team&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: magnusantonius</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723672</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[magnusantonius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[squared80 says:
Apr 16, 2012 6:35 PM
Stafford has to say that, even though he knows it’s a flat-out lie. The team is characterized by their Napolean-complexed head coach. Both he and the team are as immature as I’ve seen in the NFL in years.
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Have you ever heard of Rex Ryan? or the New York Jets?

I guess there&#039;s a reason why you call yourself &quot;squared&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>squared80 says:<br />
Apr 16, 2012 6:35 PM<br />
Stafford has to say that, even though he knows it’s a flat-out lie. The team is characterized by their Napolean-complexed head coach. Both he and the team are as immature as I’ve seen in the NFL in years.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br />
Have you ever heard of Rex Ryan? or the New York Jets?</p>
<p>I guess there&#8217;s a reason why you call yourself &#8220;squared&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: curtainclosed</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723669</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[curtainclosed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah man, gotta let those buds mature. Nobody smokes leaves anymore.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah man, gotta let those buds mature. Nobody smokes leaves anymore.</p>
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		<title>By: mjkelly77</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723664</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mjkelly77]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judging by all of the negative comments, I can only surmise that there are a lot of slappies out there who are now afraid of the Lions. When the Lions were the doormats of the league, chumps everywhere thought they were cute and funny. Now they live in fear that the Lions will punch the taste right out of  their favorite team&#039;s mouth. 

Ndamukong Suh and now Fairley, too - Bringing back the &#039;Black and Blue&#039; Division one hit at a time.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Judging by all of the negative comments, I can only surmise that there are a lot of slappies out there who are now afraid of the Lions. When the Lions were the doormats of the league, chumps everywhere thought they were cute and funny. Now they live in fear that the Lions will punch the taste right out of  their favorite team&#8217;s mouth. </p>
<p>Ndamukong Suh and now Fairley, too &#8211; Bringing back the &#8216;Black and Blue&#8217; Division one hit at a time.</p>
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		<title>By: greenandgoldgirl</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723656</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[greenandgoldgirl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOLOLOL]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOLOLOL</p>
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		<title>By: pacificamjr</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/16/stafford-calls-lions-a-mature-team/#comment-1723646</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pacificamjr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[11-5]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>11-5</p>
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