Comments on: Report: Burleson out up to eight months http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Wed, 22 May 2013 03:18:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: deepfreezerob http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2079669 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:45:43 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2079669 And the year before “The Process” gave the bears a playoff spot. Luck plays a major role in the NFL

]]> By: ghouchens http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2079381 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 04:28:24 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2079381 Actually, the Lions have a long range scheme in play here. First, they lost to the Vikings and Bears to make the haters on those teams happy. Next they will lose a couple more games to prove that last year was just luck. Then, in 2013, they will return to kick all your collective asses.

]]> By: jimmylions http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2079078 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:07:13 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2079078 “Call us crazy (as if you need an invitation) …”

Yeah – you are definitely crazy. A wideout running at full speed and colliding with DBs is similar to a car accident.

Unfortunately Javid Best’s days as an NFL player are over. Mayhew and the Lions management get credit for doing Best a solid and retaining him this year (so that Best can get an NFL player pension).

]]> By: medialovesthecowboys http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2079037 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:41:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2079037 Goodell obviously hired some muscle

]]> By: leroysbutler http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078977 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:16:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078977 Mike Holmgren would be a great hire to coach the Lions. I guarantee that the team would be more disciplined and the QB play would improve. That said, I hope they keep the current clown.

]]> By: spartyfi http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078944 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:59:00 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078944 That’s funny, you say 7-9 and their record said 10-6. You seem to have trouble with even the most basic of statistics!

]]> By: klunge http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078938 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:52:59 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078938 smittee22 says:Oct 23, 2012 5:45 PM

As a Vikings fan This is a very true statement. The Bears would have definitely had that spot if those 2 wouldn’t have gotten hurt. The Lions also had 3 wins they shouldn’t have had last year…2 against minnesota and the 1 against dallas. Puts them at 7-9. That’s the kind of team they still are.
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OK. How about this: take away those 2 wins you don’t think the Lions deserved last against you last season, and give them to your beloved Vikings (as though they deserved any better either). And hey, you can have the Dallas win as a bonus! The Lions still would end up with a better record than Minnesota.

]]> By: squared80 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078932 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 22:48:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078932 He was a decent guy in Minnesota, but since then he’s been a trash-talking idiot who does touchdown dances even when his team is down by 20+ points.

$4.5 million next year? Man, not even if you were healthy, Nate.

]]> By: smittee22 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078832 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:45:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078832 blackandbluedivision says:Oct 23, 2012 5:17 PM

pixelito says:
Oct 23, 2012 4:59 PM
Lions fans got a brief glimpse of success, then the players and fans went batty, and now its gone…
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That’s what happens when you get gifted a playoff spot. If Cutler and Forte were still healthy last year, no one would care about the Lions.
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As a Vikings fan This is a very true statement. The Bears would have definitely had that spot if those 2 wouldn’t have gotten hurt. The Lions also had 3 wins they shouldn’t have had last year…2 against minnesota and the 1 against dallas. Puts them at 7-9. That’s the kind of team they still are.

]]> By: conormacleod http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078783 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:30:19 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078783 Burleson has been way overpaid in his career.

]]> By: polegojim http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078757 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:22:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078757 Get well soon Nate

]]> By: blackandbluedivision http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078749 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:17:33 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078749 pixelito says:
Oct 23, 2012 4:59 PM
Lions fans got a brief glimpse of success, then the players and fans went batty, and now its gone…
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That’s what happens when you get gifted a playoff spot. If Cutler and Forte were still healthy last year, no one would care about the Lions.

]]> By: petehemlock http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078731 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:09:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078731 NFL players must have pretty good health insurance. I wonder who pays when the player is hurt then cut like those 2 Jets TEs.

]]> By: johnnycash19 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078714 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:01:43 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078714 On a side note the rookies played well.
Reiff, Broyles and Green.

]]> By: pixelito http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078707 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:59:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078707 Lions fans got a brief glimpse of success, then the players and fans went batty, and now its gone…

]]> By: blackandbluedivision http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078703 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:58:51 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078703 Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. That guy has been getting on my nerves since his Minnesota days. He talks a bigger game than he plays. We may never see his planned TD celebration. You won’t hear me complaining.

]]> By: todaysfishandchips http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078693 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:54:41 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078693 “Call us crazy (as if you need an invitation), but we’d also consider the possibility of shifting Jahvid Best to slot receiver in the hopes of reducing the inevitability of further concussions that will exist if he continues to play running back, and in order to create more chances for him to use his speed and agility away from the center of the line of scrimmage.” – Florio
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Yes, because receivers like Austin Collie never got a concussion playing out of the slot….

]]> By: seahawks4alltime http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078680 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:49:09 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078680 As a Seahawks fan I’m sad to see his year ended and possibly his spot with the Lions also gone.

Nate Burleson is a wonderful athlete and I am happy to have watched him play the Vikings at (then) Qwest Field.

Burleson is the only player in NFL history to have 3 punt returns of 90 or more yards.

]]> By: rg3andout http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078678 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:48:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078678 didnt know he was still in the league til last night

]]> By: timb12 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078675 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:47:55 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078675 If Best plays receiver he has a bigger chance to get lit up. How many big hits do you see on running backs compared to receivers?

]]> By: stealthscorpio http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078662 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:42:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078662 Yea, that whole playing slot has worked out well for Austin Collie avoiding concussions…

]]> By: timmihendrix http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078656 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:40:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078656 As a lions fan I like Schwartz but please let him go and get a guy who can get these guys under control. And a qb coach who can fix Stafford’s feet and release. I’m thinking the guy with the crazy eyes who set the table for harbaugh in San Fran would straighten these “bad boys” pretty quick.

]]> By: thousandcasts http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078647 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:37:35 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078647 Doesn’t make a bit of difference who’s playing where as long as Scott Linehan is still calling the plays. One game of bad offense is a fluke…six games straight is coaching. Same thing with the special teams.

]]> By: changeup39 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078637 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:35:05 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078637 Jahvid Best is done playing football. No neurologist in their right mind is going to sign off that its ok for him to play.

]]> By: scoops1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078617 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:29:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078617 Dwayne Bowe on line 2

]]> By: noeffinway http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078616 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:28:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078616 “Call us crazy (as if you need an invitation), but we’d also consider the possibility of shifting Jahvid Best to slot receiver in the hopes of reducing the inevitability of further concussions that will exist if he continues to play running back, and in order to create more chances for him to use his speed and agility away from the center of the line of scrimmage.” – Florio
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You’re crazy.

But, hey, your thinking outside the box. Why don’t you give Linehan a call, he needs some good suggestions.

]]> By: pacific123ocean http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078610 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:26:45 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078610 I like the idea of Jahvid playing slot receiver.

]]> By: deeznutz3d http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078595 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:22:58 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078595 As a Lions Fan, He shouldn’t have been runnin his mouth off about how hes got a celebration ready for the Bears. Karma’s a Bitch.

]]> By: ghjjf http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/23/report-burleson-out-for-eight-months/#comment-2078589 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:20:34 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1468417#comment-2078589 Lions will not make the playoffs this year.

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