Comments on: Dominic Raiola upset that people are writing the Lions off

By: staffordsyear

staffordsyear — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:21:54 +0000

Prove it.

By: purplengold

purplengold — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:02:22 +0000

stick a fork in them, they’re done

By: thestrategyexpert

thestrategyexpert — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:29:43 +0000

It’s not about writing off the team, it’s about not being happy with what their chances are. No matter how much confidence you have in yourself, the odds to win are going to be much longer as a 4-5 team than if they were 9-0 or 8-1 and playing like an elite team like the city deserves and should have by now. This team has had more draft pick advantages than most other teams and should have found a way to build off of that to become the undisputed front runner at this point. They have failed in THAT achievement even though it’s still a possibility to make the playoffs.

I can’t speak for all fans, but this fan is looking for and expecting a lot more.

By: jtdapit50

jtdapit50 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:03:45 +0000

Who is Danny Raiola?

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:44:03 +0000

Even as a Viking fan, I don’t hate the Lions (other than Burleson and Raiola running off their yappers every two minutes) — Stafford and Johnson are class guys and excellent players. However, after watching the Lions get beat fairly handily by my admittedly mediocre team twice, I’d be amazed if they even finished with a winning record.

By: cosanostra71

cosanostra71 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:22:30 +0000

This team talks almost as much as the Jets, and is about as good as them too

By: vikingfan1971

vikingfan1971 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:21:42 +0000

I was told the sunday game last week between the vikings ( my team ) and the lions were a must win to be in the super bowl you have to look at the standings in your division, If I understand that right and the saints are not in first place they may not make the playoffs will be surprised if they do.
I will be happy if my team makes the playoffs, that would mean we would have to come off of our bye and start winning all the games to do it.
The bears are struggling and the packers so I can see anyone winning the divison out of the top three, but lion fans please beat the packers. will be watching your game and cheering you on.

By: deeznutz3d

deeznutz3d — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:51:11 +0000

Im a lions fan and it sure is hard being a fan of them when you have guys worrying about everyones opinions instead of worrying about showing up on sundays.

By: polegojim

polegojim — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:50:20 +0000

Oh… and by the way Mr. Raiola, feel free to shut your pie hole and help your team play GOOD football.

The Saint’s are NOW PLAYING like they’re ‘IN-IT’ and have ahem… won a SUPERBOWL with their current leadership Players. They’ve EARNED the benefit of the doubt.

The Lions… are NOT and HAVE NOT.

By: polegojim

polegojim — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:47:02 +0000

Sorry dawg… but as a 50 year Lions fan – here’s what I see:

The Lions have the talent… but have become the ‘headcase’ result of poor leadership, starting with Schwartz. They’re playing bad football because they lack the leadership to do otherwise. Below are ‘symptoms’ of my point.

Suh is playing sooooo soft, mostly man/man blocking and having just about ’0′ impact, not even remotely the same effort he put forth last year. He’s on cruise control and the rest of the D line appears to be following that lead. That’s mental.

The D that was touted as being ‘fearsome’ and ‘formidable’ is anything BUT that. How does Cunningham NOT get more out of that line?
That’s mental and poor strategy…. and Chris Kocurek should be shown the door soon.

The O regularly takes the first half of each game off. The D does the same with the second half.
That’s mental.

Stafford is throwing the ball like he has broken fingers… sailing over WIDE OPEN receivers heads, then forcing into double-C for INTs. And I HATE the overall offensive strategy – it’s downright inept. Don’t hang that hat on their ‘league’ passing stats either. If you move the ball ALL over the field, but don’t score and win, it’s a moot point. See Brian Griese.

IMO they’re done with Schwartz, Linehan and maybe even Cunningham.

By: dawgsafety13

dawgsafety13 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:23:38 +0000

First and foremost…it is not ‘running your mouth’ if you are responding to a question.

Second, The Lions are not playing good football, plain and simple. As someone who watches them every Sunday, i’m less concerned with their record as I am the quality of play.

Their issue isn’t discipline. Its not Suh. Its football. Play good football and everything will take care of itself.

By: toolkien

toolkien — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:21:42 +0000

From 2010-present (the upswing and the “magical” playoff season thru the present) the Lions are a stunning 2-12 against playoff caliber teams played in the regular and post-season. Is it surprising they are being “written off”? They probably should never have been “written in”.

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:21:01 +0000

Raiola was written off as a good player years ago

By: toddsive

toddsive — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:15:42 +0000

Just think if we would have beat the Titans…. I guess we will forget that one…. Dom….

By: Patskrieg dot com

Patskrieg dot com — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:10:55 +0000

Stop the presses… Dominic Raiola is mad about something and is venting publicly?

This only happens about a half a dozen times per season.

By: greengayfackers

greengayfackers — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:06:34 +0000

They’re done son.

By: fievel03

fievel03 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:05:53 +0000

Those last two lines are the simple, solid truth.

The NFC North has the potential of collapsing on itself these last couple of months. If the Lions’ D-Line executes their gameplan and allows them to overcome their depleted secondary, they could possibly allow their offense to win these games. Who knows. Any given Sunday and all that. That’s why we love this game.

By: essentialsausage

essentialsausage — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:00:53 +0000

For a guy that’s really a mediocre player, Raiola sure runs his mouth a lot.

By: aequitas83

aequitas83 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:58:52 +0000

Not to mention the Saints are, frankly, playing better football than the Lions and haven’t been swept in their division to this point (0-3 v. 2-1).