Caldwell To Coach Lions (1 Viewer)

[Blackshirt]

Exactly--we need a Bobby Beathard, a Ron Wolf, a Bill Polian, a guy with proven GM credentials to come in and rebuild this entire operation from top to bottom.

Maybe--and I'm just spitballing here--it's time for the Lions to stop trusting Bill Ford Jr's football instincts and franchise building skills. Just a thought.

Jr isn't running the teamhttp://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/10/09/ford-jr-martha-absolutely-in-charge-of-lions/73686600/

If Bill Ford Jr told me that the sky was blue, I'd stick my head out the window to verify.And on the off chance that he was actually being truthful and isn't running things behind the scenes, the fact that Mrs. Ford is the one making these decisions doesn't exactly set my mind at ease about the direction of the franchise, given that WCF and Russ Thomas likely taught her all that she knows.

Nice Yzerman pic, though.

I laughed when I read the article. It's so perfect. A 90 woman who was nowhere to be seen for the past 60 years is suddenly in charge of the Lions. A woman of her means and stature likely spent the past 60 years having tea and biscuits on Sunday's. If it weren't so Lions, I'd be upset. Today was likely one of the last warm sunny days in Michigan for the foreseeable future...I turned off the game mid 2nd quarter and spent the rest of the day outside. It was liberating. I won't watch another Lions game the rest of this season. Until something changes I won't give this team another moment of my time.

Lol, exactly. When WCF was in charge, we barely knew there *was* a Martha. Now she's suddenly supposed to be Georgia Frontiere.

What bothers me most about Jr is what a front runner he is. When he vastly overestimated the Lions talent in the mid to late 90s and (mistakenly) thought that they were somehow on the verge of a Super Bowl with Scott Mitchell at the helm, you couldn't see enough pictures of the guy around the team and couldn't read enough of his goofy quotes. But when it became apparent that changing the font of the jersey numbers and hiring an ex-broadcaster to run the team wasn't going to be enough, suddenly he was devoting more time to his real passion in life: the auto industry.

Oh well: at least we'll always have the Wings in D-Town. Wish we still had Stevie Y and Bowman, though.

 

[Da Guru]

I wish they'd trade Calvin before he falls completely off the cliff physically. Class guy and a good soldier. I'd love to see him get a ring.

What's the current market for a 30 year old receiver who will make $16M next year and increase to $18M at the age of 34?

Market value is take the contract and nothing else.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Allen Park — The Lions are on pace for the worst rushing performance in a 16-game season in NFL history.

With just 245 rushing yards the first five games, the Lions are on pace for 784 yards for the season. The 2000 San Diego Chargers currently hold the record for fewest rushing yards in a season with 1,062.

And after running the ball just 87 times, the Lions' projected 278.4 attempts would be the least-committed attack since the league turned to a 16-game schedule in 1978. The 2006 Lions currently hold the record for fewest attempts with 304.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Allen Park The Lions are on pace for the worst rushing performance in a 16-game season in NFL history.

With just 245 rushing yards the first five games, the Lions are on pace for 784 yards for the season. The 2000 San Diego Chargers currently hold the record for fewest rushing yards in a season with 1,062.

And after running the ball just 87 times, the Lions' projected 278.4 attempts would be the least-committed attack since the league turned to a 16-game schedule in 1978. The 2006 Lions currently hold the record for fewest attempts with 304.

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[TartanLion]

Doesn't matter what the sport is - when the writing is on the wall and a pattern has been set across multiple decades the only change that can truly turn things is one right from the top. People are wasting their time railing against HCs, OCs, QBs etc. You protest, you boo, you walk out at half time if need be and you direct 100% of your ire towards the owners.

When owning a team becomes a stain on your legacy, when it becomes a chore and a fly in your ointment, when it begins to encroach upon your comfy life because the general public whip up a negative fervour that becomes a tangible part of your daily routine and when your financial asset begins to decrease in value, that's when these type of people begin to question why they are involved.

Take to the streets with bed sheets as banners with anti Ford messages scrawled on them, don't go to games, walk out of games in an organised protest against the owners. Do whatever can be done. Find a panel of diehard fans that will organise and unite everybody and get media traction.

That's how it works in the UK with 'football' anyway. Where clubs are less like franchises and more a part of the community that the club grew out of. Perhaps more like college leagues over where you guys are.

The Fords will continue to own the club until it becomes a seeping sore and a bugbear to them. Only then will they consider the alternatives. The only people that can make that happen are the fans under a unified front.