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How many games will the Lions win this year? (1 Viewer)
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smackdaddies
Footballguy
qb will be hurt to much to do better than 8
jacobo_moses
Footballguy
9 games and they sneak into the playoffs. 
loose circuits
Footballguy
his injuries have been freakish of nature. I think this is the year he stays healthy and they win around 9 games
SproutDaddy
Footballguy
People actually have to watch football to actually understand this.
They may be freakish, but i am more concerned about Stafford getting tackled shoulder first than most QB's. However, i dont think his "injury proness" is much worse, if at all than most QB's. I think Rodgers is more likely to get hurt than Stafford, but people dont mention that when making predictions for the Packers.Knock on wood......for both players.
Grahamburn
Footballguy
The schedule doesn't look too daunting:
Sunday, September 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L
Sunday, September 18 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS W
Sunday, September 25 at Minnesota Vikings W
Sunday, October 2 at Dallas Cowboys FOX L
Monday, October 10 CHICAGO BEARS FOX W
Sunday, October 16 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS W
Sunday, October 23 ATLANTA FALCONS L
Sunday, October 30 at Denver Broncos W
Sunday, November 6 *** BYE WEEK ***
Sunday, November 13 at Chicago Bears W
Sunday, November 20 CAROLINA PANTHERS W
Thursday, November 24 GREEN BAY PACKERS L
Sunday, December 4 at New Orleans Saints L
Sunday, December 11 MINNESOTA VIKINGS W
Sunday, December 18 at Oakland Raiders L
Saturday, December 24 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS L
Sunday, January 1 at Green Bay Packers L
That's a rough final six games. 8-8.
Sunday, September 11 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L
Sunday, September 18 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS W
Sunday, September 25 at Minnesota Vikings W
Sunday, October 2 at Dallas Cowboys FOX L
Monday, October 10 CHICAGO BEARS FOX W
Sunday, October 16 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS W
Sunday, October 23 ATLANTA FALCONS L
Sunday, October 30 at Denver Broncos W
Sunday, November 6 *** BYE WEEK ***
Sunday, November 13 at Chicago Bears W
Sunday, November 20 CAROLINA PANTHERS W
Thursday, November 24 GREEN BAY PACKERS L
Sunday, December 4 at New Orleans Saints L
Sunday, December 11 MINNESOTA VIKINGS W
Sunday, December 18 at Oakland Raiders L
Saturday, December 24 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS L
Sunday, January 1 at Green Bay Packers L
That's a rough final six games. 8-8.
Addai's Adidas
Footballguy
<<<<<<<<<<Homer.
7 if they are lucky. 8 would be phenomenal.
7 if they are lucky. 8 would be phenomenal.
beerbarron
Footballguy
Gonna be tough to get to 9 wins.. but it could happen.. their secondary scares me a bit.. but they could win some shootouts with the O they have....
benson_will_lead_the_way
Footballguy
You think that they are going to sweep Chicago??? That won't happen until Detroit decides to protect their investments on offense...the OL. Plus they have arguably the worst back 7 defenses in the NFL. The Lions are moving in the right direction, just not there yet to say they sweep the division leader from last season.
sihaokills
Footballguy
I'd go with 8 games
Sweet Love
IBL Representative
That is what I was going to post. I don't see them going 4-2 in the division. I would guess 3-3 tops, with at least one loss to Chicago and one loss to GB, as mandatory. While the Vikes don't look good at QB now, I don't think they fall below (or really much higher) than 6 wins, and DET could easily be one of those wins. I have no problem with the other projections, but I don't see more than 7 wins from this team. I really don't see less though, either.
benson_will_lead_the_way
Footballguy
While everyone is excited about all these shiny new toys Detroit got in the draft, here are the problems:-Fairley, Young, LeShoure have no work with the organization and it will take them longer to be productive NFL players than usual rookies(which generally take a long time in the first place)
-Fairley, Young, LeShoure aren't under contract and could hold out which would further delay development
-Detroit is a young team that needs minicamps/rookie camps/etc more than other franchises. Partly due to Matt Stafford not having a lot of chemistry with his teammates due to his own injuries and not being able to get reps with them.
-Detroit didn't fix it's largest holes in the draft in OL and back 7 on defense.
kylechoffman
Footballguy
I think they win 7 of those, maybe only 6. I doubt they sweep both chicago and minn. Also, you have them beating the chiefs. I think that game can go either way, especially if the Chiefs of 2010 show up. If the Lions Defensive front can improve, they could stir up a lot of problems for weak oline teams. The game against the bolts is a late season game that they could cause problems in and win a shocker at home.
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Grahamburn
Footballguy
Sorry guys. Picking NFL games with in season information at your fingertips is futile enough. I tried to do it without knowing much of anything. Anybody can just say "8 wins." It's interesting to look at the schedule a bit deeper.
The Lions historically play better at home. 5-3 there, 3-5 on the road makes some sense. I'm not predicting Super Bowl here. I think they'll be good enough to beat some good teams that they'd normally lose to.
They had 4-5 games last year that ended up as losses that could have very easily gone the other way, and Detroit ended the season on a 4 game winning streak with a backup QB.
We'll see.
The Lions historically play better at home. 5-3 there, 3-5 on the road makes some sense. I'm not predicting Super Bowl here. I think they'll be good enough to beat some good teams that they'd normally lose to.
They had 4-5 games last year that ended up as losses that could have very easily gone the other way, and Detroit ended the season on a 4 game winning streak with a backup QB.
We'll see.
Football Critic
Footballguy
Can we wait to see what happens with one of the biggest parts in football....
FREE AGENCY?
Without that happening yet, you cannot even begin to assume what will happen.
What if they get Nnamdi, how would all the guys who picked 7 games feel?
Cuz if they get Nnamdi and a decent LB in the offseason, I'm callin Superbowl or bust!
I look for a 9 win season without Nnamdi, as they will get some free agent upgrades on defense with the back 7 and on the OLine as thats thier only worries.
I'LL GO ON RECORD>>>>>>> AFTER NEXT YEARS DRAFT, WE WILL NO LONGER DISCUSSING THE LIONS FUTILITY!
They are primed to be a great team, yes I said it. The offensive skill positions are loaded, the Dline is unstoppable if they had only Suh all by himself, but they went and got him a young good solid DLman. If they get a good corner and LB, uh oh, look out!
FREE AGENCY?
Without that happening yet, you cannot even begin to assume what will happen.
What if they get Nnamdi, how would all the guys who picked 7 games feel?
Cuz if they get Nnamdi and a decent LB in the offseason, I'm callin Superbowl or bust!
I look for a 9 win season without Nnamdi, as they will get some free agent upgrades on defense with the back 7 and on the OLine as thats thier only worries.
I'LL GO ON RECORD>>>>>>> AFTER NEXT YEARS DRAFT, WE WILL NO LONGER DISCUSSING THE LIONS FUTILITY!
They are primed to be a great team, yes I said it. The offensive skill positions are loaded, the Dline is unstoppable if they had only Suh all by himself, but they went and got him a young good solid DLman. If they get a good corner and LB, uh oh, look out!
Split against the Vikings and Bears, lose both to GB. 2-4Win against: Bucs, Chiefs, 49ers, Panthers. 4-0
Lose against: Cowboys, Falcons, Saints, Raiders, Chargers. 0-5
Tie: Broncos. 0-0-1
6-9-1
The Lions are going to be good soon, but i dont think it will be this season. They still need alot of help on the Oline and with the DB's.
benson_will_lead_the_way
Footballguy
Dline is unstoppable??? Lets settle down here a bit. -Yes Suh is great. -Nick Fairley fell in the draft for a reason. He had 1 season on good production in college. He also is missing valuable time to be coached up and may hold out if/when the strike is up.-Vanden Bosch was a flop....4 sacks in 12 games, that equals 5 or 6 in a 16 game season. He is 32 years old already and only has 3 seasons in his 9 year career of 5 sacks or more.-Cliff Avril, Turk McBride, Lawrence Jackson all had between 5 to 8.5 sacks for the season which is good...but hardly forming an unstoppable Dline.
Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
With all the talk about how great the Lions will be, they still haven't had a winning season in YEARS. Smart money in Vegas will definately be on the under.
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