Game Thread: Lions vs. Vikings game thread

[gandydancer]

Just in case you guys don't know... this may be Jared Allen's last game in a Vikings uniform...

 

[RobBase]

O-line looking good out there -- if you bet on the Vikes. Ouch.

 

[MI Nightmare]

With the 7th and 8th picks in the 2014 NFL Draft, Jon Gruden selects Sammy Watkins and Darqueze Dennard. (Now some shit would have to happen first....)

 

[Kreton]

Getting embarrassed by minny hopefully puts to bed any rumors or thoughts anyone might be having about keeping schwartz.

 

[tpaulus_2]

I will give Schwartz and his staff credit where it is due- they must give the best anti-tackling speeches in the whole league.

I've never seen as much missed tackling as consistently as I do with the Lions every year. I just can't get my head around how we can see a guy clearly miss a tackle for us because he's standing flat-footed waiting on the ball-carrier instead of closing the gap on him, yet Schwartz clearly doesn't coach that up?

Man I hate that guy. I'm also losing faith in Stafford by the game. After those comments about not going to work with a QB guru combined with his horrible decision-making lately and I'm starting to worry that he's the next Jeff George- simply too sure of his abilities (and/or cocky) to work with...

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Damn the Jeff George label on Stafford.. I've heard everything now..

 

[LPinSLC]

Anyone got a link? Firstrow isn't working

 

[Valion78]

Stafford doesn't have much to throw to today.

 

[RobBase]

Delmas throwing himself around again, costing us yards. At least he didn't kill any of his own players this week.

 

[RobBase]

Who's job is it to teach tackling to Delmas? Is that on Stafford?

 

[Dr. Evil-er]

Why am I watching this game?

 

[Valion78]

With the receiver falling down, that is so hard on the safety. The incompletion and the hit are almost simultaneous. The rule needs to be tweaked.

 

[MI Nightmare]

Vikes go up 14-0, the Lions score 4 unanswered TDs, then lose by a FG.

 

[MI Nightmare]

Is this a fuggin replay?


Jared Allen would be our #2 WR.

 

[gandydancer]

How in the world does the defense not know that a pass to Allen???

 

[MI Nightmare]

Pick!

 

[LPinSLC]

Nice play by Delmas!

 

[Dr. Evil-er]

What would you guys pay Delmas to try and bring him back next year? Just curious, cause it won't be $6.5m.

 

[LPinSLC]

I want them to lose but I can't figure out how to root against them...

 

[tpaulus_2]

Nice to see Delmas make a positive play for a change.

I think he'd be a damn good safety if he'd quit launching himself at opposing defenders. Louis, I'm sorry, but you are, in fact, not a missile. Go back and look at all of your game tapes in the NFL. Nothing good happens when you leave both feet in the open field. You either A.) Whiff, B.) Get a 15 yard penalty, or C.) Hit our guy instead of their's, thus creating a big play for the other team.

Please learn to form tackle in the offseason. Thank you.