As promised, the Super Bowl has been played. Peyton Manning and his Broncos went down in flames at the Super Bowl as the Seahawks speedy defense turned the biggest game of the season into a laugher.

Our own 2013 season was disappointing to say the least for so many of us loyal Lions fans. We started last season like a house on fire and we were left with the ashes in the second half of the season.

But rather than re-live and flay the previous season, let's continue to move forward and discuss the Lions team the Ford family will put on the field in 2014. We've got new a new coach, new coordinators, an upcoming draft, and a whole host of other Lions related things to talk about.

All I ask is for lively discussion, some sense of civility, and a healthy respect to one another as we all have varying opinions of our team. Have some rationale for your points. Don't come here, blurt out some obvious statement, and dash off never to be heard from again. We have dialog & conversations here. Have some facts, stats, or at least some solid reasoning to back up your opinions.

But the over all gist of this thread is to cheer on this team, break down what we thought went well and what didn't go well with the team. Honest criticism can be healthy as long as it's framed properly.

The Lions, warts and all, are our team and we'll continue to cheer for the Honolulu Blue & Silver!