2019 Detroit Lions

[softailrider]

RIP Charles Rogers. Saginaw High & Michigan State star, NFL overall #2 draft choice. Broke his collarbone twice as a Detroit Lion, followed by a struggle with addiction problems exacerbated by the painkillers the team medical staff got him for his injuries. He was out of football within 3 years. Then the Lions came after him in court for his money...

Dead at 38.

Really a terrible story in so many ways. You give a 20 year old kid a lump sum 14 million dollar signing bonus and the money is all gone within a few years. Didn’t he have anybody in his life, family, former coach’s at MSU or friends who had his best interests at heart? I don’t care how many kids he had with how many different women he went through enough money for 10 lifetimes. I heard he passed away from liver and lung disease, I’ve read he was a heavy marijuana user, I wonder if there’s any connection between the marijuana and the lung problems.

[Cincinnati_Kid]

Really a terrible story in so many ways. You give a 20 year old kid a lump sum 14 million dollar signing bonus and the money is all gone within a few years. Didn’t he have anybody in his life, family, former coach’s at MSU or friends who had his best interests at heart? I don’t care how many kids he had with how many different women he went through enough money for 10 lifetimes. I heard he passed away from liver and lung disease, I’ve read he was a heavy marijuana user, I wonder if there’s any connection between the marijuana and the lung problems.

I would think so. Anything you inhale would have a effect on your lungs, whether it has chemicals or carcinogens or not.

[401don]

RIP Charles Rogers. Saginaw High & Michigan State star, NFL overall #2 draft choice. Broke his collarbone twice as a Detroit Lion, followed by a struggle with addiction problems exacerbated by the painkillers the team medical staff got him for his injuries. He was out of football within 3 years. Then the Lions came after him in court for his money...

Dead at 38.

Not to mention Cassius Winston's brother Zachary, dead at 19, in what appears to have been a suicide. Tragic couple of days for sure.

[EastsideAl]

Not to mention Cassius Winston's brother Zachary, dead at 19, in what appears to have been a suicide. Tragic couple of days for sure.

The Zach Winston story is just crushingly tragic. Especially since Cassius Winston has been such a positive presence at MSU, at a school, and in a program, that badly needed some positivity. Reportedly Zach was the same way at Albion, but was obviously also in some other level of pain. Heartbreaking what Cassius and his family are going through right now.

[gnome]

Stafford should try to remember that being able to walk at age 40 is more important than playing football.

Sit down. The season is over.

[birwood]

I wonder where the lions are? The old Dick Purtain show used to play this song a few years back when they were having a bad year.
Bruce Cockburn - Wondering Where the Lions Are - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6Lpx6JIMmk

[Lowell]

Hmm... I notice where Colin Kaepernick will be auditioning in front of some teams including the Lions. He has to be rusty but could be an attendance booster for some teams with nothing to lose [Like the Lions? ] or if he should perform up to his peak skills a game changer.

Go for it or forget it? Thoughts?

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...ut/4184131002/

[DeLemur]

Go for it. Colin and the Lions could be a comeback story for the ages.

RIP Charles Rodgers. Your docile nature and aimlessness to an early end pains us all. Rest in Peace.

[401don]

Go for it. Colin and the Lions could be a comeback story for the ages.

While the guy was clearly blackballed and still deserves a fair shot, he's now 31 and hasn't been taking reps in practice for 3 years. There have to be better back-up qb's out there.

[iheartthed]

While the guy was clearly blackballed and still deserves a fair shot, he's now 31 and hasn't been taking reps in practice for 3 years. There have to be better back-up qb's out there.

He's not quite ancient in quarterback years. Plus he's played in a Super Bowl. Have the Lions ever had a qb that's played in a Super Bowl?

[DeLemur]

While the guy was clearly blackballed and still deserves a fair shot, he's now 31 and hasn't been taking reps in practice for 3 years. There have to be better back-up qb's out there.

Yeah I wonder what he's been doing physically. Guy could play before though.

We could go with Johnny Manziel

[Hermod]

[QUOTE=DeLemur;582694]Yeah I wonder what he's been doing physically. Guy could play before though.
/QUOTE]

Well, his last year wasn't all that glorious. Some QBs have success until someone learns how to defend them and the word gets around quickly.

[gnome]

Hmm... I notice where Colin Kaepernick will be auditioning in front of some teams including the Lions. He has to be rusty but could be an attendance booster for some teams with nothing to lose [Like the Lions? ] or if he should perform up to his peak skills a game changer.

Go for it or forget it? Thoughts?

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/c...ut/4184131002/

With Kaepernick you have a guy who sacrificed everything for his belief that America has a problem with law enforcement treating minorities as expendable.

These last three years, since the kneeling started, we have seen countless incidents that strengthen Kaepernick’s ascertain.

Whenever you can hire a man with that kind of character you should take advantage of the opportunity.

[softailrider]

With Kaepernick you have a guy who sacrificed everything for his belief that America has a problem with law enforcement treating minorities as expendable.

These last three years, since the kneeling started, we have seen countless incidents that strengthen Kaepernick’s ascertain.

Whenever you can hire a man with that kind of character you should take advantage of the opportunity.

It’s been 3 years, there have been teams that needed OB’s, he’s been out there and not picked up. Was there an edict going around that he was not to be signed?

[gnome]

It’s been 3 years, there have been teams that needed OB’s, he’s been out there and not picked up. Was there an edict going around that he was not to be signed?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usa...amp/3237678002

[gnome]

Yes, the league colluded to deny kaepernick of his livelihood. In fact, they acknowledge they did and paid Kaepernick and Reid $19 million in an out-of-Court settlement.

Oh, the original reason the league gave for firing Kaepernick: harsh language.

[Trumpeteer]

Based on the above comments I hope the Lions sign him. You deserve him.

[ABetterDetroit]

The Leo’s have several enigmas going on this season for sure. This week was no exception.

Offense is hanging around making that side of the ball interesting even minus Stafford. Did they find a RB in Scarbrough just sitting on top of the trash heap just waiting to be picked up? How can a defense actually be defensive with a non existent pass rush? Did Patiricia really get a BS in aeronautical engineering from RPI? The 2 point attempt down by 8 in the 4th says maybe they give those away in the bottom of cereal boxes out there on the east coast...

[softailrider]

What I find amazing is the amount of knowledgeable people who were buying in on this team having turned it around when they opened the season 2-0-1.

[Bong-Man]

We wore our white away uniforms at home for the first time in 49 years. Why ?....and who made that decision ?

[EastsideAl]

We wore our white away uniforms at home for the first time in 49 years. Why ?....and who made that decision ?

The Cowboys' management doesn't like their blue uniforms and the franchise has traditionally considered them to be bad luck. Dallas is the only team in the NFL that always wears their whites at home, and they avoid wearing the blues whenever possible. However, teams that host the Cowboys will often choose to wear their whites at home, thus forcing Dallas to wear their 'cursed' blues.

Silly, I know, but that's the reason. Didn't seem to help on Sunday.

[Hermod]

We wore our white away uniforms at home for the first time in 49 years. Why ?....and who made that decision ?

A lot of teams do when hosting the Cowboys. The cowboys like to wear white and it the home team wears white, the Cowboys have to wear blue [[which they do not like). Just part of the psychological warfare game.

[bragaboutme]

Yeah, they started 2-0-1 then for some reason didn't adjust the rest of the way. Then knowing that Stafford was obviously hurt didn't allow the back up QB reps with first team? It's just bone head decision after bone head decision that makes it hard to root for this team. It starts at the top. Then yesterday I noticed we have a mobile quarter back that they want to be Stafford [[non-mobile). Had a clean path to a first down chose to throw it away multiple times. Only when they were down was he allowed to run. I think the back up has more to offer than Stafford.

[CassTechGrad]

Bring back Wayne Fontes. Get him out of retirement, he was 12 & 4! THAT’S 12 WINS & ONLY 4 LOSSES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Danny]

A line of Detroit Lions Head Coaches that SUCKED after three years After Wayne Fontes:

1. Bobby Ross
2. Gary Moeller
3. Marty Mornhinweg
4. Steve Mariucci
5. Dick Jauron
6. Rod Marinelli
7. Jim Schwartz
8. Jim Caldwell

They all sucked!!!