wreck02 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Football's Future- Detroit Lions ForumThis is really funny guys... It's very clear most of these guys are basing their thoughts on last season's Falcons. I think they are in for huge surprise :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roddys_Rowdy_Pipers Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 they have sum decent points to me i see no way we get much pressure on kitna we have abraham who is solid and the rest of the d line just worrys me terribly i mean gettin gray hair worry anderson i doubt will do anything and the dts are a concern at this point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsfan1987 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I hope the Falcons wipe the floor with them. The Falcons are flying way under the radar this season, I believe they will shock alot of people this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki46dinah Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I think the Falcons will lose a bunch of games this season because of our offense and weak pass rush....but I really dont think the Lions game will be one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roddys_Rowdy_Pipers Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 the lions fans have really scared me we most certainly need to bring joey back to start at qb tj duckett at runningback price and mccord at wr and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formul8or Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 We do definitely need to improve this pass rush. Williams and Johnson will separate from our defenders in no time and Kitna will have a field day(even though he himself sucks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBurgFalconFan Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 if we get pressure early, we can rattle kitna. they have no running game, so we don't need to put 8 people in the box, and the cover 2 scheme is good against 2 top receivers in johnson and williams. We will not have any man coverage, and that will help our young secondary. They will get their yards on us through the air, but their run game is suspect with KJ gimped, Johnson just signed and gimped, and Forte being a rookie. If we can hit Kitna a couple times early, we have a chance, but if we get no pressure on him, it will be a tough game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Not really if you read through the post most of them are saying good things about us.I feel like I'm saying it every time I post, but I'll say it again... the pre season isn't the same as the regular season. Yes, the Lions should probably be able to beat the Falcons. However, the falcons do have some talent on their roster. They have very good linebackers, have an inexperienced (but talented) QB, a good RB who loves to run inside between the tackles, and a very good #1 WR. You can't overlook anyone in the NFL. Both teams will come out strong after taking it easy in the Pre-Season. Hopefully the Lions can come away with the win.Like last year, this is a game I'm really worried about.Against the Raiders we were expected to win, but I felt they were much improved of their number one draft pick the year before. This year is a little bit of the same, all though the Falcons aren't really that improved - they still have a good defense and pretty good running game. We might be expected to win here, but its not far fetched to say we could loose and if we do loose it won't be good for us as its always good to start of the season on a high note.If there is a game that you just didn't want to loose in the regular season, aside from winning to get into the playoffs, is the opener. I'm cautiously optimistic for this one.I guess what struck me most about your post were the words "I expect." If you expect every Lions "skill" player on the field to score a touchdown, your expectations are WAY too high. I sure as **** HOPE they all score one, but I certainly don't expect it.Like many have said, there are no easy victories in the NFL unless you're an elite team. The Lions are not an elite team... they're middle of the pack at best. The difference between a middle of the pack team and a "bad" team is not as big as most people would like to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don.reese Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Over confidence on the opponets part is fine with me, it allows our guys to get fired up, and we just are not as bad as the so called experts think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roddys_Rowdy_Pipers Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 i dont expect any team we play to have fans that think that we can actually win however lots of people put 16-0 falcons on here time and time again to have there feelings crushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don™ Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 We will be nothing w/o a pass rush. They have arguably the best tandem of WR in the NFL, and they will eat us alive if we can't stop them. A pass rush will be the key. Someone other than Abraham has to step it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.U.N.n.G.U.N. Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I think the Falcons will lose a bunch of games this season because of our offense and weak pass rush....but I really dont think the Lions game will be one of them.our offense is gonna run a freight train right up the middle of that defense...and don't think for a second that abraham can't put the fear of God into any qb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Kwartler Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 You know I don't know how you guys can think we can keep up with the Lions? I mean a team that goes 16 and 0 and only loses in the Super Bowl -- that is still a pretty good team!!! They were ranked in the top 10 in both offense and defense last year as well. They have the number one quarterback in John Kitna -- and a **** of a running game with what's his name.Uh, oh - wait a second. I actually think I was confusing the 7 and 9 Lions (#32 in defense) with the New England Patriots. As a matter of fact -- I think a lot of the fans on that site are confusing them with the Patriots as well. Folks -- we are talking about the Lions here. Exactly WHAT have they done to improve from last year ???---Bruce K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDash Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 All I know is I am probably benching Brady for Kitna this week and Brady is Playing KC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAllInFlynn Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Football's Future- Detroit Lions ForumThis is really funny guys... It's very clear most of these guys are basing their thoughts on last season's Falcons. I think they are in for huge surprise :PMaybe they think it is flag football and all those receivers they drafted are actually worth something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upark25 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 man Vick to Johnson..ha jk but yeah were going to beat detroit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconchef Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Yeah, the Titans expected to blow through town with an easy W, but they came away bloodied and bruised, and feared, and whined about how dominating we were!!! And they WERE a playoff team last year; the Lions were, and consequently are, a poor team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkatluke Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 They do have a match up edge against the falcons. No matter what you think their WR against your secondary is a very good match up for them and if you can't generate a pass rush it will get ugly. Plus they may have a running game now with Rudi J and Rookie Kevin Smith who I liked in the draft. If their Def. plays as well as they did in (preseason) this will be a hard fight for the Falcon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV.2000 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 THEY MAY THINK THAT THEY HAVE THIS GAME LOCKEDUP. BUT THE SCORE BOARD DOESN'T KNOW IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REV.2000 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Football's Future- Detroit Lions ForumThis is really funny guys... It's very clear most of these guys are basing their thoughts on last season's Falcons. I think they are in for huge surprise :PI WENT TO THEIR MESSAGE BOARD. THESE FANS ARE LAUGHING AT US.BOY ARE THEY IN FOR A SHOCK. THEY THINK THEY'RE PLAYING LASTYEARS TEAM. I HOPE THEY EAT THEIR SUNDAY DINNER BEFORE THE GAMECOMES ON. BECAUSE AFTER WARDS THEY WILL HAVE NO APPETITE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomeDefense Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 One of the guy on that board (i believe the 6-7th poster) name is still - Harrington is Da Man. After seeing that I stop reading post from their fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Man Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I just want us to bring the nasty and give time to Ryan on the O-Line. Hopefully the secondary can surprise us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltstorm1 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Some of the Detroit fans on their message boards feel that us not having Joey is a reason we will lose the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightmare Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 lulzHow does a Lion fan call the Falcons a bottom 3 team?? Wouldn't they be right beside the Falcons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanlee Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Detroit has had a ton of 1st round WR's for a number of years and it hasn't exactly translated into playoff wins. For 3 years in a row they drafted a WR in the first round. Yes they have highly touted WR's and no there team has not been a consistent winner. That put's them pretty much as the same status as us. They are not exaclty creme of the nfl crop either so there's is no way they should think we will be a cake walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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