Wildcard Weekend: Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints
by Chris Pokorny on Jan 7, 2012 7:11 PM EST
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PrintWhen these two teams met in the regular season, the New Orleans Saints blew out the Detroit Lions as the game went on. Both offenses are explosive and I expect this to be a shootout game, as do most people. The Saints just seem like they can move the chains more consistently because they have more weapons -- like Jimmy Graham and Darren Sproles -- to complement their receivers.
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Game: Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints
Date/Time: Sunday, January 7, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. EST
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Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 7:15 PM EST reply actions
RGIII.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
me too, i think with suh back they beat the saints.
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 7:44 PM EST reply actions
How about that Texans’ draft this year. Watt, Reed, and Yates – filthy.
Change isn't good or bad it just "is". Don Draper of Madmen
The draft is usually all just Luck.
Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein - Joe Theismann
by Kosar19 on Jan 7, 2012 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I hate Cris Collinsworth’s and his stupid face.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 8:06 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I hate Chris Collinsworth and his stupid anecdotes from the Age Before Time.
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Did you see this waste of a tweet by Grossi…wow…..#Unfollow.
http://mobile.cleveland.com/advcleve/db_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=9wMNOT9m&full=true#display
Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein - Joe Theismann
What’s his twitter name @spraytan or @orangeman?
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by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
I thought it was @fullofcrap or @i’mnotreallytrying
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
That’s cute. You actually think Grossi WATCHES the games in order to have an informed opinion.
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
@ifakebakebadly, or @ispraytanreligiously
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
Heh that commercial had happy Browns fans. Must have caught a rare moment.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 8:18 PM EST reply actions
I didn’t know they had HDTV cameras in ’64.
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Does anyone else find some irony in that Bud Light ad with the Browns fan saying, “you gotta go deep,” and then cheering as if the Browns just went deep?
"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."
— Winston S. Churchill
I have the best wife - ever.
The commercial is effective, as it plants the false notion in my head that if I drink more and more of their product I might just be drunk enough to think a blown screen pass for -3 yards/2 yard dink and dunk toss/dropped pass was “going deep.”
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
had to be a DA game replay, colt cant throw pass 2 yards apparently. although against cinci he did have that one pass that went an extra 50 yards after being aided by a 40 mph wind.
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by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Did anyone inform NO that they are in the playoffs?
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 8:24 PM EST reply actions
Please, the correct nomenclature is Speechtile Disfunction.
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
That’s the commercial I brought up in the other thread.
by Brownie's Year on Jan 7, 2012 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
The Cleveland Browns are still #3 in all-time NFL playoff appearances……so I’m not that depressed…yet!
Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein - Joe Theismann
And the fact that Stooler little yellow towel bandwagon nation is still #8, makes me smile.
Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein - Joe Theismann
Can I just take this moment to say “f%ck the Steelers.”
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:31 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
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Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein - Joe Theismann
That makes at least three, I reced it as soon as it popped up.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
Damn, that went Green fast. You all were on the ball!
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, I’m sorry.
That is scary.
Clemson Tigers 2011 ACC Champions
by emily522 on Jan 7, 2012 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
True dat.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
I’d sell my soul for a Browns playoff appearance, and the souls of my unborn children for a playoff win. It’s been rough since ’99.
And its hard watching playoff games with other teams because it makes us look so far away… ugh.
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know, Detroit was far worse than us a few years ago, and the defensive backfield is still a joke and their O Line is average at best. They basically have a healthy Stafford and Megatron and boom they’re a playoff team. We’re not that far off. Colt came out in pre-season and played a few series looking like Aaron Rodgers and we looked like a playoff team. That’s not the Colt we got during the regular season, but if it was, you’ll be a lot happier next year around this time.
Detroit has some issue on D (cough E Wright), but there is a more sizable gap in talent than just Stafford and Johnson.
Where? Their D Line is better (ours isn’t bad but needs another piece or two) but I’m not seeing a lot of other places they’re much better and some places (RB, OL) we’re better.
We can play the position by position game, but at the end of the day the Lions went from GD awful to a playoff team in 3 years. Do I see Holgrem/Heckert getting us to the post season in 2 years? Hell no. Hope I am wrong, of course.
I definitely see progress. Just the drafts alone are proof of that. I just think we should ho down on goals like playoffs and enjoy the games as much as possible until all the talent is in place. Unfortunately we play in a division with 3 playoff teams. This year we lost to all of them. But all of them except one we were competitive. That’s against teams with established coaches and/or players. We don’t have a lot of that yet.
Well, I hope we can make a turnaround too. I agree Detroit’s DBs are terrible.
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
DREAM SCENARIO. Reprise of my post on 1st game thread…."Hou wins [done], Tebow Tebow’s the Steelers. Hou beats Balt, Tebow Tebow’s the Pats, then Tebow get’s Tebowed by Hou in AFC Champ game.
Who is with me?
Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein - Joe Theismann
Who?
Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein - Joe Theismann
by Kosar19 on Jan 7, 2012 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
“Here’s me! Here’s you! Here’s me! Here’s you!”
by Brownie's Year on Jan 7, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Uncle Phil.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yup. That’s what I figured. Uncle Phil doesn’t suck. ;) Despite what Rocland says.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
He need to score some points for the DBN playoff league. I picked Bress, Sproles, and Colston.
by Brownie's Year on Jan 7, 2012 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
some guy named sanders,that can never be replaced
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Jim Brown.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry. Sanders is my favorite RB. JB is a douchebag.
by Brownie's Year on Jan 7, 2012 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
who beats his wife
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
He’s a douche, but he’s also the best there is.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
talent wise, i think barry had jim. barry was only a couple k short of walters record, and he only played for what…9 seasons??
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
You are insane. Jim Brown was not only the best RB he was the best Football player to ever play the game. Not even close. Barry was at best 2nd
ok, based on??
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by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
Based on 105 yards a game rushing, Barry Sanders 99 yards per game, Jim Brown 5.2 yards per carry Barry Sanders 4.9 Brown had 106 touchdowns , Barry Sanders 99, Jim Brown did all this in 118 games, Barry Sanders 153 games.
barry also amassed more yards than jim correct? and did most of that on his own. jim had a line, barry didnt. oh, and i was one season off. jim played 12 didnt he?
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
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Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
How about instead of tussling about it, amass a top five? Throw in Payton?
DBN, where I will never understand why they fired Mangini. We went 4-12.
by The New Kardiac Kids on Jan 7, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
By far they are 1a and 1b but Brown is the a.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
1. barry, 2. brown, 3.payton, 4.smith, 5. dickerson
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Now how about Sayers and Walker?
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by The New Kardiac Kids on Jan 7, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
definitely top ten but not top five, sayers would fall right into 6
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
I like your list but Brown played 9 seasons and was a nine time pro-bowler.
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by The New Kardiac Kids on Jan 7, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
Also, had Jim had as many carries as Barry, he would have had 694 more yards than Barry.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Jim Brown also played 9 seasons and played 2 less games a season for 5 years, and 4 less for 4 years. Same amount of carries per game, less career ypc, less career ypg, less tds, he just played in more games.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
ok, so im a little off on the years of tenure. i still believe barry was better.
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
Also Brown played when there was no hip or thigh pads, and the defenses knew he was running the ball. He was the Full back so he had a half back blocking for him, unlike now when you have a 250 – 260 pound full back blocking for the half backs like Sanders. There is no comparison. Plus Brown had 2,500 yards receiving on 262 receptions, Sanders 2,900 on 352 receptions, so Brown did more with the ball when it was in his hands than anyone in the back field
you are all just browns homers, every last one of ya!
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
DAMN STRAIGHT
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
we dont use the subject line here at DBN!
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by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
Bold italics Come at me bro.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
ummmm…….ummmmmm…….fine! screw you guys, im goin home!! lol
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by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 11:11 PM EST up reply actions
Heh
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
i was tryin to copy and paste a pic of cartman from my girlfriends mac, but cant get it to work. would have been funnier with the pic
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by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
hell of a catch
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by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 8:57 PM EST reply actions
I’d settle for a Starscream.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 9:00 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
id settle for ice cream!
Lifes A Dance, You Learn As You Go!
by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
Starscream is the most underrated robot in that story. He’s badass and doesn’t get enough face time.
by Brownie's Year on Jan 7, 2012 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
yeah but he was useless as hell back in the cartoons
by Mr. Bad Example on Jan 7, 2012 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
Our luck we will get f%cking Bumblebee.
by Off-the-Chain on Jan 7, 2012 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
our luck we’ll get any one of the go-bots… /shudder…
by Mr. Bad Example on Jan 7, 2012 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Tentative runback
DBN, where I will never understand why they fired Mangini. We went 4-12.
by The New Kardiac Kids on Jan 7, 2012 9:47 PM EST reply actions
Not that run tho
DBN, where I will never understand why they fired Mangini. We went 4-12.
by The New Kardiac Kids on Jan 7, 2012 9:48 PM EST reply actions
Calviin Johnson is the all time beast WR. If he ever leaves Det Stafford will be lost. All those jump balls and lobs turn into INTs when thrown to mortals.
Change isn't good or bad it just "is". Don Draper of Madmen
He is the clear #1 WR in the NFL. Hands down.
by kingcrimson2 on Jan 7, 2012 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Still a game….
DBN, where I will never understand why they fired Mangini. We went 4-12.
by The New Kardiac Kids on Jan 7, 2012 10:20 PM EST reply actions
Much better than the first game.
DBN, where I will never understand why they fired Mangini. We went 4-12.
by The New Kardiac Kids on Jan 7, 2012 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know, the 1st game was a really close game until the third.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:34 PM EST up reply actions
Still more watchable than most CLE games this year.
by kingcrimson2 on Jan 7, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
OOF.
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by The New Kardiac Kids on Jan 7, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
i had a great-great-great grandfather whos first name was bushrod!
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by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
That’s a seriously manly name.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, he was from the backwoods of west virginia
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by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
i think he ate him. he was a big boy. both he and my grand father were like 6ft 6in tall
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by findlaybrownslover on Jan 7, 2012 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
That’s like the third ball this game that’s went right through someones hands that even I could have caught.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:37 PM EST reply actions
That blocking was sick.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe a slight hold but not sure it would have mattered.
by kingcrimson2 on Jan 7, 2012 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
Holding happens on most plays anyway and never gets called unless it’s blatant and obvious. The ones that get me are the calls where holding actually didn’t happen.
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by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
Sick and Quick….
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by The New Kardiac Kids on Jan 7, 2012 10:39 PM EST reply actions
Megatron says otherwise. Or at least he’s trying to.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
Chad?
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
They just scored as many points in half of the 4th quarter as we average in 2 games. But they were down like us, they sucked. Payton and Breese turned them around.
Change isn't good or bad it just "is". Don Draper of Madmen
Teams like the Saints and to a lesser extent, the Lions and 9ers, give me hope for the future. Even though they play in the inferior Conference.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
I hear you, but it is hard not to be skeptical after 13 year of futility. Faith and threats (“You are with us or against us”) aren’t a replacement for actual success/wins. Show me don’t tell me Mike and Tom.
by kingcrimson2 on Jan 7, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
I also look at our D (minus our atrocious run D), see how good it is, then I think about the fact that Heckert put both of last years draft stock into the D, and it makes me think: What will happen when he focuses on the offense.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Montario Hardesty, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
D
I agree that they need to show it, but what are you expecting to see? The playoffs in just a year with the team we had? They’re building a foundation which hasn’t been done here since the 60s. Everyone just needs to STFU for a couple years and let them do their thing. I can’t believe they have to go so defensive so quickly and I doubt they had that in GB or SEA probably because they trusted them to bring them results, but maybe they knew it wouldn’t happen overnight.
It comes down to a question of faith. You believe that Holgrem/Hecket will deliver. I hope you are right. I am not yet convinced given the history of the new Browns and the first two years of this administration. You know what will convince me? Wins. Period. Not promises or admonishments from H/H or their Kool-Aid drinkers.
by kingcrimson2 on Jan 7, 2012 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
That’s like someone who sleeps all day and doesn’t take a job or go to college playing the lottery to hope they end up rich. You got to sacrifice and suffer a little to get where you want to be. I know Browns fans have suffered more than anyone else, but that’s a pitiful excuse. That’s the homeless guy being dealt a bad hand thinking they’ve deserved wins. Wins come from building a team over a period of time, with all the pain that goes with it. Stop looking at wins and losses and look at what they’re building and when you least expect it, it will all come together.
Good night Detroit.
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by North Coast Flea on Jan 7, 2012 11:15 PM EST reply actions
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