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Murphy may rise as the process goes on. I've seen some rumblings of Carter having the dreaded character issues (though that's been disputed by others).

Probably. But the Jags were looking at Hutch or Thib until real late last year. I don't think there is a single prospect who the Lions shouldn't consider as being possibly there for their first pick.

How legit do we think James Houston is? Sits on the practice squad for 11 weeks, and then comes in and terrorizes the NFL in a way that hasn't been done by a rookie since friggin' Terrell Suggs. Part of it is absolutely that Hutch is getting doubled, but damn that is some raw talent we are seeing out of a 6th round pick... And to think that 31 teams could have signed him to their roster at any point before he was elevated. If we are fortunate enough to be sitting at #3 come April, and watch Young go #1 and the Bears trade back to a team that wants Stroud, or draft an offensive tackle... Do you select Anderson or Carter? Four weeks ago, I would have said (and did say here) that the obvious choice was Anderson... but the way Houston is playing, I'm not sure I want him as a rotational piece. It's an awesome problem to have if it materializes.

Aaron Rodgers is such a prick. It would bring me no greater joy than to see the Lions embarrass him in Lambeau to end his career.

How bout dem Lions!

Sure but a part of me will always get a little happier when I see Aaron Rodgers get sacked.

Game threads are like “Who’s Line is it Anyway” for four quarters of football. The rules are made up and the points don’t matter. I don’t hold anyone to their knee-jerk reactions for blood to be spilled. Pulling receipts from 1-6 sure is fun after going 6-1 across 7 though.

I’ve got Mike Valenti on line 2 for you

I think that division winners should get an auto-bid but I would be okay with not allowing them a home game if they finish with a record below .500. If the NFC South is won at 7-10, they still won their division. But let them go on the road to the #2 seed.

I think the Lions are a sweetheart team for a lot of NFL fans. Not a team that national eyes are automatically drawn to, but if they are on, we get a lot of fans who otherwise wouldn't care, because "how can you hate those fans and that team?" It's easier to hate teams in the NFL than it is to like them. For instance, I hate the Packers, Cowboys, Patriots, Bears, Raiders, and Bucs, and I don't like the Jets, Giants, Steelers, Vikings, Eagles, Seahawks, and Rams... Other than the Lions, I generally don't dislike the Bengals and Bills. I'm indifferent about everyone else. My impression is that we make a lot of "generally don't dislike" lists across the NFL. People know how much we've suffered and because of how long we've sucked for, we haven't made a ton of enemies. A lot of people would be pulling for us if we made a Super Bowl, and will pull for us if we are on, especially if it's against a team they don't like or hate, and especially if we are competitive. Not every MNF game can be Giants-Cowboys (though I'm sure ESPN has asked NFL if that's possible)... We aren't the type of franchise that can carry ratings, but we can improve them with the right opponent.

Not yet I don’t think. If they win next week sure, but them going 0-3 against the Vikings, Colts, and Eagles wouldn’t be the craziest thing in the world, and it would be a roundabout way for us to get in at 9-8.

I left that game wondering how both of those teams have seven wins.

One of these teams is going to host a playoff game.

I changed my mind. Paying him to be the not-coordinator in New England is worth every penny.

Belichick is not blameless.

I don’t think Harbaugh leaves this offseason. I think he retires after a championship, or goes to the Ravens to have fun with John before he goes to the Colts or Cardinals or whoever. Never say never. I just think the NFL pissed him off last year with what happened with Minnesota.

Lions will have a MNF game next year. I’ll predict Lions-Vikings. They may get a TNF game too (though I’d rather not, those are awful). Lions-Chiefs may be the Thanksgiving game.

They seem to be handling things well.

The NFL is really spoiling us with a Christmas Day slate of Packers/Dolphins, Broncos/Rams, and Bucs/Cards! One of those teams is even above 500!

It's also not like Johnson looked other-worldly for 55 minutes today. Or against the Cowboys or Patriots. I want to keep him but there are reasons a team may not want to steal him.

vs. Setting: 12/24/2022 1:00pm EST on FOX Site: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC Weather: 36° High, 20° Low, 1% chance of rain/snow, 5mph Wind Opening Spread: Lions -2.5 All-Time Series Record: Panthers lead 7-3 Last Meeting: 11/22/2020, Panthers won 20-0 Carolina Panthers (5-9) Interim Head Coach: Steve Wilks (2nd Season: 6-18) Projected Starting QB: Sam Darnold (5th Season: 19-34) Last Week: 24-16 L vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-8) Looking Ahead to Week #17: Sunday @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-7)* Your Detroit Lions (7-7) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (2nd Season: 10-20-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (7th Season: 52-44-1) Last Week: 20-17 W @ New York Jets (7-7) Looking Ahead to Week #17: Sunday v. Chicago Bears (3-11) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Jaguars @ Jets (TNF), Raiders @ Steelers (Saturday Night), Chargers @ Colts (MNF) 1:00pm Saturday: Falcons @ Ravens, Bills @ Bears, Saints @ Browns, Seahawks @ Chiefs, Giants @ Vikings, Bengals @ Patriots, Texans @ Titans 4:00/4:25pm Saturday: Commanders @ 49ers, Eagles @ Cowboys Christmas Day: Packers @ Dolphins (1:00pm), Broncos @ Rams (4:30pm), Buccaneers @ Cardinals (8:20pm)

I’m just so happy. Is this what it’s like??

They played shitty football and they still won! What Lions team does that!! I haven’t seen this kind of Lions team in my lifetime.

Holy shit. We are .500!!!

I was making the no good signal like “I don’t think I’ve been in this role before”