Seems like he was bounced around alot already

ya read all the comments...lol everyone is pissed off.

lol ya, we are in quite the little spot to be in atm, nice offense but a wtf is going on here secondary that costs us games GRRR. got rid of alot of people but now we have so much to replace. Hope we pick uo some good ones that are unsigned

ya we will see i suppose

i really hope we dont go even farther backwards then we did this season, could you imagine lol

Can I Imagine?!?!?! LOL

THINGS I HAVE GONE THROUGH AS A LIFE LONG LIONS FAN:

1979:My first year as a Lions fan, got a jersey for my 5th birthday.Looking back on it my Dad probably got it on sale, Friggin Cheapskate. The Lions win 2 games while finishing dead last in the NFL with the worst record of 2-14. Should have known better at this point, I suppose.

1980: The Lions select Heisman winner Billy Sims with first pick in the NFL draft. Sims sets the NFL on its ass as he rushes his way to the Offensive Rookie of the Year while carrying the Lions back to respectability. The Lions would improve to 9-7, and finish and miss out on a playoff's and the NFC Central title by a losing a tiebreaker against the Minnesota Vikings.Dad Says " See what I told you Son , the Lions are going places". Little did I know that it would be one less win next year.

1981: Billy Sims continues to play solid football 1,888 total yards in offense while scoring a team high 14 touchdowns. However, the Lions finish in second place with a fair 8-8 record.Strike looks like it is going to happen according to my Dad. But he said the lions were a good team so what does he know?

1982: In a season screwed up by the strike that kills seven games, makes the season 9 games long. The Lions are among 8 teams that qualify for the playoffs in the NFC even though they sucked and had a 4-5 record. As the eighth seed the Lions are matched against the Washington Redskins in the first round. The game ends up not being much of a game as the eventual Suhper-Bowl Champions rape the Lions 31-7.

1983: With a 9-7 the Lions win the NFC Central, to claim their first division championship since 1957. In the playoffs the Lions lead the San Francisco 49ers late in the 4th Quarter, until Joe Montana drives the 49ers down the field for a 14-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Solomon to give the 49ers a 24-23 lead. The Lions would have a chance to win the game, as Gary Danielson drove them into field goal range, but Kicker Eddie Murray missed a 44-yard field goal with five seconds remaining.

1984: The Lions suffer through injury and frustration during another shitty 4-11-1 season. However, the most painful news comes when Running Back Billy Sims suffers a career ending knee injury. I cried that day. In just 5 seasons Sims had set the Lions career rushing mark at 5,106, And was the barry sanders of the day.

1985: The Lions continue to not show up for the big games as they finish in fourth place with a less than .500 record of 7-9.

1986: The struggles continue for the Lions as they finish in third place with a terrible record of 5-11.

1987: The miserable play of the Lions continues as they finish in last place with an awful record of 4-11, as Quarterback Chuck Long has an awful season with just 11 Touchdowns compared to 20 interceptions.

1988: The Lions fail to reach five wins for the second straight season as they finish in third place with a a shitty record of 4-12, with two of their wins coming against the Packers as the Lions finished in fourth place.

1989: After three straight seasons in which the Lions failed to win more then five games the Lions try to repeat history by drafting another running Back who won the Heisman in the first round. This time the Running Back was named Barry Sanders, and much like Billy Sims, Sanders takes home the Offensive Rookie of the Year, and helps the Lions to a more respectable 7-9 record.

1990: Despite another stellar season from Barry Sanders who scores 16 touchdowns the Lions take a step backward and finish in third place with a disappointing record of 6-10, as they struggled to find a consistent Quarterback.

1991: With Barry Sanders clearly the best Rusher in the NFL, the Lions find themselves in the hunt for the postseason. On November 17th the Lions enter a game with Los Angeles Rams with a 6-4 record. The Lions would go on to win the game 21-10, but any joy from the victory was taken away when Guard Mike Utley goes down with a serve neck injury. The Lions, Rams, and fans at the Silverdome were forced to look on helpless, as Utley lay on the field unable to move. After his neck was stabilized Utley, who would wind up paralyzed,mustered up enough strength to lift his thumb, and tell his teammates everything would be alright. The Lions would take "Thumbs up" as a rallying call, and would win their next six games and win the Central Division title with a franchise high 12 wins. In the Divisional Playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys the Lions would host their first home playoff game since 1957. Still using Mike Utley as inspiration the Lions turn a close game at halftime in to 38-6 beat as the Lions are able to win in the postseason for the first time since 1957. The win would earn the Lions a birth in the NFC Championship game. For the first time ever the Lions were four quarters away from the Super Bowl. However, the Lions would find them on the road in Washington a city in which they had not won since 1935. In what would be a repeat of the season's first game the Redskins would beat the Lions 41-10 to advance to on the Super Bowl in which they were victorious. Sadly the Lions are forced to deal with tragedy once again in the offseason, when Guard Eric Andolsek is killed by a drunk driver while mowing his front lawn during the off season.

1992: Coming of an inspirational 12-4 season that brought them to within one game of the Super Bowl the Lions were expected to once again challenge for the NFC title. However, the Lions would suffer a disappointing 5-11 season. The only bright spot of the season would come when Barry Sanders passed Billy Sims for the franchise record in rushing on November 22nd.

1993: After a disappointing season, the Lions bounce back nicely, and challenge the Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers all season for the NFC Central Title. The battle for the Division would go down to the regular season's final game, as the Lions would win their second division title in three years with a 30-20 win over the Packers at the Silverdome. However, just six days later the sixth seeded Packers would return to Pontiac and beat the Lions 28-24 to advance to the second Round of the Playoffs.Yet another FAIL.

1994: Highlighted by a November 13th game in which he rushed for a franchise record 237 yards, Barry Sanders sets a new single season record in rushing yards with 1,883. The Lions would use this to carry them into the playoffs with a 9-7 record where they found themselves in a Wild Card round rematch with the Packers. In the game played in Green Bay, Barry Sanders had a tough time getting his footing as the Packers knocked the Lions out for the second year in a row 16-12.

1995: With Quarterback Scott Mitchell setting a new franchise record in Touchdown passes with 32, and receivers Herman Moore and Brett Perriman setting NFL record for most catches and receiving yards by teammates in a season the Lions show there is more to the team then just Barry Sanders. With a 10-6 record the Lions make the playoffs for a third consecutive season. However, for the third straight year they are knocked out in the Wild Card round this time it's their defense that kills them in a 58-37 loss to the Eagles in Philadelphia.

1996: Coach Wayne Fontes who always seemed on the verge of getting fired only to rally the Lions into the playoffs is finally let go after a shitty 5-11 last place finish. Despite the struggles Barry Sanders has another impressive season with 1,553 yards rushing.

1997: The Lions rebound with Barry Sanders once again leading the way, in what would end up being a career year for Sanders who becomes just the third player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season with 2,053. Sanders would later be named Co-MVP, as the Lions finished 9-7 to make the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. However, once again the Lions could not get past the Wild Card, as the Buccaneers beat the Lions 20-10 in Tampa.

1998: Despite another outstanding season from Barry Sanders the Lions suffer through another poor season as they finish in fourth place with a record of 5-11, as their defense allows 378 points.Barry can't run for 380 pts alone and is getting frustrated.

1999: The Lions franchise is dealt another blow when Barry Sanders, fed up with losing every season, suddenly retires at the start of training camp. However thanks to some unexpected help from Quarterback Charlie Batch the Loins would put together a solid 8-8 season, which was good enough to sneak in to the playoffs as the sixth seed in a weak NFC. In the Wild Card round in Washington, the Lions would end up not providing much of a challenge as the Redskins beat the Lions 28-13.

2000: The Lions get off to a fast start winning five of their first seven games. However after back to back loses Head Coach Bobby Ross suddenly resigns, and linebackers coach Gary Moeller takes over. Under Moeller the Lions win their first three games, and look like a lock for the playoffs with n 8-4 record. However, the Lions would lose three of their final four games and would wind up on the outside looking in. Moeller would himself be let go after the season when new club president Matt Millen takes over and hires Marty Mornhinweg too lead the Lions into the future.What a FAIL move that screws us for years.......

2001: The final season in the Pontiac Silverdome was one the Lions would rather forget. The Lions went through three Quarterbacks, and became the punch line of countless jokes as they lost their first 11 games.Quarterback Mike McMahon finally ended the Lions season long losing streak by leading the way in a win over the Minnesota Vikings. The Lions would go on to finish with a franchise worst 14 losses. However, they were able to end the season on a positive note by winning just their second game of the season against the Dallas Cowboy to close out the Silverdome.

2002: Coming off one of the worst seasons in franchise history the Lions hoped to be able to begin a new era from scratch as they opened a new stadium in downtown Detroit, with a rookie Quarterback Joey Harrington. After losing their first two games on the road Harrington would make his debut as the Lions played the Green Bay Packers in the first game at Ford Field. Harrington would have a solid game as the Lions lost 37-31. Though showing typical rookie inconstancy Harrington would help lead the Lions to three wins their next five games. However, then it would fall apart as fans in Detroit called for the jobs of GM Matt Millen and Coach Marty Morhinweg. The criticism of Mornhinweg grew even louder when he chose to kickoff in overtime in a November 24th road game against the Chicago Bears. The Bears would score on their first possession as the Lions and Morhinweg became the butt of jokes again. The Lions would go on to lose their final eight games and finish in last place with a 3-13 record. Following the season Mornhinweg would be fired as the Lions hired former San Francisco 49ers Coach Steve Mariucci, who has a solid reputation of turning young Quarterbacks into winners.

2003: The began the Steve Mariucci in style with a solid 42-24 win over the Arizona Cardinals at Ford Field, as Joey Harrington had four Touchdown passes. However the joy would be short lived as the Lions lost their next 6 games, as super rookie Wide Receiver Charlie Rogers is lost for the season to a collarbone injury. The Lions would go on to finish the season in last place again with a 5-11 record.

I stopped there, waiting for inspiration......

This post was edited by SheriffCool on Feb 7 2013 04:52pm

Mayhew proclaimed that he would be more active in free agency this off season. We'll definitely be seeing another rb in the mix. Staffords contract will be extended to free up more cap space etc. we should have some $ to spend this summer

i hope so, we need to make some pretty big changes. have they released any coaches yet??

good sign imo

though hes not a standout cb we need some depth in our secondary.

even though it sucks, an injury would only make it way way way way way way worse