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That was an odd speech with the flour in his pants, or whatever the fuck it was. 

 

Comedian was pretty good making fun of DC’s last 6 up/downs. 

Would you trade Mike McCarthy for Dan Cambell right now if you had a choice ?


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Not a Cowboy's fan but I think anyone should trade McCarthy for a stump.

19 minutes ago, Mac8111 said:

Would you trade Mike McCarthy for Dan Cambell right now if you had a choice ?


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Ninety-eight percent of the assholes on Surly would be an upgrade of McCarthy.  Hell, a corpse in the morgue would be an upgrade on McCarthy.

Agreed.  Not a big Cowboys fan but I couldn't have a lower opinion of McCarthy.  And I like Dan.  So that's not really a difficult question.

I wanted Jerry to hire Dan after Garrett. I knew from his Miami interim hc season that he could fix the malaise of the cowboys. I think he is going to do good things in Detroit.

9 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:

I think he is going to do good things in Detroit.

Agree. Success in Detroit is a low bar, but I think he will build a new culture if the Fords just stay out of his way.

Agree. Success in Detroit is a low bar, but I think he will build a new culture if the Fords just stay out of his way.

That’s the point. They had a guy with Jim Caldwell who had them on the right track and the best prospects they’d had for decades and they whacked him. (How has this guy not gotten another shot?)

That franchise has such a history of ineptitude and losing its hard to break the curse. I hope he can get something done. I don’t like the Lions but would like Campbell to succeed.
On 8/26/2022 at 1:23 PM, Skipper said:

Agreed.  Not a big Cowboys fan but I couldn't have a lower opinion of McCarthy.  And I like Dan.  So that's not really a difficult question.

Jeff Fisher. 

I think Campbell may be a little too rah-rah for the NFL, but we shall see.

Campbell is not rah rah in a fake way. He was a strong player in the league and a disciple of Parcells. He is excitable but serious as fuck about learning how to win, something his team is ignorant about.

Bad rah rah is a Brian Kelly. Dancing in his sailor pants and velvet shoes with a player. Speaking with a fake accent. Chad Morris with his goofy shit.

I don't think Eze is NFL material.

If Eze wasn’t Nigerian with a story we wouldn’t be even know who he is. He sucks and he basically let his qb get murdered.

On 8/26/2022 at 11:56 AM, Mac8111 said:

Would you trade Mike McCarthy for Dan Cambell right now if you had a choice ?


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Uh, yeah….”I’ve already seen fuckin’ three What the Fucks and two Bullshits.”

2 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Here’s what they’re doing at the QB position. I’ll spoiler it just in case anyone is that wrapped up. 

Spoiler

The dude is really small and likely has a fucked up knee thanks to Eze. He's a nice guy and you know where they finish.

 

  • 2 weeks later...

Show's over. Lions will get thrashed. /thread

Pretty cool that Rodriguez has the #2 most requested jersey.

Dude is going to be a stud. Hope he can escape Detroit.

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Good season. I don’t know why people think the quality of the team matters. It’s about the personalities and this staff had that. Much better than that bag of fat, McCarthy. 

Great point. I don’t know how much the teams influence the narrative but if you contrast last season with the Cowboys with this one, it’s two different shows. Last year it was showcasing the Star, the helicopter, facilities. McCarthy was dull as shit. The player stories were forced. The lions focused on Dan Campbell, his struggles to fight a losing culture, no Ford owners but tasteful Ford placements.

16 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Good season. I don’t know why people think the quality of the team matters. It’s about the personalities and this staff had that. Much better than that bag of fat, McCarthy. 

Yeah just because of how the selection process for the teams work, it's almost always going to be a bad team.

For me, it's mostly about celebrating the return of football.

As hyped as Hard Knocks got me for the season I still think the defense is going to be pretty bad. Goff has been getting a lot of hype around town that he is able to throw downfield again and now that he has weapons lots of excitement for the offense. 

I still think 5-6 wins is the best this team is going to be this year, and I'm good with it. I would take another season like last year with lots of losses, but keeping it close and competing. They are one more draft class away from being able to contest for a wild card spot. 

Apparently Stafford watched it too and got homesick.

1 minute ago, RPM said:

Apparently Stafford watched it too and got homesick.

There was so much hype that he was going to "come home" after a few years in LA and do what Lebron did in Cleveland. Then he signed the extension.....

I want the rams to completely implode this year, need that draft pick to be higher than 32nd.

As hyped as Hard Knocks got me for the season I still think the defense is going to be pretty bad. Goff has been getting a lot of hype around town that he is able to throw downfield again and now that he has weapons lots of excitement for the offense. 
I still think 5-6 wins is the best this team is going to be this year, and I'm good with it. I would take another season like last year with lots of losses, but keeping it close and competing. They are one more draft class away from being able to contest for a wild card spot. 

I think Lions will improve, maybe 5-7 wins. I’m a Dan Campbell fan and hope the fords support him. The best thing for them would be to tank and get a high pick to get a QB but Coach won’t allow that.


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On 9/9/2022 at 5:15 PM, Texzilla58 said:


I think Lions will improve, maybe 5-7 wins. I’m a Dan Campbell fan and hope the fords support him. The best thing for them would be to tank and get a high pick to get a QB but Coach won’t allow that.


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He didn't do them any favors yesterday with his terrible clock management. He gifted Philly 3 points to end the half, and the final margin of victory...... 3 points. 

 

I love campbell but he is too emotional. Get pissed off and fired up, but then take a breath and make the right call. First down on philly's 17 with 3 minutes left, he runs a hurry up on first down and then again on second down and its 4th and 1 before the 2 minute warning. Philly keeps all their time outs and goes down the field easily. Could have ran it down inside a minute.

First and 10 on the 17, you have 2 time outs and a maximum of 8 plays before you run out of field. Why in the world would you run hurry up. 

I didn’t watch much of the game. Your points are correct, and bad clock management seems endemic in the league. Zac Taylor cost his team the game with total stupidity to go with the lack of an o line and Burrow spraying it all over.

It’s like don’t these teams have analysts in the booth running scenarios and algorithms in seconds and getting coach’s ear.

I think it’s also an issue with genius HCs who remain the OC or DC. Just manage the game. Although McCarthy can’t manage a clock or stop stupid penalties and he doesn’t call plays.

1 hour ago, Texzilla58 said:

I didn’t watch much of the game. Your points are correct, and bad clock management seems endemic in the league. Zac Taylor cost his team the game with total stupidity to go with the lack of an o line and Burrow spraying it all over.

It’s like don’t these teams have analysts in the booth running scenarios and algorithms in seconds and getting coach’s ear.

I think it’s also an issue with genius HCs who remain the OC or DC. Just manage the game. Although McCarthy can’t manage a clock or stop stupid penalties and he doesn’t call plays.

I know the madden champ thing is a running joke, and hindsight is 20/20 but the average fan should not have better situational awareness than the head coach. 

When they hurried to the line on first down, i was telling my wife no way are they going to run a play, 22 seconds left on the playclock and oh shit they snapped it, OK maybe they were trying to catch the D off guard, they will let this run down to the 2 minute warning so Philly has no time left to score aga..... what the fuck they just snapped the ball again, and now they are hurrying to the line, wtf is happening. 

My wife probably thought i was having a stroke but it was just an unreal chain of events. Yeah they scored on 4th down but there should have been 20 seconds left in the half not 1:52

And Philly should have got 7 instead of 3 on that ensuing drive. Hurts missed an easy RB flat throw right before they had to settle for the FG. 

Rodrigo the rookie throwing around a 5 time pro bowl OL like a ragdoll.

 

15 hours ago, 'stache said:

Rodrigo the rookie throwing around a 5 time pro bowl OL like a ragdoll.

 

Rodrigo is a beast. Wish we had him in Dallas.

The MJ leg kick may be my favorite signature move. 

Goff's fiance seems nice
 
 
 
 

I have new respect for Goff. She’s awesomeness.
6 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:


I have new respect for Goff. She’s awesomeness.

It's funny seeing her in Metro Detroit, she looks so out of place, but good for her for supporting her meal ticket. 

This had me super fired up. Was stoked to see Skipper (who was cut at the end of hard knocks) come back in and get a start and a game ball. 

 

 

Goff's fiance seems nice
 
 
 
 

I have new respect for Goff. She’s awesomeness.
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The best offense in the NFL, and the worst defense in the NFL. Its really incredible. 
Also in ways the lions can lose games, that have never happened before..... Yesterday the Seahawks ran a play on 3rd and 16. Geno throws the ball away, should be 4th down and 16. But wait...... Refs conferring, and they come back and say, the clock was stopped prior to the snap (not sure why that matters) replay 3rd down...... Of course the next play is a Touchdown. 
The refs are out here giving fucking do overs, no flag, no penalty, just an extra down for the seahawks.
 
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There's the lions I know and love. 

The lions have played more backup QBs than any team in the last 20 years, and they have lost to every one of them. (May be a stat I just made up, but it sure feels like it) 

 

  • 4 weeks later...

Trading Hock, who you spent a top 7 pick on, for literally nothing is the ultimate white flag move. They got two picks for him, and would have gotten a compensatory second or third anyway if they just let him walk..... Makes no sense. 

They must really like Bryce Young. 

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Midseason with the Cards starts tonight.  Should be good to laugh at coach bro and the midge and hopefully Colt makes an appearance. 

  • 4th&Five changed the title to Hard Knocks 2022: Midseason with the Cardinals
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5 minutes of a rain shower isn’t the best TV. 

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