Ashley's Detroit Lions fan blog

Yes - there was A highlight during the Lions/Redskins game this past Sunday.

The Lions scored a touchdown in the first half. WOO HOO!!!!!

And, true to Lions fashion, they stayed in the game just enough to let many Lions fans actually believe that they may win. AND, like many, MANY, MANY times before - they let it all slip away. Again.

The highlight of my day was my burger at the Detroiter Bar. I already knew how the game was going to go. I've seen it all before. Typically, I enjoy going to Ford Field and watching the game amongst fellow Lions believers.

However, this time was different. Normally, you sit amongst a few of the opponent's fans. Since this past game was blacked out and the Lions suck so bad that fans can't bear to witness the embarassment, we sat in the Redskins fan zone. What sucks worse than watching the Lions lose? Listening to the Redskins fans. Ugh.

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What's going on with this page? Where are all of the mega-irate Lions fans? Have you all gone underground or something? Believe me - I'm with you! Bring on 2009.

Now that Millen's gone, we have less crap to be mad about, but the anger/disappointment can be directed to other inept leaders in the Lions camp. Marinelli, etc.

Will the game on Sunday sell out in time to avoid a blackout? Probably. I'll be there - but honestly I'm looking more forward to getting wasted before I step foot into Ford Field and having myself some kick-ass nachos. ROCK ON!

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OK. This is the game that the Lions are SUPPOSED to win. If they have a chance to win any game this year, this is it. Seriously.

As Lions fans are all aware, the Lions are well known for winning games they shouldn't and losing games they should have won blindfolded. With this in mind, I'm thinking that the Texans are looking pretty good in today's game. Both teams are awful, but it bolls down to which team will play more crappy. Tough call, really.

My prediction, based on history and the Lions' sucky record, is that the Texans will be today's victors. The score? That could go either way. I'm thinking Texans 32 Lions 21.

Plenty of beer awaits...

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Good riddance Roy Williams! Yet another pathetic player associated with the Millen era bites the dust. He needed to go. For himself and for the team. I think the Lions got a great deal - one of the better ones I've seen.

Other highlights: Kitna on injured reserve. About time. PUT IN STANTON! The only tape that Orlovsky should be watching this week is the play where he scored two points for Minnesota. Way to go!

I'm grasping at straws to even figure out where to begin with this team. Watching the Lions every Sunday has become just like watching Groundhog Day. You already know how the game is going to end. They'll blow the lead at the very VERY end and lose the game. Bad calls will be made against the Lions (although none so awful that they actually factor into the score), and at Marinelli's press conference, he'll say that they're going to go back and look at the tapes and build on their game for the next week.

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We've heard it all before. The day after losing on Sunday and after spending three hours of my life that I'll never get back, Rod Marinelli says the same thing. "It's all on me. I accept responsibility." Okay, great. You accept responsibility. Good for you. Now what? Again, same as always - nothing.

On Sunday as the Lions play Minnesota, I'm willing to bet the farm that the Lions will look even worse than they did against the Bears at Ford Field. Why? Because just when you think they can't play any worse, they always do.

Hey Roy Williams - instead of making excuses, why don't you try holding onto the ball once it's coming your way and hits your hands? The whole objective here is to catch the ball. Kitna is no Tom Brady, but even Stevie Wonder would be able to catch some of the passes Kitna offers up to Williams. Ugh.

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FINALLY! 

Today is the day I thought would never come. Ford FINALLY fired Millen. This day was 5-6 years in the making. I can't believe it took this long, but I'm so happy it finally happened that I'm completely beside myself. This is the best thing the Lions organization has done to help their team in years. Firing Millen IS moving forward. It's the only way.

Last year, I had a jersey custom-made for my husband. The name on it? FIREMILLEN 00

I'll put up a picture of it soon. We thought he could wear it for at least 2 more years! He'll still probably wear it as a fond memory that dumping his sorry excuse for a GM was the best decision ever.

This is like cutting off the cancer. Now the Lions can TRULY focus on rebuilding. Kicking Millen's a$$ ends years of crappy draft picks and the acceptance of awful performance and management. If Millen was working anywhere else running ANY other organization, he would have been fired years ago. Only in Detroit could anyone who sucks so bad actually keep his job. Just ask Kwame - he knows all about pulling the wool over people's eyes. I'll bet they took lessons from each other, or at least went to the same school of management.

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Seriously. This was perhaps THE most brutal defeat I've ever witnessed. As a fan, the last four minutes of the Green Bay Lions game was like a kick in the gut, punch in the face and body slam all in one. As always, they come close enough to give you hope that they'll pull a win out of their a$$. Then, Kitna throws an interception. And another. And somehow - Green Bay scores over 20 points in 4 minutes. What the....?

Does Marinelli get in their face? Does he even look upset? NO. I think that's what makes me even more upset. Being awful doesn't matter because "he believes in what he's doing." This team has character. Well, character doesn't win games (as we've all seen). So, Marinelli basically believes that it's okay to suck. He takes the responsibility of losing "on his shoulders." So what? What's he going to do about it? Nothing. And to Ford and Millen, that's okay. It's okay to be losers.

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Last week's season opener against the Atlanta Falcons is exactly why I don't watch preseason games or blog about them. It's all an illusion. I was hoping that being 4-0 wasn't too good to be true. But - true to Lions fashion, they lost game 1 on every level. Truly a patethic display.

I watched the first 3 minutes and knew that it was all over. Sometimes you can just feel a butt-whooping coming on, and the Lions got theirs on a plate.

On a disappointment level, the Lions always seem to deliver. Whenever I need a disappointment - I know I can count on them. Even if everything is going well, you know at some point they're going to lay an egg. they lose the games they're favored to win and win the games they should lose. However, last week's game was just awful. If anything, they could have at least showed up and made an effort. I've seen the local pee-wee league execute better plays.

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Sadly, the Lions are my favorite team because I married a die-hard, lifetime Lions fan. Like it or not, loving the Lions is a requirement. Over the past 14 years since I first met my husband, the Lions have grown on me - and that's not an easy statement to admit.

Before I met him, I didn't really follow football, but I knew enough to know that the Lions weren't very good. But, after many tailgate parties, the excitement of Monday night football games at the Silverdome, and spending more and more time watching the team - I was hooked. 
We are season ticket holders (going on year 4). We go to preseason games. We buy anything/everything that has the Lions logo on it. We go nuts when they win. We shake our heads when they lose. We've even traveled to Chicago for a few years to see them play the Bears at Soldier Field (this is not a trip for the weak) with all our Lions gear on. We are now both die-hard Lions fans who continue to watch the Lions and root for them every year, against all odds, because we are hopeful. Deep down, we have faith that the pieces will fall into place and the Lions will make it to the playoffs and eventually the Super Bowl. When that will happen remains to be seen, but we'll be there cheering them on every step of the way.

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