If you were absorbed into the NFL from the AAFC, this just ain't your year. If you were ever coached by Dick Vermeil, this has been a fine year.
Those are some astute observations Great history lesson as well.
I watch the second half of SNF, and see my old Lions are still the same. Almost good enough at times, but still can't get over the hump. The first failed 4th down, followed by the 97 yard JuJu TD, two failures inside the 10 late on.....and then a fumble without being touched. Third most total yards in a game without a TD. I feel for my old friends back in Michigan. [cue fadeout of The Talking Heads 'Once In A Lifetime'.....same as it ever was, same as it ever was................]
Thanks dude! I was thinking only Kev or this other member whose name currently escapes me would get those references. The dude was really knowledgeable and knew the origins of each NFL team and even once made a post that fairly accurately depicted how each team in the NFL has performed in terms of winning championships relative to the age of the respective franchises and how many teams were in the NFL for each year of each franchise's existence. Yeshaberto was the first name that came to mind but I doubt it was him. I think he was just posting frquently in the NFL thread around that time so I'm probably confusing him for the actual dude I'm talking about.
Sorry bout your Lions though. I think they're my second favorite NFC team behind, obviously, the Saints. I have a soft spot for teams that have struggled immensely and also enjoyed the fuck out of the Barry Sanders years. Another thing cementing my affinity for them was the fact that in 2014 they had 4 players and an OC that were from the Saints: Reggie Bush, Isa Abdul-Quddus, Joique Bell, Jed Collins, and Joe Lombardi. Additionally, Nick Fairley is now on the Saints.
I really hope they turn it around while Matt Stafford still has some good years left. He seems like a nice, chill dude and goes out and fucks the shit out of the stat sheet most weeks. He's damn near Archie Manning in regard to his talent level to team performance ratio.
I'm bummed out to see the Cards' window is basically closing though. I took a shine to them off and on when they started having occasional good years like in the 1998 season where they beat Troy Aikman's Cowboys in Dallas and came one shitty defensive drive from winning XLIII. That fandom is also bolstered by Louisiana ties with them having Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu in their secondary.
I don't like it when they play each other though cuz they're basically #2 and #2.1 for me in the NFC so I hate seeing either lose when either of them winning wouldn't adversely affect the Saints' playoff prospects.