Notes from the Game.

by MT_always on Dec 21, 2008 9:24 PM CST Comment 3 comments

I was in Detroit today for the game.

Couple of notes.

1 - The crowd. They were pretty supportive of their team until we hit the 21pt mark. Then they started departing and every score after more left and there was more jeering of their own team.

We had a diehard fan all dressed up in my section picking on a kid with a Bush jersey.

The fans around me thought he was lame even before he started in on the kid. What a difference. The dome has its characters and we think of them with humor not scorn.

2 - The game itself. It was pretty boring I left it feeling bad for Detroit fans and thinking I could have spend the money on the trip on much better things and watched the game at my friends house. Glad I got to see them this year but I do wish that it didnt feel so ... useless. Once the Saints showed they were not going to just let Detroit win, the Lions gave up. It wasnt a football game anymore it was just a injury waiting to happen.

Speaking of injuries... why was Brees in for the whole game? Chasing records is the reason. This game was over at the end of the 3rd and everyone there knew it. I told the couple behind me that Joey was our 3rd string when they voiced displeasure at us having Brees in still. They told the couple beside and ... bout 5 min later the whole end of the stadium I was at started changint Joey Joey Joey. You show his as inactive but we saw him in uniform chatting on the field during a timeout. It would have been intresting had Coach put in for a series.

The refs were horrible. Calls made / not made.. But I guess Detroit needs all the help they can get.

The stadium, not sold out, not surprising. Was freaking cold outside you have to line up outside to get in but they have TVs in the windows, and the Lions Radio Network broadcasting outside. Got to hear the Saints up 7 before we even got inside. Traffic in Detroit sucks. Who builds a stadium and doesn't build parking? $30 bucks to park and that was a 10 - 15 minute walk away.

Jersey violations! They were HORRID. I have some pictures I will try to get posted. One has FIVE violations in the one shot. The rules on this came up and I was hard pressed to make them clear for the Detroit fans. The guys in traded players jerseys I got through as a violation of the rules. The 2 young (low teens) girls they defended as ok to wear old jerserys.

I will leave it to those that got to watch it on TV for the details.

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Thanks MT, good job.

This is the kind of stuff we can’t get a feel for by watching TV. I’m glad I didn’t go after all. Pretty sad for the fans.

The dome has its characters and we think of them with humor not scorn.

Can’t beat the Dome for a great time, no worries.

Jersey violations!

LOVE it! Let’s see the photos!

by stujo4 on Dec 21, 2008 10:41 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

See what you started?

From the Sporting News:

It got so ugly fans mockingly chanted “Jo-ey! Jo-ey!” in the half-empty stadium in reference to New Orleans’ third-string quarterback Joey Harrington, who was the first of many first-round busts Detroit drafted during an eight-season stretch (31-95) that is the NFL’s worst since 1950.

Three years of deteriorating results is enough. Replace Gary Gibbs!

by MtnExile on Dec 22, 2008 7:24 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

it was funny

it would have been a blast if they had let him go out there. The closest they got to him on the field tho was that time out when all 3 Qbs and the coach were talking just on the edge of the field.

MT
Reward: Have you seen my Defensive Line? If so please contact the front office.

by MT_always on Dec 22, 2008 8:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs