I feel for the Lion's fans

[Montana Tom]

The look on their faces last night was one that I was only all too familiar with.
They had a good run too.
They kinda became America's team, rooting for a real underdog.

Goff had a terrible night in the turnover department, and Dan Campbell was choked up.
Do they fire Campbell and trade Goff because of that?  No.  They let it sit for a couple days and over time, they will appreciate the journey of the past two seasons in aggregate.

The NFC North is still the toughest division in football.

[JR44]

Agree, know all too well what that is like. All year they looked dominating and last night they just completely fell apart. It is just amazing how some franchises like us always find a way to lose the big game, doesn't matter the year, the players, coaches, in the big game they are going to find a way to lose or they don't even show up. Next perennial loser up now is Buffalo, of the teams left, will definitely be rooting for them and hoping they can break the trend for their franchise.

[Zanary]

Agreed, though the Lions fans on the NFC/NFCN "trash talk" pages are being burned down, brutally, for talking ridiculous smack all season long.

I may or may not be taking part in some of that.

I have sympathy, but I also remember how our divisional rival fans treat us in similar circumstances...just last week, in fact.

They can suck it down.

[purplefaithful]

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Fck them...

They can dream about "what if" the rest of winter.

You gotta grab the ring when you can, nobody is promised a next year in the NFL.

[Montana Tom]

Agreed, though the Lions fans on the NFC/NFCN "trash talk" pages are being burned down, brutally, for talking ridiculous smack all season long.

I may or may not be taking part in some of that.

I have sympathy, but I also remember how our divisional rival fans treat us in similar circumstances...just last week, in fact.

They can suck it down.

Trash talk is one thing...trashy behavior is something else.
I remember a game in Philly a few years ago...and the fans there were verbally and physically abusive to Vikings fans.
That guy that spewed to the Packer's female fan a few weeks ago is how it can grow unchecked and overflow into actions.
Let's face it...we talk trash to Packer fans all the time, for years.

Be classy gang.  Be classy.

[Zanary]

Trash talk is one thing...trashy behavior is something else.
I remember a game in Philly a few years ago...and the fans there were verbally and physically abusive to Vikings fans.
That guy that spewed to the Packer's female fan a few weeks ago is how it can grow unchecked and overflow into actions.
Let's face it...we talk trash to Packer fans all the time, for years.

Be classy gang.  Be classy.

There are obvious lines, and Philly's fans are like a 101 course in how NOT to be a decent fan.

[JimmyinSD]

There are obvious lines, and Philly's fans are like a 101 course in how NOT to be a decent fan.

Philly should lose all their sports franchises based on fan actions,  absolute filth that they take pride in their reputation.

[Greylock]

I don't feel sorry for them at all. They have a boneheaded coach that they thought would lead them to the promised land.
This is the same coach that sold his house because his daughter gave a friend their address. Think their run at the top of division will soon be over and they will return to the Lions we all know.

[MaroonBells]

I work with Lions fans. These are not obnoxious fans. They've been humbled many times and so don't wear their fandom on their sleeve. Campbell, Kerby and the kneecaps? No, fuck all that. 

Another thing...this is going to be our nemesis for awhile. 15 games won and they have almost the same amount of cap space as the Vikings. The free agent players we're all dreaming about right now are going to be targeted by the Lions too. 

So the Vikings will have to be ultra-aggressive in free agency. This is not a team that is "2 or 3 years away." It's ready to win now. It won't be long before Jefferson and Darrisaw's contracts start taking big chunks out of our cap space. And the QB on a rookie deal thing doesn't last forever. Vikings have to go hard THIS spring and put together a Super Bowl roster.

[purplefaithful]

I work with Lions fans. These are not obnoxious fans. They've been humbled many times and so wear they don't wear the fandom on their sleeve. Campbell, Kerby and the kneecaps? No, fuck all that. 

Another thing...this is going to be our nemesis for awhile. 15 games won and they have almost the same amount of cap space as the Vikings. The free agent players we're all dreaming about right now are going to be targeted by the Lions too. 

So the Vikings will have to be ultra-aggressive in free agency. This is not a team that is "2 or 3 years away." It's ready to win now. It won't be long before Jefferson and Darrisaw's contracts start taking big chunks out of our cap space. And the QB on a rookie deal thing doesn't last forever. Vikings have to go hard THIS spring and put together a Super Bowl roster.

Yah, 14-3 changed the Viking narrative. 

Whats kinda weird is the Vikings have BIG questions on that roster. So big that it doesn't fit sensibly with the gaudy regular season record. Add to it questions about the HC/GM (which I suspect will get resolved). 

This is a real pivotal year and the decisions they make this off-season will keep that window open or not. 

I agree Detroit is the team to beat for the division. They will be the favorites next year, as they should with 1/2 their roster coming back off IR.

I think we are 0/3 or 0/4 against them the last few seasons? They have one of the best rosters in football and certainly in the NFC North.  

If I could pluck one player off that team? It would be Gibbs...