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#1 · Apr 21, 2:37 PM
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The good ol' Lions. A year away from being a year away since, um, when did their franchise start?

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@"pattersaur" said: The good ol' Lions. A year away from being a year away since, um, when did their franchise start?


careful... that description hits pretty damn close to home around here too.

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"pattersaur" said: The good ol' Lions. A year away from being a year away since, um, when did their franchise start?


careful... that description hits pretty damn close to home around here too.


Not really. 4 Superbowls to none. Vikings have one of the best regular season records overall in the NFL. Its not even close. If you want to say 'most disappointing games to end a season/playoffs?' Sure I'm down with that.

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@"StickyBun" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"pattersaur" said: The good ol' Lions. A year away from being a year away since, um, when did their franchise start?


careful... that description hits pretty damn close to home around here too.


Not really. 4 Superbowls to none. Vikings have one of the best regular season records overall in the NFL. Its not even close. If you want to say 'most disappointing games to end a season/playoffs?' Sure I'm down with that.


4 superbowls... I dont see any hardware to show for that effort.... roughly 50 years ago.

as long as I have been a fan,  our mantra has been " NEXT YEAR"   it doesnt get much closer to being a year away than when the fans end every damn season by saying next year.

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"StickyBun" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"pattersaur" said: The good ol' Lions. A year away from being a year away since, um, when did their franchise start?


careful... that description hits pretty damn close to home around here too.


Not really. 4 Superbowls to none. Vikings have one of the best regular season records overall in the NFL. Its not even close. If you want to say 'most disappointing games to end a season/playoffs?' Sure I'm down with that.


4 superbowls... I dont see any hardware to show for that effort.... roughly 50 years ago.

as long as I have been a fan,  our mantra has been " NEXT YEAR"   it doesnt get much closer to being a year away than when the fans end every damn season by saying next year.



Oh the perils of being a fan of any pro teams in Minnesota.  Always NEXT YEAR well except for maybe the Wolves.

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"StickyBun" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"pattersaur" said: The good ol' Lions. A year away from being a year away since, um, when did their franchise start?


careful... that description hits pretty damn close to home around here too.


Not really. 4 Superbowls to none. Vikings have one of the best regular season records overall in the NFL. Its not even close. If you want to say 'most disappointing games to end a season/playoffs?' Sure I'm down with that.


4 superbowls... I dont see any hardware to show for that effort.... roughly 50 years ago.

as long as I have been a fan,  our mantra has been " NEXT YEAR"   it doesnt get much closer to being a year away than when the fans end every damn season by saying next year.



And the only time of the season that we say, "Next year," is the offseason.

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"StickyBun" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"pattersaur" said: The good ol' Lions. A year away from being a year away since, um, when did their franchise start?


careful... that description hits pretty damn close to home around here too.


Not really. 4 Superbowls to none. Vikings have one of the best regular season records overall in the NFL. Its not even close. If you want to say 'most disappointing games to end a season/playoffs?' Sure I'm down with that.


4 superbowls... I dont see any hardware to show for that effort.... roughly 50 years ago.

as long as I have been a fan,  our mantra has been " NEXT YEAR"   it doesnt get much closer to being a year away than when the fans end every damn season by saying next year.



Still would rather be a Vikings fan than a Lions fan every day of the week.

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@"Greylock" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"StickyBun" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"pattersaur" said: The good ol' Lions. A year away from being a year away since, um, when did their franchise start?


careful... that description hits pretty damn close to home around here too.


Not really. 4 Superbowls to none. Vikings have one of the best regular season records overall in the NFL. Its not even close. If you want to say 'most disappointing games to end a season/playoffs?' Sure I'm down with that.


4 superbowls... I dont see any hardware to show for that effort.... roughly 50 years ago.

as long as I have been a fan,  our mantra has been " NEXT YEAR"   it doesnt get much closer to being a year away than when the fans end every damn season by saying next year.



Oh the perils of being a fan of any pro teams in Minnesota.  Always NEXT YEAR well except for maybe the Wolves.


For those of us old enough to remember, 87 and 91 were pretty fun times. I cant always remember what I wanted when I walk into the kitchen now, but I still remember that 15 game win streak.

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I think Lions are perpetually more than a season away.  We are much more the definition of close but not really competing for a SB.

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@"medaille" said: I think Lions are perpetually more than a season away.  We are much more the definition of close but not really competing for a SB.
nope, but we always think we could be there next year....well except for this year,  I really dont think we are that close this year.
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@"StickyBun" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"pattersaur" said: The good ol' Lions. A year away from being a year away since, um, when did their franchise start?


careful... that description hits pretty damn close to home around here too.


Not really. 4 Superbowls to none. Vikings have one of the best regular season records overall in the NFL. Its not even close. If you want to say 'most disappointing games to end a season/playoffs?' Sure I'm down with that.


Yeah, pretty sure their biggest achievement last year was beating the Packers so that the packers would be watching the playoffs with the Lions.

Vikings have a pretty storied history.  So do the Lions, but theirs is a sad story of wasted #1 picks, 0-16 and rarely making the playoffs.

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"medaille" said: I think Lions are perpetually more than a season away.  We are much more the definition of close but not really competing for a SB.
nope, but we always think we could be there next year....well except for this year,  I really dont think we are that close this year.
With a middle-tier defense, this team competes for a Super Bowl. If only there were an opportunity to add some talent between now and the regular season. 
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@"PurpleCrush" said:
You got to know where you are, not bet from work...
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@"PurpleCrush" said:
You got to know where you are, not bet from work...
He should've known to run from the facility lol.
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