Over half of America is behind the Lions to win the playoffs. That’s pretty awesome stuff. And the further we go we will probably get more behind us. Go Lions!
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Every where I travel I wear something Lions related, hat, jacket, bag, etc…… and I’m constantly approached by people who say that they fell in love with the Lions and Dan C when they were on Hard knocks.
Surprisingly I think Hard knocks has helped this franchise with their national image.
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First off , half of whom?
I didn’t get any survey.
It took Favre and Holmgren a while.
Took Vermeil and Rams 3 years.
Lions have had their first home playoff win in sort of ever lol.
That’s great, build on that. But this coach ain’t had enough intelligence battles with the coaching elite yet.
Rah rah team , only gets you so far.
Im Not trying to be contrarian at all. Just looking at the global picture.
It may be that The D(etroit) hotel is in downtown LV sways it a bit, but I see Lions gear alllllll the time down there now. Even a bunch of dealers.
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Florida doesn’t give a damn if Tampa wins. Maybe the Tampa area but there’s a ton of Midwest folk there anyways
And we took over half their stadium
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Except that…if you haven’t noticed,a majority of Florida teams have been in playoffs in multiple sports lately. Lightning, Panthers, Bucs, Dolphins , Jaguars. Heat, both baseball teams.3rd division crown in a row for Bucs and you’re having a gasm over one.
Red wings are the most important team in Detroit and they haven’t done much since you know when.
Well, the Pistons had their day too, a while ago
Yeah, regardless I highly doubt the entire state of Florida wants Tampa to win.
Most of them aren’t from there or even don’t like Tampa except for the Tampa area.
Which is a lot of Midwest folk
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I lived in tampa for 3 years. Tons of snow birds live there.
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Obviously the nfl doesn’t care who the majority like.
. Patriots…for 20 years. Who liked that? Lol.
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I said this earlier in the week.
I’m in Costco in Athens GA in Lions hoodie and received several go Lions from people. One in Lions gear, one in Red Wings Hoodie with Tigers hat and one MSU fan.
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Well NFL has three teams in Florida so you are correct.
Spending two weeks of every month in Fl i see a lot of Detroit fans no surprise as my office is in Lakeland home of Tigers spring training. But I see Detroit fans in every city in Florida every trip.
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He’s a passive agressive troll.
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Well that’s totally inaccurate
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Bucs are #1 in Oklahoma?
Baker Mayfield = OU
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Dan knows the Xs and Os. Have no illusions about that. He knows every scheme, every position, every tactic and strategy. Football can be complex, but it’s not rocket science as DET fans know all too well. Dan has forgotten more about football than most everyone here remembers. He also just happens to be a great leader of men.
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I’ve always thought trying to cast this team as villains was a mistake. No, we’re not the bad guys. When our team is run by a billionaire micromanaging control freak like Dallas, we can be the villains. When we win six Super Bowls like Pittsburgh we can be the villains. When we always make the playoffs no matter who we put under center and our MLB murders a guy like the Ravens we can be the villains. When we play the game with the joyless efficiency of the 2008 Patriots we can be the villains.
We’re the good guys. We’re the heroes who have been through everything, beaten, screwed over, and still fighting. America’s team, yes, that’s us.
Villains in the sense of ruining the Packers season etc , from a different perspective.