The mindset of the Game Day chat

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Normally, for various reasons, I watch the game without the game day chat. I always go back and read through it, watching the ebb and flow off the game play out through everyone’s comments, watching emotions rise and fall, knowing very well what the outcome will be. But today I decided to follow along with everyone in real time to experience it in all its splendor, from start to finish.

Wow. I think it is safe to say that having a sounding board during the game is pretty good for most of us. Many people that frequent this board and produce quality content throughout the week (and offseason) use the game chat as an outlet. That goes for all the “level-headed” and “mature” posters on here, and those we all are pretty confident have a screw loose. During the game, all bets are off. It is a cesspool of over-reaction and hyperbole. And guess what? That is fine.

I think a lot of us get upset when we see phrases like ‘SOL,’ ‘worst qb ever,’ ‘poor excuse of a JV football coach’ and other exclamations get thrown around after a bad series or a risky decision that doesn’t pay off. I know I do. However, in the heat of the moment, that is what people do. They go off half cocked, full of emotion, ready to declare something the worst or greatest or whatever. They are letting off steam, frustration and probably are pairing that with a few too many beers.

I find that my blood pressure rises after reading these statements, and just need to remember: These are not proclamations of truth, accepted by all who read them. Most people who make them will walk them back or at least not try to pile on after some time has settled and they have had a chance to sit back and realize the full scope of the situation.

So who is this meta post really for? It isn’t for the over-reactors. There is a time and place for those kind of comments… and it is called the game day chat. I guess it is more a post for me. Towards the end of the first half, I felt like I had to chime in and talk about ‘chicken littles’ and ‘pollyannas’ and how it was the same old board. I didn’t need to do that. My lament of all the extreme comments wasn’t necessary. I didn’t need to be bothered that some people were so bothered.

So if you feel like I do, I suggest skipping the game day chat, or at the very least, try to take a more relaxed attitude to all the over-reaction and hyperbole that will always be part of the game day chat. It is the proper place for it.

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I missed where somebody called Campbell “A poor excuse for a JV coach”. That sucks. I would have given it a “Like” had I seen it.

He makes Caldwall look like a “In Game Coaching Genius”

He should just do the rah rah sound bites all week and just watch from the sideline without a headset during the games.

He peaked during Hard Knocks

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Great post! I check into the GameDay chat once in a while, but anymore I can’t read it throughout the game because of the sky is falling stuff. I get emotional enough watching the game so it doesn’t help my mental state

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Ive had enough of the media pumping Big Dan’s colorful rah-rah. It’s making me miss Stonefaced Caldwell.

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It’s literally what you’d expect to hear if you were at Ford Field watching.

Jalen Hurts won’t be in the league in 3 years. Write it down.

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My TLDR response: if you dont want to see ppl say SOL, then they need to stop doing SOL things…like dropping a pass, then fumbling a snap for a sack that kills a drive on back to back plays. Or making the actual tackle on 4th and 1 at the end of the game to get the ball back when you clearly had the RB dead to rights. Or questionable clock/game management. Or dropping passes.

Imo, team did show progress from last year, but if the term SOL causes butthurt for some…well, that’s on the team.

And seriously, we’ve had ppl whining about others using the term SOL for YEARS on these here boards…and guess what? SOL is still alive and kicking until it’s finally not, like it or not🤷‍♂️

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You missed the entire point of the post. If something is TLDR, you probably shouldn’t comment on it.

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First time being a part of it. Had a blast having an opportunity to do so. Fun to be a part of the emotions, & feels like a much better place to vent rather than my living room to others that don’t care nearly as much as those on this board do.

Good times, can’t wait to be a part of it when the Lions do well

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Oops, my bad man…I’m a few margaritas deep, I’ll go re-read

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Thats my cat Paht bitin’ fukn kneecaps.

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It also tracks with the kind of stuff you’d hear if you could tap into the players and coaches brains during the game. “That is the dumbest ■■■■■■■ interception in NFL history!” - said Tom Brady to himself after throwing a pick. “We can’t tackle ANYBODY! We SUCK!” - said Ravens DC Rex Ryan after losing the shutout in the closing minutes. “That was the most clutch catch that any player has made in the history of sports. Hall of Fame!” - said Roy Williams to himself after a 6 yard 1st down catch while being down 40-0 in the 4th quarter.

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God damn this is a horrible take. Like come on, the argument is on if he can be the FRANCHISE qb and your saying he will be out of the league faster then Blough or Boyle.

In regards to the game chat……eh it’s toxic as hell, it is what it is……so go in and talk Shit and enjoy it.

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Okay, now that actualy I read through it, I am, indeed, a moderate douchebag. Good post and I agree.

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It’s not toxic if you know what you’re going to hear in there.

Bad takes
Hot takes
Overreactions
Exuberance
Excitement

Our nerves are exposed and being played by a hapless franchise. If hyperbole and overreactions are not for you, you definitely don’t want to go into the game-day thread. If you want to be the voice of reason, go ahead and try, but it’s going to be like whispering at a Judas Priest concert.

At the end of the day, we’re either yelling at the TV or screaming with excitement and sharing it with the other sick freaks who follow the Lions.

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Wow… that is a bold take.

He is more likely to be a pro-bowler… or even a Super Bowl champ…
than to be out of the league in 3 years.

He keeps improving every year… and his mobility and power is a combo rarely seen at the QB position. A little more improvement as a passer… and he is a top 10 QB in the league with his versatility.

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The stuff you read in the game day threads are almost always truth in that moment.

Even if we had come back and won the game it still doesn’t take away from the fact that Goff and our passing offense was absolutely atrocious for most of the first half and really put our defense in a bad place.

How can anyone expect nobody to comment on that during that moment in time. It was the truth.

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If you come to the Game Day chat and expect a group hug, you will be disappointed. But it’s a good way to interact with others who are chained to the Lions and twisted in the moment.

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I mean, talk about schizo? Guys who have been trashing the team all preseason, losing their minds over a 3 point loss to a team that blew us out last year, that got better in the off season, and, everyone expected to beat us handily.
Plus, the Eagles started the game one of the healthiest teams in the league.
Okay Dokie!

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Btw, I picked us to win. The Eagles were one of my 11 wins, back in June.
But, a week ago I looked at the rosters and said, ‘who am I kidding, they’re going to crush us, again’.
I’m disappointed that we didn’t win (against all odds), but, not distraught.
They’ll just have to beat a different team they should lose to. It’s not at all unusual for the Lions.
Arizona should have killed us last year.