Comments on: Next Year’s Detroit Lions Could Be This Year’s Atlanta Falcons http://sidelionreport.com/2011/01/04/this-years-atlanta-falcons-could-be-next-years-detroit-lions/ A Detroit Lions Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sun, 30 Dec 2012 07:22:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Zac Snyder http://sidelionreport.com/2011/01/04/this-years-atlanta-falcons-could-be-next-years-detroit-lions/comment-page-1/#comment-3369 Zac Snyder Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:37:33 +0000 http://sidelionreport.com/?p=5350#comment-3369 The Chiefs are a better comparison from an achievement standpoint. I think the Yahoo author went with the Falcons comparison based on the team building around a number one overall quarterback. The Chiefs are a better comparison from an achievement standpoint. I think the Yahoo author went with the Falcons comparison based on the team building around a number one overall quarterback.

]]> By: eri http://sidelionreport.com/2011/01/04/this-years-atlanta-falcons-could-be-next-years-detroit-lions/comment-page-1/#comment-3366 eri Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:13:53 +0000 http://sidelionreport.com/?p=5350#comment-3366 ... or the Rams or Seahawks, who are now in the playoffs with a 7-9 record. The Lions really beat the Bears once, and came very very close the second time, even with Drew Stanton playing. Beat the Packers once, and only lost by 2 the other time. Split the series with the Vikings. I could totally see the Lions coming in #2 in the NFC North. Right now I'm pretty jazzed to see them at #3! … or the Rams or Seahawks, who are now in the playoffs with a 7-9 record.

The Lions really beat the Bears once, and came very very close the second time, even with Drew Stanton playing. Beat the Packers once, and only lost by 2 the other time. Split the series with the Vikings.

I could totally see the Lions coming in #2 in the NFC North. Right now I’m pretty jazzed to see them at #3!

]]> By: Ross Husson http://sidelionreport.com/2011/01/04/this-years-atlanta-falcons-could-be-next-years-detroit-lions/comment-page-1/#comment-3364 Ross Husson Wed, 05 Jan 2011 04:25:04 +0000 http://sidelionreport.com/?p=5350#comment-3364 Good post Zac. I would compare ourselves to last year's Chiefs. They finished last season with a 4-12 record. They were in a lot of close games like us. Now with a good draft and a weaker division this year, they are now a playoff team. Good post Zac.

I would compare ourselves to last year’s Chiefs. They finished last season with a 4-12 record. They were in a lot of close games like us. Now with a good draft and a weaker division this year, they are now a playoff team.

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