Lions vs Bears (Thanksgiving Day drinking thread)
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:32 PM ^
Traditional Thanksgiving morning. My wife making a brunch and drinking Veuve Clicquot Rose...I might be sipping some myself.
Thanksgiving dinner is prepped, naps around noon AZ time, and then turkey time.
Happy Thanksgiving MGoBlog!!
November 23rd, 2018 at 10:28 AM ^
Happy Thanksgiving all! I used some of the free time this weekend to craft a couple of new cocktail recipes in honor of The Game - will post before kickoff tomorrow!
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:35 PM ^
Go Lions!, but picking Bears to win.
It's kinda funny to hear everyone jumping off the Bears bandwagon because Mitch Trubisky is hurt, like he is Aaron Rodgers 2.0.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:37 PM ^
Trubisky hurt. So there’s a chance at the Lion’s Super Bowl game today.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:42 PM ^
Trubisky out for the Bears, Johnson and Jones out for the Lions. This could be a defense dominated game and I hate to admit it, but the Bears D is pretty darn good.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:37 PM ^
Enjoying one of the burgers that I made last night as I settle in for this one. The bulk of the dinner is prepped and ready to go in the oven at various times, depending on what the dish is.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:39 PM ^
Da Lions
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:41 PM ^
Great offensive strategy by the Lions. Throw a 0 yard pass on 3rd and 4.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:42 PM ^
Haha yep you know it.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:42 PM ^
A 2 yard out route on 3rd and 4. Off to a great start.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:43 PM ^
That's what happens when you know your O line can't block the D line
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:45 PM ^
This might be a COOD game. Ugly football.
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:18 PM ^
Ugly football > No football
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:49 PM ^
Never quite felt much appreciation for this tradition. It's the kind of thing that would make sense in an alternate universe where the Lions are a good franchise rather than the red-headed stepchild of the league. It feels a bit like as if ABC hyped a NC-Duke football game as a big national TV broadcast...every year.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:51 PM ^
I’m going to take my boys to a Lions game this year. We’ve never been to Ford Field—or even Detroit—despite a fair amount of trips to Ann Arbor. (We don’t have a strong NFL allegiance; we root for former Wolverines—and the boys like various teams based on important stuff such as uniform colors and where great players have played.)
Any good parking/gameday tips? Places to avoid? We’re mobile, there are 6 of us, and I’m cheap, if that helps.
Thanks in advance, and GO BLUE!
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:02 PM ^
This doesn't help if you're trying to go cheap, but December 2, the Lions play at 1 and Red Wings at 7. I would love to go double up on games at some point. Probably when my boys are a little older.
November 22nd, 2018 at 11:02 PM ^
I’m completely ignorant about hockey. A game would be wasted on me. But I did decide on that day. Thanks for the heads-up about the Red Wings; that’s good info to know about after football.
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:03 PM ^
There is quite a bit of decent parking up and down Montcalm, St. Antoine and Madison that isn't too far from Ford Field, and there are some City Of Detroit lots closer to Woodward if you're willing to walk a couple blocks. You don't really have to worry about places to avoid around Ford Field and Comerica Park, and there are plenty of decent places to eat in that area too.
November 22nd, 2018 at 11:03 PM ^
This is great info. Thank you.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:53 PM ^
I will ocassionally complain about Michigan's offensive play calling. If I ever do so here, somebody remind me to watch a Lions game.
November 22nd, 2018 at 12:55 PM ^
We had Thanksgiving breakfast. For some reason mom-in-law decided to make the turket at 7 this morning.
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:08 PM ^
i'm a lions fan. i will cheer for them and hope they win but am completely at ease with them losing because they are pretty much the washington generals of the nfl.
The Lions are the greatest losing team in nfl history. can piss away any lead with any amount of time on the clock including 0:00 to snatch a loss from the jaws of victory.
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:09 PM ^
I am unwilling to watch the lie downs in the week of The Game.
I will just drink happily and follow the PBP here on MGo such as it is.
I have not eaten yet and the aroma of Turkey is killing me. Time for a cheese and meat board.
Edit: Blame the wrong choice of words on the drink I am sipping.
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:12 PM ^
Decided to stream the Lions defense today. So far, so good.
Now for some Bell's Brown.
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:15 PM ^
After one quarter, Wladimir Klitschko seems to be slightly ahead on the judges' cards. This one looks like it will go to the scorecards.
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:24 PM ^
Watching the Lions offense without Tate, Kerryon and Marvin is just excruciating.
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:32 PM ^
What a boring mediocre team. At least 10 years ago there was the chase for 0-16 to make things interesting
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:48 PM ^
And to make things worse, the Browns had to go and ruin that for us! Stupid Ohio teams!
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:51 PM ^
A Gene Steratore sighting. My Thanksgiving is complete.
November 22nd, 2018 at 1:54 PM ^
Why the hell would the Bears go for 2 there? Dumb
November 22nd, 2018 at 2:16 PM ^
After Parkey plonked the uprights four times in one game a couple of weeks ago, they stopped trying extra points. Maybe that made a small amount of sense with Trubisky, but it's not a percentage move when A) you've downgraded to Rex Grossman (I mean, Chase Daniel), B) your opponent is expecting it, and has done extra work on your goal-line plays and C) it forces you to exhaust your good goal-line plays rather than save them for regular offense.
The bottom line is that if you don't think your kicker is naturally a 95-98% kicker on extra points indoors, you should examine the scrap heap.
November 22nd, 2018 at 5:37 PM ^
That is not what happened. Nagy's playing aggressive because he wants the offensive to believe in itself. Parkey has been perfect since that game.
And Chase Daniel is not Rex Grossman. I don't even get that comparison. Grossman was a talented first stringer with small hands and a fumbling problem. Daniel is a solid passer who has been a career back up behind great players on solid teams.
And Nagy's playbook is large, and Daniel has been with him for years.
The bottom line: your hot take is based on not watching the Bears but on listening to talking heads. Or, if you were a Bears fan, you're one of those dudes who likes to quickly hate players just because that's a Bears fan thing to do.
November 22nd, 2018 at 5:50 PM ^
Oh, I don't hate the Bears. I've watched them many times lately. We can argue what Nagy is doing with the extra points, but I don't agree with your take at all. They aren't children.
Daniel has never earned the starting role because he has a noodle arm. It's just what it is. A solid backup who you don't want to see starting for any length of time. He knows the game, he's somewhat mobile. He can't make many of the throws NFL starters need to make. That's all.
I poked fun with the Grossman comment not because they're all that similar (aside from both being small, Grossman was not mobile at all, and his arm isn't that weak), but because the Bears made it to a Super Bowl with him and he was a weak link in that team, so that represents something to Bears nation.
Anyway, enjoy the rest of the holiday. Turkey's just about ready here.
November 22nd, 2018 at 2:15 PM ^
Lions have one offensive weapon and a terrible defense. Bears will run away with this in the second half.
Lions need to add talent at all levels on defense as well as G, TE,WR, and RB. They need speed.
Run defense has looked much better last three weeks which is a good thing.
November 22nd, 2018 at 2:41 PM ^
wondering if they need to move on from stafford as well but not sure who would be an upgrade.
November 22nd, 2018 at 2:54 PM ^
Stafford isn't the problem. Aside from being ruinous cap-wisefor the Lions Stafford also gives the Lions the best chance to win over the next few years.
Lions problem is poor defense.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:48 PM ^
Stafford sure as hell isn't the solution.
November 22nd, 2018 at 2:35 PM ^
Watching the Lions makes me eminently thankful for Coach Harbaugh and Michigan football.
November 22nd, 2018 at 2:51 PM ^
Every once in awhile Cooter pulls a good series out if his ass, but why he can't do it more often is beyond me.
November 22nd, 2018 at 2:56 PM ^
So I've watched the second half now, and its the most NFL I've watched all season - by a mile. And I have to say, I haven't missed it. I'm completely bored... Think I'd rather watch some nondescript MACtion...
Disappointed at how dull the NFL actually is.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:09 PM ^
I take it you missed the Rams-Chiefs game. This is not an NFL problem. It’s a Detroit Lions problem, and that’s coming from someone who rarely watches the NFL. The most exciting thing about the game so far was the saxophone solo at halftime.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:16 PM ^
Thing is the Rams-Chiefs game is the other extreme of the spectrum. The NFL basically has fixed the rules to create a pro version of the Big 12. That game legit had that 'dink and dunk' vibe that I expect to see in a Texas Tech v Oklahoma State game. I don't know if I really want that either.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:23 PM ^
Classic Stafford.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:26 PM ^
Why do people still consider Statsford to be a good QB? He is tremendously overrated and overpaid.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:37 PM ^
That last pass has me thinking he's getting paid off the bookies.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:38 PM ^
Yep throws for a lot of yards but makes bone head INTs. I’m sure Kelly is gearing up to take to Twitter to defend Matthew.
November 22nd, 2018 at 4:16 PM ^
Matthew Stafford, the 60 million dollar loser.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:36 PM ^
Even more Classic Stafford.
November 22nd, 2018 at 3:36 PM ^
Stafford literally threw that game away.