RIP Nate Burleson

lakerboy · 03-05-10, 02:37 AM

I wouldnt overreact here. The lions have some good pieces. They might not be superbowl material anytime soon but arent as bad as poeple think.

fsugolf · 03-05-10, 02:39 AM

way to drag people into a thread for the wrong reasons

onlooker · 03-05-10, 02:41 AM

Opposite side of Megatron, and a decent young quarterback, it could be a good thing.

iceminers26 · 03-05-10, 02:43 AM

I'll be on the Lions win total this year, their gonna turn the corner this year

DrStale · 03-05-10, 02:44 AM

Originally posted by lakerboy

I wouldnt overreact here. The lions have some good pieces. They might not be superbowl material anytime soon but arent as bad as poeple think.

Perhaps, but people have bee saying that for years.

Charles Rogers
Roy Williams
Johnny Morton
Brett Perriman
Herman Moore

When's the last time a Lions receiver lived up to the hype? Moore was solid for a bit but then fell off the planet.

fsugolf · 03-05-10, 02:46 AM

they should draft more receivers

paco · 03-05-10, 02:46 AM

I actually thought he died wen I saw this thread

DrStale · 03-05-10, 02:46 AM

You guys can scroll over the thread title to get the gist of the message, plus this thread is going to die out before most people see it anyway.

iceminers26 · 03-05-10, 02:47 AM

Originally posted by fsugolf

they should draft more receivers

Powderguy · 03-05-10, 02:48 AM

What a douchebag, you know how many people will think he died by reading the title, I'm one of them.

onlooker · 03-05-10, 02:48 AM

Herman Moore, Brett Perriman and Johnny Morton actually had decent seasons with the Lions. I think they all almost had a 100 receptions in one season. Or was it a 1000 yards?

Roy Williams didn't pan out, and we all know what happen with Charles Rogers.

You forgot Mike Williams from USC. Terrible.

paco · 03-05-10, 02:50 AM

At least Calvin is a stud.

Masu485 · 03-05-10, 02:51 AM

i don't even know who the fukk he is and i felt sad

Glitch · 03-05-10, 02:53 AM

this threads gonna get a lot of views. poor taste doc.

DrStale · 03-05-10, 02:54 AM

Originally posted by onlòóker

Herman Moore, Brett Perriman and Johnny Morton actually had decent seasons with the Lions. I think they all almost had a 100 receptions in one season. Or was it a 1000 yards?

Roy Williams didn't pan out, and we all know what happen with Charles Rogers.

You forgot Mike Williams from USC. Terrible.

Yeah forgetting Williams was pretty bad, but the Moore/Perriman/Morton combo were (essentially) one-hit wonders from what I recall. Moore and Perriman had a great season I believe in '95, but were relatively inconsequential after that.

Extra Innings · 03-05-10, 02:55 AM

Lions were better last year than the year before.

DrStale · 03-05-10, 02:57 AM

Maybe not the greatest idea, but scrolling over the thread title indicates the meaning, which I figure most would do upon seeing such a title. Though even if they click the first few posts should give it away and/or googling it. Detroit is where athletes go to die (also white people if we're referring to the inner city) shout out to Paco and Deuce.

lakerboy · 03-05-10, 03:00 AM

Originally posted by DrStale

Perhaps, but people have bee saying that for years.

Charles Rogers
Roy Williams
Johnny Morton
Brett Perriman
Herman Moore

When's the last time a Lions receiver lived up to the hype? Moore was solid for a bit but then fell off the planet.

True but stafford is a tough kid he will be a good one

DrStale · 03-05-10, 03:01 AM

Originally posted by lakerboy

True but stafford is a tough kid he will be a good one

Me might very well be, but a lot remains to be seen.

onlooker · 03-05-10, 03:03 AM

At least Matt Millen is gone.

Jonah · 03-05-10, 04:07 AM

Burleson is Carnival Trash.

slacker00 · 03-05-10, 05:36 AM

Originally posted by DrStale

Yeah forgetting Williams was pretty bad, but the Moore/Perriman/Morton combo were (essentially) one-hit wonders from what I recall. Moore and Perriman had a great season I believe in '95, but were relatively inconsequential after that.

Your memory is terrible.

Herman Moore was a stud WR in the 1990's with 4 pro bowls, 3 first team all-pros, held the NFL record with 123 catches in one season. Over his career over 9,000 yards on 670 receptions.

Brett Perriman was the #2 WR during the early 1990's and had respectable career numbers in that role: 525 catches for 6589 yards.

Johnnie Morton was the #3 WR on that team, but still finished his career with almost 9,000 career yards, on 624 receptions. He eventually moved up the depth chart as Perriman and Moore retired in the mid and late 90's.

Even calling Roy Williams a bust is maybe jumping the gun a bit. For being a #7 pick overall, he's underperforming but still had enough value for Dallas to throw some draft picks for him. Since he went to Dallas, he's been worse, but he might still turn his career around. He's hardly a complete bust like Rogers or that other Williams cat, which everyone saw coming.

As for Calvin Johnson, the guy is a true stud WR in the NFL right now. I've got him easily in my top 5, if not my top 3. Maybe you don't watch many Lions games, but this guy catches anything near him and is athletic, fast and can jump. He's got the nickname 'megatron' for a reason and anyone that's seen him play knows why.

Yeah, the Millen Lions made tons of personnel blunders, but Millen is gone. I've always liked Burlson as a #3 WR. He's a decent character guy, he can play. What we really should be talking about is Bryant Johnson (former #17 overall) and whether he can be a legit #2.

whatsgood5 · 03-05-10, 08:03 AM

Originally posted by fsugolf

way to drag people into a thread for the wrong reasons

Yeah, this was slightly misleading...

Wrigley · 03-05-10, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by whatsgood5

Yeah, this was slightly misleading...

I was thinking the same, glad he is okay ill take millions of dollars to play with the worst team in the NFL anyday

Bigmikesm · 03-05-10, 08:35 AM

He will be good for the Lions. They may win 6 games next season.

goblue12 · 03-05-10, 01:25 PM

Had the best year of his career under Linehan.

Still, I have to question why any professional athlete would willingly live in this area for 5-years over a city such as Miami or San Diego. I would gladly take a pay decrease to not wake up every morning to a foot of snow, pothole filled roads, miserable people, etc.

fsugolf · 03-05-10, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by Extra Innings

Lions were better last year than the year before.

i see what you did there

freeVICK · 03-05-10, 01:31 PM

lol johnny morton... who was it that called him a fag?

paco · 03-05-10, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by goblue12

Had the best year of his career under Linehan.

Still, I have to question why any professional athlete would willingly live in this area for 5-years over a city such as Miami or San Diego. I would gladly take a pay decrease to not wake up every morning to a foot of snow, pothole filled roads, miserable people, etc.

Not everyone in Detroit is miserable. I happen to enjoy my life very much.

newjerseydevils · 03-05-10, 03:53 PM

WOWWW more power to him

biggamerife21 · 03-05-10, 04:10 PM

Stafford is the truth just gives him more targets

kjus1 · 03-05-10, 11:44 PM

If you think about it having him on the other side from Johnson will take pressure off both stafford and johnson so looking at it that way it was a smart move.