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[lionsfan20]

Gibby is a foul weather fan. Dude doesn't even comment when things are going good. Trolls after a loss.

It's not about some weird curse or something with the franchise karmically. It has always been about talent and for most of the time the Lions didn't have enough of it. They do now. But winning a Superbowl is hard. To act like they are going to turn into the Matt Patricia Lions is dumb.

I have never understood why fans like this exist? Like they are trapped or being forced to cheer for a team lol. The only thing I can think of is that they are no longer fans and just actively route against the team to somehow make up for the years they suffered through. It's very odd either way. People are weird lol.

[DanO]

I have never understood why fans like this exist? Like they are trapped or being forced to cheer for a team lol. The only thing I can think of is that they are no longer fans and just actively route against the team to somehow make up for the years they suffered through. It's very odd either way. People are weird lol.

Tell that to Chiefs fans.

[The Ken]

This is not Lions News per se; this is a Random Lions thought of mine.

Is Ford Field actually an advantage?
All three of the Lions' losses this year occurred at Ford Field. When I think about those games against the Buccaneers, Bills, and Foreskins, it seems like those teams really thrived in the climate-controlled, comfortable locker rooms and on the clean turf. Each of these teams stepped up their offensive performance when playing at Ford Field.

As fans, we want to believe we make a difference, but I have been to Ford Field twice recently—once for the Rams playoff game and once for the Seattle Monday Night Football game. It was loud and rowdy during both games, especially the Rams game, but neither team seemed significantly affected. We waved the "3 Down" sign enthusiastically on 3rd and 4th downs, but the opposing teams easily converted their 1st downs. While it is a great atmosphere for fans, all stadiums are loud, and at this level, the crowd noise may only have a slight impact. In reality, I feel like fans often believe their presence affects the outcome of the game more than it actually does.

[Sanders Fan]

I have always thought the Lions should play outdoors. When Rod Wood mentioned putting a retractable roof on Ford Field I was all for it.

[Mainevent]

Which would have made zero difference for the Buffalo or Wash games.

[froot loops]

Ford Field is going to be as is for at least the next 20 years and considering the ideal locale it's probably there for the rest of anybody's lives in here I think a retractable dome is a non starter.

[chemiclord]

These aren't your pappy's Run-N-Shoot Lions either. They are more than capable of playing in any conditions.

As for the losses, the Lions home schedule was simply tougher than their away schedule this year. The playoff game was with what amount to the second half pre-season defense.

[CGVT]

These aren't your pappy's Run-N-Shoot Lions either. They are more than capable of playing in any conditions.

As for the losses, the Lions home schedule was simply tougher than their away schedule this year. The playoff game was with what amount to the second half pre-season defense.

Next year's away schedule is brutal.

BTW, I haven't checked the Bear's or Vikings yet, but when I checked the packers I saw that the Lions had all of the tougher teams on the road and the packers get them at home.

[CGVT]

Jesus. I just checked the Bears and Vikings.

The Bears and Lions look to be getting the short end of the stick. They have all of their playoff team opponents on the road and the packers and Viking have them all at home.

[froot loops]

Home field advantage in a dome is optimal when you have a good defense.

[DanO]

Jesus. I just checked the Bears and Vikings.

The Bears and Lions look to be getting the short end of the stick. They have all of their playoff team opponents on the road and the packers and Viking have them all at home.

If this year is any indication they play better on the road. I'm still disappointed in 3 home losses this year especially the third one.

[chemiclord]

Home field advantage in a dome is optimal when you have a good defense.

Yep, especially when the defense has an opponent on their heels and they are trying to get an audible called on 3rd or 4th down with a 120 decibels pounding from every damn direction. We all saw exactly how disruptive Ford Field can be in Week 18... but it does require an opponent that is trying to communicate on the fly. If they are fully confident in their "A" play, the crowd impact isn't going to be terribly much.

[CGVT]

If this year is any indication they play better on the road. I'm still disappointed in 3 home losses this year especially the third one.

They played better on the road because they played better teams at home. Next year that will not be the case.

[froot loops]

Home field is not some magic elixir to offset everything. Since the Lions became good Ford Field has become a good home field advantage, but you should look at it as more of like a tiebreaker like the the Vegas lines do.

There is this new radio personality here that came from South Carolina (Marc Ryan) and he loves to data mine. He was giving a stat that teams with artificial turf have 20 percent more injuries. Therefore they should have an outdoor stadium with natural turf and the elements. They aren't getting a new stadium, the Lions paid like 450 million for Ford Field and it hurt them financially for a long time because they were paying off the loan. The Lions and Tigers came up with this plan to move to the Foxtown area and the whole thing worked beyond anyone's imagination. The public portion of the financing for Ford Field was never going to come through for an open air stadium because they wanted to host more events (and they do). That area besides the theaters was a ghost town. Now it is thriving along with Corktown.

[froot loops]

They played better on the road because they played better teams at home. Next year that will not be the case.

Plus two of those losses were well into the time where they were raiding practice squads all over the NFL to play meaningful snaps.