[jvanbusk]

Originally posted by Brian!
I didn't get to see much of the U of M game but it seems like Chad Henne didn't do to bad for being a true freshmen. Braylon had 2 TD's its obviously early but he should be considered a heisman candidate.

Could have easily been three as well. Instead, the refs marked the ball on the 3 inch line.

[froggyvk]

The teams were a lot closer than the score indicated. Michigan forced 8 Miami turnovers which led to 30 of Michigan's 43 points. Miami's only TD was set up on a nice return (though 2 obvious blocks in the back were not called). Michigan's defense did a nice job forcing turnovers, but the Total Yards on offense were just about even.

[DetBNyce]

Originally posted by jvanbusk!
MSU lost to Rutgers?!?!?!

Un-freaking-believable.

It's going to be a loooong year...

[DetBNyce]

Although I wasn't an advocate of taking Williams at #7 earlier, now I am glad that we did. With Chuck now hurt we will need someone to step up and be our #1 guy and Roy looks to be up to the part. I was very impressed with the rookies Sunday afternoon.

Now, that's the good news. And before we get to the really bad news -- the potential season-ending injury to wide receiver Charles Rogers, and the potentially long injury to cornerback Dre' Bly -- let us keep this happy feeling alive for a few more paragraphs.


Because there was a moment Sunday, a moment you should mark down and tuck away. It came in the second quarter, when not much else was happening, when the late-summer heat was coming hard off Lake Michigan and fans were counting the minutes to halftime and something cold to drink. Harrington dropped back and hurled a long pass toward the right sideline. Rookie Roy Williams, the target of that pass, had one man on him and another coming over to help. Suddenly, Williams left his feet, and, between the defenders, stuck his right arm out, palmed the ball to bring it to a stop, flicked it back loose across his air space, then caught it again with both hands as he fell to the grass and rolled upright.


"Aw, that was lucky," he would later call it, sheepishly, but it was anything but. Players left their feet on the sidelines -- Lions players, even some Bears players -- and shook their heads in disbelief. The audible gasp from the Chicago crowd told you all you needed to know: There was magic in that moment, undeniable, physical magic, even to partisan fans, even to those who wanted to dismiss it. It was some catch. It was a hell of a catch. And it was as if someone plugged in the Lions and threw a switch.


Not since Barry Sanders scampered for a long gain the first time he touched an NFL ball has there been something so newly tantalizing, something that could turn Detroit football fans into wildly excitable boys every Sunday.


"That's what they pay me to do," Williams said. "Catch the ball."


The magic, apparently, he proves for free. That 26-yard reception wasn't just a catch, it was part of a performance, his third grab of the day. His first was a sweet clothesline pass down the middle, the kind many rookies would miss. He gathered it in over his shoulder without breaking stride and picked up 27 yards. He would finish the day with four catches and 69 yards. That's not counting the 16 yards he earned his team when cornerback R.W. McQuarters nearly tackled him in the end zone, drawing pass interference to prevent a touchdown.


"We saw you trash-talking with McQuarters after that," Williams was told in the locker room afterward. "What were you saying to one another?"


"Oh, you know, I asked him how long he's been in the league, he said seven years, I told him good job, stuff like that."


He smiled. He was lying.


"What did you really say?"


After I gave him a hard shove," Williams said, "he was like, 'You don't know me, homey.' And I said, 'Well, you don't know me, neither. But you're gonna get to know me.' "


You know what they call that?


What we've been waiting for, that's what they call it.

http://www.freep.com/sports/lions/mitch13e_20040913.htm

[MLKG]

Yeah, Roy is a stud.

I was hoping we would get Sean Taylor, but then after he went off the board I couldn't believe Roy actually fell to us, I thought he was the best receiver in the draft and thought it was a no brainer pick, I couldn't believe it when Cleveland actually wanted to trade up a spot to take Winslow- we would have taken Roy anyway.

[jvanbusk]

I was wondering if you guys (supporting members) would be interested in this. I know there's talk on this thread, but would you be interested if I set up a Detroit Lions board on the Personal Forums section of basketballboards.net? I know there's a few Lions fans and I thought it would be cool. The only thing is that to access these forums you have to be a supporting member. Do you think there would be enough interest?

jvanbusk
DetBNyce
Mike Luvs KG
Brian
Midnight_Marauder
froggyvk

Those are the 6 of us I know, and I'm sure other NFL fans would chime in on a Lions board with what they think too. I think it would be neat, but what do you guys think, would it be worth it?

[Tom]

why'd you guys cut Luke Staley?

Who's your favorite current Piston? Sheed

Who's your favorite all-time Piston? Dantley

Of all-time, which is your favorite Pistons team? First title team

and...

Roughly, how long have you been a fan of the team? Since 1983

[DetBNyce]

Originally posted by jvanbusk!
I was wondering if you guys (supporting members) would be interested in this. I know there's talk on this thread, but would you be interested if I set up a Detroit Lions board on the Personal Forums section of basketballboards.net? I know there's a few Lions fans and I thought it would be cool. The only thing is that to access these forums you have to be a supporting member. Do you think there would be enough interest?

jvanbusk
DetBNyce
Mike Luvs KG
Brian
Midnight_Marauder
froggyvk

Those are the 6 of us I know, and I'm sure other NFL fans would chime in on a Lions board with what they think too. I think it would be neat, but what do you guys think, would it be worth it?

Yes...

[Brian]

Sounds like a good idea. I think it would be cool if the forum covered all of Detroit sports minus the pistons obivously.

[jvanbusk]

http://basketballboards.net/forum/fo...s=&forumid=219

Come check it out guys....

[jvanbusk]

Actually, upon further review I believe anybody can post on a personal forum. It's only that supporting members can have one. So everybody is welcome (non-supporting members alike). Come join the discussion.

It's for talk of the Lions, Red Wings, Tigers, and everything else Detroit/Michigan.

[froggyvk]

I would definitely post there.