RAIOLA WANTS TO HAVE A FISTFIGHT WITH LIONS FANS
ProFootballTalk.com —
... at all about his decision to yell at and give the finger to fans who were booing the team on Sunday. In fact, Raiola just wishes he could make that finger into a fist and use it to pummel the fans who express their frustration with the team’s 0-13 record.“I don’t take one thing back,” Raiola said Monday, per the Detroit Free Press . “I’ll say the same thing to a fan that I see in the street. I wish I could give my address out to some fans. I’ll do that. But, you know, I can’t. Nobody plays with fists. Everybody wants to play with metal. So I can’t . I’m so frustrated. I’m ...
THE LIONS ARE SORRY, NOT SORRY
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop —
... Lions center Dominic Raiola, one of the first players drafted by Detroit antichrist Matt Millen in 2001, flipped some heckling fans off during the 0-13 Lions’ 20-16 loss to the Vikings at Ford Field on Sunday. And you know what? He’s awesomely unapologetic about it. ...
Do The Lions Still Have The Stink Of Matt Millen On Them? [NFL]
Deadspin —
... "It wouldn’t surprise me at all," he said. Added another NFL personnel type: "Whoever is calling the shots, they’re doing a terrible job at it." I don't think I buy it (although Millen and William Clay Ford Sr. are clearly BFFL), but the mere fact that it's completely plausible says something about the club. Maybe it doesn't say as much as the fact that Ford's actual business is even closer to folding than the Lions are, but it definitely says something. Raiola: No apologies for response to heckling fans [Free Press] Is Millen still calling ...
Football Today -- Not many 10-win teams miss the playoffs; Lions player wants to punch out his fans
Projo Pats Blog —
... would appear to be the passing game, where Jake Delhomme has been very inconsistent this season. NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN: And how about the performance (in a losing cause) of 37-year-old Antonio Bryant, who had 200 yards of receiving on nine catches and two touchdowns for the Bucs, with this one being the most memorable: WOUNDED ANIMALS: Those would be the Detroit Lions, and as wounded animals will do, some players are starting to lash out. Center Dominic Raiola said yesterday that he wishes he could punch out some of his team's fans, who not surprisingly have occasionally been ...
Detroit Lions Fans Would Be Happy To Fight
The Sporting Blog —
... joke here!]
That out of the way, the Lions are a group of living, breathing football players who are suffering from a unique side effect of pitiful attendance: silence. Lions players claim they can hear every single thing hecklers say, and you'll be shocked to find out that they don't like it very much when they hear what Lions fans have to say. This may explain why Lion Dominic Raiola flipped off the crowd on Sunday, something he did in response to hecklers.
Regret, he can not haz it:
"I don't take one thing back," ...
NFL Week 14 Power Rankings
The Big Lead —
... a fallback plan for Crabtree? It’s gotta be offense.
29. Buffalo Bills (29). Argonauts offense could teach the Bills a few things.
30. St. Louis (30). O-line first, and then half a dozen defensive players?
31. Cincinnati (31). Chad Johnson still needs 493 yards for a 1,000 yard season. Does not have a 100-yard receiving game this season.
32. Detroit (32). Such a mess that some guy named Dominic Raiola is willing to fight fans.
Tuesday Link Dump
Sports —
... end, Visanthe Shiancoe shows his member…presumably on accident. The best part? He asked a reporter how it looked.
More non nude, nude cheerleader ridiculousness and overreacting. Then again, I’m the one linking to it. Blast!
Blagojevich is an idiot and a Cubs fan…how redundant.
The Sports Lawyer talks guns, germs and plaxico.
Marbury is not moving overseas.
This is why it’s hard to be a Detroit fan.
Jerry Jones is an idiot; he should have nothing to do with player ...
