Thurston Blogging

Is it time for Halo 3 yet?

I am getting super-excited about receiving Halo 3 in the mail.  Any day now (on or after the 25th), a delivery dude will be delivering the most anticipated game of the year to the Thurston house.

Bring on the Flood.

The Detroit Lions are 2-0

Am I starting to eat the Lions cornbread? Not quite yet. As a season ticket holder who has endured the Matt Millen reign, it has been hard to admit to being from Michigan when the football team stinks so badly. Not this year. The Detroit Lions are now 2-0, with wins on the road and at home. On Sunday, the Lions won a game that they would have lost in previous season. The offense, particularly both quarterbacks, made many mistakes. John Kitna, the starter, had his bell rung and in comes J.T. O’Sullivan, a journeyman quarterback. Between the two they turned the ball over 5 times – 2 fumbles and 3 interceptions.

Despite the turnovers, Minnesota played with the same greased ball. The Lions Defense only all rookie running back Adrian Peterson 66 yards on 20 carries. And Tavaris Jackson? Like most Jacksons, he sucked. The Lions were on him like stink on a monkey.

Next week, the Lions head to Philadelphia to face the Eagles. The Eagles have a much better team – complete with a great backfield with quarterback Donavon McNabb and running back Brian Westbrook. Marty Mornhinweg, the former Lions head coach, is now calling the offensive plays for the Iggles. If we can beat Marty’s Men – I’ll put my bib on and knock back some delicious Lions cornbread. The good thing is McNabb is whining about something and Westbrook is banged up, as is the Eagles defensive secondary. Fire up the oven and shove the cornbread in.

The Detroit Lions are undefeated

The Lions are better than the Chicago Bears - the team that represented the NFC in the Super Bowl.  The Lions, Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings all won their opening games, while the Bears lost to the Chargers in San Diego.

The Lions not only won - they won on the road.  On top of that, they beat a bad team with an outstanding defense.  Rookie Calvin Johnson caught his first touchdown, and John Kitna threw the ball all over the field to the other receivers - Furrey, Roy and McDonald.  Guys like Sean McHugh also stepped up when needed; it was nice to see the team not panic when down late. 

The defense and special teams came through with blocked kicks and turnovers, which helped seal the win.  Let's hope that they can continue this good play this weekend when the Vikings land in Detroit Sunday afternoon.