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The Tigers Got Tamed; While The Lions Got Caged

The Tigers Got Tamed; While The Lions Got Caged

               By: Alex LaGrone

Check out these numbers, the Detroit Tigers won 90 games and claimed the American League Central for the fourth straight year. The Tigers haven't had a losing season since 2008. So what happened and what went wrong when the Tigers were swept by the upstart Baltimore Orioles in the first round of the playoffs?

Let's start with the pitching. Justin Verlander's fast ball is not so fast anymore. Verlander had the worst season of his career. Closer Joe Nathan was brought in to close out victories. No way Jose, didn't happen. 

Relief picture, Joba Chamberlain came into the playoff games and threw nothing but gas on the fire. Chamberlain went on to say, "it was a case of good batters hitting good pitches." C'mon man

Things are not looking good for the Tigers next year. The team may be losing some of its key players due to contracts. Besides, you would think that the team's moral would be low after underachieving yet again. The Tigers failed to meet the high expectations they set with all the talent they had.

Detroit Lions: I started wondering maybe if the Lions offense isn't that good.If you look at the games thus far this season, the defense has scored a couple of touchdowns and a safety. 

The offense has scored 10 points or fewer three of the past four games. Lions kicker Alex Henery missed not one, not two, but three field goals to help the Buffalo Bills beat the Lions 17-14 last Sunday.

Former Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, now the Bills defensive coordinator was carried off the field after the Bills victory. You would have thought he kicked the game winning field goal. That honor went to Dan Carpenter who nailed a 53 yarder to stun the Lions.

The Lions travel to Minnesota to play the Vikings in a Central division match-up. Lions Calvin Johnson is still not 100%. This is a game the Lions need to win Tough game on the road. It's not like I got something against the Lions, but..Vikings over Lions. 

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