The Detroit Lions: The Franchise of Eternal Irrelevance

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The Detroit Lions are... well... the Detroit Lions. I know this has been a much-requested video for a long time, but I've always been waiting for the right moment to strike on it. After a while, there is no exact moment, for the Lions themselves are always "a moment". That is the woe of being a Lions fan: A team that is perpetually stuck in mediocrity at best and a laughingstock at its worst. Even when they try to imitate far more successful franchises, it simply comes off as, well, a cheap imitation.
In this case, we merely take a look at the Lions' current situation. If I were to go into the past, it would be both too depressing to watch and about 30 minutes long. May this video hopefully be enough justice to their incompetence. Probably not, but I can just say it's like the Lions themselves.
Win win.

[@jamez1313]

"Who's going to be watching UrinatingTree at 3 AM?" Me: Oh boy, 3 AM!

[@thefavmexican]

James Baker Me too😂

[@isiahbanks147]

James Baker its not even 3am its 2:15 what are you talking about

[@ReactAsyIum]

@@isiahbanks147 East coast

[@mitchelllopez20]

1am mtz

[@philly_sports1558]

Dammit. I was just about to comment that but you beat me to it.

[@pinheadlarry8688]

“The only one who hasn’t been a complete disaster is Bill O’ Brien” *laughs in Deandre Hopkins trade*

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

O’Brien is a decent coach who has taken the Texans as far as he can. He’s hit his ceiling. But he is a GOD AWFUL GM.

[@handgunbobcat4451]

@@baxatakbaxatak2014 O'Brien is a poor coach whose been carried by guys like Watson, Hopkins, Watt, and the rest of the talent on the Texans. If anything, he holds the team back

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

@@handgunbobcat4451 We can both agree his coaching has absolutely suffered since he became GM. He was slightly better when he had a boss to answer to. By doing this, the McNairs have basically called BOB the next Belichick. The Belichick of a team who has never made a championship game.

[@16ktsgamma]

Bill O' Brien is a Hack. Look at that loss to the Chiefs for an example. And the trading Hopkins for pennies seems to fit his personalty more.

[@nfrandom007]

Cardinal's fans laugh at Bill O' Brien

[@yagmomru5207]

“The only one that hasn’t been a disaster is bill o’Brian” This aged like fine wine. 😂

[@EchoNova4769]

Fuck, ya beat me to it 🤣

[@Linkueigman]

Yes it has

[@abyssmp3]

LOL

[@ZENITH_PHOENIX]

As a GM, absolutely. He wasn't a total flop of a head coach though.

[@MalakianM2S]

I almost pee'd myself when I heard that, oh my...

[@austinthetucker]

Spongebob and Micheal Jackson have more super bowl appearances then the lions

[@oldpotatoman4838]

Austin Tucker I’ve been to it more

[@UHOH_415]

Austin Tucker Spongebob should have gotten a longer appearance in the Super Bowl. That still has me mad

[@rxbbinjr7499]

Same to the cardinals

[@iamhungey12345]

OOF!

[@bradymccabe690]

Spongebob played in the bubble bowl

[@wafflesthewookiee4716]

Thank you insomnia. You’ve gifted me 3 AM Tree once again.

[@samdeal6504]

Facts

[@attackofthelumbie9029]

Just get a second shift job that's what I did and we'll insomnia still gets me but still

[@onecanadiandude9108]

@@attackofthelumbie9029 That may be an idea for the future, thanks! Can't implement it now because I'm still in highschool. Insomnia sucks but whatever lol

[@blixmas]

New York insomnia here 👋

[@onecanadiandude9108]

@@blixmas Saskatchewan (yes, it's a real place) Insomnia here

[@ScrumpyWingnuts201]

UrinatingTree: "The one who hasn't been a complete disaster is Bill O'Brien" Me: You sure about that?

[@maxdembroski7956]

Ace Kenshader that aged well.

[@patriceperry8784]

As a Chiefs fan in 2019: HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@josephchavez8968]

As a Texans fan I spit my water out when I heard this

[@joshuaRamnauth06]

Lol

[@andrewlarson7]

As a Cards fan I am eternally thankful for his incompetence

[@chrisbard8587]

2008 is very interesting year for Detroit, the Pistons won their last playoff game, the red wings last cup and the Lions went 0 and 16

[@UHOH_415]

Chris Bard and it’s been downhill since... The 09 Tigers Collapse Failure to go back to back Pistons turning into shit The failures of the 2011-2014 Tigers The Lions cockteasing Detroit

[@snakeeyes9246]

@@UHOH_415 don't forget the Red Wings losing in the 2009 Cup Final.

[@davidtuttle7556]

@@snakeeyes9246 to the fucking Penguins. Smh.

[@Tubewings]

@@snakeeyes9246 I think "Failure to go back to back" pretty much implies that.

[@ErickOberholtzer]

Let's not forget catastrophic and city-wide financial ruin

[@benabramowitz18]

BREAKING: The Lions are now relevant! They've now won their SECOND playoff game in the last 65 years!

[@texasyt3742]

They indeed are. And they have the chance to make it even farther than the Cowboys and Leafs of all teams😂

[@werewolf7262]

They now have their THIRD and it's the first time they've had more than one playoff win in a season in the Super Bowl era. The Reverse jinx appears to indeed have been in effect, it just had to get past Matt Patricia first

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

Well, at least it was their best season ever in the Super Bowl era

[@charlesmartiniii1405]

​@@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouzathe most lions end to a deep playoff run ever. Good on them though, but I'm still salty they've given us a boring super bowl

[@FantasyIce]

"The one who isn't a disaster is Bill O Brian!" Umm...

[@ChiefBlue4298]

*Sad noises* yeah about that! 😂🤣

[@jacksonbeck5747]

bad trade, but O'Brian isn't terrible. He had multiple winning seasons, but he never won in the playoffs. He was not amazing by any stretch, but he is not a awful coach.

[@DJDelta0]

J Beck *laughs in blown 24-point lead*

[@jacksonbeck5747]

@@DJDelta0 at least he made the playoffs. I like the Jaguars a lot, and they never reach the post season with exception of one season. O'Brian made the playoffs semi-regularly. I never claimed he was a great coach, but he was not a disaster. I even pointed out in my original comment that he is incapable of winning a playoff game.

[@connorrivers995]

@@jacksonbeck5747 I disagree. The only reasons his team have done well has been because of high end talent in the form of Watson, Watt, Hopkins, Clowney, the reseeding years of Aaron Foster and Carlos Hyde, half a year of the honey badger and Kendall Fuller whenever he wasn't in the IR. His preparation is terrible, He can't build a defense to save his life and he forces his star players because of pettiness. The only reason he made the playoffs in 2015 and 2016 was because Andrew Luck spent half a year in rehab and because the Colts had no offensive line, allowing the Texans to reach the playoffs at 9-7. And if Deshaun Watson hadn't bailed out his ass then the Texans would've lost to the Bills. 2017 was Bill O'Brien's true face as a coach. Remember, even with Watson starting the team only started 3-4. Once Watson was lost for the year and he had to rely on T.J. Yates they went 1-8. He is Marvin Levi at his best and Hue Jackson at his worst. How can he can excuse settling for three on fourth and one inside the Chiefs 20 and yet run a fake punt on his own 32 on fourth and four? Oh that's right, he said that he didn't have a play for that kind of situation. HOW? HOW DO YOU NOT EVEN HAVE A QUARTERBACK SNEAK FOR THAT SITUATION? And this isn't just the Texans. Remember when he was the head coach at Penn State? His combined record was 15-9, with his final season being 7-5. This guy was been saved by the better talent of the team around him and the fact that his team played in the worst division in the NFL for five years. That isn't going to cut it anymore. With the Colts and Titans rebounding and with a receiving corps led by often injured Brandon Cooks and Kendall Fuller and the average skills of Kenny Stills and Randall Cobb, no secondary to speak of, one of the worst offensive lines in the league and J.J. Watt struggling through injury don't expect a return to the playoffs or hell another winning season as long as his still there.

[@a1gamer561]

Me: alright let’s finally get some sleep Urinating Tree: Allow me to introduce myself

[@mr.pickaxe1101]

A1 Gamer Same for me.

[@pbentle1990]

My inner monologue just changed voices when I read urinating tree and now it won’t shut off. May the football gods have mercy

[@tfi4310]

A1 Gamer MY NAME IS

[@yeboipat7726]

Phillip Bentle I know right

[@deathboy126]

Last time the Lions won a playoff game Brett Favre was drafted Rugrats and Ren and Stimpy premiered Soviet Union was still a country George HW Bush was president Ed Sheeran was born Nirvana was still a band Freddie Mercury was still alive Fresh Prince and Family Matters were still on the air Disney's Beauty and the Beast came out

[@IncredibleFulk1]

PizzaDan167 Home Improvement and Simpsons were in their prime

[@jnomu]

The Patriots had no super bowl wins

[@TheWorldsBiggestFan89]

Terminator 2 was the holy grail

[@ghulam237]

Also terminator 2 boomed in the box office

[@imaramblins]

No broadcaster had the temerity yet to "call both games."

[@barrettmalaspina2055]

The fact that Matthew Stafford won the Super Bowl the same year he got out of Detroit is a damning statement towards them as a franchise, and has made this video age like wine.

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

Maybe they'll go now?

[@thedude3065]

flashforward, and ending their playoff win drought took defeating Matthew Stafford with the quarterback they traded him for.

[@josh1mark]

​@@thedude3065Mathew just can't win the Detroit 🤷‍♂️

[@prodby.kingtyronne4428]

Actually the Pistons at least make the playoffs. I’d rather lose 14 straight playoff games than win 1 in 60 years

[@aidanwilliams2746]

fax

[@ElectricCool]

Plus the pistons do have 3 rings..all in the last 30 years....hell, even the tigers have had their moments.

[@ElectricCool]

@J M true!!!

[@suprcrzy]

So what im getting here is that Detroit hasn't won anything in a really long time.. Got it

[@ivansagmani54]

suprcrzy 2009 which isn’t so long tbh but it’s long enough I doubt any of the teams will win something but the pistons could do something smart

[@Firebreather719]

Squidward: this is ridiculous, who uploads a video at 3 in the morning? UrinatingTree: oh boy 3 am!

[@declanssportsdesk]

The Lions may continue to be nothing... But Stafford will always be something.

[@zsu-23-4shilka2]

Thank *FUCK* Detroit got rid of him so he could immediately prosper elsewhere.

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

@@zsu-23-4shilka2 and saved the Rams from a flop, fucking Kroenke

[@soulkerthereaper2571]

@@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza yeeee uh about the rams 😂

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

@@soulkerthereaper2571 well fucking deserved, sell everything

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

And now they might at least return to the playoffs

[@UHOH_415]

Man, the fact that they let Barry and Megatron retire in their primes. That ending clip... 😂

[@beningersoll1973]

They didnt let them its not liked they asked the Lions

[@HK556]

Actually I'm curious, where is that from?

[@enigmaskull3495]

HKVeteran The clip is from The Kentucky Fried Movie.

[@HK556]

@@enigmaskull3495 Thank you

[@markjones2854]

Harry Engel Stafford is better than Layne😂

[@Mtdmpls]

"Eh, lay off Detroit. Them people is livin' in Mad Max times." -Moe Sizlak

[@joeblow9657]

Yeah Urinating Tree.

[@imaramblins]

Classic!

[@r.pres.4121]

Most of that city's neighborhoods look like they are in Mad Max times.

[@doubledouble4g379]

Eh, I would go more Robocop - what with General Motors HQ jutting out of a sea of dilapidated warehouses and derelict factories like OCP. And, y'know, Detroit.

[@Mrm0nG0]

Don't hate the D just cause we kill more than you.

[@TheStupidSeal]

3 years later, Stafford has a ring and the Lions are on of the grittiest and likable teams in the NFL.

[@furioussherman7265]

Not only that, but they're a decent choice to win their division this year.

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

​@@furioussherman7265 and just beat the reigning champions

[@ericradford2142]

@@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza 2023 NFC North Detroit Lions

[@Adri_Unsung]

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME INCOMING YALL THIS IS NOT A DRILL

[@Caedrelsallyxdd]

The saddest thing is wasting Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson's talent.

[@notsauer]

Idk if they wasted Sanders. He just got bored of football. He made the playoffs in 4 if his last 6 years in the NFL and even made the NFC Championship game. It just so happened that it overlapped the Dallas dynasty of the 90s and the early 90s Redskins, who are contenders for the greatest team of all time.

[@eminemsrealmrsmathers7741]

True

[@andreinybakken9252]

Sanders was a stud. I was truly sad for the Lions back then.

[@daredevildog5483]

Look on the bright side

[@craigpaulson3503]

Hall of Fame careers is hardly a waste.

[@PigglePigSwillbucket]

1 playoff win since 1957. All you really need to know

[@PigglePigSwillbucket]

@Harry Engel didn't know that; thank you for the history.

[@davidtuttle7556]

@Harry Engel They only ran 10 times because a: the Skins defense was stopping it, and b: the Skins offense was rolling over the defense.

[@iamhungey12345]

@Harry Engel Biggest issue was never getting the true long term solution for QB.

[@triggatrey2715]

My god and here i thought the Browns were the saddest team in the nfl

[@deagle7776]

Damn i feel bad for lions fans

[@jgaming5589]

"The only one who has not been terrible is Bill I Brien" Me in 2020: ._.

[@boxbee]

*laughs in Vrabel*

[@englenn806]

Barack Obama and Brian Flores

[@boxbee]

englenn806 he’s alright

[@eddixon2015]

1 playoff win since the 1950’s will really get to a fan base

[@cadeo.1265]

Detroit is where talent wastes away and eventually dies, just ask Sanders, Megatron, and Stafford

[@kozmeetorez]

Judgemental Seagull Staff should not be mentioned in the same sentence as them.

[@henrythemuthafuckineighth]

Dean Bryant I think Stafford could at least be a passable talent on a better team. He just has the bad luck of being in the Detroit Lions.

[@will4xx176]

Stafford is a quarterback who probably wouldn’t win a ring but win a few playoff games if he wasn’t on the Lions. The other two may have been the undeniable GOATs at their position if they didn’t play for the Lions

[@swatisquantum]

Blake Griffin

[@will4xx176]

Swat well the pistons have a championship at least. Different than the Lions

[@TheBlackMambaa248]

As a person born and raised in the metro Detroit area, I can attest to the fact that this organization is the absolute worst of the 32. And it’s only getting worse. Lost to a 1-9 Redskins team yesterday. The wheels have fallen off. And it will never change as long as the Ford’s own the team.

[@davester1970]

People want to talk about how poorly run the Bengals, Cardinals and Browns have been run, but I will concur that the Lions have been run more poorly than those teams combined. At least those teams have either been to the big game or came close. The Lions have only ONE playoff win since William Clay Ford purchased the team in the early 1960's. You, you parents and grandparents have never known contending football in Detroit.

[@ericradford2142]

2023 NFC North Champion Detroit Lions.

[@PhenomsServant4]

Boy that last sentence aged badly.

[@lazzered592]

Grandmas funeral was today; definitely needed this, Tree.

[@miguelfernandez4327]

Stay strong bro🙏

[@johnstebbins24]

My condolences.

[@KJSCalderon]

My sincere condolences

[@warmac88]

My condolences

[@UHOH_415]

My condolences to you and your family 🙏

[@obates]

I would've paid alot of money to watch The 2008 Lions vs The 2017 Browns. When I mean pay I mean walk in free of charge.

[@nicholaswhite7056]

Its not like either team could have stopped you, both teams had defenses that would let a fuckin turtle rack up 300 rushing yards

[@krisgordon3116]

Now that would be a beautiful TANK BOWL! da da da da dan Dan na na na na.

[@enigmaskull3495]

The Tank Bowl to end all Tank Bowls.

[@daleeloph5038]

The 2008 Lions could have beat the 2008 Browns cause Detriot could at least score offensive touchdowns that year the Browns scored only 1 offensive in their last 5 games that year

[@CSXIV]

Whoever wins that game wouldn't be because they played well, but sucked less.

[@donalddeluxe6407]

3:15 “the only one that hasn’t been a complete disaster is bill O’Brian.” Lol that REALLY aged poorly

[@BigTiger_99]

As a Texans fan, This is a Painful Reality check.

[@donalddeluxe6407]

Big Tiger I’m sorry man.

[@hankschwartz9083]

To be fair Bill O'Brian is a terrible GM but he's a pretty good offensive play caller. I mean the Texans have had a good offensive with him pretty much every year. He just has no idea how to manage a team.

[@CronoXpono]

Hank Schwartz Which works on plays, not games or seasons. That’s the part people forget when they chase the “Patriots way”. It’s depressing :/

[@flippisni]

Not really. He's still honestly the best coach to come from the Belichek tree

[@HitmanStark]

Matt Stafford 5-46 against .500 teams Jesus H Christ

[@thatonewriter8043]

@Erik Lerström I think the extremity of the record gives us enough of an indication that Matt Stafford regularly gets outplayed by elite QBs. He's just such a streaky QB. The more I look at the stats, the less certain I am of his true value in games that aren't one-possession games. Looking at it game by game, even nowadays, when he is vastly improved, he still will flip flop between good and bad games. And growing up in a Packers home, I've seen enough live film of him to have seen him have a good and bad game in the same three-hour stretch. I don't think Stafford is the quarterback they need, but he is arguably the most fitting, especially for the Jim Caldwell era. He's above average on a year-to-year aggregate, but he flashes brilliance and feels the floor drop out from under him in such a breakneck back-and-forth that I wouldn't be surprised if Ford Field is a consistent source of fan neck injuries. On the bright side, he's so good at back-and-forth that I'm sure if he retires soon, he could still have a promising tennis career.

[@AlonsoRules]

Brady's stats are boosted by being in the garbage AFC East

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

@Erik Lerström no he'd still win

[@monjesenal7477]

Anthony Kernich 6 Super Bowl rings prove you wrong

[@00garflp5]

he's also 8-1 when his running back rushes for 100yards

Finally, FINALLY, my Lions get a UT treatment. I'm still baffled how the most inept sports franchise in North America took so long to get one.

[@UrinatingTree]

They didn't do anything to earn one before then. 2017 they were okay and 2018 they were... well... that.

[@ColtsPacers1]

@@UrinatingTree they hit 10,000 days without a playoff win back in May or June though. That's a drought only eclipsed by the Bungles

I don't know man, the pure ineptitude over the last 60 + years. The fabled Curse of Bobby Layne. Saying they wouldn't win again for 50 years, then the 50th year we go 0-16.

[@finessedankles3248]

Insert Name Here well when you have 1 playoff win in the super bowl era I think it qualifies you

[@drtidrow]

@@ColtsPacers1 At least the Bungles have been to the Super Bowl. The last time the Lions won a championship my parents hadn't started dating yet... I turned 52 this summer. :-(

[@MazeDaGr8]

And Now Matt Stafford is off to the Rams & Jared Goff can fade into irrelevance

[@pottytheparrot310]

That’s punishment for losing to an 0-13 team

[@a-maze-ing768lol7]

10:22 rams to Jared Goff after losing to the jets

[@beastx5490]

Sad fact: Matt Staford is actually the best quarterback the Lions ever had.

[@poem2self]

Matt Stafford is good

[@joeyduguay9223]

Bobby Layne?

[@toggafamai4224]

And now he's in a Super Bowl.

[@boredman7571]

nows hes in the big game

[@stephenh5944]

@@boredman7571 - And now he's a Super Bowl champion.

[@supremecheese1436]

The Detroit lions: Thanksgivings roasted Turkey

[@philippedurocher3702]

I usually load up the opposing team's players on my fantasy lineup on that Thursday each year. Won that week 10 years running!!!!

[@mollyanderson657]

10:24 : College football players when they've been drafted by the lions

[@Painkiller-1997]

More like Thanksgivings Untouched Leftovers.

[@ghulam237]

@@Painkiller-1997 More like that cold bony part of the turkey no one wants to eat even though there's a little bit more scraps of meat on the bone but you're full and can't eat anymore

[@Empr4evr]

What does that make the Dallas Cowboys?

[@thekingbarrelmaker7642]

4:53 "Seriously this guy can't beat quality opponents." Proceeds to get traded to a real team in the Rams and win a Super Bowl in his first season with them.

[@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza]

OBJ, Von Miller...

[@Matt-dp7ze]

@@FelipeYoshioCordeirodeSouza Stafford was still beating quality opponents without OBJ and Von Miller

[@fan.of.feet2310]

Except it was against the Bungles

[@KPepper.]

@@fan.of.feet2310 bengals* we cant slander a SB team now 😔

[@Jon_the_Wizard]

@@KPepper.To which I say, “have you seen those two teams lately?”

[@starkiller9266]

1:28-1:39 Damn man, why you gotta call me out like that? It was middle school, I try to forget those time and- oh you mean the Lions... rightttttttttttt...

[@jcaliberty8288]

Lol

[@tylerm6453]

All of us at one point in middle school or high school were either that kid, a mindless follower, or a jackass. All is forgiven

[@tylerm6453]

DynastyNinja also glad to know it isn’t just me being called out :D

[@drewdaenzer9465]

holy shit he finally made a video about the lions

[@saby7825]

I come from the future to report that the lions have won a playoff game! Imagine that.

[@ericradford2142]

Make that another

[@FloridaMan9426]

Who's here after the Lions won the NFC North for the first time ever?

[@deathtoll5000x]

"Take him to Detroit!" Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well!

[@theboygeneral1386]

C Reynolds I am a lions fan and I agree

[@imaramblins]

KFM

[@vinnygaudino5017]

Update: Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn have been fired. You’re free, Detroit (for now). Wait, never mind, the Ford family is still here. Enjoy more incompetent coaches and wasted talent with no end in sight

[@davester1970]

If you are a Detroit Lions fan, you are working on 3 whole generations of Detroiters never knowing what championship football is like. Ever since the Ford family bought the team out in the early 1960's, the Lions have only 8 winning seasons and ONE playoff win. You know things are bad in Detroit when you have to resign to cheering hometown boy Jerome Bettis winning a Super Bowl with the Steelers.

[@chefz2749]

Is anyone in the Ford family who knows anything about football? I mean, someone has to figure it out sooner or later. Michael Bidwill shook off his father’s bow-tie-shaped shadow. Jim Irsay may be a drunken fool but he knows how to hire good people. Someone has to be able to figure it out.

[@thedude3065]

and then they hired the perfect man for the job

[@thedude3065]

*men I should say

[@brycewilson1909]

well, this could be painful.

[@The_General_Zubas]

Yea, its like listening to Mike Valenti every day.

[@sawyerwebster7971]

I’m with you comrade

[@banessuperbrutalmetalfunti2561]

Love the pfp.

[@scoobycarr5558]

It may be a bit painful but necessary. For every Lions fan this might be the required rant about the sorry state of this historic franchise's inept management.

[@masonjar9920]

F

[@philly_sports1558]

Kind of surprised you didn't mention the curse that Bobby Layne put on this franchise. Dude gets traded to Pittsburgh after winning three championships in Detroit and literally says that the Lions won't win a championship in 50 years. And they didn't. And the curse is still going strong.

[@slaybomb96]

funny how no one brings this up in this city.. They wont ever win under Ford ownership

[@OctogonalGaming]

philly_ sports not to mention the 50th year of the curse is when we went 0-16....man it’s rough being a lions fan

[@YankeesLife]

Actually the bobby layne curse has lasted for 62 years and counting.

[@YankeesLife]

Yeah, the bobby layne curse is real

[@hawaiidkw1]

He said 50 years. That the Lions still haven't won the NFC championship and are currently mired in sub-mediocrity means that the "curse" was ultimately completely meaningless. The Curse of the Bambino was huge precisely because 1. the Red Sox were an elite organization that was *supposed* to be winning championships, and 2. it was always some crazy 11th-hour freak coincidence that denied them. Cursing the Lions was like shooting a man in the head as he's falling into a volcano.

[@ravenkahne8484]

And now Matt Patrice has been fired. Lion, Jets, Bengals, are good reasons for the NFL to start relegating teams like the EPL. :-P

[@chasemartini7110]

Bengals at least make the playoffs lol. We dont do shit once we are there, but we are better than the Jets and Lions

[@genericbleach1055]

@@chasemartini7110 10 months ago, we were awful though so their statement isnt false for the time even though we goated now

[@isaiahford5610]

How’s relocating going to really help

[@THEDonnyB]

@@chasemartini7110 every once in a while you guys are okay. But otherwise mediocrity always consumes you.

[@jf5258]

@@isaiahford5610 relegating means downgrading to a lower league

[@sabsters2020]

He’s done THREE Detroit sports teams, and if he wants, he could do 4...what other city has this misery😭

[@MrSleepy677]

Cleveland? San Diego?

[@thomascolbert6798]

Detroit is the anti Boston

[@airgame5432]

@@MrSleepy677 At least Cleveland has a relevant team (Indians) and a championship in the last ten years.

[@MrSleepy677]

@@airgame5432 Fair, and Chicago sport teams has a couple of bright moments.

[@airgame5432]

@@MrSleepy677 yeah, you/those Chicagoans have relevant baseball and football teams rn, wonder if we'll ever get that again in Michigan lol

[@EthanAA1]

That Brandon Pettigrew Recalled flag was one of the most hair-tear-out things I have ever witnessed as a sports fan.

[@WHADDDD]

Fuck the cowboys. Forever.

[@yancayn7907]

J H now you talking like a real Eagle 👍

[@mattyflair]

Cowchoke fans are still gloating after that tainted win.

[@kingofgrim4761]

Ethan AA while they shouldn’t have picked up the flag that late, legally speaking they should have and did because they were calling a college penalty in the nfl

[@onceyougoasianyounevermiss7702]

@@kingofgrim4761 ok but what about dez running on the field without his helmet? That's definitely a penalty.

[@unownthequestioning8666]

Ninja should buy the Lions if he’s a big fan of them.

[@The_General_Zubas]

Can't, Fords make too much money off of the staduim

[@jon1851]

Calm down son

[@brucedillon8358]

/r wooosh

[@Saixjacket]

Wooshers are the next to go into the gulags.

[@ethansballoonart11]

Kyle Sheridan I hate ninja because he’s a Fortnite gamer. I also hate him because he’s a lion fan. I hate him for the latter reason as well because everyone myself included hates Fortnite and makes the Lions more of a mockery

[@romanroscoe7020]

As a lions fan... This hurts... But it’s so wildly accurate

[@welcometothedesert8034]

Hey man I feel u not gonna lie I hate the lions so no offense. But I am a fan of the cardinals :/

[@kyriea]

as a Lions fan, im not pissed, the Lions just suck

[@welcometothedesert8034]

Δction I mean I hate to say this but they are cheated by refs

[@YankeesLife]

I was born in nyc in 92 and saw giants win 2 super bowls and the yankees win 5 world series.

[@romanroscoe7020]

There is hope

[@YourPalAlRetroGamer]

4:33 "Stafford is not Brady. He's never going to be Brady." Jan. 23rd, 2022 - Stafford out-Bradyed Brady.

[@Wildcat_Media]

My great-uncle played for the Lions back in the 30s. Probably the last time they were any good. Because of that family tie, my dad is a die-hard Lions fan and has been since childhood. He accepts the misery and takes the victories where he can get them. I would love for them to be good. It’s not going to happen anytime soon, but just to see my dad be thrilled for his favorite uncle’s old team... Great video, as usual, Tree. The Ford Family has a lot to answer for.

[@frostedicepharoah7723]

The Lions aren’t irrelevant; they give one team a very happy Thanksgiving every year.

[@WWFAttitudeEraFreak]

Lmaoooo as a lions fan it’s true 😩

[@thekingbarrelmaker7642]

How does this comment not have more likes?

[@Harv72b]

In 1978, the NFL went to a 16-game schedule. In the 43 seasons since, Detroit has lost fewer than 10 games in 21 of them. And one of _those_ was 1982, when a strike reduced the season to 9 games. The Cleveland Browns have five more playoff wins in the Super Bowl era than the Lions. And Cleveland took 3 years off & then re-started from scratch halfway through.

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

In other news, Josh Gordon was reinstated today. The Evil Empire just got a second death star.

[@TheMcK777]

I really hope he can correct the course for himself.

[@sethwood1003]

Vader and Emperor Palpatine got another Boba Fett

[@Zelinkokitsune]

​@@TheMcK777 Yea but I can't help but feel he'll be out of the league again by the bye week and that's kinda sad.

[@richgerow3472]

Headline three weeks from now: "Josh Gordon suspended indefinitely after once again violating NFL substance-abuse policy."

[@BradleyJCude]

Somebody find some Bothans.

[@BrasilianFury]

Both Grifflix and Tree uploading new content within a 24 hour span. Truly, this is the best timeline.

[@Paul8820]

John Matthew Stafford the longtime Lions franchise QB won a Super Bowl with a different team. What an absolutely pathetic franchise.

[@sunlitsonata6853]

Really shows how poorly managed they are when only one year away from their management and offensive line he goes up and wins it.

[@johnathanjackson7165]

Everyone will have succes once they leave detroit 😂

[@jacksonbear1]

The Red Wings, Pistons, and Tigers have all won championships in the past 50 years meanwhile the Lions haven’t won ONE PLAYOFF GAME since then

[@ThomasMink]

Actually.. the Lions do have a single playoff win. That's it. One playoff win since 1957.

[@andrewlarson7]

ThomasMink wasn’t it when Barry Sanders had that great play against the Cowboys?

[@Steve_Hunts96]

@@andrewlarson71991 Divisional Round against Dallas, so most likely.

[@MikeTheKoopaWarrior]

And there you have it, Matthew Stafford just won a Super Bowl the year he left the Lions organization. The Lions should honestly liquidate…

[@Badboyjimmybob]

Lol that’s just facts

[@katiedwyer8549]

Stafford was elite..with the Rams!

[@notsauer]

Had to release this video quick before the Lions win the Super Bowl this year, huh.

[@UHOH_415]

not Sauer them? Winning the Super Bowl? Yeah that’s happening in 6019

[@WHADDDD]

Detroit vs Everybody

[@daredevildog5483]

MrUHOH415 7019

[@DiAB0LiST27]

Lions fan here, no. The best season I could possibly reason for them would be a divisional round exit, but even that needs a whole cavalcade of things to go Detroit's way, not realistic. They are wildcard contenders again...

[@DiAB0LiST27]

@@Lucasindahouse That is a good point, but this isn't the AFC.

[@kylecam22]

The Silverdome was owned and operated by the City of Pontiac. Not Detroit.

[@The_General_Zubas]

Which was weird

[@anguishingquark]

Pontiac is like Detroit but too small for organized crime

[@kvltizt]

@@anguishingquark This is funny as fuck

[@Yeen125]

Pontiac is a suburb of Detroit, so it still somewhat counts.

[@r.pres.4121]

Duncan Darnell too small, Pontiac was a city of over 100,000 at one time. That is big enough for organized crime.

[@bucket9580]

"The one who isn't a disaster is Bill o Brien." This didn't age well...

[@VladusYinzer]

The Lions haven't been relevant since they sent Bobby Layne to Pittsburgh and he "cursed" the team by supposedly saying they wouldn't win for 50 years

[@patrick-xu1go]

The 50th year was their 0-16 season Spooky

[@drtidrow]

He was short by at least a dozen years... grrr...

[@nickweston6446]

Eh the real curse was being owned by the Fords...

[@scoobycarr5558]

Which is worse by Ford? The Edsel, the Pinto or the Lions? I do like the Lions but I completely despise Ford. No thanks, I do like my Dad's Toyota Prius.

[@alejandrom8630]

He wasn't wrong

[@OneVoiceOneTruth]

"The reverse jinx is probably in effect" YOU FOOL! you jinxed the reverse jinx! Now it won't happen!

[@patrick-xu1go]

Idk he jinxed the Chargers and the Rams into losing to the Patriots and made a joke about jinxing them so maybe you still have hope

[@TheRADRAD]

"The only one who HASN'T been a complete disaster has been Bill O' Brien" Yeah, about that... Past Tree, let's just say the seat got a little too hot for him.

[@triggatrey2715]

LOL Matthew Stafford and Kirk Cousins in their careers both have just 5 wins against teams .500 or better

[@crazykirsch]

TFW you realize Stafford has managed this despite being in the league since 2009. Truly Elite.

[@jvcatal]

Stafford has 7

[@mccor002]

@@jvcatal Preseason doesn't count

[@waidwml2166]

same with Stafford but take away the running game or defense

[@Karmy.]

Why must you do this to us :( Also I feel really attacked by that description of the Lions just existing ;-;

[@brucanthwood]

We are the bruised and beaten my friend, what can urinating tree do to us that's worse than what the Lion's will do? We endure hell every year. And cheer for it.

[@LowdownBoy]

Off yourself

[@xsportscommentaryx60]

We might have a good year this year... Might

[@xsportscommentaryx60]

Joe D'Amico said the Arab

[@BallKnower]

XSports Commentary You can say that every year

[@Landmasters]

Can we appreciate the fact that Stafford went from 5-46 in 2017, to winning the Super Bowl after he finally escaped Detroit? I still wanted Burrow to redeem the Bengals and net Ohio its first Ring...but this is a great consolation prize

[@theverburger]

Ohio Stae cant claim burrow

[@frankfort332]

​@@theverburgerCincinnati is in Ohio

[@roljamas]

“Let’s just say if (The Ford Family) ran their car business like this, they’d have to rely on government bailouts to get them out of it.” I had to stop the video for that one. That was an amazing line! So, so good.

[@jetsamperes5762]

except Ford didn't accept any government bailouts. GM and Chrysler did. The Ford's didn't want to lose control since they are the majority shareholder and would have given that up if they took a bailout.

[@Abandonsoyciety]

@@jetsamperes5762 so basically the fords are so greedy they wont even let the government step in , RIP the Lions

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

I don't know how he strings these one-liners, but they're hilarious.

[@JuwanBuchanan]

The only reason the Fords will never sell the Lions is because they wont want to pay taxes

[@Yeen125]

Even then, the Ford family had to rely on RoboCop and a former Boeing engineer to save their company...twice!

[@SkolneyVikings]

Here's all you need to know about the Lions: Mike Tice went 8-0 against them. Tice!

[@gusglitz1196]

I hate how some teams waste talent. Detroit leads the NFL in ruining careers. Barry and Megatron chose to retire early because of all the losing. Hell, Matt Stafford would be considered a great QB if he ever had anyone to throw to. Honestly Stafford isn't as bad as advertised. He had terrible coaching his entire career. Put Stafford with, say, the 2018-2019 Bears and he kills it, makes it to at least the NFC title game. Only Aaron Rodgers is better than Stafford in the NFC North.

[@scoobycarr5558]

@Blue Skeptic Which era was worse for the Ford family, the 1950s Edsel, the 1970s Pinto or the 2000s Lions? The Lions are the NFL's lemon of a team (Edsel) ready to explode into flames when rear ended (Pinto).

[@andrewomahony9260]

Wait, really? 🤣

[@edwardjr9232]

@Blue Skeptic lol

[@trevonpernell0814]

@@scoobycarr5558 SHOTS FIRED! And people wonder why I refer to Ford as Fix Or Repair Daily...Their ownership of the Lions is one of the reasons why.

[@illiniguy34]

And today they blew a 17 point lead. Thank you, Lions. You are too generous.

[@bootitup6927]

"He's the best QB in franchise history." BOBBY LAYNE WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU

[@The_General_Zubas]

They graduated from the same high school. So thats something to talk abojt

[@Yeen125]

*Modern franchise history.

[@kyndread71]

Erik Kramer led them to a 12-4 season in the 90s. Then they shipped him off to division-rival Chicago....in favor of Scott Mitchell. Exactly.

[@bootitup6927]

@@Yeen125 I'll give you that one for sure

[@adamthespinygiant]

Bobby Layne must be relaxing in his grave now. (The Lions QB who cursed the team after the traded him to the Steelers)

[@SirDawkster]

Dan Campbell is building a legitimate culture in Detroit. They're on their way to becoming a real contender.

[@ChiefBlue4298]

And now they just beat the reigning champion Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium

[@ericradford2142]

And they’re now NFC North Champions in 2023.

[@TerminatorHIX]

And now they've won a playoff game. Against the Stafford-led Rams, no less.

[@thedude3065]

they are a fucking contender

[@Adri_Unsung]

And now they’re in the NFC Championship Game

[@elliottmclauren1987]

"The Lions are the Goddammed Edsel but produced every year" Jesus Christ😂😂😂💀💀💀

[@angrybuffalofan1750]

I’m driving to Pittsburgh right now. Guess I have to pull over

[@blank-vj1mc]

Wait so you gotta pull over to watch it, but you can comment behind the wheel? Skills.

[@AzureKite]

put tree through a table

[@angrybuffalofan1750]

Azure Kite gotchu

[@That.trad.alvaro]

Who’s here after Bill o Brien has been fired

[@mawile2468]

Yup. How To Self Destruct As a Head Coach 101

[@noammosek1319]

BOB was a mediocre coach but bill the GM got him fired

[@Penoatle]

Came for a reference to Kentucky Fried Movie and Fistful of Yen. Leaving happy.

[@RobdaVegasMailman]

Tree has our gratitude. :)

[@Penoatle]

@@johnspeg8663 I am asleep and you are my alarm clock, how do you wake me?

[@bludevl99]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHbPlYCAqZyajbc

[@RobdaVegasMailman]

The best part of Tree's videos is that something crazy always happens to make you come back to them.

[@etaIItheta]

Whenever someone tells me they're a Lions fan, I say "I'm sorry."

[@donniefleuryy.29]

Did you watch the game today? Nice finish, but yes, us Metro Detroiters are pissed.

[@theverburger]

i just got used to det losing

[@bulbasaur15]

# 001 So I guess this begs the question. If the Detroit Lions were to somehow win the Superbowl, what apocalyptic event are we gonna end up being subjected to?

[@chanelhenderson8460]

Anyone who admits its isn't ashamed so saying you're sorry is insulting

[@sunlitsonata6853]

The Lions are now RELEVANT! They officially won a playoff game for the first time since 1991. They overachieved.

[@texasyt3742]

And now they’re in the NFC Championship

[@johnstebbins24]

As a Browns fan, the phrase "At Least we're not Detroit!" has always comforted me when it comes to football. At least our futility is entertaining and with style, personality, and character. Detroit's is pretty much...not worth the insults, which is infinitely worse.

[@patrick-xu1go]

At least the Browns are finally a contender

[@Lemadayslucas]

Perkaholic How is the Browns a contender if the regular season hasn’t even started yet??? Just because they made good moves in the offseason doesn’t matter until we see them all win games

[@patrick-xu1go]

Lemadayslucas they won consistently after they fired Hue Jackson and added Odell Beckham and Kareem Hunt without losing anyone. It’s pretty safe to think they’d be a contender

[@The_General_Zubas]

We never had a Parade.

[@johnstebbins24]

@@Lemadayslucas We're all contenders until Week 5

[@steffanyschwartz7801]

Well Stafford escaped this prison and won Lombardi hallelujah

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

Yep he can write a special thanks to the refs

[@steffanyschwartz7801]

@@elijahmcgeorge5198 and now the Lions could be contenders for the division

[@olofpalme63]

This is the most honest and poignant statement about the Lions that I've ever heard on KZbin

[@CdGrifter]

Tree: Stafford can't beat quality opponents. He's serviceable but not elite. Pads his stats in the 4th quarter to make himself look better then he is. Meanwhile in 2022. Stafford has the best season of his career and wins the SB

[@wagglewiggle]

Um. How much of that is mcvay and kupp. I'm a lions fan and live the guy but the rams win the superbowl this year with about 10 qbs other than Stafford that team is just great

[@AutoArtemAuto]

@@wagglewiggle The Rams had more weapons for Stafford. Let's face it. The man literally carried that team for years, even after Calvin retired. Barely had a decent run game to help him out until one year. Would any other top QB succeed in where Stafford was with the Lions before he got traded to the Rams?

[@tleoipl37]

Stafford did it for Detroit!

[@gabrielfiol2311]

"The Lions are the goddam Edsel, but produced every year." -Tree

[@AutoArtemAuto]

Matthew Stafford is now a SB champion.

[@sunlitsonata6853]

4:53 "Seriously this guy can't beat quality opponents!" The very next year after he's traded from the Lions, Stafford manages to beat Tom Brady and bring an LA Rams team to the Super Bowl

[@declanssportsdesk]

Irony delicious enough to eat for lunch.

[@stephenh5944]

Beat Brady 2x, Russell Wilson 2x, and Aaron Rogers.

[@braydenbrewer2122]

@@stephenh5944 no no the rams suck against green bay

[@em607_]

“Stafford can’t beat quality opponent’s” did not age well

[@ChiefBlue4298]

He sent Tom Brady into retirement… kinda

[@panowa8319]

"No! Not Detroit!" "Kentucky Fried Movie", anyone?

[@executioner1017]

You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this.

[@delthakidd]

There are only two things that catch on in the Motor City. Murder & Mediocrity Edit: One Detroit joke and I get a mob at my door. Nicely done.

[@MSmith5478]

Brennan Cullen Not true

[@emiliomoya7193]

Detroit is becoming a great city. Sucks that it gets such a bad rep from outsiders

[@ayeyobossman6151]

@@emiliomoya7193 bullshit

[@Karmy.]

@@ayeyobossman6151 truth

[@MSmith5478]

Emilio Moya Doesn’t matter. Folks like him are still gonna be going to Opening Day & trash the place.

[@defender2222]

(slowly leans back in chair, chewing on a kneecap) So... eternal irrelevance, huh?

[@dobbs5860]

This has aged perfectly with the Lions being 0-8-1. At least they won't go 0-17!

[@brenislanders]

I was about to go to sleep but I think I'll watch UrinatingTree instead

[@jeromechillin5515]

Ladies, find you a man that sacrifice his time for you the way we sacrifice our sleep to watch a Urinating tree video in 3 A.M on a Saturday.

[@texasyt3742]

Who’s here after the Lions blew a 24-7 lead to the 49ers?

[@itzjakedawgttvyt3749]

The lions are chokers!!

[@JeffsParty]

Just stop. Plenty of teams envy you being there. The Lions have hope

[@aw4516]

Cleveland: At least we’re not Detroit!

[@drewdaenzer9465]

We're not Detroit!!

[@chrisgrissom3610]

Least we've won championships... Fuck Cleveland

[@mat2000100]

Chris Grissom but Cleveland won the NBA championship a few years ago.

[@bb_arcadia5752]

@@chrisgrissom3610 both teams never won a super bowl and Cleveland has like 10 before the super bowl era

[@dechefmane3526]

@@mat2000100 Cleveland won one championship this decade than any Detroit team but Detroit won way more championships overall than Cleveland.

[@kevinwong1988]

I'm here because they just blew a 24-7 leads against the 49ers. Regardless of that, they have a great season.

[@charlesmurphy3222]

"Take him to Detroit." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DestinyZX1]

Its 3am Tree. I should be sleeping dammit. XD

[@joeheid2776]

It is Friday?

[@onecanadiandude9108]

@@joeheid2776 Technically it's Saturday

[@joeheid2776]

@@onecanadiandude9108 Oh yeah. 😎 My bad. 😁

[@ryanhynes2505]

Who’s her after they fired Patricia

[@eagleeye6524]

And hired Dan Campbell