Just an Excuse, Or Legitimate Concern?

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As the first quarter ended, I was as pumped up as everyone else was. We had a 24-3 lead, and it looked like we had the Lions handled easily. As it unfolded, the Lions came roaring back and tore our hearts out at the end of the game. We haven't had much to root for since the Bengals game so this was a pleasant surprise.

As the second quarter got underway, I started to notice that the Lions started dropping like flies. I just figured that within the trenches there was a lot of hitting and players toppling over causes players to get dinged up, and I never looked into it further.

Yesterday, something surfaced from Mangini that at the time made me think that he was just looking for excuses. He claimed that the Lions were intentionally faking injuries to slow down their no huddle. Prior to hearing that, I didn't give it a thought and when I did hear Mangini say that I just started laughing because it sounded like another one of his attempts to shove the blame of the loss away from him. But was it a legitimate statement?

I can't say whether or not this was the case. But regardless, we the fans will never know. What makes it suspicious was the players came back a play later and never received medical attention, which makes you think that Mangini has a legit assumption here. But again, anything can happen in the heat of the game so they could of been legit. Regardless, the league should look into this and see what they think about it. If anything, if they see the Lions bending the rules on tape they should watch for it closer in the NFL and throw some sort of fine in their direction. However, if this was just an attempt by Mangini to again deflect the loss as not his fault because of something he had no control over, then what little credibility I had for Mangini (and theirs no a lot left after all the shady stuff that happens with him) goes out the door and I want him out of here.

As a coach you need to take blame for your losses and he continues to come up with reasons why it wasn't his fault and how it was someones else. When is he going to start taking accountability for his team. We the fans know it's not all the teams fault, maybe Mangini should start owning up to his mistakes and figure out how to fix them. After all, the teams final results are what determine his fate anyways. But for whatever reason he doesn't understand that and thinks that we're dumb because in his mind, nothing that happens is his fault or atleast he expects us to believe that.

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