Gary Watson

Sentenced in 1999 to a lifetime of Detroit sports fandom

Michigan Tech ‘22

[Gary Watson @garywatzn]

I was at the Red Wings game tonight it was so much worse than I ever could’ve expected. I was also at a lot of the late 2025 Tigers games where they choked away the biggest division lead ever and barely made the playoffs.

There’s no comparison and I lost my voice booing the Tigers that year. Tonight there were 5 plus “sell the team” chants during the game. There were “sell the team” chants in the concourse. There were “sell the team” chants in the bathrooms. There were constant boos and a handful of “fuck Chris Illitch” chants. I’ve never seen anything like it. #LGRW

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@HonoluluBlues_ You really just gonna disrespect Kelvin Shepherd like that?

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@IYKbaseball @tigers Chris doesn’t seem to meddle as much with the Tigers for whatever reason

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@colton_pouncy Seems like a bit of an aggressive response for a guy responsible for a defense that you’d struggle to steel man an argument against being worst in the league

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@E_Woodyard Please just fire him into the sun and let us get on with our lives. It’s bad enough to make poor coordinator hires but to not be able to put down Old Yeller when the time comes is even worse

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@AnthonyWriter5 The issue is more that the help he finds can be bargain bin or not good enough. We needed an outside CB in 24 and Zadarius was mega washed and signed too late. Marcus Davenport wasn’t exactly a home run pickup either to help the Dline.

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@the_det_times They’re two fluke plays away from 0-4. You can make a strong case for them anywhere outside the top 10.

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@burchie_kid @IYKbaseball Wow that is fairly strong criticism honestly. I appreciate it.

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@MotorCityBanter Herbert

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@SpeakEZsports_ It’s amazing how quickly his schtick gets old without results. I really didn’t think it would come to this.

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Never thought I’d get to the point where I’m tired of Dan’s coach speak. I don’t care how fired up you are Dan. I care that the team looks awful and is two plays away from 0-4.
#OnePride

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Sure seems fun to be a Saints fan and remembering Katrina by getting blown out at home by a division rival

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@BradKrysko I’ve stopped trying to tell myself that it can’t get worse because the one thing the Wings have taught me is that it can *always* get worse

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America wins when the Yankees lose

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@imDazzer He’s done so much more in good faith than is required and the org did nothing but shit in his lap in return

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I don’t really care that the defense sucks or the defensive coordinator is bad. Bad contracts and bad hires happen to every team. The Chiefs, Rams, Eagles, etc. have all had it happen recently and are fine. I do however care a lot about what’s done to fix it and my confidence in the leadership to right the ship.

That’s my problem with the Lions. I have zero confidence that it will be fixed and that’s what scares me. I don’t want to go back to the dark times.

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@ROTL_UK I think we lost his brain but he is totally and completely washed physically

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@mansurshaheen Would much rather have spent the Derrick Moore pick on a CB at this point

[Underdog NFL @UnderdogNFL]

Joey Porter Jr. in his Cowboys debut, per @SumerSports:

24 snaps
0 targets
0 receptions allowed
0 yards allowed

[Gary Watson @garywatzn]

@swarheit I mean the real answer is yes unfortunately. Would it be? Who knows, but it can *always* get worse.