Alright so got a message from a friend to add some to the football blog at konkretekidinfootball.com. So, here is a story from the magical 1991 season we had in Detroit.
Honestly it truly was an amazing year. Despite what many fans say about the Lions always being bad. It simply isn’t true. Yes … I feel their frustration that we didn’t make the Super Bowl and so they have a right to complain.
But when you look back into the 90’s we actually were a pretty strong team in perhaps the best division in football from top to bottom. (The old Central Division of the NFL.) I can already hear it … no this division or that team was better. Yup, everything comes down to an opinion – everyone has one of those as well.
I’ll concede to everyone who wants to argue and tell you are right and I am wrong. So, getting past that point – you can be right and I am a dumbass…. Here is this story though.
In Detroit during the 1991 season there were some awesome things that happened – there were also some tragic ones that will also be addressed in another episode because I am referencing Mike Utley and Eric Andolsek who deserve some special attention apart from this commentary.
Eric and Mike are two people who are certainly in the middle of my heart every single day and deserve to be recognized in a special way. Those of you who were a member of the Lion family at that time know exactly what I mean.
But, in 1991 the Lions went 12-4 and won the Central Division of the NFC on the last day of the NFL season as the Bears lost to San Francisco on Monday Night Football. That loss cost Chicago the Division and gave us a first round bye into the playoffs.
But, the season itself was just a fantastic ride for all of us who were there! Even though it started auspiciously enough with a crushing defeat in Washington 45-0 the Lions then went on to win twelve of the next fifteen games. Trust me in any league that is tough to do – but the NFL … really hard.
OK, I am wandering already … get to the point Donald.
This episode is about Erik Kramer and what a fantastic player he was in the NFL. But narrowing the focus it is about the first pass he threw in his NFL career. Yeah, but it was the first pass he ever threw in a tension fraught game where he came in to replace an injured starter.
Yeah, but an even tighter focus – because he came into a critical game at a critical time in a critical situation (did I say critical enough?) with one of the most gifted runners – Barry Sanders lined up behind him.
Rodney Peete our starting QB gets dinged up and he has to leave the game. It is a close back and forth game. We have recovered from that opening day ass-kicking by Washington and are sitting at 2-1.
In this situation all we need to do is have Erik not fumble the snap … turn around and give Barry the ball. Get out of the series and try to get Rodney back in the game. Just don’t screw up Erik!!
The offensive coaches concur … give Barry the ball – perhaps we get a first down. If not … Pro Bowl punter Jimmy Arnold comes in and jams the Colts back into their own end with one of his towering kicks.
Nahh.. not going to happen Batman!
Erik gets under center as the QB – looks to the right, looks to the left and audibles! Are you shitting me he audibles …he does not just audible ..HE AUDIBLES TO A PASS and he HAS NEVER THROWN A PASS IN AN NFL GAME! You can imagine the sidelines, the coaching booth as we watch all of this unfold.
NOOOO…. ERIK DO NOT THROW THE BALL YOU DUMBASS!
Erik calmly steps back fires a pass to Willie Green for a first down.
ERIK GREAT DECISION! WAY TO GO! YOU ARE TERRIFIC! KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!
Several plays later Erik again finds Willie Green – this time for a TD!
Rodney comes back in the game and the Lions win to go to 3-1.
The rest of the story is too long for FB so just click on this konkretekidinfootball and you can see the whole episode as it unfolded – or exploded – throughout that awesome season!
Hah, What a Life!
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