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rgnbull29

Screams of Philly fans.


Pointless_Rhetoric

The whole vibe is exactly like Philly. Exact same thought!


TheKing490

Corporate Wants you to find the Difference Philly-Detroit They're exactly the same picture


fhbsb

Christ. It's from his speech when he was hired in Detroit. This sub is full of idiots. [https://youtu.be/Ng8TV6buqqM?si=yhCIqAaY3xjgsEVA](https://youtu.be/Ng8TV6buqqM?si=yhCIqAaY3xjgsEVA)


NSc100

The logo’s are referencing hock and higbee and how their dirty player have them serious injuries. It may be what Campbell said but it’s also referencing the injuries, and you’re an idiot for not noticing that…


OrangeJudas

They reference their last 3 wins. They beat the Vikings in week 18, the Rams in the wild card, and now the Bucs. It’s a reference to Dan Campbell’s speech in training camp. Are you stupid?


EvilLibrarians

The speech was also 3 years ago to this day btw


fhbsb

Did they take "hunk" out of someone in TB?


fhbsb

Week 18 they won agains the Vikings, wildcard they won in La, they just beat the bucs. Are you stupid?


shitpipebatteringram

Most of the sub here is filled with 16-22 year olds who will repeatedly whine of “doomers” in the live threads. It’s too much to ask of them to remember beyond 10 minutes ago.


Rulligan

Today is even the 3 year anniversary of that speech.


Rube18

It doesn’t surprise me that someone would make that sign. It does surprise me that someone from the TV crew thought it would be a good idea to display this sign on national TV.


BK1986

I agree here the sign is bad but showing it on national TV is almost worse.


I_Am_Not_That_Man

Ughhh another dumb dumb. The sign is referencing Dan Campbell’s inaugural speech 3 years ago. Has nothing to do with injuries or your team. And that’s not an opinion.


BK1986

lol we know it’s about his speech but it’s also clearly about injuries. Why are you even here? Get a life.


Booty_Warrior_bot

*I came looking for booty.*


1998yanks

Try your moms house


fhbsb

Again. It's from his speech years ago. You people need to understand context before freaking out over nothing. [https://youtu.be/Ng8TV6buqqM?si=yhCIqAaY3xjgsEVA](https://youtu.be/Ng8TV6buqqM?si=yhCIqAaY3xjgsEVA)


Rube18

Doesn’t matter. Im not naive enough to think the person who made the sign had no thoughts of the previous knee injuries that took place against the Vikings and Rams. The sign was clearly made with a double meaning.


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Bennyboy814

Soft ass generation. Swear.


T-Nan

That's so fucked up Why would you celebrate an injury like that? What did we do to the Lions anyway lol


FlatlandTrooper

Lions fans hate Hock because he wanted out


T-Nan

Oh good to know! Didn’t know he was trying to leave, but the trade worked out for us


JJBrandon69

No we don’t hate Hock, and he wasn’t trying to leave.


Thiswasmy8thchoice

I mean.... Did it


StreetDreams56

Are you acoustic?


Flashy_Butterscotch2

I’m electric don’t know about you


rob_harris116

Is this a serious question?


Imeasureditsaverage

Top 5 NFL pick is a top 5 TE that we got for a mid second?


cusoman

Imagine if we did this with Diggs, who also wanted out. Turns out, we're better than that.


bennyboy13134

The sign is referencing his kneecap rant when he got hired as their coach


T-Nan

Was that rant at the Vikings and Rams specifically? Idk still seems kind of a low blow given Kerby caused two ACL tears in a month.


Corr521

No it was something he said when he got hired


Kim_Jong_Teemo

No but those wins locked the North & gave them a playoff win. I don’t think Detroit fans even think about those Kerby hits.


Verstratax

But if you mention Barr and Rodgers in the same sentence, you might be crucified. It’s because people have adopted the Lions as a feel good story for some reason. I’m lost on why people think Detroit deserves a win when they’ve been actual ass for so long. That doesn’t warrant a deserved anything.


Kim_Jong_Teemo

Fuck em they’re division rivals I want them to lose. This sign is just a nothing burger everyone’s getting upset about.


Verstratax

Agreed partner. Go Ravens


bennyboy13134

Lmao apparently a lot of us Viking fans are mouth breathers that have no concept of context


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T-Nan

Or just answer without being a cunt


DisastrousBath4994

Holy shit. These people are completely brain-dead. Others said Campbell is a classless coach? Of all the coaches in the NFL, he's one of the least classless.


iamsamwelll

Completely what this is. What’s also funny is if it was our team half of these people wouldn’t care. And it’s a sport. I don’t get needed to be offended about this stuff.


bennyboy13134

Eggzactly you get it. I’m happy I’m not alone


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sleephardplayhard

It's not hard to understand that it's referring to Kerby taking out hocks (vikings) and higbees (rams) knees and tearing their acls.


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drhungrycaterpillar

Are you trolling? Biting knee caps has been their thing since Dan Campbell. It’s an unfortunate coincidence though.


sleephardplayhard

That's the joke...it's clearly a reference to both. I don't understand how it's over your head?


JD42305

It's not *clearly* a reference to both, it's a coincidence.


pointNumberOne

I mean... they specifically chose the Vikings and Rams why then?


I_Am_Not_That_Man

The sign is showing the order of our recent wins and potential future wins in order. It’s pretty simple.


MN_abomb

Dude no it's not. That quote has been a lions meme for like 2 years. I promise the lions are not even thinking about us


T-Nan

That’s reassuring! I just didn’t get the reference! Still rooting for the Lions to win next week but the sign comes off as shitty imo, given the knee injuries lol


Kenmore_11

Gave them two easy ass wins and a great stadium to celebrate in.


iHyPeRize

Gonna be real fun to watch the 49ers humble them. Classless fans, classless coach, karma will hit them real bad.


zinto44

unfortunately this season is already a success for them no matter what happens.


ExtraReport8660

Yea a playoff win for the freaking Detroit Lions means more to that city than the Pistons 3 nba titles combined.


greiman23

I’m one of those rare Pistons-Vikings fans and based on most of the interactions I’ve had with them it appears to be true. Unlike Packers fans, Pistons fans tend to live for the now rather than base their entire personality on their past success.


Kenmore_11

Can’t wait to watch Dick Campbell cry after they lose next week.


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AbbreviationsMuch511

Not the whole fanbase. I think this sub has an outsized amount of crazies. Everytime I talk to SKOL fans in person, they are cool as hell and not clueless.


I_Am_Not_That_Man

And I agree with you honestly. Most Vikings fans are cool. And as much I say FTP! on here, Packers fans are always pretty top notch too. Every fan base has its cry baby ass hats. A LOT of them here in Detroit too haha. It’s just unfortunate the loudest minority (the asshats) tend to be the most prominent voices on Reddit haha Edited my earlier comment so I won’t generalize you all


Themeteorologist35

I agree, this post makes Vikings fans look pathetic


Big_Wooly_Mamoth_420

lol you guys keep saying this every week and every week you’re wrong


BubblyAir4969

Niners barely got by the Pack! What makes you think the lions will fall to the Niners?! Nah… lions all the way.


DarKsaBr

They are referring to the “Gonna bite their knee caps off” quote from Dan Campbell. It’s like three years to the day since he said that in his opening remarks as the new HC. At least that’s the way I interpreted the sign.


JD42305

The speech: https://youtu.be/Ng8TV6buqqM?si=Z3jMawzfm6gDHd9x I never for a second even thought of the unfortunate injuries, I immediately saw it for what it was--yet another in the long list of kneecap memes we've used for the last couple years.


Peroxide__Princess

Yeah I'm super confused that anyone was even salty over this. So completely obviously a reference to Campbell's speech, and no it's not a damn "double meaning" like some are saying 🙄


Ghetto_Geppetto

Same. Not everyone thinks about the Vikings as much as we do. Just relaxxxxx OP


Houseplant25

It's a reference to a quote by Dan Campbell about biting knee caps I believe 


MeatbagAmongUs

Yes but it’s also referencing the two injuries. Both can be true


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Being offended on the Internet is out national pastime. I didn't think it was bad. Good for Detroit. Suffered longer than us.


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Out of all the teams left Detroit is the one the annoys me the least and the most compelling underdog story. Seriously, Detroit has been a non factor in my entire life of being a Vikings fan there is no animosity. They've been a non factor for 30+ year


Themeteorologist35

Also agreed


Themeteorologist35

Agreed


MoreDronesThanObama

I highly doubt that's intentional. Y'all are just looking for reasons to be mad.


Jagacin

This subreddit has such a victim complex. If they aren't trash talking, then they're non stop bitching. They won the North against the Vikings. They won their first playoff game in over 30 years against the Rams. That's ALL there is to it.


RoaringGorilla

Yet it is clearly referencing two teams in which they injured their players. Dirty fucking team and fan base.


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RoaringGorilla

If their intention was that, it is a braindead sign. Two major knee injuries occurred in those games. Fuck injuries and fuck them.


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Supvegito

Your head is so far up your own ass it’s crazy. You haven’t even tried to make sense


Uniblab_78

I thought the same.


Staind075

That's what I'm thinking it was referring to... Not meant to be classless, but could be negatively inferred as such.


rural_tortoise

This ^


Pointless_Rhetoric

It's a play on words or a double entendre. It means what you think it means.


JD42305

It's not a double entendre. Kneecaps have consistently been a running meme since The Speech. https://youtu.be/Ng8TV6buqqM?si=Z3jMawzfm6gDHd9x You have a confirmation bias and you're reading into it too much.


OrdinaryDazzling

Some of the fans on this sub are super soft. Just enjoy the playoffs


grrrimabear

Damn, this fan base is sensitive as fuck.


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Trashy 


Previous_Ad_6032

By saying Vikings - division Rams - playoff win Confused at the trashy part of this?


DarkSkyForever

Man there are so many soft kids in here, jesus.


collinCOYS

The NFL tweeted a picture of this sign


flick-it

This sub is insufferable in the post-season.


plantmanagerrules

Biggest bunch of pussies all time


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I agree who cares about the sign


veddhead83

Douche bag


4four4MN

It will be a massive upset if Detroit wins.


RoaringGorilla

And people here actively root for this fan base lol


LittleBittyshortman

😂 lions about to be in the NFC Championship game and they'll still be rooting for them in their little Kirk cousins jerseys


pingu68

Fuck the Lions.


Jon_DDA

Anyone whining about this sign is S A W F T SOFT It's a reference to his silly press conference, cool out, chill down


Jetty_23

They’re new to winning and don’t know how to handle it. Easy to root against.


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r/minnesotavikings has turned into r/CryAboutOurRivalsAllDay


Negative-Wrap95

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DutchApplePie75

Everyone is totally misreading the sign. It’s not celebrating kneecap injuries; it’s based on Dan Campbell’s introductory press conference where he said “this team is gonna bite you in the kneecap, then we’re gonna bite you in the other knee cap.” He didn’t mean it literally, he meant that his team was going to be tough/have attitude etc.


Mook7

The person very well could have meant it both ways and use what you prescribe as it's "actual" meaning as plausible deniability. None of us really know.


DutchApplePie75

Like everyone does every day, I’m making a reasonable inference of this person’s intentions based on objective facts. Chance this person knows DC’s “kneecap” speech = 99.9%. Chance this person remembered injuries to two players ACLs (which are ligaments and aren’t part of the kneecap, which is a bone) = pretty damn low.


Mook7

Chances someone he knows or at the game noticed the bad optics regardless of intent and warned him = probably decent. Idk I don't feel strongly either way about the sign, it could be an innocent mistake. It could also absolutely be malicious despite what your "chances" are telling you.


No-Strawberry7814

You are misreading the sign.


DutchApplePie75

I don’t think so. In fact, if this person was actually celebrating injuries to two players ACLs, why would he reference knee*caps*? The kneecap is a bone, ACLs are ligaments.


RedshirtBlueshirt97

Yeah literally been a team saying since 3 years ago


treasonodb

lions fans have shown their true colors this season. the majority are cunts. fuck em and may they lose painfully to the 49ers.


enemycap420

So trashy some lions fans in the NFL game thread was defending it too. So disgusting they think celebrating bad injuries is cool.


JD42305

Kneecaps have been a meme for the Lions consistently for 3 years now, since the day Campbell has been hired. It's not celebrating injuries. Go on the Lions sub and search kneecaps and there will be maybe 100,000 memes on it. https://youtu.be/Ng8TV6buqqM?si=Z3jMawzfm6gDHd9x


enemycap420

There’s the rams and Vikings logos right there next to kneecaps you gotta be doing a lot of mental gymnastics to not think they’re referencing the Higbee and Hockenson injuries. And go back to your own sub your team is in the NFC championship game why are you arguing with people in the Vikings sub.


JD42305

Because they were former opponents? Beat the Vikings to win the division. Beat the Rams in the wildcard playoffs. Beat TB in the divisional playoffs. Beat ? In the NFC Championship. Beat ? In the Super Bowl? It's a poster with path to winning a championship. What is there not to get?


enemycap420

Its a double entendre. It references the press conference but also very clearly references the injuries. Don’t act like y’all wouldn’t be upset too if the roles were reversed.


JD42305

It doesn't *clearly* reference the injuries. There have been kneecap posters like this for 3 seasons now. You have a confirmation and recency bias. This blonde chick is not celebrating injuring players, that's insane.


TurdFergusonlol

It’s not celebrating injuries you’re an idiot


enemycap420

Go back to your own sub turdfuckenson


_swolda_

They might honestly just be worse than packers fans. Finally winning after 32 years and they don’t know how to act.


FlatMaize3

I saw that. 🗑️


crusemaister

It’s Detroit what do you expect


teethyear

It’s Detroit, worst fanbase in the league but we’ve ignored them cause they’ve been terrible for so long


GordonBombay102

Yea, I do think the knee injury hits have been pretty overblown, but this sign reads like it's straight from one of the mouth breathers in their sub that's been in here playing hall monitor making sure nobody says anything about the Lions.


Just_Aware

Humans gonna human. There’s always gonna be some dipshit clapping or making signs for injuries especially in places like Detroit and Philly


Just_Aware

Reminds me of when Michael Irvin played his last game, he got hurt in Philly and if I remember right he had to be carted off on a board with a neck brace and they were booing him as he left


Kamino86

Garbage city


BigOlineguy

Lions fans are more embarrassing in victory than they are in defeat.


Existential_Shred

Can someone ELI5?


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Detroit HC said he wants the team to bite ankles and knees and stuff. Detroit took out 2 teams' TE by way of knee injuries. Looks trashy but is probably harmless.


Existential_Shred

I'm guessing that Campbell just meant to be aggressive/tenacious? That fan seems a bit more malicious, considering the actual injuries.


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Pretty sure he meant literally


DMComicSams

Okay but knowing those injuries happened, anyone with any sense of optics would see how it looks and not make the sign.


BeardifulBobb

And the NFL twitter page posted it.


Broseph_Bobby

You are asking fan of a team that has never been there to act like they have been there. Don’t worry the Lions will return to mediocrity soon it’s their destiny.


Igotyoubaaabe

It’s alright. They’ll find out next week.


fhbsb

It's from Dan Campbell interview when he was hired some years back. Calm down. [Man Campbell Kneecap Speech](https://youtu.be/Ng8TV6buqqM?si=yhCIqAaY3xjgsEVA)


Mrbeankc

Totally classless.


JaySin_78

There are idiot fans everywhere. As a Lions fan, I definitely think this is cringe.


badkiwi42

i can’t wait for niners to humble them. first time they’re relevant in 30+ years and this is how they act?


Previous_Ad_6032

By showing a sign Vikings- division champ win Rams- playoff win How is this bad?


CederDUDE22

This is how Commanders, Giants, and Cowboys fans feel about someone in their division.


jimmydean885

Then the NFL highlights it in the post game lol


mondayschild9

It's classless for sure, but most Lions fans are cool, not classless.


idontgiveafunyun

Yeah sorry to jump in here but that is fucked since they included Minnesota. One dumbass fan though. All fanbases have them.


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susurrus88

But the two teams with “kneecaps” next to them are the two teams that kerby tore acls on… what a weird coincidence!!!


MostBoastToast

It's also the last 2 teams they played. You guys are ridiculous.


furthurr

There's a reason the Vikings and Rams are included. They're quoting the Campbell knee thing while alluding to the knee injuries against Hockenson and Higbee. Otherwise the Vikings are a complete non sequitur here.


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Webjunky3

Why else would the Vikings be on there? 


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Webjunky3

They needed to beat a lot of teams to clinch the NFC north. If the point of the poster wasn’t to emphasize the injuries, it probably would’ve just started with the playoffs. 


No_Werewolf_5983

Why bother including the Vikings at all? That last win of the season had no impact on anything for the Lions.


Pointless_Rhetoric

Biting kneecaps is a meme. Taking star players out by knee related injuries is not.


GroundbreakingOne625

They can get fucked. Small taste of winning, lost all humbleness, & do shit like this. They can go back to irrelevance for another 30 years.


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You probably did. I didn't.


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Not even comparable. Rodgers could have throw the ball a step earlier and Barr wouldn't even have touched him. You have so many bad takes in this reddit dude.


stilldrama

that’s like saying hockensen could have fell immediately and not tried to get upfield and he would have a avoided the knee injury


[deleted]

Here comes the clown posse. Dude, stop. You guys are not brilliant people. I'm beginning to suspect you're his alternate account.


picturepine

What a thug


LittleBittyshortman

Haha damn


thelonelyroamer

Not fucked up, referencing his initial press conference when he got hired, and many laughed at it. Just coincidence that there have actually been knee injuries.


GaldonTheWarrior

This is football bro not soccer. Chill out.


Logy_

It's just you.


jgalida

Yall are fucking morons lmao


RIPDaug2019-2019

Y’all are missing the fact that TJ didn’t get hurt in the SECOND lions game being referenced in the sign timeline He got hurt in the first one week 16. Quit being so sensitive you sound like packers fans.


I_Am_Not_That_Man

Are you fucking serious? This has nothing to do with injuries and everything to do with Campbell’s inaugural press conference 3 years ago where he gave his biting kneecap speech. The sign is just lining up wins with his quotes in that presser. Has nothing to do with player injuries. Please tell me you’re not really THAT brain dead


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MTorius11

Yea, so why did she choose the Vikings and the Rams? Maybe cause those are the teams whose kneecaps got blown out by Higbee


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MTorius11

Yea idk man. Seems like too much to be a coincidence


70s_chair

It’s kinda funny


Creepy-Cheesecake-41

They’re trash. Lions fans are up there with Philly fans. Both come from trash cities. Minneapolis isn’t that much better but atleast our fans are decent people.


MN_Toilet

I'm gonna guess you've never been to Detroit. That place is a literal fucking wasteland. Minneapolis is a utopia comparitively.


urlocalperv

Sorry but this is reaching


McK-Juicy

Haha that is a fucking awesome sign


Guru_Hylidae01

Hunk out, with yo Junk out!!


Bievahh

Female "fan" that I bet didn't care about the Lions until they got good


Kim_Jong_Teemo

Get out of here with the misogyny


Nearby_Job8272

You guys are so pathetic, worry about your own team


Dysentery--Gary

As much as it hurts me to say this, I think it's their time.


Party-Ad-7279

Pretty sure they’re referring to when Campbell was introduced as the head coach at his presser… 😂


whiskyguitar

It’s from his comments at the podium when Campbell became coach


thechosen2nd

It's a reference to this speech: https://youtu.be/Ng8TV6buqqM?si=ovj-Bst8XkUf06yv It's not intended to be malicious.