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I'm shocked, shocked, to discover that Terrell Owens and Tony Romo had practice issues. Chicken soup for this Eagle Fan's soul.Lions' coach Rod Marinelli exits classy, according to Pro Football Talk. I admire the bitterness. But why couldn't he have gone out with Naked Drive Thru, as it ...
Mel Kiper Jr. Has Released His Top Ten Mock Draft On ESPN And…
I think he reads this blog. Or I know what I’m doing.
Were I you, the reader, I would bank on him reading this blog.
Mel Kiper Jr. Mock Draft 2009
Same Top Five as my Mock Draft
I feel not as completely clueless.
Lions Coach Jim Schwartz Won't Call Defensive Plays
Jim Schwartz spent each of his 13 NFL seasons focusing on just the defensive side of the ball, but that ended the day he was named coach of the...
Lions Hire Longtime Assistant Gunther Cunningham to Run Defense
The Lions today made a big move for a new man to run their defense, as coach Jim Schwartz has hired veteran assistant Gunther Cunningham as the teams new defensive coordinator. The two had worked together as assistants on Jeff Fisher’s staff in Tennessee. Schwartz was defensive coordinator under Fisher this past season, when [...]
Shall the Lions Draft a QB First Overall?
We?ll just keep beating this to death then, shall we? Let?s consult
QB?s coming off of successful college seasons and entering the NFL Draft are like 7 footers in the NBA Draft : ?If you take one and he?s a bust, you don?t know what you?re doing and if you don?t take him and he?s a ...
How Did Rex Ryan Fit His Knots Into Suit Pants?
As a Jets fan, I don?t need to re-hash the perfect storm that was 2008.
Over the last five weeks of the season, the levy broke on Eric Mangini?s watch and my soul was flooded with depression.
But the new hiring Rex Ryan of has shop-vac?d up all the hurt.
Rex is the kind of guy that would [...]
Lions Hire Former Rams Coach Linehan to Run Offense
The Lions have hired a new offensive coordinator, as they are bringing in former Rams coach Scott Linehan to run the show for a team who will look for more firepower in the 09 season. Linehan resurfaces after being fired by the Rams after an 0-4 start to the 2008 season. He also has been [...]
Lions To Name Bob Slowik As Defensive Backs Coach
The Detroit Lions are expected to announce hiring of former Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Bob Slowik as defensive backs coach, The Rocky...
Linehan Hired by Schwartz to Run Lions Offense
The Lions have hired a new offensive coordinator, as they are bringing in former Rams coach Scott Linehan to run the show for a team who will look for more firepower in the 09 season. Linehan resurfaces after being fired by the Rams after an 0-4 start to the 2008 season. He also has been [...]
Lions Interviewed Jedd Fisch For Offensive Coordinator
The Lions interviewed former Broncos wide receivers coach Jedd Fisch on Monday for the position. Like Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels and...
Gunther Does Detroit: Say Goodbye To The Gun Show
After all the reports that the Chiefs were blocking the Lions yesterday, Gunther Cunningham is now the Lions defensive coordinator. I guess coaching for an 0-16 team beats getting fired by a 2-14 one, albeit by the slimmest of margins. I'm not sure what Jim Schwartz and Co. saw in ...
Gunther is the New Defensive Coordinator
Arrowhead Addict beat me to the punch.
Do we even want this guy?
Finally....NFL Mock Drafts!!!!!
I don't know if I simultaneously love and hate anything as much as NFL Mock Drafts. Last year Kiper released 8 versions. McShay did about the same, as did Don Banks. Maybe its because I cheer for a traditionally bad team, Browns, but I waste countless hours every year getting insight into every ...
Lions Denied Permission To Talk To Chiefs Gunther Cunningham
According to a league source, the Lions were initially refused permission to talk to Kansas City defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham about...
Lions Expected To Interview Scott Linehan & Rob Chudszinzki
After interviewing for the Lions? offensive coordinator job Monday, former Broncos wide receivers coach Jedd Fisch accepted a multi-year deal to...
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