Found January 06, 2012 on The Wayne Fontes Experience:
Joshua, aka DetFan1979 of Roar of the Lions, has brought back the Lions Congregation after a far too lengthy hiatus (He's had damn near as many health issues as yours truly, so I can sympathize!). FYI, the Lions Congregation is a weekly roundtable featuring those of us in the Lions blogosphere answering questions supplied by Joshua. If all goes well, the Q & A goes live every Firday evening. The topic for this week is an obvious one...PLAYOFFS! I'll have a link up to the answers from the rest of the Lions Congregation as soon as the post goes live later today! 1. Based on the Lions active roster in their meeting versus who should be active and healthy on Saturday, how do you feel the Lions defense will stack up versus the Saints? First off, I refuse to get overly worked up by the Packers' Matt Flynn throwing for a gazillion yards, or the media talking heads who claim, "If a backup can throw 6 TDs against Detroit, Brees will throw for 20!" Flynn is...
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