1. Washington: Todd Collins -- The unspoken truth in D.C. is that the veteran would run Jim Zorn's offense better today than starter Jason Campbell, who I still think might struggle in his transition to the West Coast style attack. It was Collins, not Campbell, who orchestrated the Redskins'   more...
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For a game review, I thought I would go over the my "10 things I'm watching, dammit!" But before I review anything, Calvin Johnson deserves special mention.The Lions' wideout is a beast. A man amongst boys. A stud. A star in the making. Is silly good. Makes the Lions entire offense better. Utterly   more...
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/18/lio....

I have the Lions' "unofficial" depth chart going into Sunday nights game. Just click to enlarge.The only major changes come from a pair of players who've been activated from the PUP list. Dan Campbell is now the starter at TE in front of Michael Gaines and Shaun McDonald, instead of Devale Ellis,
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/16/pre....

Stanton hurts thumb, Lions nation holds their breath: Stanton bashed his thumb against either a teammate's helmet (Mlive) or shoulder pads (News) in practice today, leaving his status for the weekend's exhibition in doubt, and fans everywhere thinking, "Here we go again, Stanton has been snake bit   more...
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/21/lio....

For my in-game thoughts, head here to check out my stream of conciousness style of live blogging.For the league approved highlights, NFL.com has you covered.For the New York POV, head on over to G-Men HQ.I usually try to have my thoughts about any Lions game posted a couple of hours after the final   more...
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/08/lio....

Let's take a walk on the wild side, and see what's being said about the Lions 2nd exhibiton win.At Fan Sided sister blog Stripe Hype, they make their feelings known about the loss to Detroit. They ain't happy. Ain't happy at alla€¦Just as well I didn't have a chance to watch this one live. A loss?
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/18/the....

After every Detroit Lions game, once the dust has settled, I like to comment on the blatherings coming from the MSM. For the most part, blathering is a correct way of describing the commentary from much of the local media. Be it good, bad or indifferent, the MSM always has something to say about   more...
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/08/the....

As we already pretty much know whom the Lions will be going into the season with as their QB's (barring a surprise signing of a veteran backup), it felt like a good time do go over the pros and cons of each man under center. Check out the good, bad and ugly, the yin and the yang, the pluses and   more...
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/14/pro....

Game Information Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. EDTStadium: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OHTelevision: WWJ-TV 62/CBSPlay-By-Play: Gus JohnsonColor: Desmond HowardSidelines: Matt ShepardLions Radio Network: 97.1 FM The Ticket (WXYT-FM)Play-By-Play: Dan MillerColor: Jim BrandstatterSidelines: Tony Ortiz2008
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/17/gam....

8.Cleveland: Starter Derek Anderson. Backup Brady Quinn: At this time last year, nobody could have predicted Anderson would emerge from obscurity to keep the highly-touted Quinn on the bench. Quinn threw only eight passes as a rookie but should make big strides this preseason after missing much   more...
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Starters to go approximately 10 plays in the exhibition opener:I'm getting the joke out of the waya€¦ 10 plays? That's 3 consecutive 3 and outs on offense. Defensively, that's 2/3 of the Giants' opening drivea€¦With that taken care of, Rod Marinelli did say once Jon Kitna gets his 10 or so snaps   more...
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/06/lio....

Starters to go approximately 10 plays in the exhibition opener:I'm getting the joke out of the waya€¦ 10 plays? That's 3 consecutive 3 and outs on offense. Defensively, that's 2/3 of the Giants' opening drivea€¦With that taken care of, Rod Marinelli did say once Jon Kitna gets his 10 or so snaps   more...
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/08/06/lio....

The Lions improved to 2-and-0 on the exhibition season with a 27-10 victory over the Bengals in Cincinnati.A Detroit opened the scoring with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Jon Kitna to Calvin Johnson in the first quarter.A The reserves also played well, as Dan Orlovsky went 11-for-22 for 137 yards   more...
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Killer Kowalski's latest WDFN interview is up at Mlive. Cliff notes version, Calvin Johnson is impressing the Hell out of him and Dan Orlovsky is clearly outplaying Drew Stanton in the competition to backup Jon Kitna:I'm not sure if I should be happy Orlovsky is finally stepping up, or be bitterly   more...
Original Story: http://sidelionreport.com/2008/07/30/lio....

Lions rookie quarterback Drew Stanton is going to miss the first season of his NFL career after getting arthroscopic knee surgery. Stanton a second round pick this year, started at Michigan State for 2 and a half years and passed for over 6,000 yards. He is also very athletic and 1,500 yards   more...