What do Neil Rackers in 2006 and Robbie Gould in 2007 have in common? Both of these kickers were overvalued based on the previous season and thus taken too early in drafts and continued to cause stomachaches for owners all year long. In 2005, Rackers was a guy that owners were willing to take a   more...
Original Story: http://www.screamingsports.com/brunoboys....

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....

The AFC East is getting stronger everday as the Buffalo Bills continue to sign free agents as they re-signed safety Bryan Scott and cornerback Willam James.The Jets have signed tight end Bubba Franks and are interested in former Patriots receiver Troy Brown and cornerback Ty Law.Although the Jets   more...
Original Story: http://mvn.com/nfl-patriots/2008/03/19/c....

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....

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....

While it wasn't as important for the Lions starters to play a lot against the Browns, what was important was to keep the momentum and confidence going.A With those goals in mind, consider it mission accomplished, as the Lions pounded the rather flat Browns 26-6 at Ford Field to move to 3-0 in the   more...
Original Story: http://www.lionsgab.com/?p=215.