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Lions Vs. Redskins - Time To Pull The Trigger
Five words describe what our Detroit Lions must do this week. "Time to pull the trigger."
Our offense has proven they're capable of scoring points this year.
They are able to move the ball with both the run and the pass. For
some reason they haven't taken advantages of the opportunities given
them by the defense.
Our Detroit Lions defense has proven they can...
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September 21, 2009
No More Tears - Lions Vikings Pregame 9-20-09 Game
Our Detroit Lions play the Minnesota Vikings this week 9-20-09 at Ford Field.
Things look good for our Detroit Lions this week. The Minnesota Brett Faverz don't stand a chance. Or is that Farzverz?
Hey our quarterback can spell his name the way it's supposed to sound,
that has to give us some advantage. Plus Brett Favre's ego is bigger
than his body can hold, I predict...
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September 15, 2009
Goodell Makes Bogus Concessions On Blackouts
I still can't believe the tone Goodell is taking when he talks about making concessions for the fans. I was just reading this NBC sports article about some new blackout concessions the NFL is making for the fans.
All blacked out games will be available in the local markets on a
tape delayed basis through NFL.com . They'll also be available on tape
delay on The Red Zone...
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September 11, 2009
Roger Goodwill?
I was listening to an interview last week on the radio with Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the NFL. They were talking about blackouts, the current economic situation in our country and some financial concessions the owners have made to the fans this year.You'd of thought the NFL and its owners were on food-stamps and in the midst of filing bankruptcy if you heard the tone...
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September 11, 2009
New Look, New Faces, Same problem.
Nearly everything has changed for the Detroit Lions, since the final seconds counted off of the clock in late December at Lambeau Field. While 0-16 will forever be associated with the franchise, the uniforms and most of the players correlated with making that nightmare a reality are gone.
The linebackers are definitely improved, at least on paper. Also, even without an outside pass...
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September 03, 2009
NFL: End Blackouts Until Economy Improves
I write this as a Detroit Lions fan and an NFL fan.
We all know NFL owners are not strapped
for cash. If you own a NFL team, chances are you aren't in the process
of using foodstamps and getting your house foreclosed.
NFL teams will block broadcast of a game locally if a game isn't a
sell out. Why? Because of financial reasons. They think fans are
just staying home to...
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September 02, 2009
Detroit Lions Camp Pep Rally Articles
Every year during training camp our Detroit Lions release stories on their website about our coaches or players. These articles usually talk along the lines of "This player really knows what he'll do to excel this year." From a coach it might say "Defensive coordinator knows what he's looking for."These stories always give us Lions fan the illusion that...
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August 27, 2009
Lions Sign Billy Cundiff?
Billy Cundiff was just signed by the
Detroit Lions. I was hoping for Swayze Waters, but he injured a
hamstring in practice and well Jason Hanson is down.
But Billy Cundiff? Why Billy Cundiff? It kind of reminds me of some
obscure classic sitcom that gets played in prime time on a cable
channel. Like if I heard WGN was going to play reruns of Maude, my
first reaction would be, "...
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August 26, 2009
The Curse of Eddie Drummond
We all saw it Saturday. Cleveland's Josh Cribbs took the opening kickoff, juked out three guys and ended in Detroit end zone. Only to have it called back on a holding penalty. Not to be deterred, the next time Cribbs touched the ball he found the end zone again. This time it was a punt return. After yelling profanities at the whole special teams unit for not making a tackle,...
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August 24, 2009
Crazy - Confident Or Kool-Aid Drinkin?
In 2007 our Detroit Lions pulled off a 7-9 record. That was a huge leap from previous years. Then in the preseason of 2008 our offense and defense clicked great and our Detroit Lions went 4-0 in the preseason! A previous year we're one game shy of hitting .500, then a preseason of undefeated football - Dude I was pumped!Then sixteen games later, as a fan I'm looking at...
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August 22, 2009
Equilibrium Is In The Leg
Since 1992, our Detroit Lions have gone through many things. We've seen Barry Sanders drive defenses crazy. As fans we've seen coaches like Fontes, Mariucci and Marinelli come and go. Matt Millen tormented us for nearly a decade. This organization has given us fans very little consistency to depend on.
In the midst of this seeming eternal transition, we've been able...
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August 19, 2009
Is Matt Stafford ready?
The Matthew Stafford Era started off like it should have. He stepped onto the field to a standing ovation, read the defense and used his freakishly strong arm to find Keary Colbert standing wide open in a hole in the zone defense. Also appropriate was the fact that ball bounced squarely off of Colbert's hands while Lions fans just shook their heads.
Despite two drops by Colbert...
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August 17, 2009
Is Rod Marinelli a Great Coach? - YES and NO!!
Yes, after studying this issue for far too long and after spending way too much time on it, I have concluded that Rod Marinelli is a terrific football coach. HOWEVER, let me clarify:
Ol' Rod is a terrific football man who has worked well in the trenches with his "Men" on the defensive line. He is the classic prototype football coach who eats-breathes-lives football...
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November 28, 2008
Detroit Lions - Can They Win on Thanksgiving 2008?
As an ardent and fervent fan and supporter of the Detroit Lions (I haven't missed a game in-person, on the radio, or on TV in over 40 years!) I am often the only person in the room who believes that the Lions will win every single game. Of course, I've often been the only person who was later proven to be incredibly incorrect!! But, my hope and support for my beloved Lions...
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November 27, 2008
Lions Get Robbed
The Lions lost their fifth straight game, falling to the Vikings 12-10 on a chip shot field goal with nine seconds left.? Unlike the other four losses, the defense was outstanding.? However, the offense could not get the job done.? Regardless of the poor offensive output, the Lions should have?beaten Minnesota.? There were several suspect calls by the officials that cost the Lions...
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October 13, 2008
Lions Kitna Out
The Lions travel to Minnesota as they look to get their first win of the year.? The Lions are 13.5 point underdogs and will be without starting QB Jon Kitna.? Kitna, who was pulled from the game against the Bears, will miss the Vikings game with a back injury.? Dan Orlovsky will get his first start.
Kitna reportedly injured his back during the first half against Chicago.? He was...
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October 12, 2008
Lions Lose Again
Once again, the Lions got crushed to fall to 0-4 on the season.? This time the pummeling was at the hands of the Chicago Bears.? Just like every other loss, the Lions fell way behind before putting up any points on the scoreboard.? This time the score was 31-0.? While the defense managed to stop the Bears running attack, QB Kyle Orton, yes Kyle Orton, had a career day picking apart...
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October 07, 2008
Matt Millen Fired
It was really a high point of my vacation.? Walking off the beach at Fort Zachary Taylor?State Park,?walking past the Cayo Hueso Cafe, a radio playing, and I thought I heard Matt Millen was fired.? Was my sun baked brain playing tricks on me?? Was I hearing things?? The Age of Aquarius played and I wondered if the news was true.? It was.? Matt Millen was fired.
The impetus for...
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September 27, 2008
Lions Get Crushed
The Lions were beaten by the Atlanta Falcons, 34-21, in the season opener.? The Falcons jumped out to a 21-0 lead after their first three possessions and never looked back.? The Lions did cut the Falcons lead to 21-14 at the half to give fans hope, that was quickly dashed.
It was a horrible performance across the board, especially on defense.? Falcons RBs Michael Turner and Jerious...
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September 08, 2008
Lions Beat Browns
The Lions defeated the Browns 26-6?in the Great Lakes Classic?to remain undefeated in the preseason.? However,?Cleveland was without seven key players for the contest.? The Lions were missing three.? Regardless of who the teams were missing, the Lions took care of business, in dominating fashion.
While the Lions will be more committed to running the ball in 2008, they came out...
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August 24, 2008
Lions Preaseason Update
Well Lions fans, after two games of the preseason, after two preseason victories, it's time to take a look at where the Lions stand with the regular season quickly approaching.? The Lions defeated the Giants and Bengals in their first two encounters.? While preseason victories are meaningless, we witnessed several good things on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball...
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August 20, 2008
Lions "Believe in Now", But Questions Remain
To parrot head coach Rod Marinelli, everything is a process. The process of the off-season is over and training camp opens today at Allen Park. Matt Millen and the franchise have pushed a credo of "Believe in Now", which is what Lion fans have been doing since their last championship in the 1950's. The end result, more often than not, has been disbelief at another campaign...
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July 24, 2008
Just What is a "Marinelli Guy"?
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Just when you think the Lions might be getting it right.
I don't know why anyone would be surprised, I'm certainly not. The top two Detroit draft picks for this season both have skeletons in their closet that the team should have known about, or knew about them and didn't want anyone to know. First...
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June 26, 2008
Gosder Cherilus: Getting it Down from Lomas Brown
The Detroit Lions have turned to an old hand to help tutor the young cub at Lions practice this past Monday.
Former Pro-Bowl Lion left tackle Lomas Brown is in town helping out coach Rod Marinelli during these OTA's and is focusing in on rookie first round pick Gosder Cherilus. While it is tough to get a good read on his progress (or lack thereof) practicing in shorts, Brown...
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June 10, 2008
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