LATEST STORIES FROM THE LIONS IN WINTER
Updates: Old Mother Hubbard, Bleacher Report, Detroit Lions, Liverpool
So, you’re probably wondering where the promised Old Mother Hubbard stuff is. This is a good wondering! I’m trying to use some advanced data visualization software instead of Excel charts, and the software is throwing me a learning curveball. I’ll revert to the regular old radar charts if I have to, but I’d really like to deliver on this. Second, my Bleacher Report duties...
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21 days ago
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Stop SOPA & PIPA: a TLiW Blackout
Yes, I’m a little behind the 8-ball on this one, but I feel strongly about it just the same. If SOPA or PIPA were enacted as-is, it would take just one person or entity complaining about this site to shut me, and everything I do here, down. Please visit the Wikipedia page for contacting your local representatives and do so. It takes just a moment, but all the Internet you...
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25 days ago
Old Mother Hubbard 2012: Detroit Lions Team Needs
Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To give the poor dog a bone: When she came there, ...
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26 days ago
The Lions in Winter Blue Flame Awards, 2011 season
As we head into the first weekend of the Lions’ offseason, it’s time for the second annual Blue Flame Awards. The inaugural Blue Flame Awards were a success, but I think they can be a lot bigger. I’m going to announce these one at a time, an hour or two apart, updating the post and Tweeting as I go. If you’re not @lionsinwinter on Twitter, now would be a great time to start...
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January 13, 2012
The Watchtower Review
The point of the Watchtower posts was to forecast the performance of the Detroit Lions against their weekly opponents. From the start, I’ve used historical performance data of the Lions coordinators against their opposition’s. By controlling for the relative talent of the players, I tried to isolate systemic advantages at the X-and-O level. I then tried to apply those advantages...
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January 11, 2012
Three CUps Deep: Lions at Saints, Playoff Edition
The Lions are not there yet. In one of his final radio segments, Tom Kowalski projected the Lions would go 8-8. He said that they’d taken big steps, but in terms of matching up with the NFL’s elite, like the Packers, they’re “not there yet.” We saw that dramatically illustrated Saturday night. We also saw how close they are. I talk a lot about the “story of the game...
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January 09, 2012
The Watchtower: NFC Playoff Wild Card Round
The Detroit Lions made the playoffs for the first time in exactly twenty years, and their first foe is familiar: the New Orleans Saints. The Saints were the first opponent of the Schwartz era, and they’re also the first opponent this blog Watchtowered. The methods have been refined, the predictions made more specific, and the tables prettier, but the idea is the same: use data...
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January 06, 2012
Detroit Lions Film Breakdown Against Drew Brees
You all might like my film breakdown of the Lions defense against Drew Brees over at Bleacher Report.
Whether you do or don't enjoy that. . . Watchtower today.
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January 06, 2012
Steve Spagnuolo, Jim Schwartz, & the Road Not Taken
Spags is my #1 choice for the next Lions head coach--and he ought to be yours, too. That was the closing line of my fifth post ever, the "To Whom it May Concern" for Steve Spagnuolo. I tagged him “Candidate 1A,” thanks to his impressive track record of coaching up defensive backs and harnessing pass-rushing talent. He also had experience in player personnel, making...
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January 03, 2012
Fireside Chat: Lions at Packers
'Tis better to celebrate a 10-6 season and a playoff berth than never to celebrate at all. This was a great one; had a lot of awesome Packers folk in the chat. I recommend. As always, if you dig,subscribe via iTunes!
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January 02, 2012
Fireside Chat at 10:45 pm!
Join me LIVE for the Fireside Chat post-game show, at http://tinyurl.com/firesidechats!
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January 01, 2012
Can the Lions Slay the Lambeau Field Dragon?
Throughout the Lions’ three-season post-Millen run, they’ve snapped almost every negative streak, quenched almost every dry spell, and slain almost every dragon. Winning a game, winning a road game, winning a divisional game, winning a divisional road game, putting together home, road, and division winning streaks, having a winning season, going to the playoffs . . . short of...
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January 01, 2012
The Detroit Lions are the Opium of the Masses
“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.” —Karl Marx, Contribution to Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right Faith is a marvelous thing. It comforts those who have no other comfort. It fuels those running on empty. It inspires people to do wonderful—and terrible—things...
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December 28, 2011
MNF: Monday Night Fireside Chat
Thanks to Christmas-y activities—and pure time mismanagement--I couldn’t do a Fireside Chat post-game show this weekend. So tonight, around 10 pm, be sure to tune in at the Fireside Chat Ustream channel, or at the Podcast tab above!
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December 26, 2011
Christmas Time is Here Again
It's time.
It's time for family and friends to get together, gather 'round the big blue bonfire and share in the old traditions. We feast in this time of plenty. We ding the song handed down through generations. We stand and cheer the brave.
It's felt like the Lions have been guided by fate this season. The fourth-quarter comebacks, the signature wins, the tough losses...
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December 24, 2011
So what’s up with Ty?
So why haven’t I posted in a couple days? A) I came down with a nasty cold on Monday, and it put me almost completely out of commission Tuesday and Wednesday. 2) My laptop power cord died, and after six hours of uselessly wrestling with it Wednesday night and Thursday morning, I broke down and got a new one. So. First crucial link: my exclusive interview with Justin Durant, over...
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December 22, 2011
Three Cups Deep: Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders
Let’s get one thing straight right now: nobody controls their own destiny. It’s impossible; destiny is what’s written in the stars. It’s capital-D Destiny, the end the fates have penned for us. If you believe in Destiny, then you know the story of this Lions season has already been written. We’re just flipping through the pages, week after week, chapter after chapter...
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December 20, 2011
Fireside Chat: Detroit Lions vs. Oakland Raiders
I'm still vibing off this win. It's a watershed moment in the development of this team, these players, and this fanbase. The Lions are WINNERS now, and nothing can take that away from them. As always, if you dig, please subscribe to the Fireside Chat via iTunes and rate it highly!
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December 19, 2011
Fireside Chat at 10:00 PM EST!
Y’all. Hit up http://tinyurl.com/firesidechats at 10:00 PM EST.
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December 18, 2011
The Fallen Watchtower: Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders
In the excitement of interviewing Brandon Pettigrew (and Justin Durant, keep your eyes peeled), plus adding stat analysis to my weekly film study, PLUS all the various pre-Christmas festivities, it’s been a wild, wild weekend here at TLiW Headquarters. Normally, I’d power through and do a full Watchtower, but look: Hue Jackson has the most ridiculous resume I’ve ever seen...
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December 18, 2011
Matthew Stafford Must Learn to Balance Risk
Matthew Stafford has never been accused of being conservative. From high school to college through the combine to the NFL, he's always put his cannon arm to good use. However, for the first time as a pro, Stafford appears gun-shy. Against Minnesota's beleaguered secondary, Stafford seemed content to take what the defense gave him throughout the second half—even as his...
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December 16, 2011
Brandon Pettigrew Interview, Courtesy of Legends Sports & Games
Congrats, @ttopherstevenn! Last night, Brandon Pettigrew came to Legends Sports & Games, and a few faithful followers joined me going to see him. Courtesy of Legends, I was able to give @ttopherstevenn a Lions mini-helmet, and Pettigrew’s John Hancock upon it: Brandon was cool throughout the event, having a good time with just about everyone who came through the long autograph...
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December 14, 2011
Brandon Pettigrew Giveaway Update
For those of you who missed it, I’ll be in Grand Rapids tonight at Legends Sports & Games in the Westland Mall from 6:00 – 7:30 for a Brandon Pettigrew autograph signing. Those of you who entered the contest for the DirecTV remote, I’m going to contact you later in the week; as of the Fireside Chat I didn’t feel like I had enough entries to make a “drawing”...
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December 13, 2011
Three Cups Deep: Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings
Eight wins. The Lions have won eight games. For the first time in eleven years, the Lions will not have a losing season. Since Bobby Ross quit midseason, and former U-of-M head coach Gary Moeller took the reins. Since Charlie Batch was the starting quarterback. Since Desmond Howard was the star returner. Since Jason Hanson . . . okay, bad example. Lost in the hubbub of a missed...
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December 12, 2011
Fireside Chat: Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings
A minor technical snafu (I didn't press record right away) chopped off the intro and the first minute or so, but here's this week's Fireside Chat. A strange and bizarre-feeling win, but . . . yes, a win. Subscribe (and rate!) via iTunes if you are an iTunesy person like myself.
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December 12, 2011
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