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the lions congregation: week ten
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Well, it’s time once again for the Lions Congregation—the weekly series over at the Church of Schwartz. Men living lives committed in service to the Schwartz discourse upon these questions three: Well respected ESPN columnist Kevin Seifert says the Lions have 7 keepers on...
fireside chat #1
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Several weeks ago, I posted that I’d be producing some film clips called “Fireside Chats”. Despite my nearly paralyzing self-conciousness about this, here’s the first in the series. Please, let me know what you think:
the watchtower: Lions vs. browns
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Wikipedia Commons Last week, we had the pleasure of deconstructing a team that had already gone under the knife: the Minnesota Vikings. This was both exciting and troubling: a historical analysis that relied heavily on historical data, run twice, should predict the same result...
brownpocalypse
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Icon SMI Last night, I watched most of the Monday Night game between the Browns and Ravens. I’d decided it'd be a good idea to take some notes, effectively TV scouting the Browns. I’m going to be real for a second here, folks: if the Lions can't beat the Browns...
three cups deep: reality check
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It eternally escapes me how a Lions fan--an otherwise rational human being, who wakes up and goes to work and drinks coffee and does all of the things that a normal person such as you or I might do--can log on to, say, Mlive.com, on a Saturday, post, "Vikings 52 Lions 3 Wake me...
the lions congregation: WEEk TEN
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It’s time once again for the weekly worship at the Church of Schwartz! The men of the Lions Congregation--the best Lions bloggers on the Internet, plus me--gathered to moot the issues of the week: If Ernie Sims is ready to play in the next few weeks, where do you put him? Jeff...
not midseason grades
9 days ago by
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Icon SMI Writers with their heads on a swivel, such as Big Al at the Wayne Fontes Experience, and Neil at Armchair Linebacker, have realized that this is the midpoint of the NFL season, and handed out midseason grades—or grade, as the case may be. I am sullen and ashamed...
the watchtower: lions at vikings
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Before we delve into a very, very special Watchtower—the first to feature an opponent that has already been Watchtower’d—let’s take a look at last week’s installment: Regardless of talent, Gunther Cunningham defenses disproportionately depress the scoring of Greg Knapp...
three cups deep: the interceptioning
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. . . this is why I was calling for Stafford to be the starter from OTAs forward. If the object was for Matthew Stafford to succeed as quickly as possible, he needed reps. Moreover, he needed all the reps with the ones. Megatron, Pettigrew, Bryant Johnson . . . he...
arrrrrrrrgh time for lions already
13 days ago by
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Seriously, who invented 4:00 kicks? Time to go to all one time zone. I'm ready. Bring it on. Lions. Seahawks. C'mon. Let's go. Jiminy Christmas, Miami, let's see some Wildcat. I don't care if New England'll sniff...
The church of Schwartz: Week Nine
13 days ago by
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It’s time again for the Church of Schwartz’s weekly roundtable of the most pious of Lions fans! Check out the latest installment for the answers to these imponderable questions three: How do you fix our special teams units? (After, of course, firing Stan Kwan) What is your...
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet . . .
16 days ago by
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Hey folks, it’s Mailbag time again. I’m going to get right to it with a great one from Scott T.: I was watching SportsCenter tonight, and they cut to a preview segment of tonight's MNF game, with Matt Millen. For the first time, a raw emotion hit me as I listened to...
the watchtower: lions at seahawks
16 days ago by
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As regular readers know, I briefly revisit the previous Watchtower piece at the start of each new one. Let me hold my nose and . . . Ultimately, Stafford’s return should give the Lions improved QB play over their season average. Combined with St. Louis’ horrific pass D, the...
any questions?
18 days ago by
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We have more questions about this team than ever after this past week, so send them to me via email (thelionsinwinter@gmail.com), twitter (@lionsinwinter), or even Google Wave (also thelionsinwinter@gmail.com)! You can also just reply to this thread. I'll do my dead-level...
three cups deep: resignation
19 days ago by
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Don't be fooled by the title! I'm not tendering my “resignation”, merely writing about my mood this morning. My second cup of coffee is slowly waking me up to reality: the Lions really lost to the Rams. Moreover, they looked completely impotent. It wasn’t just...
the watchtower: lions vs. Rams
22 days ago by
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Rob Milanov over at the Bleacher Report captured the feelings of Lions fans everywhere when he wrote, “What Do You Do When Your Football Team Is Actually Favored To Win?” That’s right—for the first time since the 2008 season opener, the Lions are four-point Vegas favorites...
introducing: fireside chats
25 days ago by
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Warning: Heavy “Meta” content! Do not inhale, consume or expose to eyes if you are easily bored. In school, I had a torrid affair with the written word. Often, I’d get called out in class--even hit by the teacher!—for reading, instead of paying attention to...
Three cups deep: the watchtower
26 days ago by
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I began this series six weeks ago, as a way to scratch two different itches simultaneously: 1) creating a unique way to preview upcoming Lions games, and 2) exploring the interplay of offensive and defensive systems. It seems like this is something that almost completely ignored...
Neither rain nor snow nor sleet . . .
29 days ago by
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It’s (finally) mailbag time! Most of the questions I received had to do with a very round peg that just might fill a very big hole in the Lions’ lineup. I'll print David M, of NFLDraftBlogger.com's instance: I saw that Ed Johnson of the Colts was released today...
Extremely lame content promise
October 22, 2009 by
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Folks, I really apologize for the delay in posting actual content, but along with your mailbag submissions (which I'm still accepting!), I'm working on a truly massive article (targeted to go up very late tonight), as well as something HUGE and NEW and GOLLY WOW AWESOME which...
Mailbag submissions
October 20, 2009 by
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Folks, since we've got an extended hiatus, I'd like to do a big midseason mailbag. Please, email your questions, comments, suggestions, or diatribes to thelionsinwinter@gmail.com, Tweet me @lionsinwinter, or just reply to this thread! Answers/replies will go up in a day or two.
three cups deep: eating crow
October 19, 2009 by
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Today I eat a foul meal, indeed. After looking over the data, seeing a decisive systemic advantage for our Gridiron Heroes, and hearing that Matt Stafford took part in Wednesday practices, I bravely predicted a victory over the Packers. I don’t think I need to describe...
Gameday Twittering
October 18, 2009 by
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Just a friendly reminder, folks: I'll be posting up gameday comments, questions, witticisms, and "strong takes" ("War imported beer!", et al. (not really)) up at my Twitter feed, @lionsinwinter. Let's all throw a little log on the big blue bonfire today, yeah? Go Lions!
. . . from the other perspective
October 16, 2009 by
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The most recent Watchtower article has received a bit of attention over in the Packer blogosphere. However, fellow Fantasy Players partner site PackerChatters.com graciously decided to host my article, in its entirety, on their site. The responses ranged from: The Packers...
the watchtower: Lions at Packers
October 14, 2009 by
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Last week’s Watchtower, full of vim and vigor from the previous week’s accuracy, made the following projections about the Steelers game: Roethlisberger should have an incredibly effective day, smoking the Lions' subpar secondary; completing at least 70% of his passes. Whether...
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