Former Michigan offensive lineman Jon Jansen agreed to a one-year contract with the Lions and is contingent on Jansen passing a physical with the team on Monday. Jansen was cut by the Washington Redskins on Friday.If Jansen can stay healthy, this could be a great pick-up. He played well in Washington and brings an [...]
Rev Spielman over at The Church of Schwartz continues his Q&A with several of the internet’s top Lions bloggers. It is, as usual, a good read. Go check it out. Here’s the questions for this week and my responses.
1. Who starts at LG and RG this season?
Motown Madmen: Damion Cook and Steven [...]
Lions coach Jim Schwartz has made no secret of his desire to find a veteran quarterback to fit into the rotation. Right now it’s Culpepper, Stafford and then Stanton bringing up the rear. Schwartz believes that the competition is good for the players and will bring out the best in them all. Stanton has [...]
Former Detroit offensive tackle Jonathan Scott has come out to discuss the communications problems that were part of the 2008 Detroit Lions.
"So which one do I do?" Scott said. "If I don’t it the offensive line way, I won’t be able to play. If I don’t do it the offensive coordinator’s way then I’ll never [...]
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for [...]
Lions coach, Jim Schwartz, says that they’re going to look hard at all their players as well as anyone else available, except Michael Vick.
"We’re going to look at everybody," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "There’s no spot we feel great about, that we go in saying we’re 100 percent set. So anyone that comes available [...]
I thought I would throw out some numbers and rant a bit on NFL rookies salaries. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith doesn’t seem to believe that there is any problem with rookie salaries. The 2010 season is an uncapped year and Smith is posturing for the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) talks with [...]
Patrick Hayes at the Bleacher Report thinks Daunte Culpepper could have a comeback year like Kurt Warner. I’d certainly like to see him succeed and let Stafford learn from the sidelines for a year or two. We should know more in the coming weeks.
Carlos Monarrez, a Free Press sports Writer, talks about the steep [...]
Jim Schwartz wants to give offseason acquisition Daniel Loper a chance to win the starting left guard spot.
"He’s big, he fits the profile of what we’re looking for at the position, and we wanted to give him an opportunity to see if he can be a starter," Schwartz said.
Schwartz has also noticed right tackle Gosder [...]
Coach Jim Schwartz says there were too many holes to plug everywhere on the roster to just focus on defense.
"Well, it was the focal point, but it was one of three focal point," Schwartz said. "Quite honestly, we needed to improve the offense and the special teams also.
The Lions added [...]
One of Detroit’s 7th round picks, Lydon Murtha, has had to watch practice from the sidelines. Murtha has struggled with injuries ever since he joined Nebraska as a freshman. I’d hoped he would stay healthy and be able to contribute but Murtha says he’s learning a lot from the sidelines and will be able to [...]
Lions saviors of Detroit? Here’s a nice article written by Skip Wood at USA Today extolling the virtues of what a decent Lions season could do for the city of Detroit, like the Saints did for New Orleans after Katrina. I don’t know if a winning Lions team could do anything for Detroit [...]
So, Daunte Culpepper should be the starter over Matthew Stafford, at least for the beginning of the season. That’s what most believe. I’d say it’s 50/50 after reading this article on Scout.com.
“We’re not going to spoon-feed him, now,” offensive coordinator Scott Linehan said. “He’s got to take it in and digest everything we give him [...]
Rev Spielman over at The Church of Schwartz continues his Q&A with several of the internet’s top Lions bloggers. It is, as usual, a good read. Go check it out. Here’s the questions for this week and my responses.
1. Are there any undrafted rookies that you expect to be on the team this season?
Motown Madmen: [...]
The Lions used their last pick in the draft, 7(255), on Dan Gronkowski, a tight end from Maryland. Here’s another player that I though would be gone in the 4th or 5th round. I was surprised at this pick especially since they took the best tight end in the draft at 1-20 (Brandon Pettigrew).
Strengths: [...]
The Lions selected Zack Follett, Linebacker, California with their 2nd pick of the 7th round (235). I think we found a sleeper here. I expected Follett to be gone by the 3rd or 4th round.
Strengths: Very physical tackler and a big hitter with good strength. Very good in pursuit of [...]
The Lions selected Lydon Murtha with their first 7th round pick (228) in this years draft. Murtha is tall at 6’-7” but could bulk up quite a bit as he now comes in at 306 lbs. Lydon’s had quite a few injury problems and his durability is suspect. If he can stay healthy, he’ll [...]
UPDATE 7:00am
Linebacker Larry Foote has agreed to a 1 year deal with the Detroit Lions. Foote will start right away at middle linebacker. He was offered a 2-year deal but turned it down in the hopes of signing a lucrative contract after this season. I’m very glad he got signed, even if [...]
The Lions selected Aaron Brown, Running Back from TCU with their 6 round pick (192). Aaron rushing averaged 5.33 yards per carry (487 for 2596 yds and 20 TD’s) . He’s also a good kick returner. He had 37 returns for 1,050 yards (27.43 average yards per carry) and 1 TD. He’s of average [...]
The Detroit Lions selected defensive tackle, Sammie Lee Hill with their fourth round pick (115). Here’s an article from SBN’s Mile High Report that was done before the draft. Hill us a very big guy (6’-4”, 330 lbs.) and is very athletic but he is a raw talent.
Strengths: Sammie has outstanding [...]
