Rumors and rambling

Well, I’m back from vacation.  I tried really hard to drink Myrtle Beach out of margaritas but didn’t quite make it.  I didn’t turn on a TV or look at a paper or the internet the entire time I was gone.  It seems like there was a bit of news while I was away.

According to [...]

Rumors and rambling

There are a lot of stories out there about Matt Millen, from here on referred to as “that idiot”.  That idiot came out this week in an interview with Sports Illustrated writer Don Banks crying that he was a scapegoat in Detroit and that Lions fans are blaming him for pretty much everything.
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Rumors and rambling – The Week in Review

ESPN NFC North analyst Kevin Seifert says that wide receiver Calvin Johnson, safety Louis Delmas and defensive end Cliff Avril will be the building blocks of the Lions resurgence.  I have to agree.

The Lions finally have a real defensive coordinator in Gunther Cunningham and, in this system, Avril is [...]

Hump Day rumors and rambling

Detroit Lions announcer Dan Miller says drafting tight end Brandon Pettigrew at 1-20 was a good thing as he’s an offensive weapon, not a luxury pick.  The 6’-5”, 263 lb TE should wreak havoc on opposing defenses and he will have to be accounted for on every play.

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Rumors and rambling – The week in review

Sorry for not updating for a bit.  We lost power and had lines down during the last storm.  Everything just came back a little while ago.  Friggin’ Ohio Valley weather.

Damon Hack, at Sports Illustrated, is picking the Lions to take the NFC Central North.  I realize that the division is not very good.  The Bears [...]

Sigh…I wish the season was here….

The Lions are less than a month away from the finish of their off-season workout programs.  They will have their last OTA on Thursday, conditioning for two weeks afterward, then a mandatory minicamp June 22-24.  They will take 4 weeks off, working out and doing conditioning and then begin training camp.  Almost 2 months.  I [...]