Lions head coach Rod Marinelli has been speaking to the media at the scouting combine, and he has given his thoughts regarding the following subjects…
Marinelli says the Lions are listening to offers for Shaun Rogers, and claims there is some interest.
I think it’s safe to say Big Baby is not long for the Lions. [...]

Rumors of two free agents the Lions appear to be interested in have me shaking my head in a mixture of exasperation and disgust.
We all know the Lions have absolutely no depth at running back. Kevin Jones is is going into the last year of his contract, and recovering from his 2nd severe season ending [...]

In Friday’s Freep, Detroit Lions beat writer Nick Cotsonika posts the transcript of Matt Millen’s meeting with Detroit media members. As in yesterday’s Q & A with Mike Martz, the Lions’ fearless leader tended to speak in guarded terms. In other words, he was in CYA mode.
Between you and me, I don’t believe a word [...]

With current and former Lions coaches and front office personnel at the NFL scouting combine, we are finally beginning to hear what actually happened regarding former offensive coordinator Mike Martz, and his “resignation.”
In today’s Freep, beat writer NIck Cotsonika interviewed the self-designated super genius Martz. You know that he was holding his tongue, wording his [...]

At the scouting combine, Mike O’Hara, Lions beat writer at the Detroit News, shocked the NFL world by actually coaxing our moron of a GM to come out of hiding, and give an exclusive interview. Let’s break down Matt Millen’s words of wisdom delusion together, shall we?
President Matt Millen believes the Detroit Lions improved in 2007, but [...]

…And it’s called “Detroit Lions Get Low!” (Hat tip to KSK for finding this gem)

When you’re a fan of the Lions, there’s a fine line between being hopeful, and being delusional. This “rapping” (word used very loosely) fan didn’t just cross that line, he leaped over it. Still, I have to give the kid some [...]

For most of my life, being a fan of the Lions was tough. Damn tough. But we thought all those losses to the Vikings, Packers and Bears built our character, and allowed us to appreciate the occasional winning season that much more. Over the decades, there were more downs than ups, but there were ups.
Joe [...]

This past weekend at Mlive, Killer Kowlaski regaled us with the “Curse of Bobby Layne” story.
According to football legend, Layne — the Lions’ Hall of Fame quarterback - was angry about being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1958 and put a curse on the Lions. Although no documentation was found to support it, Layne [...]

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Big Al. I run a fairly popular Detroit-centric sports blog known as The Wayne Fontes Experience. I’m a big fan of all the Detroit and University of Michigan teams, and try to cover them fairly equally. But one local team stirs the depths of my soul [...]