Archive for April, 2008

29 Apr

Detroit Lions draft review, 3rd round: Do 3 picks equal 3 busts or 3 contributors?

The 3rd round is where the Lions really need to make serious hay during the draft. Millen and Marinelli had 3 picks in a round where most teams expect to find contributors, if not starters. Sad to say, the Lions aren’t most teams.
That’s not to say the 3 picks will be busts, as all have [...]

28 Apr

Detroit Lions draft review, day one: Needs were filled, but where they filled with the right players?

On day one of the 2008 NFL draft, the Lions filled needs. Glaring needs. Huge needs. Needs that could no longer be ignored. But they players they selected, Gosder Cherilus and Jordon Dizon, were both thought to be reaches by NFL draftniks.
The Lions believe they ended up with a pair of players who will be [...]

28 Apr

Programming note: SLR is on the air!

Addendum 4/29 10AM: Our roundtable has been postponed by President George W. Bush! WDET, being a public radio station, breaking news (W’s holding a press conference) comes first. So our roundtable will be on tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10AM instead.
I’ll be appearing on “Detroit Today,” which is broadcast on WDET 101.9 FM, Detroit Public Radio. [...]

26 Apr

Live blogging the Lions, Tigers and Red Wings, oh my!

Join me live at 3PM! Let’s hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew…

26 Apr

FYI: Live blogging of the NFL draft, the Tigers, and the Red Wings to commence!

As I’m officially an NFL blogger, I’ll be watching the draft intently. But I’m more than a one-trick pony.
There’s 2 other big time events in the D today, and both are nationally televised. The Tigers are taking on the Angels at 3:30, and more importantly, the Red Wings will be playing game 2 of their [...]

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