I wanted to touch base, let everyone know what’s been going on, as I’ve been posting irregularly here at SLR. I’m sure you’re asking, “Big Al, why so quiet when it comes to the Lions?”
1. There’s very little in the way of Lions news right now. By very little, I mean absolutely none. Seriously, there’s not a thing to report, or comment upon. If there is a dead time in the 365/24/7 NFL, we’re in it.
2. Ian, a very good friend, put his trust in me to run his popular Detroit Tigers blog, Bless You Boys, while he’s out of [...]

With mini-camp underway, we are finally getting a trickle of news from the Lions. and it’s not of the “email telling fans to fuck off” sort.
More //sarcasm on// good news //sarcasm off// on the player personnel front. Ernie Sims, one of the few players on the Lions considered to be Pro Bowl material, had to undergo shoulder surgery. No one’s talking as to when, or how, Sims was hurt.
Sims is reluctant to discuss the injury to his right shoulder, or even when it occurred last season.
“To be honest, I don’t know exactly what game it was,” Sims said Wednesday. [...]

In some ways, the Detroit Lions are the most consistent team in the NFL. They are always inept, always clueless, always make the wrong move, always say and do the wrong thing. We have seen their latest misstep, and it’s par for the Lions’ course.
As reported by Oakland Press columnist Pat Caputo, a Lions season ticket holder who had several promises broken in regard to where his seats in Ford Field would be located, received an email from an employee of their ticket office. A message that was meant for internal eyes only.
But the pesky “reply all” button came back [...]

You may have heard the those of us living in the great state of Michigan are going through tough financial times. “Tough” is an understatement. We’re in a big time recession.
The auto industry is the lifeblood of this state, and it’s bleeding cash and jobs profusely. High paying jobs are leaving this area by the thousands, never to return. Even the presidential candidates are saying as such.
Unemployment and home foreclosures are rampant. The real estate market has tanked. Discretionary income is hard to find for many people, including fans of the local pro teams. Which leads me to the [...]

In today’s Freep, columnist designated hit man declares there’s one way Rod Marinelli can be sure to save his job. No, it’s not making the playoffs, or even just winning more games than he loses. Sharp thinks Marinelli’s one jab saving card to play is…Starting Drew Stanton at QB.
And that’s a commitment to Stanton as the Lions’ new starting quarterback at some point next season.
They’re rebuilding this season.
The tone of their recent draft reflected that sentiment, regardless of Jon Kitna’s insistence that anything short of 10 wins this season — yet again — would be an extreme disappointment. It presents [...]

As I took a week long hiatus from SLR, I wanted to catch up on a few things. Namely, the draft and the Lions QB situation. what better way to do so than with another round of burning questions?
Big Al, you said you were going to write about the remaining second day draft choices. What’s up?
A couple of things. First off, the enthusiasm wasn’t there for me, as I’m not a draftnik. I have better things to do than research wide receivers from Wake Forest.
To be honest, I find writing about draft picks I’ve never heard of, and if you [...]

Straight from the horse’s ass QB’s mouth…
“Our expectation is we will be disappointed if we don’t win 10 games,” he said today, when the Lions held their first Organized Team Activities session in Allen Park. “Because that will mean we’re not in the playoffs … I can’t make it any simpler than that. Anybody who says that’s not their expectations level is unfortunately not that much of a competitor.”
Yeah, yeah, whatever. did he learn his lesson after the debacle of last season? You know, where EVERY single solitary media member, writer, blogger and fan brings up your clueless braggadocio after [...]

I was feeling a tad burned out after the draft, so I needed a few days away to recharge my football batteries. You can expect some new content starting tomorrow.
Thanks for reading!