There will be no Marinelli - Lynch reunion:
You knew the beat guys would ask Rod Marinelli about John Lynch when it was announced he was leaving the Broncos. Turns out he Lions have no need for a 37 year old safety, former Buc or not. It might have been a good story, but it wouldn’t [...]

The poster boy for Lions draft ineptitude during the Matt Millen era, Mike Williams, has likely burned his final NFL bridge today. BMW, the 10th overall pick of the 2005 draft, was cut by his 3rd team in 2 years, the Tennessee Titans.
As bad as Millen’s drafts have been over the last 7 years, and [...]

Killer Kowalski’s latest WDFN interview is up at Mlive. Cliff notes version, Calvin Johnson is impressing the Hell out of him and Dan Orlovsky is clearly outplaying Drew Stanton in the competition to backup Jon Kitna:
I’m not sure if I should be happy Orlovsky is finally stepping up, or be bitterly disappointed in Stanton, as [...]

I hate being put into the position to defend the Detroit Lions. Thanks to a boneheaded article by Tony Grossi in today’s Cleveland Plain Dealer, I’m going to do just that…Damn him. He claims the Lions were too generous in giving Leigh Bodden a new contract, while the Cleveland Browns have a relative bargain in [...]

The Lions sign ANOTHER ex-Bucco:
Taye Biddle, a wide receiver recently waived by Tampa, was signed by the Lions today. Biddle is right in the Lions’ wheelhouse, being both a wide out and a former Buccaneer. How could the Lions NOT sign him?
The only reason this is being mentioned is the Tampa-Detroit connection, as Biddle is [...]

Detroit Lions vice chairman and trust fund baby Bill Ford Jr. met with the beat writers over the weekend. As is my wont, I read between the lines of the transcript, and tell you what Junior was really thinking…

Um, yeah. I had to sell the Rolls. And the Bentley.
Same with the Jag. Even the Lincoln [...]

Ernie Sims injures his right knee:
As if Lions fans don’t have enough to worry about, the big news out of camp today is Ernie Sims’ right knee. After tweaking the knee Sunday morning, the Lions only playmaking linebacker has been held out of practice since, and is scheduled to get an MRI today. The [...]

They become Detroit Lions.
Lehman was a Buc for what seemed to be about an hour, give or take 4 months. He was released by Tampa on Wednesday, likely for salary cap reasons. When Atlanta and Detroit immediately came calling, Lehman re-signed with his old team. Lehman must have figured, “The devil you know, better than [...]

Let’s get out the pitchforks and torches, because it’s time for Jonesy to go.
I’m cross-posting what I just wrote at my other Detroit sports blog, The Wayne Fontes Experience, because I’m absolutely livid after what I just witnessed. Ahem…
Words can’t describe how pissed I am at Todd Jones right now…
But “DFA his useless fucking puff [...]

When an undersized 2nd round draft pick is having the starting MLB job handed to them, both literally and figuratively, it’s takes the ultimate in agent hubris and stupidity to hold out. Yet that’s exactly what Jordan Dizon’s handlers were doing with their client.

With Rod Marinelli long known to loathe giving rookies starting jobs, and [...]