Archive for August, 2008

23 Aug

Kevin Smith Does His Best Barry Sanders

I know its way too early to even compare Kevin Smith to most good NFL running backs, let alone the greatest of all-time, but he showed some moves tonight that should get Lions fans excited about a running back again.

21 Aug

Lions Tales: Stanton’s thumb, running backs say the right things and linebacker roulette

Stanton hurts thumb, Lions nation holds their breath:
Stanton bashed his thumb against either a teammate’s helmet (Mlive) or shoulder pads (News) in practice today, leaving his status for the weekend’s exhibition in doubt, and fans everywhere thinking, “Here we go again, Stanton has been snake bit by injuries his entire football college and pro [...]

20 Aug

Beat writer bingo: Are the Lions a good team? Depends on which paper you read

As a parting shot as he heads off into a hard earned retirement, the News’ Mike O’Hara stirred up a hornets nest here in Detroit. His predicting a very good season for the Lions, a team that normally has trouble reaching mediocrity, has everyone atwitter.
One paragraph in particular has fans and writers alike wondering if [...]

19 Aug

While you were watching Bela Karolyi lose his mind…

The Lions made a couple of personnel moves.
Another Lion has been declared out for the season. The world’s biggest fullback, the 310 lb Jon Bradley, was placed on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury. The former defensive tackle turned blocking back was in a tight competition for the fullback job with 5th round [...]

19 Aug

A Lions fan conundrum: I want to believe, yet I can’t believe

What in the Sam Hill is going on in Detroit? Maybe the better question is, what’s in the water at the Lions’ Allen Park HQ causing the beat writers to…Hell, just read what they’re saying.
Mike O’Hara in the News:
When the 2008 schedule was released, I wrote the Lions could win nine games. It wasn’t a [...]

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