Archive for June, 2009

28 Jun

Let’s Not Think About Michael Jackson For a Moment And Recognize Jim Schwartz As a Class Act

Great DetNews Article By Terry Foster
Schwartz didn’t end minicamp this week with a morning practice session. He continued it by taking rookies Matthew Stafford, Louis Delmas and Brandon Pettigrew inside the Dearborn Truck Assembly Plant, where they sat for two hours and signed autographs, took photos and passed out Lions gear to surprised workers. He [...]

22 Jun

Will Calvin Johnson Be a Top 3 Receiver This Season? BleacherReport.com Thinks So.

In the 2008 season he surely proved himself.
He caught 78 passes for 1,331 yards, and was tied for first with 12 NFL grabs.
These stats led to a season of being an elite receiver in the National Football League, he will only wish to go up.
Is it possible for him to improve on this season? Sure [...]

16 Jun

Breathe A Sigh Of Relief! Matt Millen Will Give Lions “No Special Treatment” When Broadcasting

From DetNews.com
Former Lions president Matt Millen said he remains a big fan of the Detroit Lions and the Ford family, but the team will not get preferential treatment if he’s called upon to broadcast a game on the NFL Network.
Millen spoke Monday after he was named analyst for the NFL Network’s “Thursday Night Football” telecast. [...]

09 Jun

Slow Going on the Lions Front. Can’t Wait For Camp To Begin

look, check out the front page for Lions on Detnews.com

LOL, none of the front page stories this week are actually about the Lions. It’s that slow.
*sigh*
I’m tired of beating the draft to death… I suppose there’s always some Brett Favre drama. He should patent his ability to get himself in the news… maybe write a [...]

03 Jun

Alex Marvez Ranks Lions Best Overall on Draft Day

Detnews.com called my attention to this…
With an NFL off-season of transactions nearly in the books, Fox Sports has identified its winners and losers. Alex Marvez, senior NFL writer for FoxSports.com, says the Lions had the best draft.
He writes: “Because he was the top overall pick, the success of quarterback Matthew Stafford is how Detroit’s 2009 [...]

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