The Lion’s draft is complete.  Free agency is…well, not complete, but is typically done by this time of year anyway.  The Lions, for the first time in ages, seem to be on the rise.  Very few position battles are expected in training camp (see you later Bryant Johnson).   Everyone is healthy right now, including Matthew Stafford.

 And I want it to start now. I don’t want to wait.  I want to see how good Ndamukong Suh can be, whether Nick Fairly can make the defensive line elite, and whether DeAndre Levy and Matthew Stafford can stay healthy for a full year.  I am ready to boo Packer fans and mock Jay Cutler and to laugh at Brett Favre’s comebacks (just wait…) (more…)

I’ve never been anything but quick to push back on anyone that says professional athletes are overpaid. Anyone that produces such ridiculous volumes of revenue deserves to share in the riches. The overpaid-athlete argument is a misdirection of resentment that a “game” can produce piles of cash. Leagues make money, players deserve money. Done.

That being said, I don’t expect the owners to hand over whatever the players want. The owners have made investments into the league and I have no problem with them seeking a deal that they believe provides them the best chance for a healthy present and future. The players have been, and will be, provided with a comfortable portion of the pie. I fully affirm each side’s right to a nice portion of that pie and care little for however that pie is sliced.

Many that have followed the owners’ actions will point out that the lockout plans have been in the works for a couple years. Even so, that alone isn’t enough for me to give the owners the stink-eye. Negotiation is all about leverage and it is reasonable to expect the owners to seek whatever leverage they have at their disposal. The courts may deem some of the leverage they have exacted as a violation of labor law, but I can’t fault them for trying. That being said, my feelings started to change after a Pro Football Talk article revealed some troubling things that they had been hearing:

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Q: I saw you thanked Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh for his support of the academy on your Twitter page. Have you received a lot of support from the community?

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