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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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!

The 3rd round is where the Lions really need to make serious hay during the draft. Millen and Marinelli had 3 picks in a round where most teams expect to find contributors, if not starters. Sad to say, the Lions aren’t most teams.
That’s not to say the 3 picks will be busts, as all have [...]

On day one of the 2008 NFL draft, the Lions filled needs. Glaring needs. Huge needs. Needs that could no longer be ignored. But they players they selected, Gosder Cherilus and Jordon Dizon, were both thought to be reaches by NFL draftniks.
The Lions believe they ended up with a pair of players who will be [...]

Addendum 4/29 10AM: Our roundtable has been postponed by President George W. Bush! WDET, being a public radio station, breaking news (W’s holding a press conference) comes first. So our roundtable will be on tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10AM instead.
I’ll be appearing on “Detroit Today,” which is broadcast on WDET 101.9 FM, Detroit Public Radio. [...]

Join me live at 3PM! Let’s hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew…

As I’m officially an NFL blogger, I’ll be watching the draft intently. But I’m more than a one-trick pony.
There’s 2 other big time events in the D today, and both are nationally televised. The Tigers are taking on the Angels at 3:30, and more importantly, the Red Wings will be playing game 2 of their [...]