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 [...]

I’m going to go off on a bit of a rant, so be prepared.
I’m sure you’ve been overwhelmed with NFL mock drafts. I know I have. Every day, what seems like another 100 or so mocks show up on various places the web, done by the local and national MSM, bloggers, forums, fans, Mel Kiper, [...]

Being T minus 2 days and counting till the NFL draft, it appears more and more that Jerod Mayo is the player the Lions are targeting with the 15th overall pick.

Jerod Mayo: Soon to be the Lions’ next condiment middle linebacker?
Mayo is not number one on the Lions’ draft board though, as that status belongs [...]

One of the most popular features at my other blog, The Wayne Fontes Experience, is “Burning questions.” Once a week, whenever the Hell I feel like it, or whenever the news warrants it, I answer questions about the latest hot button topics in regard to the Tigers and Lions.
As I did my first Detroit Tigers [...]

1. Today I learned Sport Illustrated’s NFL guru, Peter King, is batshit crazy. What makes me think King is off his rocker? This…
If Ryan is sitting there at six or seven, I expect Detroit, Carolina and Chicago to inquire about trading up.
Making a move to get Ryan, who is far from a sure thing, would [...]

Here’s the situation, folks. I was taking part in Fan-Sided Blogs’ mock draft. The Lions are on the clock, and here’s how the draft had gone down to that point.
1. Miami - DE Chris Long, Virgina
2. St. Louis - OT Jake Long, Michigan
3. Atlanta - DT Glenn Dorsey, LSU
4. Oakland - DE Vernon Gholston, Ohio [...]

On Tuesday, the Lions signed free agent linebacker Gilbert Gardner, who played with the Titans in 2007.
Though the Lions do need a linebacker or three, this signing is strictly a move to help shore up Detroit’s awful special teams. Gardner is a career backup as a linebacker, but has made a name for himself on [...]