http://sidelionreport.com A Detroit Lions Blog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:09:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy Fourth of July Ya'll! Have some BBQ, enjoy the day. The thing that makes this Country so great is that we can openly talk about how to make it better. http://sidelionreport.com/2009/07/04/happy-independence-day/ Props to them! Check it out at TitanSized.com http://sidelionreport.com/2009/07/01/our-friends-at-titansizedcom-are-in-espn-magazine/ 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 ... http://sidelionreport.com/2009/06/28/lets-not-think-about-michael-jackson-for-a-moment-and-recognize-jim-schwartz-as-a-class-act/ 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 ... http://sidelionreport.com/2009/06/22/will-calvin-johnson-be-a-top-3-receiver-this-season-bleacherreportcom-thinks-so/ 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 ... http://sidelionreport.com/2009/06/16/breathe-a-sigh-of-relief-matt-millen-will-give-lions-no-special-treatment-when-broadcasting/ 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 ... http://sidelionreport.com/2009/06/09/slow-going-on-the-lions-front-cant-wait-for-camp-to-begin/ 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 ... http://sidelionreport.com/2009/06/03/alex-marvez-ranks-lions-best-overall-on-draft-day/ Read "Tailgaters Beware" here It makes sense on the surface.  The United States already taxes the hell out of cigarrettes, beer, wine, and just about everything else so raising the taxes on alcohol really makes sense.  Especially when you figure in the money dolled out to save GM…snicker…and of course bail out the ... http://sidelionreport.com/2009/05/29/phinphanatic-raises-the-alarm-beer-prices-going-up/ This day is for my Grandfather Ernie... My Great Uncle George and my friend Patrick who is out there overseas in Iraq with the Army 1st Cavalry right now. My Great Uncle Georgie didn't make it back... My Grandfather received a Purple Heart.  For or Against war, it doesn't matter. On this ... http://sidelionreport.com/2009/05/25/959/ I loves me some Detroit Tigers. I'm currently getting awful close to drinking the Kool-Aid; I'm still feeling a little burnt as a season ticket holder last year, but this season they are off to a very strong and somewhat unexpected start and credit should go to those it is due. Oh ... http://sidelionreport.com/2009/05/22/everyone-check-out-motor-city-bengals-because-youre-tigers-fans/