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SideLion Report Saturday Second Serving

I hope you find time to read this site every day but I know busy schedules means that probably isn’t realistic. As a matter of convenience for finding some of SLR’s best content from the past…Read More

Detroit Lions Have Crisp First Practice, Alphonso Smith Has Broken Foot

We’ll start with the good news. Matthew Stafford thought the first practice went well, so well in fact it felt like picking up where they left off at the end of last season. Paula Pasche provides…Read More

The Detroit Lions Can Win With This Secondary

I have long thought that the key to a Lions resurgence would be the addition of a lockdown cornerback. Having watched players like the Jets’ Darrelle Revis, Oakland’s Nnamdi Asomugha (now…Read More

Three Reasons Why You Should Have More Confidence in the Secondary

Many Lion fans were calling for the first round pick to be spent on CB Prince Amukamara or Jimmy Smith.  When the Lions didn’t pick a single corner in the draft many fans (including me) started…Read More

Scanning the Savanna

Scanning the Savanna is a daily feature that brings fresh Detroit Lions and NFL related content to your fingertips each morning. Grab a cup of coffee and let’s scan the savanna together. Clipped…Read More

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Detroit Lions Still Have a Need at Cornerback But Dre Bly Doesn’t Fill It

One unexpected participant in last week’s Detroit Lions player organized workout was Dre Bly. With…Read More

The Detroit Lions 2011 Draft Class: Deeper Than Most Think

The Detroit Lions ended up with five total picks in the 2011 NFL Draft.  There was some skepticism among…Read More

Scanning the Savanna

Scanning the Savanna is a daily feature that brings fresh Detroit Lions and NFL related content to your…Read More

Scanning the Savanna

Clipped from: www.nationalfootballpost.com (share this clip) And then there were 10. From www.nationalfootballpost.com…Read More

Grading the Detroit Lions: Secondary

This post is part of a series of posts in which I review the Lions position groups based on their play…Read More

Detroit Lions 2010 in Review: November

Previous Month: October The Detroit Lions entered November with a record of 2 and 5.  Matt Stafford…Read More

Detroit Lions 2010 in Review: October

Last Month: September The Detroit Lions would enter October winless through three games of the 2010…Read More

Scanning the Savanna

Clipped from: www.sportingnews.com (share this clip) There are several first-time Pro Bowlers in…Read More

Breaking News: Matthew Stafford starts throwing, Smith and KVB to IR

According to Paula Pasche of the Oakland Press, quarterback Matthew Stafford has finally started throwing…Read More

Scanning the Savanna

Clipped from: www.chicagotribune.com (share this clip) Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz was relatively…Read More

Lack of Talent the Root of all Evil for Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions have some trouble winning games. That is not up for debate. What is up for debate is…Read More

Detroit Lions Will Bring Long Injury List to Dallas

The Detroit Lions’ week 11 injury report is a lot longer than anyone would like to see. Fortunately,…Read More

Detroit Lions Release Wednesday Week 11 Injury Report

The big news out of Detroit Lions practice yesterday was that eight starters were held out. Today, three…Read More

Detroit Lions Release Final Week 10 Injury Report

The Lions wrapped up their week of practice and only two players emerge as definitely out for Sunday’s…Read More

Three Detroit Lions Return to Practice on Thursday

The “did not practice” list was cut in half Thursday as three of the six players that did…Read More