Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson (right shoulder) took part in today’s practice, but quarterbacks didn’t throw him any passes. During individual drills, when other receivers would run routes and get the ball, Johnson would run the route and the quarterback would pump a throw to him, but not release it.

Megatron suffered what looked to be a shoulder injury that coach Jim Schwartz hasn’t fully disclosed yet.

Jim Schwartz also didn’t rule out Matthew Stafford for the upcoming game against the New York Giants. In the past three Wednesday media conferences, Schwartz had ruled out Stafford. However, Giants Defensive Tackle/End Justin Tuck said on a conference call earlier with Detroit media today that he believes Shaun Hill will be the Lions quarterback, saying:

“Honestly, we’ve been preparing for Shaun Hill. We expect to see him solely”.

Seeing how Stafford hasn’t done any real practicing in three weeks and we are already in the middle of the week, it would be a very ill decision on Jim Schwartz’s part to let Matthew Stafford start on Sunday, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Stafford was named the number two quarterback behind Shaun Hill.

In other news, Stefan Logan was named the NFL Special Teams Player of the Week. Logan returned a kickoff in the second quarter for a 105 yard touchdown, the longest play in the NFL this season so far. There has been some confusion over whether or not it was the NFC or the league special teams award, but Tom Kowalski is confirming that it is the league award.

The most compelling report was the injury report… There were a lot of them.

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That said, beating Cleveland is our only hope to keep out of drafting top three. We need this win. BAD. We can’t afford another bloated contract for an unproven rookie. We need the Browns, the Buccs and the Rams picking ahead of us.

The other thing that has caught my interest this week is the Bears loss to the 49ers. With the Vikings exceedingly far ahead in the NFC North and the wild card competition fierce, the seat must be getting hot for Lovie Smith and Jay Cutler, a guy for whom they gave up a LOT for. How is that going to play out with their aging defense?

On 97.1 they were talking about trading Calvin Johnson… if a team like the Giants is willing to give up a 1st and 3rd plus a 2nd string defensive tackle, I say do it. The Giants are on the ropes as of late, they need an infusion desperately and the Lions are so dismal that we need a shot at getting new young bodies on our squad.

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In any event, this is a short one. Amber is out right now, personal business stuff and the other girl I had to sub bailed on me. SO… its just 8 minutes of me. I’ll get better, promise.

Music is the new Weezer, “The Girl Got Hot” off of Raditude