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Injury Keeping Jason Fox out of Detroit Lions Minicamp

Zac Snyder — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:01:27 +0000

May 29, 2012; Allen Park, MI, USA; General view of the indoor building as the team stretches prior to organized team activities at Lions training facility. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE

Jason Fox is hurt again.

This is not a promising development in his, well, development – especially considering Martin Mayhew’s words earlier this year:

Every time he’s been healthy, we’ve been very happy with what we’ve seen from him. But, I think for offensive lineman in this league, you have to be a guy that can get out there and play 16 games.

Entering his third season, Fox hasn’t given the reason any reason to be confident in his ability to play a 16-game schedule.

Jim Schwartz said earlier today that Jason Fox has been having a good offseason so far but that knee soreness will likely sideline him for the duration of this week’s minicamp.

If nagging ailments are preventing Fox from getting on the field at minicamp, how are the Lions supposed to count on him to stay on the field over the course of a season? That’s the problem.

Incumbent right tackle Gosder Cherilus has one year left on his contract and what to do with him is another issue the Lions will have to face in the next year. Jason Fox’s injury problems could take him out of the running as a possible replacement for Cherilus depending on when Riley Reiff is ready to claim the left tackle spot.

The battle for a roster spot at tackle looks fierce and continued injury problems could leave Jason Fox on the outside looking in when the season starts.

Healthy Running Backs are Only Half the Battle for the Detroit Lions

Zac Snyder — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:44:32 +0000

The post-mortem discussion of the Detroit Lions’ running game has largely centered around the health of running backs Jahvid Best and Mikel Leshoure. The remaining portion of the discussion surrounds the future of Kevin Smith.

This ignores at least 50% of what should make up a relevant discussion of where the Lions need to go with their running game.

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Scanning the Savanna: Detroit Lions Game Day Edition

Zac Snyder — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:00:12 +0000

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.

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There are several explanations for the emergence of Detroit’s run game over the last few weeks – improved offensive line play, the re-signing of Kevin Smith, defensive focus on the passing attack.

But some argue it’s because the team is running out of more traditional run sets.

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