Game Preview: Detroit Lions vs. Cincinnati Bengals
There are a few more interesting match-ups this week in the Lions vs. Bengals game than in any of last week’s short showcases of the starting teams. These games are scheme light, meaning that teams…
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Signing Andrew Quarless Was A Bad Move
I am going to separate myself from the off-the-field aspect of this signing for a moment. The player Andrew Quarless is unquestionably a better player than Matt Mulligan, Cole Wick, or Adam Feuhne at this…
Division Rivals Game Review: Green Bay Packers Preseason Week One
There are a few qualifiers that need to be thrown out there when discussing this game. The Packers did not dress a large number of their players for this game, so making any judgements about the…
Game Preview: The Detroit Lions vs. The Pittsburgh Steelers
The wait is over and we are a short time from watching an actual group of people playing an actual football game in actual Lions jerseys. The two squads doing battle for our enjoyment this…
Division Rivals Game Review: Chicago Bears Preseason Week One
The Chicago Bears are at a point in their rebuild which we are very familiar with as Lions fans. Their new head coach inherited a roster that didn’t fit his systems at the top of…
Sunday Morning Intel: August 7, 2016
Meet Bean. Bean is my dog, and currently nursing an injury to her paw that she has been completely unable to stop licking. The resulting infection caused said paw to blow up to almost double…
Why You Should Be Excited About Anquan Boldin: A Film Review
The first thing that strikes you when watching tape of Anquan Boldin in 2015 is that the Detroit Lions are incredibly lucky to have Matthew Stafford as their quarterback. Are there better signal callers in…
Lions Keys to Victory in 2016: Eric Ebron’s Hands
Over the years there have been a lot of failed receivers in the Lions organization. There was a trait that they all seemed to share, and it was often overlooked by the previous management teams…
Lions Keys to Victory in 2016: Taylor Decker at Left Tackle
The Detroit Lions’ offensive line was awful in 2015. There are those who blame scheme or coaching for the shortfall, but the truth of the matter is that in at least one offensive tackle position…
Sunday Morning Intel – July 24 2016
I have returned from my world travels to bring you your fix of Detroit Lions news. Sorry about last week, dear readers, but a horrible bout of food poisoning – the third bout during my…
Lions Keys To Victory in 2016: Marvin Jones’ Production
It is often one or two plays that determine the outcome of a game. Those one or two plays are often set in motion by a single player having the best or worst day of…
Lions Keys to Victory in 2016: Ameer Abdullah
I am going to fill the void between OTAs and training camp by going over a few of the Lions players, and the single thing that player needs to do to set the Lions season on the course to success: how that player can be one of the Lions keys to victory in 2016. Today I’m taking a look at second year running back Ameer Abdullah, chosen 54th overall in the last draft of the Mayhew era.
Sunday Morning Intel – July 3, 2016
Last week I was in a part of India getting deluged with rain, meaning I had little or no ability to access the internet. As a result you did not get your fix of Morning…
Writers Roundup: Ash’s Favorite Play of the 2015 Season
Imagine this: eight days ago you were on your couch, wondering whether the call was ever going to come. You got cut in the last week of training camp, when they went down to 53…