Articles by Ash Thompson

Getting to Know the Lions Roster: Quinshad Davis

According to the this article on draft efficiency from forbes.com undrafted players comprise the third largest percentage of eventual starters (after the first and second round draft picks) in the NFL. Of course while each…


Sometime on a Monday Intel – 20th June 2016

Another week, another link filled Sunday Morning Intel to have brunch with, introduce to your parents for the first time, after a Saturday night of doing things to it best left unspoken in polite company….


Getting to Know the Lions Roster: Adam Fuehne

According to the this article on draft efficiency from forbes.com undrafted players comprise the third largest percentage of eventual starters (after the first and second round draft picks) in the NFL. Of course while each franchise normally…


Getting to Know the Lions Roster: Deonte Gibson

According to the this article on draft efficiency from forbes.com undrafted players comprise the third largest percentage of eventual starters (after the first and second round draft picks) in the NFL. Of course while each franchise normally…


Sunday Morning Intel: June 12, 2016

Another week of OTAs, another week of Morning Intel. This week we have had an avalanche of activities in Lionland (a mythical football related theme park I dreamed about once when I was a kid…



Sunday Morning Intel: June 5th, 2016

Things actually happened this week, you’ve got to love OTA’s. It is not quite as good as having real football, but the things being said by players, coaches, and front office people right now are…



Monday Morning Intel: May 30, 2016

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!?!?! Well, not real football. There are highlights of the Lions OTAs to watch. I’ll take it. Every week we’re getting closer to the launch of another season folks. And…



Sunday Morning Intel: May 22nd, 2016

Due to the gap in the off-season events, the fact that I’m moving to a different part of the northern Canadian wasteland, and the adjacent fact that I will be traveling to a couple of…


Morning Intel: May 15, 2016

I’m going to start the Morning Intel a little more seriously than usual. This is something that kind of slipped through the cracks that I think people should read. The Players’ Tribune is one of…


Morning Intel: May 14 2016

Lamar Holmes is out, and Central Michigan’s Louis Palmer is in.  The Lions are really bringing in a lot of undrafted players, which is good, generally if a player hasn’t popped by the time he hits…


Morning Intel: May 12, 2016

No preamble, we’re headed straight to the Morning Intel. Ron Wood said, “I would probably say that I’m not qualified to run any other NFL team, but I think I’m qualified to run this one,” and…