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…
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…
Why the National Media are Wrong About the Lions
The Lions’ fanbase needs to be more forgiving of the national media. What we need to remember is that these people have to cover 32 NFL teams, not just one. To be perfectly blunt the…
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…
Surprise Lions Breakout Player Candidates for 2016
Who is going to come out of nowhere this season? It seems like every year there is a guy who did nothing last year, may have done nothing for a couple years since he was…
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…
What Exactly Can $15 Million in Cap Space Buy the Detroit Lions?
When it comes to cap space leading up to training camp, there are two things that a team can do. The first thing they can do is sit on it, and have it carry over…
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…