Morning Intel: Monday, May 16, 2016
Well, this is the time of year when writers covering the Detroit Lions (and the NFL in general) truly prove their worth and earn their pay. The only time when there is less to write…
Beer and Blowjobs – A Football Widow’s Views
My wife put together a great story of her experience as a ‘football widow’ to a fan of the Detroit Lions: Beer and blowjobs. These are the two things that as a wife of a…
Fantasy Football 101 – An Introduction To Fantasy Football
You might be new to football, or might not know about the side culture of fantasy football that crowns millions of champions each year. Maybe you heard of it from a co-worker, or know a…
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…
PFF Rankings: Hits and Miss
ProFootballFocus (PFF) released their top 101 players of 2015 rankings list and it left many Lions fans scratching their heads. Two Lions, one former and one current, were in the ranking system, but there was…
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…
Fantasy Football, It’s Never Too Late To Learn!
As the weather warms and spring turns toward summer, it gets to be that time of year when football fans start thinking about draft day. No, not the NFL Draft. The fantasy football draft. Fantasy…
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…
Surprises in 2016: Lions Offensive Line Edition
It has been an interesting off-season for the Lions fans. We’ve watched a Lions GOAT in Calvin Johnson walk out the door, and watched the rest of the veteran contingent that came together to form…
Morning Intel: May 11, 2016
Most of these stories could have been linked from any of three different sites. Everyone is writing the same stories these days, because there really just is not that much to write about right now….
Contracts signed for all 2016 Lions Draft Picks
With today’s signing of second round draft pick, A’shawn Robinson, the Lions have wrapped up contracts with all 10 of their 2016 draft picks. Speaking earlier today, Robinson said that contract discussions were being handled…
Top 5 Battles To Watch At Training Camp
This year’s Lions training camp will be an interesting one. There will be competition at many positions, some of those, we never could have seen coming. Detroit added 10 new players in the draft, 12…
Morning Intel: May 10, 2016
Your daily dose of morning intel, not available in pill form. In the desert wasteland that is the period between the draft and training camp, there are few nuggets of knowledge waiting to be picked…
Lions acquire Jon Bostic in trade from Patriots
The Detroit Lions have acquired inside linebacker Jon Bostic for a conditional 2017 seventh round draft pick. Bostic had been acquired in September of 2015 by the Patriots from the Chicago Bears. He had been…