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The worst team in the NFL
Talk about a must-win: If ever a victory was needed for morale, this week’s Chicago Bears game is it for the Detroit Lions. Unfortunately, it’s tough to make the case that the Lions will get that ‘W’. Commentary: In the post-Matt Millen era, pessimism is surely quite ...
4 days, 22 hours ago   |   The worst team in the NFL ( 2 )
Hallelujah! Or: Fans react to Millen firing
“This story’s going to have a lot of legs as it moves on.” – Chris Mortensen on ESPN. Not since the days of Salome has a head been wanted on a platter this much. And so today, on Day 1 of a potentially bright future, we can proclaim R.I.P. to Detroit’s Matt ...
1 week, 4 days ago   |   Hallelujah! Or: Fans react to Millen firing ( 3 )
Pop quiz: 2008 Detroit Lions
Hope you’ve been paying attention to the Detroit Lions’ season thus far. (It’s amazing that a train wreck like the 2008 Honolulu blue-and-silver express can actually command so little notice, isn’t it?) Hey, lack of time is no excuse; after all, this writer ...
1 week, 6 days ago   |   Pop quiz: 2008 Detroit Lions ( 3 )
Stanton starting a matter of time …
Remember way back in 2006, when much of the NFL hype was centered on Tony Romo, the heir apparent under center in Dallas? The Cowboys’ starting quarterback was Drew Bledsoe, your stereotypical declining veteran just barely dependable enough and essentially leading ...
2 weeks, 3 days ago   |   Stanton starting a matter of time … ( 3 )
Horror story: The return of Mike Martz
It almost seems like a rhetorical question at this point: Can things get worse for the 2008 Detroit Lions? Rhetorical, that is, until you consider this week’s slate and realize that the Motor City Kitties are drawing the San Francisco 49ers; hardly an ...
2 weeks, 4 days ago   |   Horror story: The return of Mike Martz ( 7 )
Marinelli addresses media; cue laugh track!
With each loss, the reason behind head coach Rod Marinelli’s continued stint with the Detroit Lions (aside from general inertia and probably the unwillingness of anyone else available to take the damn position) becomes more apparent: The Ford family and Matt Millen ...
2 weeks, 5 days ago   |   Marinelli addresses media; cue laugh track! ( 4 )
Don’t panic, Lions fans: The locker room will be fine!
The Detroit Lions may have given up more than 300 yards to a no-name running attack and made a questionable rookie quarterback look very good last week. The Lions' offense may have jettisoned the new game plan one quarter into the season and is probably already stuck ...
3 weeks, 3 days ago   |   Don’t panic, Lions fans: The locker room will be fine! ( 5 )
Bizarro Lions am right on track!
In the homeland of the Detroit Lions, fans have to be loving the team’s fantastic 21-34 performance against the mighty Atlanta Falcons. No, we’re not talking the team’s Motor City home, but rather the actual origin point of this back-assward squad: Bizarro World, ...
3 weeks, 6 days ago   |   Bizarro Lions am right on track! ( 4 )
Lions rocked by Gucci-gate
Getting as close as he ever will to playing in Honolulu, waived running back Tatum Bell reportedly thieved two Gucci bags once given to new Detroit Lions signee Rudi Johnson as a Pro Bowl gift. Commentary: In a scandal that is sure to shake things up within an already ...
1 month ago   |   Lions rocked by Gucci-gate ( 5 )
Lions plan to pound the ball with only two tailbacks?
Well, now that Mike Martz is long gone from the Detroit Lions, it has become quite apparent that a former defensive line coach is in complete control. The proof is in the players sitting on the roster after Saturday’s cuts, as Rod Marinelli, the former D-line ...
1 month ago   |   Lions plan to pound the ball with only two tailbacks? ( 4 )