Travis Newville The Detroit Lions looked a lot different in their second preseason game on defense. When they played the Oakland Raiders, the Lions were doing something very different with their linebackers. Teryl Austin was blitzing consistently, and the linebackers were often getting pressure on the quarterbacks. Stephen Tulloch and the Detroit Lions linebackers only blitzed on … Read more
The Detroit Lions have more problems with their talented, but problematic, defensive tackle Nick Fairley. What is going on with Nick Fairley? Nobody really knows much, and Jim Caldwell has not been saying much. Caldwell did finally address the Fairley situation to the media, though. “He’s second team,” was his response. The Lions quickly shot … Read more
The Detroit Lions have completed two of their four preseason games, and it is starting to become more apparent who the Detroit Lions may be keeping on their 53-man roster. Not everyone will be happy with the cuts that will be made. I’m sure that even a few of my predictions will be wrong, but … Read more
Another preseason game is in the books for the Detroit Lions, but this one ended up a 27-26 loss to the Oakland Raiders. As with most preseason games, this one was a story that a final score could not tell. The Detroit Lions came out the gates playing good football with their starters, on both … Read more
According to Tim Twentyman’s Twitter account, the Detroit Lions will be giving the starting nod to C.J. Mosley over Nick Fairley, Friday night against Oakland. The move is not necessarily a shock, though. Nick Fairley was demoted to the second team defense since early in the week. The move by Jim Caldwell has received mix … Read more
The Detroit Lions are about to play their second preseason contest, and it is against the Oakland Raiders. Both teams are looking to make a bigger impact on the NFL, and both teams need the live action reps to help them prepare for the season. For the Detroit Lions’ second preseason game, a lot of … Read more
According to multiple sources, the Detroit Red Wings have reached an agreement that will keep general manager Ken Holland with the organization. This is great news for the Wings. Ken Holland has won more games with Detroit than any other franchise, since 1997 when Holland took the reigns. Of course, he has been fortunate to … Read more
One of the biggest headlines surrounding the Detroit Lions this off season was the firing of coach Jim Schwartz, and the hiring of coach Jim Caldwell. The Lions had high hopes for Jim Schwartz, but he never ended up delivering for Detroit. After taking the Lions to the playoffs in 2011, coach Schwartz failed to … Read more
George Winn was signed by the Detroit Lions in July, and was not expected to really amount to much other than a training camp body. However, after an impressive training camp and preseason performance, some may be wondering how far up the depth charts Winn can climb. The running back from Southfield, Michigan, said that … Read more
It appears that Detroit Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah is getting very close to returning to football action. Ansah was activated from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list early Tuesday afternoon. The Lions looked like they were not going to have any problems containing the run, on the defensive line, without Ziggy Ansah. However, … Read more
The Detroit Lions have one preseason game in the books, and it was a 13-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Although wins do not normally matter in preseason games, this one definitely did. New offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi manufactured a game winning drive with the help of 3rd string quarterback Kellen Moore. Kellen Moore is … Read more
After one preseason game, the Detroit Lions are not exactly right where they would like to be going into the season. Although they ended up beating the Cleveland Browns by a score of 13-12, there are still a lot of things that Detroit needs to work on. Rasheen Mathis and Darius Slay both did a … Read more
The NFL has recently created a list of 21 players that they consider to be at risk, and not surprisingly Ndamukong Suh was one of those players. The NFL sited Suh in addition to 15 other players who are at risk for receiving “escalated discipline.” Ndamukong Suh is the leader of the Detroit Lions defensive … Read more
August 9th, 2014. Not quite the big Monday Night Football game that Detroit Lions’ fans have been anticipating, but it marks a milestone for the Lions. A lot of people say that the preseason is meaningless, and I am going to shut down that talk real quick. For a 7-9 team like the Detroit Lions, … Read more
The Michigan Football program has unveiled a new set of alternate uniforms that they will be wearing against Penn State. They feature a new reflective type design that really makes the players’ numbers pop. Michigan isn’t quite as audacious as Oregon Football with their uniform designs, but these new alternate uniforms are pretty gnarly. What … Read more
All eyes are on the Detroit Lions as they begin the preseason at Ford Field, on August 9th. Many positions have already bee settled within the Detroit Lions depth chart, but quite a few spots on the roster will be won and lost over the next few preseason games. Position battles are brewing in positions … Read more
