The defense came up big for the Detroit Lions in their win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, making several big plays throughout the game. One of the many bright spots on defense was rookie safety Miles Killebrew, who led the team with five tackles despite playing only 12 defensive snaps. Four of his five tackles came … Read more
The Detroit Lions completed the preseason in dominant fashion against the Buffalo Bills. With most starters having the night off, it was a great opportunity for the back-ups to show their stuff. Some made a bigger impression than others. Here is our best guess on how the Lions final 53-man roster will shake out.
It’s the final week of preseason and the last opportunity for bubble players to make their mark. With the 53-roster set to be finalized Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Lions brass probably already has a good idea of who they plan on keeping and releasing. A real special game from an individual could do just enough … Read more
When scanning over the Detroit Lions 2016 roster, you will find plenty of new faces. You will also notice the absence of a few mainstays as well, most notably Calvin Johnson, Joique Bell, and Jason Jones. Despite the losses, Detroit returns a healthy majority of their starters from a year ago. GM Bob Quinn has done and continues … Read more
The Detroit Lions will begin training camp on July 29th and it time for some pre-camp predictions. When scanning over the Lions roster, you will find plenty of new faces. You will also notice the absence of a few mainstays as well, most notably Calvin Johnson, Joique Bell, and Jason Jones. Despite the losses, Detroit returns a … Read more
Glover Quin is no stranger to personnel changes in the defensive backfield for the Lions. The team will have a different starter at strong safety for the fourth time in the four years that Quin has been in Detroit. Numerous names have come and gone at the position over the last three years, including Louis Delmas, James … Read more
The goal for every team each offseason is to improve. It is no different for GM Bob Quinn and the Detroit Lions. After not “winning” the free-agency period or having the “sexy” draft, there has been plenty of doubt surrounding the Lions increment of improvement relative to other teams. Quinn has built his team through … Read more
[tps_header]With a majority of the recognizable free agent names off the market, it is time to examine how new GM Bob Quinn fared in the first stage of the offseason with the Detroit Lions. There are still plenty of bargains to be made along with the upcoming NFL draft, but as a whole, there has … Read more
The winds of change are blowing all across the NFL on the first official day of free agency. After news of the signing of safety Tavon Wilson broke for the Lions, the news of Isa Abdul Quddus‘s departure soon followed. The #Dolphins signed S Isa Abdul-Quddus to a 3-year deal worth $12.75M, source said. He gets $4.25M per year. … Read more
The Lions have made another move on the first official of free agency in the NFL. According to numerous sources, 25-year old safety Tavon Wilson has signed with Detroit. Confirmed that Tavon Wilson is headed to the Lions. He played 83 of a possible 1,092 defensive snaps last year. Only appeared in 9 games — Dave … Read more
[tps_header] With the recent moves that general manager Bob Quinn has made (cutting Joique Bell, Stephen Tulloch, James Ihedigbo and C.J. Wilson), plus the announcement Calvin Johnson‘s retirement, the Lions seem to be in a pretty decent spot as far as the salary cap is concerned. Right now, the team has approximately $41.1 million in space to use on the … Read more
[tps_header] It’s that time of year again where die-hard fans are clinging to just about anything that somewhat resembles the game of football. Today, the best college senior prospects in the country will attend the Senior Bowl All-Star game in Mobile, Alabama. Unlike the Pro Bowl, these broke student-athletes will have plenty of motivation to … Read more
[tps_header] The offseason the Detroit Lions are currently facing could very well be the most important offseason in team history. Not only did the team have to hire a new general manager, which they did in Bob Quinn, but Quinn then had to decide the direction he wanted to take as far as the head … Read more
Who would you rather have as your starting middle linebacker, a 25-year-old, athletic, up and coming thumper, or an aging, overpaid and declining veteran? Clearly, the first option is the choice without any second thoughts. The Detroit Lions are in this exact predicament as we speak. Stephen Tulloch, 31, has been a mainstay at the … Read more
Once the new Detroit Lions general manager is hired, he will have some decisions to make regarding what to do with their impending free agents. The Lions have a total of 24 players who will hit the market, including a handful of starters. The new salary cap is expected to inflate to at least $150 … Read more
The Detroit Lions’ 2015 season was a tough one to grade as a whole. For one half of the season, the Lions looked like the worst team in the league. The second half, they looked like the playoff team many thought they could be. Ultimately, your final record indicates what type of team you are and … Read more
