While Martin Mayhew, Tom Lewand and Jim Schwartz have been tight-lipped about their preferred targets in free agency, it’s pretty clear who some of the players are campaigning for — running back Reggie Bush. Quarterback Matthew Stafford is following him on Twitter, though he hasn’t mounted a recruiting campaign just yet, and Nate Burleson made … Continue Reading →
With Kyle Vanden Bosch gone, with Louis Delmas, Corey Williams and Cliff Avril on the free agent market, the Lions are suddenly lacking in veteran leadership on the defensive side of the ball. “We may need to bring in some guys who have those (leadership) qualities,” coach Jim Schwartz said last week. Toward that end, … Continue Reading →
The Lions look like a team about to go on a free agent shopping spree. They cleared $8.5 million off the books earlier this week by cutting Titus Young, Kyle Vanden Bosch and Stephen Peterman. That put them $5 million under the cap. If they cut center Dominic Raiola, which is under consideration at this … Continue Reading →
Titus Young is going to get his wish. There is no way the Lions can bring him back now. If he was walking on thin ice before, he’s fallen completely through the cracks now. There is no rescuing this guy. “Oh I’m not done, if y’all going to cut me let me go. I’m tired … Continue Reading →
Titus Young must not listen to John Mellencamp because he can’t stop fighting authority. Even after the latest public rebuke from coach Jim Schwartz, the disgruntled Lions receiver continued to publicly share his frustration with the team Friday morning. “Oh I’m not done, if y’all going to cut me let me go. I’m tired of … Continue Reading →
Apparently you truly cannot please all of the people all of the time. Not even a record-setting 1,964 receiving yards by Calvin Johnson this season was enough to win over all 50 media members who casted votes for the Associated Press All-Pro team. Johnson did get voted onto the first team, but one voter left … Continue Reading →
The gurus at ESPN Stats & Information have released their adjusted strength of schedule for NFL teams in 2012. The Lions, who played nine games against playoff teams, had the most difficult schedule of any team in the league before and after the adjustment, as first reported by ESPN blogger Paul Kuharsky. The adjusted strength … Continue Reading →
The short answer is absolutely. Punter is easily one of the Lions biggest needs entering the 2013 offseason, and LSU’s Brad Wing is by far the best available in the upcoming draft class. ESPN’s Scouts Inc. gave Wing a grade of 65, 15 points higher than the second-best punter (Louisiana Tech’s Ryan Allen) and projects … Continue Reading →
Calvin Johnson’s record-setting season comes to an end Sunday. The only thing left for him to do is become the first receiver in NFL history to reach 2,000 yards in a season. “That would be big,” Johnson said. “Kind of almost put that thing away for a while. All records are meant to be broken, … Continue Reading →
For a 4-11 team, the Lions fared well in a poll of NFC North personnel executives conducted by Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s Bob McGinn. McGinn, as he’s done annually for many years, gets the executives to rate players at each position. Rob Sims, for the third straight year, was voted the best left guard. Three of the … Continue Reading →