Published on: 18th June, 2010
With World Cup fever hitting the United States like a calm summer's breeze, it seemed fitting that someone took America's favorite punchline and our favorite squad, the Detroit Lions, and put them on the soccer pitch. It just makes sense. The Lions newest superstar, Ndamukong Suh, got most of his ...Published on: 17th June, 2010
The Detroit Lions are a pretty bad football team. There, I said it. Another big secret: the city of Detroit is in pretty bad shape right now as well. Now, Dave Bing has a lot of huge plans to make Detroit a better place. More power to him! But, years of decay combined ...Published on: 16th June, 2010
Albert Haynesworth is a petulant child. Fact. That isn't a new concept. It has been said for years. It was said during his big free agency push. It was said earlier this spring, and it is being said now. Do not think for a moment that this article will excuse Albert Haynesworth. But people, ...Published on: 8th June, 2010
Whatever Peyton Manning wants, he should get. He has certainly done everything to earn it. This isn't a fan article, melting over a local hero. This isn't a beat reporter fawning over a quarterback who finally answered one of his questions. This isn't a national columnist who texts daily with NFL superstars—blurring ...Published on: 7th June, 2010
The debate is over, Randy Moss made Daunte Culpepper what he once was, not vice versa. That wasn't always an established fact. For years, as Culpepper looked average on bad teams and Moss fell asleep on the Raiders, people contended that Culpepper was better than his numbers while Moss was a bust. This ...Published on: 29th April, 2010
If you listen to the National Football League—the league offices, owners, team spokesmen—football is a business. The ultimate goal is to create a winning (and entertaining) product for immediate sale to consumers—the fans. Try to sneak hundreds of fully obstructed view seats into your stadium? No hard feelings, just business Not spending money ...Published on: 27th April, 2010
Duke Rousse has been working with Adam "Pacman" Jones since January—two-a-day training sessions working on speed, agility, quickness, and position specific drills working on ball skills, fluidity, and coverage. "The Duke's Academy," in Kenner, Louisiana, is no fool's school. Rousse is also currently training Dez Bryant, Craig Steltz, ...Published on: 25th April, 2010
The Detroit Lions had a great draft. If. "If" is the most important word about the Detroit Lions draft. "If" is a word that defines the draft of lots of teams, but none more than the 2010 Detroit Lions. Not that Ndamukong Suh is an "if" type of project; he ...Published on: 25th April, 2010
Ndamukong Suh is the biggest news in Detroit in quite a long time. Quite literally. The mammoth defensive tackle from Nebraska was selected second by the Lions in the 2010 NFL Draft in what many have called the safest pick of the draft. Not only is Suh a great defensive talent, but he ...Published on: 17th April, 2010
The two biggest storylines in the 2010 NFL Draft are a certain left-handed quarterback from Florida and his counterpart from South Bend. If the draft goes as many have planned, Clausen could go in the top 15, while Tebow would go in the second round. But, it only takes one GM ...