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Lions' Ownership Isn't as Mettlesome as You May Think
FanHouse — ... week MDS hit you upside the head with a report that William Clay Ford called from on high for Detroit coaches to get Calvin Johnson the ball. Of course, on Thanksgiving against the Packers, Johnson just so happened to catch seven balls for 83 yards and a touchdown, his best numbers of the season, but the number of catches doesn't even come close to quantifying how many times Jon Kitna targeted him. Rod Marinelli was asked about the rumored declaration from ownership. "It's a lie," Marinelli said. It's a lie. There's only two ...

The Week in Quotes: November 29, 2007
Football Outsiders — ... staff to throw more to Calvin Johnson“I don’t know. I haven’t heard of that one. That’s a new one for me. I don’t buy into that one. I would hope Mr. Ford would rather just win a ballgame than to try and demand one guy gets the ball.” – Lions wide receiver Roy Williams , responding to the same radio report “We thought he was getting healthier, and that was about as healthy as we felt he was. He’s had some big games for us when he’s been healthy. So we went to him.” – Marinelli ( Detroit Free Press ) DUDE.“I got nothing, dude.” — Cardinals kicker Neil Rackers , refusing to ...