detnews.com - 10/11/2008
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Lions: Notebook Lions' Kitna still down, is probably out John Niyo / The Detroit News ALLEN PARK -- Lions quarterback Jon Kitna was held out of practice Friday -- he had his injured back examined by a specialist instead -- fueling speculation he'll miss Sunday's game at Minnesota. Kitna declined ...
davebirkett.blogspot.com - 10/14/2008
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davebirkett.blogspot.com —
With no trades in the works, the Lions
decided this morning to place quarterback Jon Kitna on...
injured reserve. The decision should be announced later today. Kitna suffered a back injury in the first half of the Lions' 34-7 loss to Chicago two weeks ago. He did not play last week against ...
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Kitna on IR
mysportsrumors.com - 10/13/2008
mlive.com - 10/13/2008
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mlive.com —
UPDATED AT 2:30 p.m. The Lions might be
swinging a deal before Tuesday's trade deadline, but it...
probably won't be for receiver Roy Williams. During his press conference today, Lions head coach Rod Marinelli refused to answer any questions about his ...
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Kitna headed to Dallas or S.F or IR? -
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LIONS’ RAIOLA: “I WAS EMBARRASSED TO BE OUT THERE”
ProFootballTalk.com —
... to run the no-huddle offense. Lions offensive coordinator Jim Colletto called the decision to run the no-huddle last Sunday against the Bears “a mistake,” and he said the team won’t run it again. Center Dominic Raiola went further than that.“There was no communication,” Raiola said, per the Detroit News . “It looked like we were a Pop Warner team, people running ‘Go’ routes and throwing underneath, and throwing long routes and [receivers] running underneath. It was terrible. I was embarrassed to be out there . I mean, like coach [Colletto] said yesterday, I’d have booed ...
Cue the Final Jeopardy Music
DETROIT4LYFE —
... Seriously, though. Who is going to start for the Detroit Lions on Sunday? Jon Kitna has missed practice all week, and all indications are pointing to Dan Orlovsky making his first NFL start. Rod Marinelli however, says he won't make his decision until Sunday morning. Ah, the suspense is killing me! I'll never be able to sleep tonight. Here's what I think: ...
Admission of Incompetence
The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans —
... last week resulted in one of the more inept offensive displays in the team’s spotty recent history. At least one Lions player, Dominic Raiola, says he actually felt humiliated in the midst of such a self-inflicted calamity. ...
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prideofdetroit.com 10/14/2008 — The Oakland Press' Dave Birkett is reporting that Jon Kitna has been placed on the injured reserve. There were rumblings last night that this move would be made if no trades came about, so it's pretty obvious that there was little to no ...
Niners making a pitch for Kitna?
mlive.com 10/14/2008 — While a source said yesterday that the Niners were not interested in trading for Lions quarterback Jon Kitna, another source said offensive coordinator Mike Martz is still trying to convince team officials to make a pitch for Kitna.
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