mlive.com - 11/17/2008
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Detroit Lions coach Rod Marinelli seems to get the same question every week: "How can he have any hope for this team?'' And he keeps giving the same answer. His response Sunday, though, appeared to be a little more testy than usual. After the Lions lost 31-22 to the Carolina ...
mlive.com - 11/12/2008
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mlive.com —
ALLEN PARK - Lions coach Rod Marinelli removed
any drama this week by naming Daunte Culpepper the...
starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. Culpepper is continuing to take about 70 percent of the snaps in practice with ...
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Culpepper will start again for Lions this week ...
deuceofdavenport.com - 11/12/2008
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deuceofdavenport.com —
It must suck to go home and talk
to your damn weiner kids after work if you...
play for the Detroit Lions. Even the 1-15 Dolphins weren't this much fun to watch last season. It's not just the fact that the Lions are losing. Anyone can do that. They're keeping it interesting. They're giving teams ...
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The Lions Are The Suckiest Sucks That Ever Sucked
pastthepylon.blogspot.com - 11/13/2008
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pastthepylon.blogspot.com —
In what could only be described as an
awful game by the Detroit Lions when they lost...
to the Jacksonville Jagurs 38 - 14, two Lions players had the chance to celebrate a moment even if it was only fleeting.
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Two for One in a Season of Despair
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Lions' Marinelli Blows Up at Reporter, Cards Argument as His First Win This Season
FanHouse —
... is being asked a lot of the same old questions. "Have you failed?" "Has the team failed?" "Does the mascot even fail?" Marinelli, in the latest Groundhog Day post-game experience decided he'd had just about enough of this banter. ...
Speed Read: Donovan McNabb Gets Tongue-Tied
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... , which makes sense since they’re now 0-10 and the coach gave the verbal business to a reporter after the game. But the GRAND RAPIDS PRESS’ Brian VanOchten says that Daunte Culpepper, if nothing else, ...
Football Today -- Cassel sets a high price, NFL union boss predicts lockout
Projo Pats Blog —
... to give the Panthers control (Detroit News). HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON: Detroit coach Rod Marinelli's spirited defense of his hapless players after the game is getting a very positive reception around the football world. But judging by the fans who posted reaction to the Marinelli story on MLive.com , Marinelli might be the only man alive who still believes in his players. SHADY GOINGS-ON? Pittsburgh's victory over San Diego on Sunday was the first 11-10 final score in the history of the NFL. The result meant that the Chargers were the winners in Vegas. But the Steelers ...
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Things are so sad once the NFL season ends. What are people supposed to do on Sundays when it’s over? Chores? Errands? Church? Pass. Luckily we still have more than a month left.
My might Lions are on their way to achieving something no team has ever done - losing all their games. I don’t even know where to start. Calvin Johnson aka Megatron is pretty much their only keeper - BLOW THE REST UP. It’s funny because you look at the scores from Thanksgiving day and it just looks like all three teams (the Lions, ...
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