Catching up: Birkett leaves the Lions beat
waynefontes.com 6/30/2009 — Coming off of major surgery, I have to be honest with you. There were a few weeks where I wasn't paying much attention to the Lions. I was kinda busy, you know? But what did happen over the past few weeks in Lions-land? I plan on spending the next ...

The Lions Congregation: Late June Edition
churchofschwartz.com 6/27/2009 — Please note that all answers were received before the announced Gerald Alexander trade . If there are any questions, you’d like the Congregation to answer, email the Reverend ! 1. How does Marquand Manuel fit into the secondary picture? Steve, Detroit Lions Weblog : Assuming that ...

Why We Watch, Part I
lionsgab.com 8/1/2009 — This is the first of a three part series of articles that look at why we remain fans of the Detroit Lions. During the last few years of the Second World War, the United States government sponsored a public relations campaign called “Why We Fight”. It was designed to remind the American ...

Lions trade for Harris
myteamrivals.typepad.com 7/23/2009 — While this may be a trade just to get a body, and while it make no actual difference on the field I really like the Lions trade for DT Orien Harris. While he will probably be a back up, who may spell time for Grady Jackson, or fill in for him if he gets a four game suspension from the ...

Why We Watch, Part III
lionsgab.com 8/11/2009 — This is the third of a three part series of articles that look at why we remain fans of the Detroit Lions. After considering pride and identity, we’ll turn now to likely the least obvious but most important reason that we return each summer and fall to support our Lions: Family. For so ...

Lions Fantasy Roundup
lionsgab.com 7/25/2009 — Although many fantasy football fans may not realize it, the Lions have played a crucial role in fantasy circles for the last couple of years. While you may not see too many Detroit players gracing the starting rosters of fantasy teams, they have nonetheless had a huge impact. Unfortunately, it ...

Opponent Preview 2009 – Week Two: Detroit Lions
vikingsgab.com 7/13/2009 — Leading up to the beginning of the NFL Season, I’ll start looking at the Vikings upcoming opponents for the year, offering both a Good, Bad, and the Ugly scenario for each opponent. Consider it a level headed opponent preview done in an effort to not pump any sunshine to the Viking reader ...

Draft Decisions: Good or Genius?
profootball-fans.com 6/23/2009 — Detroit’s organization has had a questionable history. This makes Lion’s fans wonder about the team’s front office, again. Detroit goes into the draft and does not initially take care of the biggest needs (Defensive Line, Offensive Line, Linebacker).

Tuesday Gospel
churchofschwartz.com 7/21/2009 — Here’s some of the best stuff I’ve found over the last week: One of Pride of Detroit’s readers continued posting his grandfathers videos. He has now uploaded the 1957 NFL Championship Game , which is really the last meaningful game the Lions won. Ah, the good ole days!  ...

2009 Roster Overview
prideofdetroit.com 7/11/2009 — Disclaimer: This is my original work, sorry for the long post. http://www.studyofsports.com/?p=2413 Before I begin, I'd like to address my absence from this website.  I went into what I like to call a "sports coma" after the Red Wings lost ...

Lions Will Blitz, Cunningham Says Up to 40 Percent! — Bleacher Report - NFL 7/14/2009
The Detroit Free Press has a small blip regarding the new direction of the Detroit Lions' defense.  http://www.freep.com/article/20090710/SPORTS01/90710025/1049/SPORTS01/Blitz-is-alive-and-well-in-Lions--defensive-plans I gotta tell you, ...

Day 67: MVP Jackson & a Quickie Scouting Report — Bleacher Report - NFL 7/14/2009
Doug Jackson entered the Bristol Hall of Fame in 2006 A lot of us are trying to find out what we can about week two first-time opponent Central Connecticut State. But it doesn't take long to figure out that the Blue Devils are all about ...

Fantasy Football Notes: Detroit Lions — Bleacher Report - NFL 7/15/2009
To call the 2008 Detroit Lions a disappointment would be an extreme understatement. The Lions became the first team to go winless since the league expanded its schedule to a 16 game regular season in 1978. The 0-16 campaign took many casualties ...

Will Detroit Lions Be Blitz-Happy? — Bleacher Report - NFL 7/15/2009
New Lions Defensive Coordinator, Gunther Cunningham, is set to have the Lions blitz on 40 percent of the team's defensive plays in the coming season. This is very troubling for any number of reasons. The first being if the Lions are going to blitz ...

Detroit to Turn up the Defensive Heat: Do They Have the Personnel? — Bleacher Report - NFL 7/15/2009
The Lions' new defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham recently said he plans on getting much more aggressive on defense.  “One of the things I’ve always believed in is high blitz,” said Cunningham. “Up to 40 percent ...