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The hard hits and good times of Zack Follett
The hard hits and good times of Zack Follett
It was hidden beneath the pure organizational debaclizations of the St. Louis Rams and the Detroit Lions , but a very strong candidate for Tackle of the Year occurred in St.Louis' 17-10 win last Sunday. With 13:51 left in the game and a 10-10 tie on the board, the Lions kicked off after a  ...
The Lions Congregation: Week 9 Edition
churchofschwartz.com — 1. How do you fix our special teams units? (After, of course, firing Stan Kwan) Steve, Detroit Lions Weblog : Regarding the Lions special teams units, there is nothing they can do but continue to emphasize that crucial aspect of their team (via meetings, additional drills, etc.). They ... (more) The Lions Congregation: Week 9 Edition
Matthew Stafford is set up for failure
Matthew Stafford is set up for failure
thesportsbank.net — By H. Jose Bosch At least we know the Lions can score points when they’re spoon fed good field position. Unfortunately that’s about the only thing they could do right on Sunday afternoon. So, to quickly recap: the Lions best offense is a … bad opposing offense. I’m not even giving the ... (more) Matthew Stafford is set up for failure
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Krem's Sports Blog — ... Crazy hit, right? Well, that’s just part of the interesting case of Follett. According to Doug Farrar of Football Outsiders and Shutdown Corner, Follett had an odd (but hilarious) hero while he was playing high school football: ...

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