June 24th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Lions might have to come up with a backup plan to having big man Grady Jackson on the field, as so far he’s been MIA from the teams minicamp due to having surgery back in February on his knee. “We’re probably a little bit behind schedule with it,” coach Jim Schwartz said, according to [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Tags: 
Culpepper Thinks He’s Got a Shot to be the Opening Day QB
The Lions still don’t have a starting QB, but today they opened their three-day minicamp and it was Daunte Culpepper as the QB taking most of the snaps with the first-team offense. Culpepper thinks that he will get a fair shot at the starting QB job come the opener in September, this despite Matthew Stafford [...]
Kevin Smith Blogs About Being the “Lead Dog”
I just got off the bus after helping Moran Norris run a kids’ camp here in Houston and I am beat up. It’s so hot, like 90 degrees, and humid. But I know no matter how tired I am, I have to be in tip-top shape come training camp. We have our last mini-camp on [...]
Schwartz For Now Says No Depth Chart
Booth Newspapers reports today that new Lions coach Jim Schwartz says there will be no depth charts as the team enters the season: Get better every day. That’s the message Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz will deliver to his players during the three-day minicamp this week at the team’s Allen Park practice facility. In terms [...]
Lions Now on Facebook and Twitter!
Lions fans – now you can follow your favorite team on Facebook© and Twitter©! The Detroit Lions now have an official presence on Facebook© and Twitter©, updating fans on the state of the team in real time. To follow the Detroit Lions on Facebook©, visit Facebook.com, and to follow them on on Twitter©, visit them [...]
Schwartz Believes in Moving Part of Training Camp
Booth Newspapers reports that new Lions coach Jim Schwartz is a big believer in moving the team out of town for a bit for camp: According to sources close to the team, Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz is a big believer in moving the team out of town for a portion of training camp [...]
Red Wings done, Tigers Going Good, Lions are Moving Up
Now that the Detroit Red Wing season is over, the Detroit Lions have moved up the ladder a bit in what is on the sports fan radar. The Detroit Tigers are now on the top rung, with the Lions next. Then you have the Detroit Shock where we just heard that Bill Laimbeer is stepping [...]
Cliff Avril Talks About Comments on Rod Marinelli in his Blog
After my last blog, I got the feeling that people took it the wrong way, that I thought Coach Marinelli was a bad coach. That’s not what I was saying at all. I want to clear the air about that. Coach Marinelli is a great coach. I would never in any shape form or fashion [...]
