July 31st, 2009 
James Young Jr. 
Posted in 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 people of why [...]
Archive for July, 2009
“Running the Gauntlet”: The Enlisted
In this segment of “Running The Gauntlet” I am moving from the Lions’ new recruits and focusing on the men who now have to prove they can offer more then the new and younger talent and are worth keeping around as a part of the squad. The men who have been with the team in [...]
Tags: Lions Ink First-Round Pick TE Pettigrew
First round draft pick and tight end Brandon Pettigrew has signed a five-year deal with the Lions. Pettigrew was the last of the Lions’ draft picks to agree to a contract. Now, none of the Lions’ rookies will have missed anything at training camp, which is a major accomplishment by the team. Players were scheduled [...]
Lions Sign Third-Round Pick Derrick Williams
Pro Football Weekly reports that the Lions have come to terms w/ 3rd round pick WR Derrick Williams The Lions announced Friday that they have signed WR Derrick Williams to a three-year deal. Additional terms of his contract were not disclosed. Williams was selected with Detroit’s second pick in the third round (82nd overall) of [...]
Lions Ink Second-Round Pick Safety Louis Delmas
Pro Football Weekly reports the Lions have inked second-round pick Louis Delmas The Lions have signed second-round S Louis Delmas to a four-year deal, agent Drew Rosenhaus announced on his Twitter account today. Delmas, the first pick of the second round, has an excellent chance to start in Detroit. He routinely was praised by head [...]
Statistics Show that Batch was a Steal
I recently wrote about a study done by Brian Burke at Advancednflstats.com that concluded that starting rookie quarterbacks immediately does not in and of itself impact their overall career. Part of that study ranked the 73 quarterbacks drafted in the first and second rounds between 1980 and 2004 by performance versus draft position. It had [...]
Defensive Terminology
What Coach Schwartz and Coach Cunningham are really telling you, and what they aren’t. 4-3 or 3-4? Blitzing, pressure, hurries, knock-downs and “setting the edge”. The terminology associated with defensive football is often confusing, even to those who have followed the game as avid fans for most of their lives. This is the case as [...]
“Running the Gauntlet”: The Recruits…continued
In the last installment of “Running The Gauntlet” and our continuing look at the running back competition of Lions training camp, I spoke of “The Draft” and discussed it’s military application in comparison to football. I described that it is how a squad replenishes and improves it’s squad of troops in time of need and [...]
