July 29th, 2009 
Todd Tennis 
Posted in The Detroit coaching staff has been pretty cagey when discussing their plans for the defense in 2009. Defensive Coordinator Gunther Cunningham has stated he wants to do more blitzing, and most fans hope to see a more aggressive defensive unit this year. Lions coaches have also indicated that, though they will continue to use a [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Rookie QBs – Start or Sit?
There is a fascinating article over on advancednflstats.com written by Brian Burke that tries to determine whether it is better to start a rookie quarterback immediately or let him sit on the sideline for the first year or two. The piece uses reams of data that, frankly, I just have to take on faith since [...]
Tags: Does Culpepper’s Contract Set Him Up for a Release?
Booth Newspapers reports today that it appears that Daunte Culpepper’s contract may be setting him up to actually be released: Daunte Culpepper is currently the Detroit Lions’ No. 1 quarterback and, at worst, he’s expected to go into the season as the team’s No. 2 (behind rookie first-round pick Matthew Stafford). However, the Lions have [...]
Getting Down to Crunch Time
It always amazes me the way the draft choices for the Lions (for that matter, most teams) wait until the last minute to sign. Why is that? I know the main reason is that they want someone else to break the ice and see where “the bar” is for that year. The Lions set the [...]
Lions Work Out Three QB’s – Lemon, Nall and Bollinger
Tom Kowalski, of MLive.com, reports the Lions worked out unrestricted free-agent QBs Cleo Lemon (Jaguars), Craig Nall (Texans) and Brooks Bollinger (Cowboys) according to a league source. These guys would strictly be backups to Matthew Stafford or Daunte Culpepper. It will be interesting to see if any of them had good enough workouts to land [...]
The Impact of the Offseason Part 1: The Coaching Staff
As we gear up for training camp, I will chronicle my expected impact of all the additions to the 2009 Lions in a three part series. This is an in depth look at every player (that is expected to make the team) and the coaching staff along with my thoughts on what role they will [...]
“Running The Gauntlet”: The Recruits
In the introduction to this series I utilized a comparison of football to the Military and that this comparison is evident all over the game of American football, it includes the area of replenishing the league with fresh, new talent. In military use, “Conscription” or more commonly know as “The Draft”, was a means for [...]
Preseason Position Battles, Part Two
In my last post, I outlined the starting positions that the Lions have likely already penciled in prior to training camp. In this post, let’s examine the remaining spots that will be the subject of the greatest battles in preseason. Left Guard The Lions have searched for years to find a solid starter in this [...]
