If there was something I like about preseason, it would have to be the third preseason game. The Lions beat the Indianapolis Colts Saturday night 18-17 thanks in large part to consistent quarterback play from all three Lions QBs.
Daunte Culpepper got the start going 7/12 for 67 yards including a touchdown pass to new Lion [...]
3rd and 9: Shotgun formation, Stafford takes the snap and drops back into a clean pocket. Stays tall in the pocket and looks to his left before quickly turning to his right. He takes a strong stride into his throw and fires a pass on a rope to Calvin Johnson. [...]
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, quoted in The Detroit News after having to break up an altercation Wednesday during the last day of training camp between S Louis Delmas and RB Aveion Cason:
“I understand it’s the last official day of training camp, and guys are getting a chance to compete. But some stuff we’ve [...]
Mlive.com reports that the Lions have inked veteran kicker Billy Cundiff, this over the concern for the injury to kicker Jason Hanson:
The Detroit Lions signed veteran kicker Billy Cundiff Wednesday afternoon after late-morning tryout.
The Lions are without starting kicker Jason Hanson, possibly into the regular season, while Hanson recovers from minor knee surgery. [...]
Sounds like Gunther Cunningham is back to being his old self, as he’s yelling at his defense to make plays and tackles – or else:
Missed tackles or, worse yet, turning down a tackle, won’t be tolerated by the Detroit Lions. “There’s not going to be any excuses,” Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham said Wednesday [...]
With Jason Hanson out after surgery to repair an injury to his knee and Swayze Waters nursing a sore hamstring, the Lions are scrambling to find someone who can kick. They have even resorted to having Dane Looker, a recent free agent acquisition at wide receiver taking field goal reps in practice.
On [...]
The Seahawks signed Edgerrin James this week and to create room on the roster they dumped former Lions running back TJ Duckett. This has lead to discussion of the Lions bringing him back to serve as a short yardage back, however I do not believe that will happen for a number of reasons.
1.Jerome Felton has [...]
The Grand Rapids Press says that T.J. Duckett, who was just released from the Hawks, might be a short-yardage answer to the Lions issues:
The Seattle Seahawks might’ve just done the Detroit Lions a huge favor. In a switcheroo involving running backs, the Seahawks signed free-agent Edgerrin James and opened up a roster spot for [...]
MLive says that the team is still very back and forth on who the QB is going to be:
After watching the reps during the Detroit Lions’ workout Tuesday morning, there’s still no clue about who might win the starting quarterback battle. Once again, veteran Daunte Culpepper and rookie Matthew Stafford had the same number of [...]
Booth Newspapers talks today about kicker Jason Hanson and how Martin Mayhew thinks he might not be ready for the opener:
Lions general manager Martin Mayhew indicated Monday that veteran kicker Jason Hanson, the leading scorer in team history, might not be available for the regular-season opener Sept. 13 against the New Orleans Saints. [...]
