I was out in San Francisco this past weekend for my cousin’s wedding, so I was forced to find a local sports bar to take in Lions game. It was a loud place, filled with 49ers and Raider fans coming out to support their respective teams. We found a tiny TV that had [...]
19 consecutive losses. No wins in over a year and a half. Ranked in the bottom of the league in rushing stopping the run, turnover ratio, and third down conversions. Those are just some of the abysmal stats that the Lions organization and the team have been know for. That is [...]
It had to be a matter of time. After all, the Detroit Lions – as bad as they have been – had to win a game sometime. Fortunately for them, the Washington Redskins were only too happy to comply. After the final gun, it was without a doubt just like a huge burden was lifted [...]
I was extremely interested in seeing how Stafford would bounce back from the debacle in New Orleans last week. He followed up a poor performance in Cleveland with a solid outing against the Colts in the preseason, would he bounce back like that now that the games count?
Stafford had a much more manageable situation [...]
USA Today says that despite two somewhat shaky outings, Matthew Stafford remains the starter for the Lions:
Even as his team faces the prospect of owning the second-longest losing streak in NFL history, Lions coach Jim Schwartz is not wavering on keeping rookie Matthew Stafford as his starting QB. “He’s our quarterback,” Schwartz told reporters [...]
The Free Press reports today that Ernie Sims has a pretty big shoulder injury:
Detroit Lions linebacker Ernie Sims has a significant shoulder injury, coach Jim Schwartz said today in a news conference. Schwartz said there is a good chance Sims will miss some time, but the Lions don’t know yet how long Sims could be [...]
With about 3 minutes and change, the Lions are putting together a late drive. Stafford looks good dinking and dunking against a deep cover defense. He’s got a good arm. If he can spot an open man early he has no trouble delivering (though he needs to calm down when he spots [...]
8 minutes left in the game and Detroit has the ball. The rookie quarterback has his work cut out for him. Stafford will need to be smart as the defense is playing pass all the way.
Literally, as I was typing the last sentence, Stafford was picked off by Chad Greenway. “It’s going [...]
The Lions go into halftime with a 10-7 lead, which has got to be a much better situation than most fans hoped for. Detroit has shown creativity in getting the ball in the hands of Calvin Johnson and toughness in the running game. The defense looks like a different team than the one [...]
As I was breaking down the film of Matthew Stafford’s first start and going back to read my previous Stafford breakdowns I realized two things. First, there were typically a few very common themes on almost every play. Second, those were really long articles. In the interest of efficiency I decided to [...]
