Archive for January, 2010

Lienhan Expects RB Smith to Be Back and Ready in 2010

NFL.com says that OC Scott Lienhan expects RB Kevin Smith to be back and ready to roll in 2010: Lions running back Kevin Smith finished the season on injured reserve due to a knee injury against Baltimore on Dec. 13th. Smith is progressing well from surgery and expected to be back for the start of [...]

Relive the Saints and Colts Ride to SuperBowl XLIV on DVD

Relive the historic Saints win over the Vikings in the NFC Title game and the Colts march to Super Bowl XLIV with these official NFC and AFC Title Game DVDs brought to you by Warner Bros. This DVDs will NOT be sold in stores, and can only be purchased at the Warner Bros. shop, which [...]

Lions to Look to Add a Running Back This Offseason?

The Detroit News has a report today about the Lions running backs…and speculates that the team will add a running back this offseason: The Lions have three running backs under contract in Kevin Smith, Maurice Morris and Aaron Brown. But general manager Martin Mayhew already is on record saying, “I anticipate adding somebody to that [...]

Former Lions WR Boyd Facing More Sex Charges

Former Lions wide receiver Tommie Boyd faces another criminal sexual conduct charge after authorities say the high school track coach had sexual contact with a third teenage student. The 38-year-old was arraigned in the latest case Wednesday in Roseville. He was arraigned last week on charges of criminal sexual conduct and accosting a child for [...]

Season in Review: Receivers

The 2009 season was very difficult for the Lions receiving corps, which is rarely discussed without being a punch line.  It is one of the rare positions on the Lions roster that contains one of the premier talents of the NFL, Calvin Johnson.  Outside of Calvin Johnson, the rest of the depth chart matches what [...]

2009 Season Builds Confidence in Front Office

Many people, media members and fans alike, denounced the promotions of Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew after the 0-16 debacle. Why shouldn’t they? Both men worked under the general manager with the worst record in NFL history. There were two main views opposing the promotion of Lewand and Mayhew. One group felt that because they [...]

Lions Add a Coach, Lose Another

The Lions have lost QB coach Jeff Horton, while they added Danny Crossman as their new special teams coach: The Detroit Lions added one coach on Friday and lost another. Danny Crossman was hired as the special teams coach to replace Stan Kwan and departing is quarterbacks coach Jeff Horton, who left to become the [...]

Mayock Says Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy The Best Players In The Draft

MLive.com had a tidbit about the 2010 Draft, as Mike Mayock spoke about what players are and should be rated highly: Mike Mayock, the highly regarded draft analyst from the NFL Network, had a conference call today with the media and he made it clear that he believes defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska) and Gerald [...]