January 24th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in It sounds like contract talks between “Megatron” Calvin Johnson and the Lions will start soon. Johnson was a guest Monday on Jim Rome’s TV show on ESPN, and said he thinks that talks will start soon. “Yeah, definitely, we’re going to see here — soon,” Johnson said. “We’re going to have some talks soon, and [...]
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Common Themes: Poor Officiating and Missed Opportunities Doom Lions
The Lions’ return to the playoffs should be viewed as a successful season, especially in light of the last 12 years of futility, however there is an empty feeling as the Lions just couldn’t put together the performance needed to upend the Saints. The Lions dropped three interceptions, missed tackles, blew coverages and got robbed [...]
Lions Can’t End Final Record of Futility
First things first, Green Bay did not “rest their starters” they rested some of their starters, while the Lions were missing several of theirs due to injury. Obviously Aaron Rodgers being on the sideline was huge, but every other healthy starter on offense played. The Lions came into this game riding the high of their [...]
Lions vs Packers Preview
The first Lions Packers game of the 2011 Season marked the low point of the year for the Lions. They hit rock bottom when Ndamukong Suh self destructed and took the team down with him. Matthew Stafford’s broken finger reduced him to a shell of himself and the Lions appeared to be unmasked as frauds [...]
Calvin Johnson Absent Again from Practice on Thursday
Detroit Lions Pro Bowl wide receiver Calvin Johnson missed a second consecutive day of practice with an injured Achilles tendon, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports. Johnson hopes to be able to play in Sunday’s regular season finale against the Green Bay Packers. “I had some things bothering me at the end of the game there so [...]
Lions vs Chargers Preview
Week 16 of the NFL season will feature plenty of scoreboard watching for fans to keep up with the potential playoff scenarios. However, Lions fans need not worry about those games because the Lions actually control their own fate. So fans can place all their attention on the Lions and Chargers. As welcome as holding [...]
A Moment to Look Back 20 Years; Playoff Wins, Barry Sanders and Mike Utley
I was eating lunch and doing my customary afternoon tour of all the sports sites I follow when I stumbled on an article about Mike Utley on Grantland.com. The article mentions that this year marked 20 years since Mike Utley’s tragic paralysis, and talks about the now universal thumbs up hand gesture that is almost [...]
Lions Look Terrible Yet Make Enough Plays to Get 9th Win
The Lions came into today’s game with the stage set to distance themselves from the pack in the playoff push, and for 3+ quarters it looked like that opportunity would be wasted. This Lions team is built around and explosive passing attack, a fearsome pass rush and making big plays. They have not been able [...]
