Who’s going to throw to Calvin in 2009? Will there be a consistent passer in 2009, or should Detroit fans expect three quarterbacks like ‘08? Will we win a game? Those are some of the burning questions already putting new Lions offensive coordinator Scott Linehan on fire.
MLive.com reported that Linehan spoke with three [...]
The Lions, fresh off a historic 0-16 season, have a new head coach in place, as reports are stating that the team has reached a deal with Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. He has agreed to a four-year deal states ESPN. Schwartz was with the Titans for the past season seasons as their [...]
From: John Clayton – ESPN
The Lions have asked for permission to talk to Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera, but Rivera issued a statement Monday rejecting the chance to interview until after San Diego’s season is over.
“I don’t want to let anything distract from our objective,” Rivera said. He is considered a hot prospect on other [...]
With fourteen losses, the Detroit Lions were hoping to avoid being they only team to go through an entire season winless. The New Orleans Saints have had a reputation in the past for losing games they should win and, with being eliminated from the playoffs, could be demoralized enough to give away a victory. However, [...]
It looked as if the Lions had a chance to win their first game of the season, but in the end it was the Vikings who came up with the key plays down the stretch. The Lions are so bad that even when they forced two turnovers, and Adrian Peterson has ball security issues, they [...]
Becoming almost comical, the Lions treated the rest of the country Thanksgiving Day to what Lions fans already knew. Their team is possibly the worst team the NFL has seen in a number of years. Sitting at 0-11, there was little hope Thursday of the team doing much of anything against the 11-1 [...]
Coming off their first loss of the 2008 season, the Tennessee Titans will get a chance to release their frustrations a little early this week, as they head to Ford Field to take on the winless Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. The Titans enter the game with a 10-1 mark, tied for best in [...]
ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the Lions and former Vikings, Fins and Raiders QB Daunte Culpepper have struck a deal for a two-year contract. The site is reporting that Culpepper will join the team on Monday, and wear #11.
We had reported on Tuesday that Culpepper had worked out for the Lions, and that the sides [...]
The effort against the Vikings on Sunday was by far the best of the season for a Lions team that appeared to have given up last Sunday vs the Bears. The issues remain though that the team is 0-5, and that they still look more like a bad high school JV team on offense [...]
