Not only did Lions receiver Calvin Johnson persuade me last year that he was the best receiver in the game with his 1300 yard, 12 touchdown year, but Johnson accounted for 66% of the passing touchdowns while catching passes from 5 different quarterbacks throughout the year. At 6’5, 240 lbs with great hands, speed, body [...]

They weren’t that bad, really. Although the Lions went 0-16, they weren’t an 0-16 team. Sure, they gave up the second most amount of points in the history of the NFL, but did you see the detailed picture behind the “0-16” poster boards? I’m guessing you didn’t watch many Lions game in 2008, let alone [...]

The 2009 draft class saw a large quantity of talented players with impact portential selected early and often. Household names such as Aaron Curry, B.J. Raji, Malcolm Jenkins, and Brian Cushing were off the board after the first 15 selections. While these players are sure to make an immediate impact for their respective ball clubs, [...]

Stafford is a strong-armed, poised gunslinger with intelligence. He can make all the throws on the field and has a tremendous upside if he can cut down on some of his errant ones. Stafford is a franchise quarterback who would form a nice nucleus with second year running back Kevin Smith and one of the [...]

The 2009 NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and the Detroit Lions have been on the clock since December. This year’s draft class isn’t as deep and as talented as it has been in the past, but with that said, there are several strong options for Detroit at number one. The names currently going around as [...]