Are There Any Positives This Season For the Lions?
It has been an awful, disappointing season for the Detroit Lions. However, there are still a few positive things to take away from the year.
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It has been an awful, disappointing season for the Detroit Lions. However, there are still a few positive things to take away from the year.
The Detroit Lions are having a disappointing season, and that can lead to changes on a coaching staff. There is one particular move that they probably need to make before next year.
Matt Millen may be gone, but the Detroit Lions may still be making too many mistakes in the NFL Draft.
Jeff Backus' starting streak may end this week, and his career is nearing its end as well. Here is a brief look at the long, but mostly unremarkable, career of Backus.
Calvin Johnson's career has gotten off to a great start, but the Detroit Lions have not had much success despite that fact. Will Johnson end up like Barry Sanders; an all-time great who never makes it to the Super Bowl?
The Detroit Lions sit at 4-4 at the halfway point of the season. How might their record shake out the rest of the way?
A lot of the players who were drafted highly to be key parts of the Detroit Lions' future have ended up having injury riddled careers. How has this limited where the team is today in terms of their building process?
The Detroit Lions may have a formidable defensive line, but they have struggled in the secondary for years, particularly at cornerback. Why is the team seemingly not addressing this year in and year out?
Sitting atop the NFC North, the Chicago Bears appear anything but satisfied with plenty of football still to come.
The Lions made the playoffs last season. Could they find themselves in a more familiar place when this year ends: At the bottom of the NFC North?
The Detroit Lions have not been successful running the ball in a long time. They haven't had a 1,000 yard rusher in ages. Why has this been the case, and what should they do?
The Detroit Lions are on a bye this week. Who should their fans be rooting for in order to boost Detroit's playoff chances?
The Minnesota Vikings have a chance to maintain at least a share of the NFC North lead with a victory against the Detroit Lions. The Lions are struggling and the Vikings enter with momentum from a victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
The Jets No. 2 man may get the hype, but the only Superman that will save the day coming off the bench is Shaun Hill.
In getting off to a 1-1 start, the Detroit Lions have performed about as well as fans expected them too, but the poor play of quarterback Matthew Stafford is cause for concern.
The Lions have to travel to San Francisco to play the 49ers on NBC's Sunday Night Football. It is a tough matchup, which leads to this notion: Should the Lions be going all out to try and win this game?
With Jahvid Best on the PUP list and Mikel Leshoure out for the first two games of the season due to suspension, the Lions are shorthanded on running backs heading into the regular season. While this may be cause for concern in game two against the 49ers, Detroit shouldn't be too concerned about their matchup against the Rams. Here's why.
One of best passing games in league with QB Matthew Stafford connecting with All-Pro WR Calvin Johnson
The 2012 NFL Draft is just one week away so we've pulled together a mock draft featuring the first and second rounds for the NFC East. Do you agree with the picks?
