1. 7 Biggest Winners and Losers of Detroit Lions OTAs, so Far

    Nobody has put on pads or laid a hit yet, but with every OTA and mini camp, we creep ever closer to the NFL regular season...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 11 months ago 4,479 reads 25 comments

  2. 8 Detroit Lions Who Could Shock the World in 2012

    The Detroit Lions , for better or worse, are full of surprises. A winless season was a surprise in 2008. Promoting people in the organization as a response to that season (Martin Mayhew, Tom Lewand)? Surprise...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 12 months ago 7,110 reads 26 comments

  3. Missing Pieces the Detroit Lions Could Still Get

    The Detroit Lions are nobody's Super Bowl favorite, and for good reason. Oh sure, they're widely considered top-10, playoff material. They're even considered as potential Super Bowl contenders by people in both the local and national media...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 12 months ago 5,850 reads 14 comments

  4. Power Ranking the Top 10 Players on the Detroit Lions' Roster

    The Detroit Lions , not so long ago, would have been hard-pressed to find 10 guys who belonged on an NFL roster. In 2012, they will have a difficult time narrowing it to 53. And I am having even more trouble narrowing the list further to the 10 best..

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 12 months ago 3,173 reads 21 comments

  5. The 9 Most Frustrating Players on the Detroit Lions' Roster

    The Detroit Lions , at times, have a roster full of players you hate to love. Maybe they produce great things on the field, but do things before or after the whistle that make you shake your head...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 12 months ago 4,342 reads 18 comments

  6. Detroit Lions: 10 Players Whose Stock Is on the Rise in OTAs

    It's almost June, and NFL players across the country are joining their teammates in official workouts and drills, with coaches there and everything. That's much better than seeing them in courtrooms and negotiations...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 12 months ago 8,578 reads 6 comments

  7. 11 Detroit Lions Who Should Be Feeling Most Uneasy Heading into Camps

    The NFL Preseason is a time for optimism and hope springing eternal. If you're a fan, that is. If you're a player, it's a time of hard work, stress and watching your back...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 12 months ago 5,729 reads 14 comments

  8. Stock Up, Stock Down for Detroit Lions Rookies Heading into OTAs

    As we head into summer, early NFL Preseason activities are upon us, and rookies all over the country are getting their first opportunities to prove their mettle...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 12 months ago 4,964 reads 14 comments

  9. Detroit Lions' 10 Best & Worst Moves of the 2012 Offseason

    The Detroit Lions ' offseason has been fraught with ups and downs. The exact balance of these things is debatable, but it's hard to find a reason to think things are worse than they have been...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 12 months ago 6,800 reads 13 comments

  10. 10 Players Most Responsible for the Detroit Lions' Success or Failure in 2012

    The Detroit Lions , like any team, depend on their team leaders to bring them success. Unlike every team, the Lions actually have a lot of established and emerging team leaders ready to lead this team to the next level...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 2,207 reads 5 comments

  11. Detroit Lions: Top 7 Position Battles to Watch for in Training Camp

    Regardless of everyone's arbitrary grades and analysis on the 2012 NFL draft, the one thing we can all agree on is it's going to create a whole bunch of positional battles in training camp...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 4,126 reads 12 comments

  12. 6 Reasons to Believe Kellen Moore Makes Detroit Lions' Final Roster

    System quarterback. Too short. Poor arm strength. Not NFL material. Such were the criticisms tossed implicitly in the direction of Boise State Broncos quarterback Kellen Moore ...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 6,023 reads 14 comments

  13. 5 Scheme Adjustments the Detroit Lions Should Consider in 2012

    It seems like the more NFL teams stay the same, the more they change. The Detroit Lions may fit this description perfectly next season...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 4,449 reads 28 comments

  14. 6 Undrafted Free Agents Most Likely to Make the Detroit Lions' Final Roster

    For as much attention as the NFL draft gets, it's a shame more people don't pay as much attention to undrafted free agents...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 5,959 reads 6 comments

  15. 10 Reasons Detroit Lions Will Improve from Last Season

    The NFL regular season is still months away, but with the NFL draft behind us and organized team activities ahead, it feels a lot more like preseason than postseason. So with that mindset, it's time to look ahead...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 10,113 reads 39 comments

  16. Detroit Lions: Early Projections for Lions' Final 53-Man Roster

    The NFL draft is complete, the Detroit Lions have a bunch of young talent coming to town and offseason workouts and minicamps are scheduled to begin very soon...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 5,951 reads 30 comments

  17. How Each Draft Pick Fits into Detroit Lions' Plan in 2012

    If there's one thing I can say for sure about the Detroit Lions ' 2012 draft class, it's that it has very little to do with the 2012 Detroit Lions . With eight picks, it's entirely possible the Lions drafted exactly zero starters...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 10,412 reads 27 comments

  18. Detroit Lions 2012 NFL Draft Report Card: Grades for Every Pick

    After months of anticipation, the 2012 NFL draft is complete. Finally, we can stop arguing about who the Detroit Lions did draft, and start arguing about who they should have drafted...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 11,687 reads 69 comments

  19. Detroit Lions Draft: 6 Things That Must Happen in Final Rounds

    The Detroit Lions have their 2012 first-round pick in the books. Show of hands: Who had Riley Reiff ? Better question: Who had David DeCastro falling to No...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 3,836 reads 18 comments

  20. Detroit Lions Mock Draft: Final 7-Round Predictions

    It is almost upon us. The NFL draft, that last big hurdle before we start looking ahead to training camp and actual football , is right there on the horizon, and not a moment too soon...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 4,011 reads 21 comments

  21. 2012 NFL Draft: The Best Fit for the Detroit Lions at Every Position

    With the NFL Draft almost upon us, and front office personnel stating their vague but meaningful rhetoric on a near-daily basis, Detroit Lions fans have hopefully come to an important realization: no position is out of play...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 2,953 reads 9 comments

  22. Detroit Lions 2012 Schedule: Power Ranking Games from Easiest to Toughest

    For the Detroit Lions, this is perhaps the best possible time to have the schedule they do. The AFC South is comprised of a good-but-beatable team and three in full-on rebuilding mode...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 3,084 reads 14 comments

  23. Detroit Lions 2012 NFL Schedule: Game-by-Game Predictions, Info and Analysis

    The 2012 NFL schedule is out, and with it comes another wave in the NFL news cycle. Though the season itself is far off, we now have a pretty good idea of what it will look like...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 13,959 reads 42 comments

  24. Detroit Lions Mock Draft: Full 7-Round Predictions

    Two weeks from now, it won't be speculation anymore. Somehow, the NFL draft managed to sneak up on us once again, despite the months of speculation leading up to it...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 7,197 reads 33 comments

  25. 6 Detroit Lions Who Deserve Long-Term Extensions

    This offseason, the Detroit Lions gave long-term contract extensions to Calvin Johnson and Stephen Tulloch, ensuring that both remain Lions through the primes of their careers. But there is still work to be done...

    Dean Holden Written by Dean Holden about 1 year ago 5,961 reads 30 comments