1. Matthew Stafford: A Pro Bowl Quarterback?

    A Drive To Make His Case Watching yesterday afternoon's Detroit Lions' game against the Oakland Raiders, I was filled with crushing defeat, then sheer optimism in a matter of milliseconds...

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  2. Detroit Lions: Playoff Roar Is Silenced but Winnable Games Remain

    Let's ignore the Ndamukong Suh controversy, if only for a few minutes. Let's forget about his pending suspension. Wipe the tears from your eyes, erase the quiver from your lips...

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  3. Detroit Lions Uniforms: Team Needs to Sport "Evil" Throwbacks

    Following the annihilation of the collegiate powerhouse Denver Broncos (They're a college team right? Tebow surely wouldn't start in the NFL ...

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  4. Detroit Lions vs. Denver Broncos: Silver Crush Needs to "Stay Home" Versus Tebow

    Over-pursuit will cost you. It has burnt the Detroit Lions the past two weeks against San Francisco and again against the Atlanta Falcons . Lesson learned? Lions fans sure hope so...

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  5. NFC North: Revenge in the Detroit Lions Den

    No, it doesn't bother us. What's in the past is in the past. Yesterday's news. Water under the bridge. Was it a catch, wasn't it a catch—that doesn't matter to anyone on the Detroit Lions ' 2011 roster or their fans...

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  6. Detroit Lions' Louis Delmas: The Most Underrated Player in the NFL

    Brash. Flamboyant. Aggressive. A "heat seeking missile" according to his teammates. What else can be said about Louis Delmas; underrated? It's difficult to label a player underrated ...

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  7. Detroit Lions: Who Is the Most Deserving of a Contract Extension?

    The NFL is a "what have you done for me lately" league. Winning is fleeting, GMs have to pay the players what they think gives their organization the best chance to win...

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  8. Detroit Lions' Titus Young Proving He Won't Be a Bust

    "Another wide receiver?!?!" These words might as well have been glued to the foreheads of anyone calling their self a Lions fan from 2000-2010...

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  9. 4 Detroit Lions Who Must Play Better Against the Chicago Bears

    Fresh off their second comeback from a 20-point deficit in two weeks, the Lions will need more production from several key players against an amped up Bears team...

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  10. Detroit Lions: Growing from Cubs to Kings as Monday Night Audience Looms

    How many second-half comebacks does it take for a team to get to the center of adulation in the NFL ? Well, in the Detroit Lions ' case, two...

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  11. Detroit Lions: Megatron and Burleson a Better Duo Than Moore and Perriman?

    The 2011 Detroit Lions seem destined to break a franchise record or two in the passing game. There's one particular record that I'm very curious to see them go after. Combined touchdown receptions...

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  12. Fantasy Football: Matthew Stafford Is Officially a Weekly Must Start

    "Follow your heart, that's what I always do." Words made famous by Jon Heder (portraying Napoleon Dynamite), are completely applicable when it comes to starting Matthew Stafford on your fantasy team...

    Ryan Campbell Written by Ryan Campbell about over 1 year ago 384 reads 4 comments

  13. Detroit Lions Need To Discover Run Game If They Want To Compete for NFC North

    Confetti is flying, delusional fans are dreaming of a Super Bowl appearance and Detroit's run game ranks (drum roll please) 26th in the NFL . Ouch . Yes, the passing game looks great and the defensive line may be the best in the entire NFL...

    Ryan Campbell Written by Ryan Campbell about over 1 year ago 473 reads 26 comments

  14. Rejuvenated Detroit: Lions and Tigers And...Playoffs? Oh My

    Title town. It's not exactly synonymous with Detroit, is it? Well, once upon a time it was. The thing with stories beginning with the words "Once upon a time" is they usually signal a fairy tale...

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  15. Matthew Stafford vs. Cam Newton: Who Would You Rather Have?

    More so than ever, the NFL is a quarterback driven league. Need proof? One needs to look no further than the plethora of young gunslingers putting up huge numbers through the first two weeks of the 2011 season...

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  16. NFL Life After Peyton Manning: Is This the Beginning or the End?

    Will this September be remembered as the end of Peyton Manning 's brilliant career, or the redefinition of the quarterback position? For the first time since 1997, the Indianapolis Colts began the regular season without No...

    Ryan Campbell Written by Ryan Campbell about over 1 year ago 668 reads 1 comments

  17. 5 Reasons NBA Fans Don't Care If the Season Starts on Time

    Reason No. 1 could easily be "because America Hates the Miami Heat. " However, it has become too easy to hate the Heat, too trendy even...

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  18. Detroit Lions Look to Show They're for Real in Week 2

    We're four days into the 2011 season, and Lions beat writers and fans are already starving, hungry for more carnage. Defeating a Tampa Bay team—on the road no less—that went 10-6 last season was no doubt a big step...

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  19. Detroit Sports: The Most Popular Athlete In Motown Today

    When you hear "Detroit sports," who do you think of? The obvious answers are probably Barry Sanders, Isiah Thomas, maybe Steve Yzerman...

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  20. Detroit Lions Week 1: Restore the Roar: From Ugly Duckling to NFL Sweetheart

    I'm sorry, but we're at capacity. It's not that we don't want you, it's just all this attention is making us slightly nervous...

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  21. Michigan, Notre Dame Football Combine for an Instant Classic in Wolverines' Win

    Give the moon her money's worth. That brief sentence might as well have been the pregame talk in the Wolverines locker room tonight. It was all the Michigan team needed to hear in a 35-31 victory that will be not soon be forgotten by those who saw it...

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  22. Do Detroit and Tampa Bay's Playoff Hopes Hinge on Their Week 1 Matchup?

    It's inevitable. Every year, when the final snap of the regular season has been played, and the playoff brackets are set, a few playoff-caliber teams are on the outside looking in (thanks NFC West)...

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