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Detroit Lions season over before it starts

September 12, 2010 by ericschmidt  
Filed under Detroit Tigers, Latest News, NFC, North

The Detroit Lions just can’t seem to catch a break, well they caught a break on Sunday. A reported break of Matthew Stafford’s collar bone and it now appears the Detroit Lions season might be over before it ever started. Stafford left the game after getting sacked by Chicago Bears DE Julius Peppers, and was [...]

Week 1 Preview and Picks

Finally. We head into the NFL regular season week 1. Football fans have been waiting for this day since February 8th. What great matchups with the reloaded Cincinnati Bengals against the New England Patriots. The Indianapolis Colts squaring off with the Houston Texans. The Kevin Kolb led Philadelphia Eagles welcoming the Green Bay Packers. Dallas [...]

Detroit Lions Ndamukong Suh sends out love via Twitter

September 10, 2010 by ericschmidt  
Filed under Detroit Tigers, Latest News, NFC, North

Detroit Lions first round selection DT Ndamukong Suh is showing his appreciation to the fans of the Detroit Lions. Even though it appeared that Ndamukong Suh was trying to remove the head from the body of Cleveland Browns QB Jake Delhomme in week three, he showed a kinder, gentler side this afternoon on Twitter. He [...]

NFC North Preview 2010

In case you’ve been on the International Space Station, Brett Favre has returned, as expected to the Minnesota Vikings. His admission that he was re-joining the club only made a difference in whether I thought the Vikings would miss the playoffs or become a wildcard team. Green Bay 11-5 The Packers are ready to take [...]

Ex-Washington Redskin returns to the booth

Well, I knew it was too good to last. Just as NBC jettisoned windbag Keith Olbermann from their broadcast of Sunday Night football, the NFL Network has resurrected the broadcasting career of ex- Washington Redskin quarterback Joe Theismann.  Joe Theismann mercifully disappeared from national broadcasts when he was released from Monday Night Football. The NFL [...]

Preseason wraps up, what did NFL fans learn?

The 5 weeks for preseason are over with, the wrangling for fantasy football sleepers are over, and now we are 4 days from putting toe to leather to kick off the NFL season, what did fans actually learn this preseason? Oh, there was a lot to be learned this preseason. 1.-Overpaid players which produce little [...]

Has Rams Sam Bradford earned a starting spot now?

The St. Louis Rams selected Sam Bradford with the first overall pick in this years draft, has Sam Bradford done enough in this pre-season to earn the starting quarterback spot for the St. Louis Rams now? Rams fans had to be wondering if the team had made the right move and if the 50 million [...]

NFL Pre-season week 2-What we learned

San Diego Chargers RB Ryan Mathews will win Offensive Rookie of the year, there I’ve said it. Mathews logged his second strong game, rushing for 53 yards on 12 carries and caught 1 pass for 13 yards. This kid is a perfect fit for the Chargers offense. The Buffalo Bills will move Marshawn Lynch before [...]