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As I watched the Minnesota Vikings tear up the Chicago Bears, my wife leaned over to me and asked why the Vikings defense was so good. I summed it up by telling her that because the Viking offense is so methodical and time-consuming, the defense is able to play at a high level for the whole game. By having such a clock-killing offense, it keeps the opposing offense off of the ...

After watching the highlights of the Lions-Browns game, I am even more impressed with the way Matthew Stafford has blossomed into an NFL quarterback.á He has the potential to become the best Lions quarterback since Bobby Layne. á á His tough as nails bravado in avoiding the trainers during ClevelandÆs ill-advised timeout at the end of the game is the stuff legends are made of. á á However one thinks the offense performed last ...

Yeah, I know. I said I was going to take a break but trying to give up the Lions is like trying to give up alcohol. My name is Seattle Lion Fan and I'm a Lionholic. I even tried to write an article about the Seattle Seahawks.á It wasn't a bad experience but the Hawks don't fire the passion as much as the Lions do.á And isn't that a sad statement to ...

Five years ago, the Seattle Seahawks were on the precipice of NFL greatness. Were it not for a couple of bad calls (and some non-calls), the Seahawks may have very well been crowned the NFL Champs instead of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. They staggered a bit in the 2006 regular season, finishing with a 9-7 record, good enough for the NFC West crown. They beat the Dallas Cowboys 21-20 in the ...

To whom it may concern, Ok, I've had enough. For nearly 40 years, I have watched, I have waited and hoped for the Lions to succeed. I began to watch the Lions in earnest in 1970 when they went 10-4 and finished second in the NFC Central.á They went to the playoffs to face the Dallas Cowboys only to lose to them, 5-0, in the lowest scoring playoff game in NFL history. Seems the ...

I get the rareáopportunity to write about two teams that have been a part of many football seasons for me. As many of you know, I am a born and raised Michigander (why that isn't Michiganian is beyond me) and moved to the Seattle area in 1990, when I became a Washingtonian (see, isn't that better?). From about 1972 until 1989, I was only a Detroit Lion fan, seeing players such as ...

You know, there was a time when I kept trying to give the Detroit Lions credit for finally heading in the right direction. I could take the 26-0 beat down the Packers gave themátwo weeks ago. I was elated they finally won since November of 2007. I was even a little choked up when I saw the Lions were favored in this game, another first since being favored over the Atlanta Falcons last ...

Detroit's upcoming game against the St. Louis Rams is perhaps one of the most important ones on the schedule so far. The Rams are currently mired in a 17-game losing streak. If you are the Detroit Lions, you want to do everything in your power to make sure that streak continues. This is indeed a "must win" game for Detroit. I've given up on attempting any type of analysis of games since most ...

Sunday's 26-0 loss to the Green Bay Packers showed just how bad the lack of talent there is on the Detroit Lions.á True, they are more talented than last year's squad but the improvement is relative.á Which brings forth a "chicken and the egg" type of question. Is it the coach that makes the players or is it the players that make the coach? The most recent coach the Lions have had have all ...

I know this isn't going to be easy.á But we are talking about the Detroit Lions, right? This team is going through some serious growing pains.á On top of that, the Lions have had to deal with decades of mismanagement, most notably from 2000 to 2008.á Matt Millen's deconstruction of the Lions was epic. Rather than write an article, yet again rehashing all of the pratfalls that have occurred in the past, ...