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Detroit Lions: Don’t Look Now, but They Are Model of Consistency

June 23, 2012

Roger Staubach stood at the rostrum at his Hall of Fame induction in Canton, Ohio in 1985 and addressed the crowd. He was barking out signals one last time. But ...

Detroit Lions: Ndamukong Suh First DT to Dominate Trenches Since Alex Karras

August 21, 2011

The greatest defensive tackle in Lions history had a nose for the quarterback. He had to, because he couldn’t see the passer. Alex Karras, the Golden Greek (aka Tippy Toes), ...

NFL Lockout: Remember That Not ALL Players Are Millionaires

March 12, 2011

In his finest hour, Jim Otto moved mountains. Actually, he moved defensive linemen, but they were mountainous men, and Otto used leverage, strength and sheer will to clear them out ...

Pro Football Hall of Fame: Ed Sabol’s NFL Took On a Life Of Its Own

February 12, 2011

Before Ed Sabol started documenting it, pro football was archived as newsreel footage, shown in two-minute increments in the movie houses across America. It was filmed in black and white, always ...

Aaron Rodgers Likely To Be a Repeat Offender At the Super Bowl

February 7, 2011

The young quarterback had just finished one of the greatest seasons of all-time for a passer. It might have been the best ever. He was just in his ...

Detroit Lions: To End Losing Culture, a Winner Needs To Be Brought in at the Top

November 26, 2010

Leo Durocher said it, though they got The Lip's word cockeyed a little bit. Still, the spirit is there. You probably think that Durocher, the legendary baseball manager, said, "Nice guys ...

Detroit Lions: Shaun Hill’s Latest Gaffe Joins Slew of Follies

November 15, 2010

Somewhere near Houston, Texas, Dan Orlovsky is breathing a sigh of relief. When last seen by Lions fans, Orlovsky, now a backup with the Texans, was dancing out of the end ...

Detroit Lions Robbed against New York Jets, But It Was an Inside Job

November 8, 2010

The Lions were nursing a slim lead late in the football game. They held the ball and needed to only eat some more clock before relinquishing the pigskin with a ...

New Orleans Saints’ Tom Dempsey the Unlikeliest of All Sports Heroes

November 5, 2010

Did you hear the one about the guy with half a foot and no right hand who walked onto a football field? The Detroit Lions are used to being the NFL’s ...

Detroit Lions Once Again the Medicine the Doctor Ordered for an NFL Opponent

September 27, 2010

The problem with the Lions is that they’re available without prescription.You don’t need a junkie to score a dose when you find yourself ailing and in need of a pick-me-up ...

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