Tag: Detroit Lions

Ndamukong Suh Goes Kicking

During yesterday’s Jets/Lions overtime battle, Detroit needed a PAT from their kicker Jason Hanson. However, he got injured and head coach Jim Schwartz did not take long to find his replacement…rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. It appeared funny at the time but Detroit ended up losing in overtime. […]

Donovan McNabb & The Two-Minute Drill

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Lions+Redskins&iid=10098914″ src=”http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/10098914/washington-redskins/washington-redskins.jpg?size=500&imageId=10098914″ width=”380″ height=”265″ /] So, if I’m going to replace a former Pro Bowl quarterback in the final two minutes of a six-point game, Rex Grossman might be the 131st quarterback that would come to mind in that spot. Yesterday, Redskins head coach Mike […]

Calvin Johnson: A Victim of the Stubborn

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=Calvin+Johnson&iid=9747095″ src=”http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9747095/detroit-lions-calvin/detroit-lions-calvin.jpg?size=500&imageId=9747095″ width=”380″ height=”310″ /] The NFL pulled up lame yesterday. Following their rules (and correctly), officials took away what would have been a go-ahead touchdown catch by Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson during their 19-14 loss to the Bears on Sunday.

Sam Bradford Signs With Rams; Gets $50 Million Guaranteed

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=Sam+Bradford&iid=8612935″ src=”http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/8612935/louis-rams-introduce-draft/louis-rams-introduce-draft.jpg?size=500&imageId=8612935″ width=”234″ height=”163″ /] The St. Louis Rams dished out the largest guaranteed contract to a rookie in NFL history on Friday after inking number one overall pick Sam Bradford to a six-year deal worth $76 million. The deal, which has a max value […]

Happy Birthday Barry Sanders!!!

Your intrepid author shares the same birthday as two NFL luminaries. The first, Barry Sanders, went bananas on the New York Jets during the ’97 season finale. During this game, Sanders eclipsed 2,000 yards rushing for the season, kept the Bill Parcells-led Jets out of the playoffs, scored […]

Week 11’s Face of Defeat

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=ben+roethlisberger&iid=7112781″ src=”f/f/8/2/Chiefs_vs_Steelers_4206.JPG?adImageId=7762408&imageId=7112781″ width=”380″ height=”245″ /] While this week’s honor by all means should go to Eric Mangini for essentially coaching the Cleveland Browns into a loss yesterday, he did get a ton of help from fellow Brown Hank Poteat for PUSHING a receiver out of […]