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    Offensive Tackle Jim Schwartz has been a huge Jeff Backus supporter for years, but he has to face facts. Even if he thinks Backus is good for some reason, he’s a 34 year old free agent who needs a long term replacement, even if he is resigned. Oh,…

Free Agency Priorities Cornerback Can you imagine how good this pass defense would be if they had even a decent secondary. They’re adding Nick Fairley to a pass rush that already had 44 sacks last year and is still pretty young. The Lions are probably on the short list for…

QB Drew Stanton RB Kevin Smith FB Jerome Felton WR Brian Clark OT Corey Hilliard C Dylan Gandy DE Cliff Avril DE Turk McBride DE Jared DeVries DE Copeland Bryan DT Andre Fluellen OLB Julian Peterson OLB Landon Johnson OLB Ashlee Palmer OLB Bobby Carpenter OLB Zach Follett (exclusive rights)-…

By Dean Holden  After watching four games of Detroit Lions football, a very important fact has dawned on me. The Lions, after so many years of losing, are allergic to leads. Seriously, think about it. They seem to avoid taking the lead in any football game, and when they do have…

By Dean Holden  Though the consensus throughout the NFL is that bad teams like the Detroit Lions need to rebuild through the draft, free agency has been an integral part in building the 2010 Lions’ roster. Never was this more apparent than when the Lions struck first in the 2010…

  OT Mike Adams (Ohio State) CB Conray Black (Utah) DE Andre Branch (Clemson) G Brandon Brooks (Miami-OH) DE Braylon Broughton (TCU) RB Bryce Brown (Kansas State) OLB Zach Brown (North Carolina) DE Kaelin Burnett (Nevada) RB Derrick Coleman (UCLA) DE Vinny Curry (Marshall) WR David Douglas (Arizona) CB Isaiah…

By Dean Holden  Ndamukong Suh  This is the pick that, more than any other, will determine the future of the Lions’ defense, much the same as the Matthew Stafford pick will determine the future of the offense. Suh is expected to be a star, and if he turns out to…

By Dean Holden Quarterbacks  A very large percentage of Lions fans disapproved of the selection of Matthew Stafford with the first overall pick in 2009. A very large percentage of that percentage changed their tune in Week 11 against the Cleveland Browns, when Stafford led his team to a victory…

Before the season, this is what I said about the Lions. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the Detroit Lions went 2-14 or 3-13 again. I wouldn’t be surprised if they won 5-7 games, I wouldn’t be too surprised if they won 8 or 9. It almost entirely will depend on…