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  Hello, my name is Dean Holden, and I have been writing Detroit Lions for about two years, and a fan for about 20. On January 8, 2000, when the Lions were last in the playoffs, I was 13, and I missed the game. I don’t remember why. I had…

This deal is so stupid. DeAngelo Williams is 28 and has never had more than 273 carries in a season and only twice gone above 144 carries in his 5 year career. This is a 5 year deal that takes him until he’s 33. If he can’t stay healthy now,…

  Safety Clemson 6-0 217 Draft Board Overall Prospect Rank: #72 Draft Board Overall Safety Rank: #3 Rating: 74 (Early 3rd) 40 time: 4.64 2/20/11: If he had come out in 2009, McDaniel probably would have been a first round pick. He had good triangle numbers and was coming off a…

  Dawan Landry is a hell of a run stopper with 200 tackles combined in the last 2 years as a strong safety for the Baltimore Ravens. He was better in coverage last year, but in 2009, he was one of the worst safeties in coverage in the league. Plus,…

  Look I understand this team has to spend a lot of money to get to the salary floor, but how about doing that on good players? This team hasn’t made a single outside move in free agency this year, yet they resign a marginal linebacker in Quincy Black for…

  Running Back Virginia Tech 5-10 206 Draft board overall prospect rank: #57 Draft board overall running back rank: #4 Overall rating: 75 (2nd/3rd round) 40 time: 4.40 Games watched: Miami/Virginia Tech, VT/North Carolina, Michigan/Virginia Tech Positives ·         Amazing athleticism (4.40 40, 41 vertical, 11-0 broad jump) ·         Incredibly productive 2011 season…

The Saints already signed Curtis Lofton this offseason, but could have used another linebacker because Martez Wilson is an unproven 2011 3rd round pick, Chris Chamberlain is a mediocre starter, and Jonathan Vilma is an aging, declining player who could be suspended for a large portion of next season and/or…

  The Jets needed to give Harris a long term worth less per year than the franchise tender to save them cap space, just like the Raiders did with Kamerion Wimbley, but unlike Wimbley, Harris was kind of worth this. Did they overpay a little bit giving him 36 million…