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Most games in the NFL are decided by a handful of plays. Sometimes one play – or six inches as it was in the Detroit Lions’ 13-10 loss to the Seattle Seahawks – is the difference between winning and losing. Continue reading
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Entering this season, there were high expectations for a Lions’ offense that was far too inconsistent last season.
Detroit’s priority in the off-season was to improve the offensive line and, by extension, the league’s 28th-ranked rushing attack, which averaged a paltry 3.6 yards-per-carry (29th). They traded for veteran guard/center Manny Ramirez, drafted guard Laken Tomlinson in the first round and added running back Ameer Abdullah in the second round. Continue reading
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Look, I’ve been championing Lions rookie running back Ameer Abdullah ever since I sat down to watch his college tape last March ahead of the 2015 NFL Draft. Continue reading
Haloti Ngata, 2015 (Photo Credit: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press).
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The Detroit Lions wasted little time looking to fill the crater-sized hole left by star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who signed a record deal in free agency with the Miami Dolphins last March.
Just two days after Suh was set to leave the Lions, the team aggressively traded for Baltimore Ravens five-time All Pro and five-time Pro Bowler Haloti Ngata. Continue reading
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The bread and butter for Wayne State football under coach Paul Winters has been an unforgiving ground attack, coupled with a solid defense.
Flip-flop those two core tenets for 2015 because, this year, the Warriors will lean on a stingy defense. Continue reading
This article appeared in the Free Press’ print edition Friday, August 28th, 2015. Page design by Freep’s ace sports designer, Ryan Ford.
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2014 record: 11-1, 10-0 GLIAC. Continue reading
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With the departures of its starting defensive tackles and top backup, the Detroit Lions entered the NFL draft with a glaring need for depth along an interior line that was the team’s backbone just months earlier. The unit that had set the tone for the third-ranked defense in 2014 was suddenly a weakness and in serious need of reinforcements.
Though the Lions added a five-time All-Pro, albeit an aging one, in Haloti Ngata, and signed rotational player Tyrunn Walker, the desire to add talent in the trenches was still apparent. Continue reading
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Frequently, you’ll hear members of the media say that when NFL scouts are looking at small school talent, they want to see the player dominate the competition.
South Dakota State running back Zach Zenner didn’t just dominate the competition; he re-wrote the record books. Continue reading
(Left to right: Ameer Abdullah, Todd Gurley III and T.J. Yeldon)
After studying this talented running back class for the past two months, I’ve decided to review my notes and combine all of my evaluations on the top RBs into one informative article. I will try to keep this concise yet detailed and informative. Continue reading
Florida’s offensive tackle D.J. Humphries visited the Lions in Allen Park and could be on Detroit’s short list of first round targets.
Today is like Chanukah for NFL franchises. Or Christmas I guess. The day has finally come to open up presents.
Detroit Lions All-22 Film Review 