If you’ve followed this NFL Draft closely, you know that consensus isn’t exactly a thing. There’s no quarterback prospect worth lusting over, and even if that won’t stop teams from reaching on one, we won’t have a storyline until Chicago actually drafts Mitch Trubisky with the No. 2 overall pick. Read more…
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Week 18 NFL Powerless Rankings: It’s over
Welcome to this week’s NFL Powerless Rankings. It’s time to wrap up the season for the league’s most powerless. So , let’s check out the worst teams to close out the regular season in Week 18. Read more…
Hear me out: We laughed at Dan Campbell, but at least this season he was the right man for the job in Detroit
There was no better choice for coach for the 2021 Detroit Lions than Dan Campbell. Sure sometimes he seems more like a caricature of a football coach than a real one when he gets carried away talking about toughness with those broad shoulders, and the Lions aren’t actually a better football team than they were […]
Bears look like Lions’ best shot at a win this year
It’s been nearly a year since the Detroit Lions won a football game. In early December 2020, they managed a 34-30 victory over the Bears, before dropping the last four games of the season. In 2021, Dan Campbell’s squad dropped eight straight — until, rejoice, rejoice, a tie against the Steelers a few weeks ago […]
Week 11 NFL Powerless Ranking: Detroit back where it belongs
We’re in the second half of the NFL season, and we can separate the contenders from the pretenders. We’ll talk about the contenders later, because this list is about the least fortunate teams in the league. Let’s check out the worst of the worst from 7 days 11. Welcome to this week’s NFL Powerless Rankings. […]
NFL Powerless Rankings: The not very good, the bad and the ugly
The NFL season is halfway done, and now we know who the contenders are and the teams we can write off as pretenders. We can talk about the contenders another time because this list is about those less fortunate teams in the league. Now it’s period to check out the worst of the worst from […]
In honor of Jim Caldwell, put Dan Campbell on the hot seat in Detroit
Dan Campbell isn’t the type that under-promises and over-delivers. The data proves he’s the opposite. Read more…
Bret Bielema offers us a crash course in ‘How to Lose your Locker Room’ 101
Most people will tell you that one of the keys to any good relationship is honesty. Honesty builds trust. Trust builds connection. Connection builds loyalty. When it comes to being a football coach though, maybe honesty isn’t the route you should always take. Read more…
It’s the Same Old Lions
It’s a Trash Talking Tuesday on Deadspin, and today I’m trashing the Detroit Lions. Read more…
Lions social media makes season a little less agonizing for fans
At some point in life, I’m sure almost everyone has heard that saying about making the best of a bad situation. If there’s a unit right now making the most out of their current situation, it would have to be the social media department for the Detroit Lions. Read more…