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See that smile? Maybe he knows what we should all know. While doing some research on my last article—where I compared how the Detroit Lions added players in their first two years of Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles, and Drew Bledsoe with the New England Patriots among other teams—I stumbled across something that might be exciting to see unfold. While Dallas and Indy both rebuilt around ...

Look at that picture. That's Lions linebacker Julian Peterson on the Vikings All-Pro WR Sidney Rice. Seems to be doing a pretty good job of it too. I've talked about the new faces in the secondary, I've even talked about Schwartz and his history a little. We had a nice discussion on the pass pressure and how that should help. I need to get back into that later, but I wanted to talk about ...

Stop me if you have heard this one before. The Lions secondary will be better because of the improved defensive line. Makes sense, right. Less time to throw means less time the defensive backs have to cover opposing receivers. And a QB under duress will be less accurate. We might even see a couple of INTs by the cornerbacks this year. But how do you quantify that analysis? If you frequently read my articles, you ...

Any serious football fan is familiar with the phrase "staying on schedule." Three and four yard gains are great as long as it gets you 3rd and 2 while no gains or worse yet, negative yardage plays put your defense in 3rd and long. We know 3rd and long is a very bad thing right? Harder to make because the defense knows what is coming so they tee off on the ...

Is this what our secondary will look like after we hit some rocks named Brady or Favre? We may be in uncharted territory, but our captain has the experience even if the crew doesn't. If the Lions are in a ship going through treacherous waters, it would be nice to know the captain has been there before. So maybe a little background on Jim Schwartz's coaching history and how ...