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Adam Jones is more commonly known as "Pacman" and has been recognised as such for much of his life, dubbed early on by his mother who noticed his propensity for gobbling up his milk as a toddler. This was a name that would aptly transfer to his football career where, as a high school, collegiate, and professional athlete, he showed a more remarkable propensity for gobbling up every pass that came ...

As I was answering the truly well though-out and engaging comments on my most recent Detroit Lions article, and watched the number of reads climb into the thousands, it struck me that people are honestly hopeful about the Lions again and it's starting to show up on our boards. For many of us who have been associated with this excellent and appreciated forum for the amateur sportswriter, interest ...

Well, it looks like Brady Quinn's short and volatile stay with the Cleveland Browns is coming to an end. Just a couple years ago, it appeared that the Browns had an embarrassment of young quarterback riches with Derek Anderson having a huge 2007 year, putting up over 3,700 yards passing, 29 touchdowns, and a more than respectable 82.5 passer rating. Not bad for a guy in his first year as a ...

There has been much talk of late about exactly what the Detroit Lions should do with their richly deserved no. 2 pick in the upcoming NFL draft. Some claim that they'd be silly to pass up a shot at Ndamukong Suh if he's available at the no 2., while still others think that Gerald McCoy may be even better. But with rumors swirling about the possibility of the St. Louis ...

Dear NFL executives: We, the Detroit Lions fans of the Nation, have endured a decade like no other in the history of professional football. We have seen our team break the record for consecutive road losses, we seem poised to challenge that mark again, we have witnessed an unprecedented 0-16 season, and have endured more than our share of mismanagement, bad luck, and outright decrepitude, while posting the worse record in ...

Somehow when Chad Ochocinco dons a sombrero after a touchdown he is "damaging the integrity of the game." And yet when a team blatantly throws a game in a manner that leaves no doubt as to their intentions, this is deemed acceptable. Let me say this again because it sounds so ridiculous. Wearing a sombrero is more damaging to the game than intentionally losing. Tweeting during halftime is more damaging to the game than ...

Every now and then it's cool that the Lions suck. I bet you gleaned that from the title. But you're undoubtedly wondering exactly how that could be. Well into the worst record in the league in the first decade of the new millennium, the Lions have posted a winless season, broken the record for continuous road losses, seem poised to challenge that mark again, and have generally crafted a Greek tragedy ...

Too often in the realm of sport we talk about fortitude, courage, and toughness as if the participants aren't just playing a kids game, as if there's really anything meaningful on the line, as if (win or lose) they aren't going to collect a ludicrous paycheck, hop into an Escalade, and cruise to a plush estate at the end of the day. True fortitude is composed of something else. True courage ...

Before I'm dead, there are a number of things that I'd like to witness in my life, and most of them seem fairly attainable since I'm not greedy and have never asked for too much. But there's one that I'm not so sure about. There's one that is obscured by a persistent black cloud of such opaqueness that even the strongest sunlight might not have the power to burn it away. There ...

So on and on I go, the seconds tick the time outThere's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out I doubt that Cat Stevens was considering the plight of the Detroit Lions when he penned his famous song about searching through life, but it seems to be a fairly appropriate summation of the state of a Lions fan. Wondering if one win means anything, wondering if ...