The Detroit Lions finished the past 2009 season 2-14 and had totally 30 losses in the previous two seasons. They were bad enough and eager to have improvements. So it’s no surprise that they are willing to offer the No. 2 pick in the draft as the price for a trade and they have intention to pursuit free agent running back LaDainian Tomlinson.
“We’re open to just about everything,” Detroit coach Jim Schwartz said Thursday at the NFL scouting combine. “Whether you keep the second pick or whether you trade down, it doesn’t change what you have to do—that’s make good decisions in the draft. There are blue chip players available a lot of different spots in the draft.”
Ranking 24th in the league with 101 yards per game and improving from 0-16 in 2008 to only 2-14 last year, the Lions are in need of upgrading their running back. Having Tomlinson put on Lions jersey is not a bad idea, so we can expect the two sides to start negotiation in near future.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Friday, November 13, 2009
Vikings CB Winfield will not play against Lions this Sunday
The Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield told reporters Friday that he will not be able to play for his team this Sunday as he has to take care of his injured right foot.
“I’ve been out the last couple of days running on it, testing it,” Winfield said on Friday. “It’s good going forward but I still have a little problem cutting. But I would say next week I should be OK.”
Having missed the last two games, the Pro Bowler has been expected to be available for playing against the Detroit Lions this weekend. And he did wear his Vikings jersey and practice in full gear all week but just still feels pain when he plants on the foot, which seems not ready to support him for playing a full game.
He is still happy that he can sit out to see Vikings win the last game against the Green Bay Packers. As for next week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, Winfield would not like to promise he will be able to play as he does not want to take the risk of being further injured by rushing back and missing even more games.
“I’ve been out the last couple of days running on it, testing it,” Winfield said on Friday. “It’s good going forward but I still have a little problem cutting. But I would say next week I should be OK.”
Having missed the last two games, the Pro Bowler has been expected to be available for playing against the Detroit Lions this weekend. And he did wear his Vikings jersey and practice in full gear all week but just still feels pain when he plants on the foot, which seems not ready to support him for playing a full game.
He is still happy that he can sit out to see Vikings win the last game against the Green Bay Packers. As for next week’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, Winfield would not like to promise he will be able to play as he does not want to take the risk of being further injured by rushing back and missing even more games.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Lions Coach expects WR and RB to play against Seahawks
Two weeks after their playing together against the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, wide receiver Calvin Johnson and running back Kevin Smith will likely play together again this weekend, this time against the Seattle Seahawks.
Stafford has been limited in practice for this week with a sore right knee; Johnson has missed the Lions past two games with the same injury but he has been able to practice all the week; Smith injured a shoulder during last weekend’s 17-10 loss to St. Louis Rams and missed Wednesday’s practice but took part in workouts Thursday and Friday. All of the three are expected by Coach Jim Schwartz to wear back their Lions jerseys and play at Seattle this Sunday.
As the group of three led the Lions to their only win of the season by playing together against the Redskins, perhaps Schwartz just hopes that the same thing will happen this Sunday but uniting the three again.
Stafford has been limited in practice for this week with a sore right knee; Johnson has missed the Lions past two games with the same injury but he has been able to practice all the week; Smith injured a shoulder during last weekend’s 17-10 loss to St. Louis Rams and missed Wednesday’s practice but took part in workouts Thursday and Friday. All of the three are expected by Coach Jim Schwartz to wear back their Lions jerseys and play at Seattle this Sunday.
As the group of three led the Lions to their only win of the season by playing together against the Redskins, perhaps Schwartz just hopes that the same thing will happen this Sunday but uniting the three again.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Lions Coach Schwartz is confident in rookie QB Stafford
Although the first overall pick’s performance has been shaky since he put on nfl jersey, the Detroit Lions Coach Jim Schwartz still felt confident in rookie quarterback Stafford and told reporters that he would not mover from Stafford to veteran Daunte Culppepper.
"He's our quarterback," Schwartz said of Stafford. "We're pleased with him. He's going to be a very good quarterback in this league, and we're going to win with him. We liked both quarterbacks. We thought Matt was the right player to lead this team. We still do. And I think when it's all said and done, we're going to be very happy in that decision."
Stafford, as the first overall pick, has been often compared to Mark Sanchez, the fifth overall pick by the New York Jets. While Stafford’s performance has been shaky, Sanchez made it to solid in the Jets' 2-0 start. The Stats of them are as following:
Stafford: 0-2, 1 TD, 5 interceptions, 40.5 passer rating.
Sanchez: 2-0, 1 interception, 90.3 passer rating, 0 TD for the defense of the Jets has yet to allow a touchdown.
"He's our quarterback," Schwartz said of Stafford. "We're pleased with him. He's going to be a very good quarterback in this league, and we're going to win with him. We liked both quarterbacks. We thought Matt was the right player to lead this team. We still do. And I think when it's all said and done, we're going to be very happy in that decision."
Stafford, as the first overall pick, has been often compared to Mark Sanchez, the fifth overall pick by the New York Jets. While Stafford’s performance has been shaky, Sanchez made it to solid in the Jets' 2-0 start. The Stats of them are as following:
Stafford: 0-2, 1 TD, 5 interceptions, 40.5 passer rating.
Sanchez: 2-0, 1 interception, 90.3 passer rating, 0 TD for the defense of the Jets has yet to allow a touchdown.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Lions kicker Hanson underwent surgery on injured knee
Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson nagging knee injury needed a surgical procedure to remedy. So the Lions signed free-agent kicker Swayze Waters on Tuesday, the same day when Hanson underwent the surgery.
Coach Jim Schwartz would not say if the procedure was done on Hanson's kicking leg, but he said that Hanson was expected to be back with the team soon. Surely. As the franchise's career scoring leader and one of just six men in NFL history with more than 400 field goals, Hanson has been selected to two Pro Bowl teams during his 17-year career. Losing him would mean more than losing a kicker for the Lions.
I guess the Lions did prepare for a quick return of Hanson. They signed Waters to replace Cody Spencer, not Hanson as I thought before. Spencer was put on injured reserve after tearing an ACL during Saturday's exhibition win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Coach Jim Schwartz would not say if the procedure was done on Hanson's kicking leg, but he said that Hanson was expected to be back with the team soon. Surely. As the franchise's career scoring leader and one of just six men in NFL history with more than 400 field goals, Hanson has been selected to two Pro Bowl teams during his 17-year career. Losing him would mean more than losing a kicker for the Lions.
I guess the Lions did prepare for a quick return of Hanson. They signed Waters to replace Cody Spencer, not Hanson as I thought before. Spencer was put on injured reserve after tearing an ACL during Saturday's exhibition win over the Atlanta Falcons.
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