Game Preview: Have The Vikings Shown Their Weakness
Can the Detroit Lions Take Advantage of the Vikings Coaching Shake Up? The Vikings offense is in a state of flux. Norv Turner quit his job this week because in his words, “It wasn’t working.”…
Articles by Ash Thompson
The No Fun League: How the NFL is Killing Itself in Front of Us
“It all started in Green Bay” is about the worst way for a Lions fan to start a story. Unfortunately that is where this begins, and to make matters worse this is a story that…
The Return of Pettigrew is More Important to The Lions Than Ebron
Ebron Might Be Flashier, But The Lions Are Missing Pettigrew On Offense. When Eric Ebron went down in week four he was on pace for 72 catches and about 840 yards. That would put him…
Game Preview Week Eight: Detroit Lions vs. Texans
Lions vs. Texans May Be Tough, But Injuries Could Impact The Game. The Lions vs. Texans match up Sunday features two teams with winning records but polar opposite roster construction. The Texans are a run…
Drew Sharp Was One Of My Heroes
RIP Drew Sharp, 1960-2016 In 2007 I began to follow the NFL in more depth than just watching games on Sundays. I began scouting college players for the upcoming draft, and watching games on Sunday…
Why The Lions Traded Kyle Van Noy While Thin At Linebacker
The way this season has gone should not have been a surprise to Lions fans. The team was not really all that different from last year’s squad. The team was relying on a lot of…
Game Preview Week Seven: Detroit Lions vs. Washington Football Team
The Lions are riding a fine edge through their two game win streak. They have a combined margin for victory of five points in the last two weeks. Washington picked up a 27-20 win last week…
How Can the Lions Improve the Worst Defense in the NFL?
The Lions defense is the worst in the NFL. In the categories of third down percentage and red zone percentage they rank dead last, and they are third last in takeaways. They just got ripped…
Game Preview Week Six: Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams
Detroit Lions Have Beat The Rams 3 Out Of The Last 5 Appearances. In last season’s Lions vs. Rams tilt, the Lions allowed over 200 yards rushing, 140 of which went to Todd Gurley, who…
Game Preview Week Five: Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Detroit Played Well Last Year, Can They Repeat Their Performance? What a difference a year makes. In November the Lions were on a roll, climbing their way back into the national conversation, and keeping their…
The Detroit Lions are Not Who We Thought They Were
We Thought They Were Better Than This! A great deal has been said this week in the wake of the Detroit Lions’ loss to the Chicago Bears about who should be held accountable, whose fault…
Game Preview Week Four: Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears
The Detroit Lions go into their second divisional game this weekend, facing the dangerous Chicago Bears. The terrible, 0-3 Chicago Bears……. No, that was not a typo. This is the most dangerous opponent that the…
NFC North Review Week two
The picture that is the NFC North became clear as mud this week, as the three way tie at the top disintegrated and became a two way tie for second, with a clear leader and…
You Are Not Blaming the Right Person for Sunday’s Loss
General Manager Bob Quinn Is Responsible For Sunday’s Loss There are certain things that occur in the NFL due to prevailing wisdom. Things like putting the punt returner on a certain yard line and telling him…