Sunday Morning Intel: June 12, 2016
Another week of OTAs, another week of Morning Intel. This week we have had an avalanche of activities in Lionland (a mythical football related theme park I dreamed about once when I was a kid…
Articles by Ash Thompson
Why the National Media are Wrong About the Lions
The Lions’ fanbase needs to be more forgiving of the national media. What we need to remember is that these people have to cover 32 NFL teams, not just one. To be perfectly blunt the…
Sunday Morning Intel: June 5th, 2016
Things actually happened this week, you’ve got to love OTA’s. It is not quite as good as having real football, but the things being said by players, coaches, and front office people right now are…
Surprise Lions Breakout Player Candidates for 2016
Who is going to come out of nowhere this season? It seems like every year there is a guy who did nothing last year, may have done nothing for a couple years since he was…
Monday Morning Intel: May 30, 2016
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?!?!?! Well, not real football. There are highlights of the Lions OTAs to watch. I’ll take it. Every week we’re getting closer to the launch of another season folks. And…
What Exactly Can $15 Million in Cap Space Buy the Detroit Lions?
When it comes to cap space leading up to training camp, there are two things that a team can do. The first thing they can do is sit on it, and have it carry over…
Sunday Morning Intel: May 22nd, 2016
Due to the gap in the off-season events, the fact that I’m moving to a different part of the northern Canadian wasteland, and the adjacent fact that I will be traveling to a couple of…
Morning Intel: May 15, 2016
I’m going to start the Morning Intel a little more seriously than usual. This is something that kind of slipped through the cracks that I think people should read. The Players’ Tribune is one of…
Morning Intel: May 14 2016
Lamar Holmes is out, and Central Michigan’s Louis Palmer is in. The Lions are really bringing in a lot of undrafted players, which is good, generally if a player hasn’t popped by the time he hits…
Morning Intel: May 12, 2016
No preamble, we’re headed straight to the Morning Intel. Ron Wood said, “I would probably say that I’m not qualified to run any other NFL team, but I think I’m qualified to run this one,” and…
Surprises in 2016: Lions Offensive Line Edition
It has been an interesting off-season for the Lions fans. We’ve watched a Lions GOAT in Calvin Johnson walk out the door, and watched the rest of the veteran contingent that came together to form…
Morning Intel: May 11, 2016
Most of these stories could have been linked from any of three different sites. Everyone is writing the same stories these days, because there really just is not that much to write about right now….
Morning Intel: May 10, 2016
Your daily dose of morning intel, not available in pill form. In the desert wasteland that is the period between the draft and training camp, there are few nuggets of knowledge waiting to be picked…
Lions acquire Jon Bostic in trade from Patriots
The Detroit Lions have acquired inside linebacker Jon Bostic for a conditional 2017 seventh round draft pick. Bostic had been acquired in September of 2015 by the Patriots from the Chicago Bears. He had been…