100% this - probably a bottom 5 defense again this year. Every corner is suspect and I don't think Follett can play at this level. I suspect we are going get game plan abused on our weaknesses

Drop 9 and rush 2?

Jon Jansen cut.. looks like Gosder is at the man at RT

Alphonso Smith CB from Den traded to detroit for Dan Gronkowski, good trade imo, not like we'll need that TE

37th overall pick for Denver in 2009. If Smith's talent is at all worthy of being selected there, this has to be a great trade for the Lions. Secondary obviously needs help too. Denver is making some screwy moves since McDaniels started coaching, kind of like the Lions under Millen, so it's good to do business with them.

All these were cut... Bly, DT Rob Callaway, Campbell, LB Vinny Ciurciu, Clark, DT Landon Cohen, RB DeDe Dorsey, G Noah Franklin, C Dan Gerberry, K Steven Hauschka, CB Jonathan Hefney, Jansen, King, T Cliff Louis, WR Michael Moore, CB Paul Pratt, CB T.J. Rushing, Simpson, WR Tim Toone and CB Dante Wesley. The team also released DT Jaron Baston on Friday and waived-injured DE Korey Bosworth

Weren't some people thinking Toone was looking good?

*sigh*

Not that I can remember, will probably end up on the practice squad.


wow, @ bly being cut. Thought he would start for us.

Ciurciu was also cut, this must mean Levy is healthy enough or we're starting a 4th string MLB

Me too. I'm puzzled by the move. Our corners going into the season are Chris Houston, Jonathan Wade, Aaron Berry, and Alfonso Smith. Haha. I wonder if Spievey will start right away at safety or if he'll be sort of a utility DB.

I thought Landon Cohen might make the team too but I guess they wanted to keep McBride instead. If our dline starters can stay healthy it should be a very good unit.

Surprised we kept 7 LB's.

So overall:

----------------Spievey?--------------Delmas-----------
--------------------------------------------------------
------------Peterson---------Levy-------Johnson--------
Houston----Vanden Bosch - Williams - Suh - Avril----Wade


C Johnson - Backus - Sims - Raiola - Peterman - Cherilus - Pettigrew- Burleson
--------------------------Stafford----------------------------------------
-------------------Felton-------------Best--------------------------------

Not sure about all of these. Spievey probably won't start immediately. Wouldn't be surprised if Scheffler starts over Pettigrew. No idea who the starting LBer after Peterson and Levy will be but I'm guessing Landon Johnson. Our nickle corner is?? terrible.

I like our depth on offense, we can survive a few injuries there. Good depth on dline. Awful in the 2ndary and at LBer. Anyways this is like the best Lions team on paper in like 10 years, lol.

Pretty sick if you made that.

On paper we look like we will get from 7-10 wins. I'm just shocked to say that really but this team really looks explosive.

Seriously, no? The defense is too awful in the secondary, and we play the Vikings and the Packers twice. They can kind of throw (maybe no Tavaris, but still).

KVB looked amazing in preseason but def skeptical about him playing that way all year. Without him our pass rush is meh. I think Suh will be able to sorta dominate immediately, draw double teams anyways.

I want to believe but have you even looked at the schedule? It's LOLbrutal. On paper we will get 4-5 wins.

Suh's commercial is pretty good

Yeah hopefully he plants Cutlahh into the turf like that

Eman is not in touch with reality.

You shall all see what the legend staffy is capable of this year.

7 wins guaranteed.

Lions fans have been conditioned for punishment. Well I am here to say the past is the past and the super bowl is near.

My hopes are way up for the next few years, although not nec this one. If they screw this core of players up ugh...

I am glad that there is a forum on the lions with all of this positive energy. I feel that 7 wins is not out of the question and maybe this year it will be fun to watch them win.

we gotta keep the positive energy. so ready for Sunday, got a feeling it's going to be a Jason Hanson FG to win it as time expires

9 hours until Matty gets his swag ON!!!!!!!!!

this is how you keep punishing yoursleves....stop predicting 7 wins and just enjoy the ride! you guys have a young exciting team with alot of great things to come...but nothing is happening this season, except for some really good indivdual performances and possibly an upset win (or two). Alot to look forward to with the Lions. You guys have it good.

...at least youre not a Bills fan

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