MotownSports.com Message Board - Detroit Lions http://www.motownsports.com/forums/ Talk about the Detroit Lions! en Thu, 17 May 2012 13:03:38 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.motownsports.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png MotownSports.com Message Board - Detroit Lions http://www.motownsports.com/forums/ Packers - Lions game in the UP? http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97782-packers-lions-game-up.html Mon, 14 May 2012 14:00:53 GMT Just saw this story on MLive: Tim Skubick: Michigan senator wants Detroit Lions to play Green Bay Packers in the Upper Pennisula | MLive.com... Just saw this story on MLive:

Tim Skubick: Michigan senator wants Detroit Lions to play Green Bay Packers in the Upper Pennisula | MLive.com
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This is Pure Michigan and somebody ought to run with Sen. Tom Casperson’s idea: A football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions staged in the Upper Peninsula.

You see, Mr. Casperson hails from up there. While he’s debunking the current chatter about the Uppers bailing out on the trolls below the bridge and going it alone, he'd like to see the rest of the state do something in his neck of the woods.
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Honestly, I find this a very intriguing idea. There are two MAJOR road blocks that I see:
First, money. It always comes down to money. I don't think there is a stadium in the UP that is close to big enough to host an NFL game.

Second, fandom. I think you'd end up with more Packers fans there than Lions fans. It might be a bit embarrassing for a team to play in it's home state, but playing an 'away' game.

Still... it could be fun to do. I wonder if they could get a Green Bay/Detroit game schedule in the pre-season? I think the NFL tries to avoid playing divisional opponents in the pre-season, but perhaps they would make an exception if both teams asked for it? They could make it the 4th game where the starters are only in for one drive so that the opposing team doesn't get too much insight into the other side.

For any yoopers... what football stadiums do you have there? I know MTU has one, but it's quite small in terms of stands... I think it seats just 3K. And there's the Superior Dome... slightly larger, but still only 8K. Anything else? ]]> Detroit Lions RedRamage http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97782-packers-lions-game-up.html Sould the Lions go after Cedric Benson? http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97640-sould-lions-go-after-cedric-benson.html Tue, 01 May 2012 15:21:48 GMT Yes he's 29. I know he's fumbled 12 times the last 2 seasons. Not sure how many were turned over to the other team? But, I like him over Kevin Smith & a sometime healthy Best. And noone know what the league will do with LeShoure.

Thoughts? ]]> Detroit Lions Brian http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97640-sould-lions-go-after-cedric-benson.html <![CDATA[Kiper's take on the Lions]]> http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97628-kipers-take-lions.html Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:58:19 GMT Mel Kiper: Lions didn't lose out at CB by taking WR Ryan Broyles | Detroit Free Press | freep.com ]]> Detroit Lions Brian http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97628-kipers-take-lions.html Kellen Moore and the Rest of the Lions UDFAs Here! http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97611-kellen-moore-rest-lions-udfas-here.html Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:36:24 GMT Boise State's Kellen Moore set to sign with Detroit Lions - NFL.com

I like him as a third stringer and is a future college coach ]]> Detroit Lions benrush http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97611-kellen-moore-rest-lions-udfas-here.html <![CDATA[The Rest of the Lions' 2012 Draft]]> http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97608-rest-lions-2012-draft.html Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:11:41 GMT Lions traded a fourth round pick in next year's draft to the Vikings to select:

Paula Pasche ‏ @paulapasche Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
#Lions draft Tahir Whitehead (6-1, 233 lbs) out of Temple. Projected 5ht-6th round pick. Was team captain.

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#Lions @ 138: Tahir Whitehead. 6'1/237. 4.63 40. Explosive vert (37") & broad (10'4"). SLB at Temple/nickel rusher. 7 career sacks, 6 FFs. ]]> Detroit Lions drownwithyou http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97608-rest-lions-2012-draft.html Fourth round pick: OLB/DE Ronnell Lewis (Oklahoma) http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97607-fourth-round-pick-olb-de-ronnell-lewis-oklahoma.html Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:29:37 GMT @ttwentyman: The Lions take Oklahoma DE/LB Ronnell Lewis with their fourth-round pick (125 overall) ESPN chat seems to like the pick. edit: Lions see him as a DE, supposed to have pass rushing skills @ttwentyman: The Lions take Oklahoma DE/LB Ronnell Lewis with their fourth-round pick (125 overall)

ESPN chat seems to like the pick.

edit: Lions see him as a DE, supposed to have pass rushing skills ]]> Detroit Lions drownwithyou http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97607-fourth-round-pick-olb-de-ronnell-lewis-oklahoma.html In the third round of the 2012 Draft the Lions.... http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97588-third-round-2012-draft-lions.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:44:11 GMT And we'll get a thread started for the third round.

You can see a summary of the Lions draft action here:
2012 NFL Draft Tracker

As many places do, the NFL page lists team needs. For some off reason, though, they have WR listed as a need. I can't disagree more with that. Other than QB, I can't think of a position that the Lions are more set at. CJ, arguable the best WR in the league. Bureleson, who's definitely aging, but still a decent receiver. And Young, and up and comer who showed great promise as a rookie last year.

A pro-bowl 1st
An aging, but solid 2nd
A very promising new comer at 3rd

Where's the need? To be fair we may not have a number 4 guy locked up, but I can hardly say that getting a number 4 if more important than upgrading the o-line or even the d-line. And if the Lions really get desperate for a 4th receiver, I know a guy who supposed to be a really good athlete who's good at snagging balls and is looking for work right now. He's already got a house in Detroit too! ]]> Detroit Lions RedRamage http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97588-third-round-2012-draft-lions.html In the second round of the 2012 Draft the Lions.... http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97587-second-round-2012-draft-lions.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:37:40 GMT Here's a thread for speculation and talk about what the Lions do in the second round. Right now they have the 22nd pick. But did you realize that only half of the 32 first round picks actually where original picks? Fully 16 picks were traded around in the first round. I suspect the 2nd round will be just as wild, if not more so. Already 6 picks are not with their original teams. ]]> Detroit Lions RedRamage http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97587-second-round-2012-draft-lions.html With the 23rd Pick of the first round the Detroit Lions select T Riley Reiff http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97555-23rd-pick-first-round-detroit-lions-select-t-riley-reiff.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:32:22 GMT ..........your prediction as to what the Lions do with #23 ? ..........your prediction as to what the Lions do with #23 ? ]]> Detroit Lions Motor City Sonics http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97555-23rd-pick-first-round-detroit-lions-select-t-riley-reiff.html Way too early 2012 Lions W-L Prediction http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97473-way-too-early-2012-lions-w-l-prediction.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:51:03 GMT I mostly just wanted to do this for my own curiosity and have it down somewhere to look back on, but I figured others would want to do it as well. Week 1 - vs Rams (W) Week 2 - at 49ers (L) Week 3 - at Titans (W) Week 4 - vs Vikings (W) Week 5 - Bye Week 6 - at Philadelphia (L) Week 7 - at... I mostly just wanted to do this for my own curiosity and have it down somewhere to look back on, but I figured others would want to do it as well.

Week 1 - vs Rams (W)
Week 2 - at 49ers (L)
Week 3 - at Titans (W)
Week 4 - vs Vikings (W)
Week 5 - Bye
Week 6 - at Philadelphia (L)
Week 7 - at Chicago (L)
Week 8 - vs Seahawks (W)
Week 9 - at Jaguars (W)
Week 10 - at Vikings (W)
Week 11 - vs Packers (L)
Week 12 - vs Texans (W)
Week 13 - vs Colts (W)
Week 14 - at Packers (L)
Week 15 - at Cardinals (W)
Week 16 - vs Falcons (W)
Week 17 - vs Bears (W)

Puts them at 11-5 for the season. What are your own predictions? ]]> Detroit Lions KleShreen http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97473-way-too-early-2012-lions-w-l-prediction.html Jim Schwartz http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97447-jim-schwartz.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:18:14 GMT Meet Jim Schwartz & Roary this weekend at Renewal by Andersen!

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Address: 37720 Amrhein Road, Livonia MI ]]> Detroit Lions gerlord10 http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97447-jim-schwartz.html Jason Hanson jersey - where to buy http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97441-jason-hanson-jersey-where-buy.html Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:42:15 GMT So i have done a bit of searching and found some sites that look to be not so reputable but i was wondering if anyone knows where to get a jason hanson jersey for my wife. I dont care if its nike or rebock or imitation (unless its illegal) just want to finder her one. Any ideas would be... So i have done a bit of searching and found some sites that look to be not so reputable but i was wondering if anyone knows where to get a jason hanson jersey for my wife. I dont care if its nike or rebock or imitation (unless its illegal) just want to finder her one. Any ideas would be apriciated. ]]> Detroit Lions the5ifty http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97441-jason-hanson-jersey-where-buy.html <![CDATA[Vote Calvin Johnson for cover of Madden '13.]]> http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97377-vote-calvin-johnson-cover-madden-13-a.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:07:43 GMT Just think it would be kinda cool with Verlander on the cover of the MLB game, we need a Lion on the cover of the NFL game.

Madden '13 Cover: Vote for EA Sports' Madden NFL 2013 Cover Athlete - SportsNation - ESPN

(On a completely unrelated side note: Anyone wonder if the TB manager ends up being a really big name if they don't try to purchase his name rights for the MLB game? Then they'd have Madden for NFL and Maddon for MLB.) ]]> Detroit Lions RedRamage http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97377-vote-calvin-johnson-cover-madden-13-a.html NFL Schedule leak? http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97279-nfl-schedule-leak.html Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:00:16 GMT If this is correct the Lions open on Monday night then get a Sunday night game in week 3. 2012 NFL Regular Season Schedule (http://eaglesstats2012.blogspot.ca/) If this is correct the Lions open on Monday night then get a Sunday night game in week 3.

2012 NFL Regular Season Schedule ]]> Detroit Lions TigersSlappy http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97279-nfl-schedule-leak.html Nick Fairley Charged with Marijuana Possession http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97208-nick-fairley-charged-marijuana-possession.html Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:37:21 GMT
Not good. Per Det. news. ]]> Detroit Lions CapitalTigers http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97208-nick-fairley-charged-marijuana-possession.html Um maybe the Lions do need to fraft a rb after all http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97180-um-maybe-lions-do-need-fraft-rb-after-all.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:31:51 GMT Police: Lions' Mikel Leshoure tried to eat marijuana, faces charges

Allen Park —Lions running back Mikel Leshoure allegedly tried to eat a stash of marijuana after a Baroda Lake Township police officer stopped the car he was in for a traffic violation, according a police report.

Leshoure was scheduled for arraignment in Berrien County Court Monday on marijuana possession charges — his second marijuana offense in less than two months, Baroda Lake Township Police Chief Gary Ruhl said.

"Apparently, he has a bad time driving in Berrien County," Ruhl said, citing a Feb. 18 case in which Leshoure pleaded guilty to using marijuana after a Benton Township police officer caught him with the drug during a traffic stop.

In the most recent alleged offense, at 12:54 p.m. on March 12, a Baroda Lake Township stopped a 2012 Mitsubishi with Texas license plates on eastbound Interstate 94 for failing to signal during a lane change and following too close to a vehicle in front of it, according to a Baroda Lake Township police report.

The driver, Donald Stewart of Champaign, Ill. didn't have a driver's license, the report said. Laeshoure told the police he had rented the car, according to the report.

"While speaking with the passenger, (the officer) observed that he was chewing marijuana," the report said. (The officer) also observed small pieces of marijuana down the front of his shirt. Mr. Leshoure was ordered to spit out the marijuana, which he did."

Loose marijuana and a "partially burned blunt" were confiscated from the car.

Stewart and Leshoure were each ticketed for possession of marijuana. Stewart was also cited for driving without a license. Both men were dropped off at a nearby McDonald's restaurant, and the car, which was rented from Hertz, according to the report, was towed.

Ruhl said because Leshoure had a previous marijuana offense, the Berrien County Prosecutor's Office charged the running back with possession of marijuana. "That's a two-year felony," Ruhl said.

Leshoure, who missed his entire rookie season after having Achilles tendon surgery, was ordered to appear in court Monday, but there was no set time scheduled, Ruhl said. "It's a walk-in arraignment," he said.

In the Feb. 18 case, Leshoure was originally cited for marijuana possession, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of use of marijuana.

"He was fined $485, which he paid on the spot," Ruhl said. "Then, less than three weeks later, my guy gets him."

The deal given to the football player for his first offense is standard procedure, Ruhl said.

"We get so many of those use cases, if we took everyone to jail for possession, the jail wouldn't have room for the people who need to be there, so when it's a small amount under an ounce, they're usually allowed to plead it down to the lesser charge," he said.

Lions spokesman Bill Keenist said team officials are aware of Leshoure's arrest and pending court hearing.

"We are gathering more information and have no further comment at this time," Keenist said.








Police: Lions&#39; Mikel Leshoure tried to eat marijuana, faces charges | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com ]]> Detroit Lions Brian http://www.motownsports.com/forums/detroit-lions/97180-um-maybe-lions-do-need-fraft-rb-after-all.html