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Grade Martin Mayhew - July 2010
In the first part of this series of posts grading certain people involved with the Lions, the vote on Jim Schwartz was basically split between an A and B. As of the time of this post, 49% of the vote was to give Schwartz an A, whereas 44% was for a B. Only 4% was for a C, and there were only 10...
Martin Mayhew Talks No. 2 Pick, Trades, Running Backs, More
Some notes from today's pre-draft press conference with Martin Mayhew. According to Martin Mayhew, the Lions have not made a decision on which player they will take with the No. 2 overall pick. Mayhew did acknowledge how much talent there is at the top of the draft and how little separation there...
Lions Will Wait to Meet with Pacman Jones Until After Draft
We are a week away from the start of the 2010 NFL Draft, and the Lions are going to spend the time from now until next Thursday strictly getting ready for the annual players selection meeting in New York City. Specifically, the Lions will not be worrying about setting up a meeting with Pacman...
Lions Get Ready for Free Agency, Could Restructure Julian Peterson's Contract
Free agency starts in less than a week (March 5), meaning now is the time to re-sign players that are set to hit the open market. For the Lions, based on what Martin Mayhew has said, that means negotiating new deals with the likes of Will Heller, Jon Jansen, Casey FitzSimmons, Marquand Manuel, and...
Tuesday Notes: Lions' Tags to Go Unused This Offseason?
Martin Mayhew doesn't believe the Lions will use any tags this offseason to keep free agents in Detroit. According to Tom Kowalski, the Lions do want to bring back the likes of Larry Foote, William James, Jon Jansen, Casey FitzSimmons, and Will Heller. None of them are simply big enough names to...
Drew Stanton Clarifies Comments; Lions to Bring Back Daunte Culpepper?
Earlier this week Drew Stanton made some headlines for his comments about the Lions' quarterback situation and how he would feel about being the third-string quarterback. Basically his comments were portrayed as him wanting to be at least the backup or not be in Detroit at all, as suggested by...
Monday Notes: Lions Place Kenneth Harris on Waived/Injured List, Sign Tristan Davis
The Lions signed running back/returner Tristan Davis (undrafted rookie from Auburn) today and put wide receiver Kenneth Harris (undrafted rookie from Georgia) on the waived/injured list. Rather than add another receiver to the team to fill Harris' roster spot, the Lions likely opted for a running...
Sunday Notes: One Day of Practice in the Books
The Lions completed their first day of training camp yesterday, kicking off the start of football once again. Although the regular season is still over a month away, once training camp arrives, football is officially back. Sure, the next month will only be practice and preseason games, but it is...
Friday Notes: Lions Submitted Fourth-Rounder for Jeremy Jarmon
The Lions signed sixth-round pick Aaron Brown, a running back out of TCU. Though the Redskins ended up with defensive end Jeremy Jarmon in the supplemental draft yesterday, it's not like the Lions didn't make an attempt to land the former Kentucky Wildcat. In fact, Martin Mayhew texted Redskins...
Lions Owner William Clay Ford Breaks Silence on Millen, Mayhew, Schwartz, More
William Clay Ford doesn't speak to the media too often (the last time was after Matt Millen was fired last year), but he did just that on Wednesday after watching the Lions practice. The full interview can be viewed here, but I'm going to highlight the more interesting parts below. The...
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