No fancy titles. It's time to win or clean house 2014-2015 Detroit lions official season thread

[NormanConnors]

that cornbread is looking

 

[eastside313]

How do we react if Hill outplays Stafford this season?

Dog that's the first thing I thought about when I seen Bradford was out.

 

[Knights89]

Did that's the first thing I thought about she. I seen Bradford was out.

You and Floyd highlighting the Michigan educational system lol

 

[Knights89]

you the homie but I had to get you

 

[eastside313]

You and Floyd highlighting the Michigan educational system lol

Not even paying attention to what I'm typing

 

[detroitwalt]

In*
@eastside313 fix Megatron name homeboy

 

[eastside313]

Detroit Lions now have rights to 7 tight ends after claiming 2 more off waivers

Former Dolphins third-round pick Michael Egnew as reportedly landed with the Lions. AP File Photo
ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions trimmed their roster to 75 players. A few hours later, they added a couple more.

And, interestingly, both are tight ends.

Detroit claimed Michael Egnew from the Dolphins, as well as Emil Igwenagu from the Eagles, according to USA Today.

The Lions have yet to announce a corresponding move, but at least one would seem to come from the tight end position. They already have five others under contract: Brandon Pettigrew, Eric Ebron, Joseph Fauria, Jacob Maxwell and Jordan Thompson.

Egnew was a third-round pick just two years ago, but has not developed. He has just seven catches for 69 yards, and wasn't among Miami's better blockers.

Igwenagu also is from the 2012 class, though he went undrafted out of UMass and landed with the Eagles. He played mostly tight end there, but was claimed by Detroit as a fullback,according to CSNPhilly.

He has played in three career games, starting once, and is known as an excellent blocker.

@Regular_P these fools still signing tight ends

 

[Regular_P]

@Regular_P these fools still signing tight ends

He's taken Millen's love of WRs and applied it to TEs. Nearly 10% of the roster dedicated to fukking tight ends.

 

[Knights89]

Projecting the Detroit Lions' 53-man roster


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By Kyle Meinke | kmeinke@mlive.com
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on August 29, 2014 at 7:01 AM, updated August 29, 2014 at 7:29 AM
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Lions tailback Mikel Leshoure is on the roster bubble with cuts looming just a day away.Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
ORCHARD LAKE, N.Y. -- The Detroit Lions' preseason is history, which means roster cuts are just hours away.

Detroit has until 4 p.m. Saturday to whittle its roster from 75 players down to 53. Jim Caldwell and the coaching staff will have a strong say in the matter, but final decisions will be made by general manager Martin Mayhew.

Mayhew's history would suggest the Lions will wait until Saturday to make most, if not all, of their moves. Here's one look at how it could shake out:

Quarterbacks (2) -- Matthew Stafford, Dan Orlovsky
Out: Kellen Moore
Analysis: Stafford will be the starter, Orlovsky will be the backup and there are no alternatives. The only uncertainty is whether Kellen Moore makes the cut as a third QB. Compelling arguments can be made on both sides, but history suggests Detroit goes with only two QBs. No Jim Caldwell-coached team has kept a No. 3 since 2009.

Tailbacks (5) -- Reggie Bush, Joique Bell, Theo Riddikk, Jed Collins, Montell Owens
Out: Mikel Leshoure, George Winn, Emil Igwenagu
Analysis: Bush, Bell and Riddikk are locks, which leaves two spots in play. At least one will go to a fullback, and Collins is the favorite because of his blocking and pass-catching. That leaves Mikel Leshoure, George Winn, Montell Owens and Emil Igwenagu vying for the last spot in the backfield. Detroit could opt to keep a fourth tailback, but Leshoure offers little more than insurance because he doesn't play special teams. Winn is on the bubble, but maybe the wrong side of it because of his two fumbles. Owens, meantime, is a monster on special teams and could play offensively in a pinch. Detroit would get more out of him (or Winn) than Leshoure.

Receivers (6) -- Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate, Kevin Ogletree, Kris Durham, Ryan Broyles, Jeremy Ross
Out: Corey Fuller, Patrick Edwards, Andrew Peacock
Analysis: Fuller was the toughest cut I had to make. He's improved so much over the past year, and there's no telling how good he could become. Not even he knows. But the harsh reality is this: Jim Caldwell was hired to make the playoffs right away. He's keeping the guys who help the most now, and Durham, my last receiver in, offers more right now. He's 6-foot-6. Pair his length with Calvin Johnson, and Joseph Fauria, and Eric Ebron, and the possibilities in the end zone are enticing.

Tight ends (3) -- Brandon Pettigrew, Eric Ebron, Joseph Fauria
Out: Michael Egnew, Jordan Thompson
Analysis: As Eric Ebron said, they just don't make tight end rooms like this. Pettigrew is a meaty blocker, Ebron is a promising pass-catcher who can play in the slot and the 6-7 Fauria is a matchup terror in the red zone. Pretty simple.

Offensive line (9) -- Riley Reiff, Rob Sims, Dominic Raiola, Larry Warford, LaAdrian Waddle, Corey Hilliard, Rodney Austin, Travis Swanson, Cornelius Lucas
Out: Michael Williams, Garrett Reynolds, Darren Keyton
Analysis: Detroit's depth here is really something. All five starters return this year, and there's actually a job battle still brewing between two returners (Waddle and Hilliard) at right tackle. Offensive line could be Detroit's deepest and most talented position group. Lucas over Michael Williams for the final tackle spot was the hardest personnel choice. Everything else seems apparent.

Defensive backs (10) -- Darius Slay, Rashean Mathis, Bill Bentley, Cassius Vaughn, Nevin Lawson, Chris Greenwood, Glover Quin, James Ihedigbo, Jerome Couplin, Isa Abdul-Quddus
Out: Don Carey, Mohammed Seisay, Nate Ness
Analysis: The Lions already released Jonte Green, which means it's probably down to Greenwood and Seisay for the final corner spot. Greenwood's the better bet. At safety, DeJon Gomes is lost for the season with a shoulder injury. That paves the way for Couplin and Abdul-Quddus, the latter of whom has played surprisingly well in the preseason. He was brought in because of his exploits on special teams, but two picks later, looks like a guy who could contribute defensively as well.

Linebackers (6) -- DeAndre Levy, Stephen Tulloch, Ashlee Palmer, Kyle Van Noy, Tahir Whitehead, Travis Lewis
Out: Julian Stanford, Brandon Hepburn, Shamari Benton
Analysis: Travis Lewis was one of the hardest cuts on my first projection two weeks ago. But now that Kyle Van Noy will miss the start of the season with a sports hernia -- and perhaps longer, if he's placed on short-term IR -- Detroit could opt to keep an extra linebacker around. And Lewis is the next guy up.

Defensive line (9) -- Ezekiel Ansah, Jason Jones, Devin Taylor, George Johnson, Larry Webster, Ndamukong Suh, C.J. Mosley, Nick Fairley, Caraun Reid
Out: Andre Fluellen, Jimmy Saddler-McQueen, Xavier Proctor
Analysis: With Tapp replaced by Lewis on my latest roster projection, the Lions open the season with nine defensive linemen, as they did last year. But there could still be some shakeups. C.J. Mosley continues to rep in front of Nick Fairley at defensive tackle, while George Johnson is pressing Devin Taylor for the third defensive end post.

Specialists (3) -- Nate Freese, Sam Martin, Don Muhlbach
Out: None.
Analysis: Short of a meteor striking earth and obliterating human civilization to smithereens, this trio will be playing for the Lions next week. Muhlbach was unchallenged in camp, while Martin was challenged in name only. The only drama was at placekicker, where Detroit clearly preferred Freese and stacked the deck for him. Giorgio Tavecchio ended up having the better camp, but Freese's 55-yard boot in Oakland and his status as a draft pick were enough to win him the job earlier this week.

 

[Regular_P]

fukk the draft, fukk free agency; let's wait until the last week of preseason to address the secondary.

 

[Regular_P]

Deadspin finally did their Why Your Team Sucks on the Lions. It is amazing. http://deadspin.com/why-your-team-sucks-2014-detroit-lions-1627573533

Sample quotes:

I bet Matt Stafford is already looking forward to participating in celebrity golf pro-ams. That's the vibe he gives off. He is a man of leisure who just happens to occasionally play quarterback effectively. If he throws 15 interceptions in a crushing 45-44 defeat (the Lions obviously blow a 44-10 lead here), Stafford is probably just fine going back to his McMansion to dikk around with his Brookstone putting green. Stafford is like a decade-long QB carousel encapsulated into a single player.

It's like Dave Krieg. Dave Krieg played in Seattle forever and didn't really accomplish anything, so fans hear his name and they're like, "Oh yeah! Boy, he was here for a while!" That's how Stafford will end up: The Guy That Was Here.

To support Stafford, the team also drafted tight end Eric Ebron, who dropped over 11% of passes thrown to him in college and says a "mental blockage" is preventing him from being able to secure the football in his hands. So that sounds promising. Why have one Brandon Pettigrew when you can have two?

Quotes from fans used for the article:

William Clay Ford finally died and got replaced by… William Clay Ford.

Our entire draft philosophy seems to revolve around the idea that, if we just get one more offensive weapon, we'll be Super Bowl bound.

1. Literally the last position of need on the field was tight end, so naturally we go out and draft a tight end in the first round. Didn't even flinch when it happened.

2. Our defensive secondary consist of a scarecrow, Plank from "Ed, Edd and Eddy," a hot dog vendor and Glover Quin (that poor b*stard).

4. If Kris "Brickhands" Durham wasn't Matt Stafford's roommate in college, he would be bagging groceries for a living. Instead, he got the second highest amount of targets last season.

6. I had more 2013 fantasy football playoff wins than this team has in my lifetime. Also, the last time we were in the playoffs, the other team never punted. The defensive coordinator was signed to an extension within the next 48 hours, because Lions.

7. The only things Nick Fairley didn't eat this offseason is himself.

Imagine a version of the film Groundhog Day, devoid of joy, on repeat, without a third act resolution. That's what every Sunday is like for a Lions fan.

Since 1958, literally every team has more playoff wins than the Lions.

My only child was born 4 days before the last Lions playoff victory. I am now a grandfather.

Byron Maxwell, Kam Chancellor, and Richard Sherman were all drafted with picks that the Lions traded to the Seahawks. Who did the Lions get with those trades? Lawrence Jackson, Rob Sims (who's good, to be fair), and Mikel Leshoure.

 

[Regular_P]

This fan quote deserves its own post, even though it's annoying with the caps, it's perfect.

I ALREADY COVERED THE CURSED HISTORY OF THE DETROIT LIONS LAST TIME AROUND BUT HOLY shyt 2013 WAS A MELTDOWN OF FUKUfukkINGSHIMA PROPORTIONS. JESUS CHRIST THE LIONS GAVE THE DIVISION AWAY LIKE A fukkING ENTERTAINMENT CENTER ON CRAIGSLIST. AND YOUR NFC NORTH CHAMPIONS? A TEAM WITH NOT SIXTEEN NOT FIFTEEN NOT FOURTEEN NOT THIRTEEN NOT TWELVE NOT ELEVEN NOT TEN NOT fukkING NINE BUT EIGHT fukkING WINS. THINK ON THAT shyt. THE LIONS HAD A MOTHERfukkING ROSE PETAL PATH TO THE DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP LAID OUT WITH THE fukkING STARS ALIGNED AND SMILING DOWN: EARLY DIVISION WINS. WEAKbytch SCHEDULE. RODGERS SIDELINED WITH A FRACTURED CLAVICLE. SMOKIN' JAY CUTLER OUT WITH A STRETCHED VAG. EVEN THE VIKINGS WERE STILL ROLLING WITH THAT fukkING POX PONDER. AND HOW DID THE DETROIT LIONS RESPOND TO SUCH A STROKE OF GOOD FORTUNE? SAME AS ALWAYS: BY fukkING THE DOG. HARD

OH BUT HERES THE FIX: LETS HIRE SIDELINE CORPSE JIM CALDWELL! I MEAN shyt DUDE USED TO GET HIS LUNCH EATEN BY A BUNCH OF fukkING BASKETBALL SCHOOLS BUT HEY I BET THE GUY WHO GOT OWNED BY THE fukkING EAST CAROLINA PIRATES IS SURE TO TAKE US TO THE TOP! WHAT A fukkING LOSER. EVEN DRUNK DRIVINGASS COCAINE SNITCH TIM ALLEN BAGS ON THIS fukkING GUY. AND IF THAT WERENT DEPRESSING ENOUGH HEY LOOK WHOS BACK IT'S DAN ORLOVSKY. DAN "WHOOPS I JUST RAN OUT THE BACK OF THE ENDZONE LIKE A fukkING DUMBASS" fukkING ORLOVSKY. JESUS CHRIST THE BUCS MUSTVE BURIED THAT MOTHERfukkER IN THE PET SEMATARY. fukkING CAMPBELL DRAGGING THIS a$$hole BACK INTO DETROIT LIKE HALF A ROLL OF TOILET PAPER STUCK TO HIS SHOE. "NOPE DONT NEED A NUMBER THREE HERE! ORLOVSKYS GOT IT COVERED." THAT AINT JUST A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. THATS A DINNER READY TO BE fukkING SERVED

AT LEAST WE FINALLY TOOK DAVID AKERS OUT BACK AND SHOT HIM. fukkING GUY KICKED LIKE A fukkING SABOTEUR. KERRY VON ERICH COULDVE MADE SOME OF THE FIELD GOALS THAT MOTHERfukkER BRICKED

SUHS GOT NINE TOES OUT THE DOOR AND IM STILL SITTING HERE WEARING HIS JERSEY LIKE A fukkING IDIOT

AND I SWEAR TO GOD IF THAT CALIFORNIA a$$hole JOE FAURIA STARTS DANCING DURING A GAME THEYRE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO LOSING AGAIN IM GONNA MAKE PERSONALLY GODDAMN SURE THAT IT WAS A SMART DECISION TO DRAFT A THIRD TIGHT END*

*WORD IS THE LIONS SIGNED LIKE NINE MORE TIGHT ENDS SINCE I STARTED TYPING THAT SENTENCE. THE fukkING SQUAD IS 33 1/3% TIGHT ENDS AND MEANWHILE THE SECONDARY LOOKS LIKE THE fukkING 26TH TURN IN A GAME OF JENGA

shytS AND GRINS THOUGHT ID ASK MY OLD MAN FOR SOME FUEL FOR THIS FIRE. HE STARTED QUOTING NIETZSCHE. I DIDNT EVEN KNOW THAT MOTHERfukkER KNEW HOW TO READ. fukkING LIONS

 

[eastside313]

This fan quote deserves its own post, even though it's annoying with the caps, it's perfect.

 

[Regular_P]

More genius cap management by Mayhew: http://espn.go.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/10380/detroit-lions-restructure-glover-quin-contract

On a day where a lot of NFL rosters are going to shift, the Detroit Lions made some extra cap room for the 2014 season by restructuring safety Glover Quin's contract, per a source.

Quin, who is signed with the Lions through 2017, was scheduled to make $4.55 million against the salary cap this season, so this move will take some of his base salary of $3.5 million and move it to a signing bonus to create more cap room now, while meaning less cap room in future years.

How much of his salary was moved was not disclosed. The restructure has not affected how much money Quin will make or how many years he is under contract.

This is a common move by teams looking to open up some salary-cap space.

Keep kicking the can down the road, Martin. What's the worst that could happen? What is even the point of this besides another Mike Thomas-like trade?

 

[Regular_P]

That bust LeShoure finally got cut.