OK we all know this doens't apply to our dearly beloved Lions but this is a great piece of humor with a lot of truth to it regarding all those other selfish teams that are just doing it for the hoors and coke money. Anyhow, mash the link and have a laugh.

They don't give a DAMN...

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watching Broncos/Steelers right now thinking, "Damn, just Damn!"

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Stinchcomb is an experienced and DURABLE RT with a Super Bowl ring and a Pro Bowl.  He's only 31, so arguably has a few years left in him.  With Cherilus coming off an injury and Hilliard not necessarily being the ideal replacement should Cherilus find himself injured again, should the Lions try to add him to the lineup?

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in a "Legends Competition" as has already been posted.  12:00 CDT is the start time for the game.  I have no idea if the throwing competition will be streamed but it's your best shot to see Staff throw today. 

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Did the Lions ever make a serious effort to bring in Lebeau as an assistant?  I'm not suggesting they do it now because he seems pretty happy in Pittsburgh and he's in his 70s.  But it just seems odd that for a guy that was such a great Lions player for so many years that he would not at least make a stop with the Lions in his career.

Is there some kind of bad blood there or has the Lions front office inexplicably snubbed him for 35 years?

Just curious.

Sorry I don't have a clip to share but I heard this on a radio interview yesterday.  A caller asked Fisher about CJ's catch and, since Fisher is on the Rules Committee, whether it will be reviewed or altered.

Fisher flatly said "No" and went on to explain it in detail saying that it is a "cut and dried rule" with no gray area.

This is how the NFL Rules Committee looks at it (which isn't exactly spelled out in the rule itself IMO): When a player catches a ball as he is going to the ground, he has to get up with control of the ball, period.  That is what is meant by "finishing the catch".  The "second act" principle in this scenario is getting up with the ball in hand, you CAN'T have a "second act" or "football move" like changing hands or taking a step if you are in the process of falling.

Basically, according to Fisher, CJ had two choices here, cradle the ball into his chest and not let go of it, OR stay on the ground until he can securely get up without dropping it.

Of course this opens up other discussions like "what if a defender slaps the ball out of his hand before he can get up".  From what Fisher said, it sounds like that would be an incompletion unless the play is blown dead first.

Going forward, this is something that players (and fans) will have to get a firm grasp of because it ISN'T going to change, nor are they going to consider changing it.  If you are going down while making a catch, HANG ONTO THE FUCKING BALL, even if that means you stay on the ground to make sure you have it.  Save your celebrations for after you hand the ball to the ref.

From now on I will certainly be watching games closely to see how consistent the Refs are with applying the rule as Fisher explained it.

And I must say the acceptance speech from Doug, EDSBS Associate Editor for Sensual Affairs and UGA Alum, is a tear-jerker and ranks right up there with Gayle Sayers' Halas Award Speech in Brian's Song....

"I am proud to stand before you today to accept the 2010 Fulmer Cup, which represents the culmination of efforts put forth over many years. For that reason, though, I am not accepting this award merely on behalf of the Zachary Mettenbergers and Washaun Ealeys of today but also on behalf of the Odell Thurmans and Michael Lemons of yesteryear. I accept this award on behalf of Mudcat Elmore, whose car has become a permanent fixture in Georgia football lore. I accept this award on behalf of NaDerris Ward and all the other players who turned the humble motor scooter from a crappy alternative for people who can't afford cars into a brazen antiauthoritarian icon. And I proudly accept this award on behalf of Ian "Tater Salad" Smith, who got so thoroughly passed-out drunk on the shitter at Amici's that the cops had to break down the door. There but for the grace of God, Tater, go us all.

These men bit into the the ripe fruit that is Athens, Georgia and sucked out every drop of nectar it had to offer, and they did it (mostly) without hurting anyone; they showed the way for the Fulmer Cup champions of 2010. So when the definitive chapter on Georgia's 2001-2010 decade is written many years hence, let it be said not only of the Class of '10 but of all these young men, these hard-drinking, public-urinating sons of America, that they were "just good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm. Beats all you ever saw, been in trouble with the law since they day they was born."

God bless you all, and God bless the University of Georgia."

Now you know where that great arm strength comes from....

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I know some here questioned bringing in Vanden Bosch because he was less productive last year with the Titans.  That was largely due to the absence of Haynesworth who drew a lot of double teams previously.

Now with Suh in the mix, Vanden Bosch has his Haynesworth and Suh will prove to be better than AH (IMO).  He has a better set of physical tools and he seems to be a much more mature young man than AH was coming into the league.

Look for Suh to be the type that makes everyone around him a better player and look for Vanden Bosch to have the same kind of productivity he had in his best years with the Titans.

The Lions pass rush is going to be monster this year IYAM and will put them in the running for an 8 win season (or better).

from 5 picks and 2 TDs in a come from ahead loss to 5 TDs and 2 picks in a come from behind win.  Just wanted to reiterate that the kid is nothing but a winner.  So puh-leeze stop with the Joey comparisons.  Staff just did something that NO OTHER ROOKIE QB has done in the history of the NFL, 5 TDs.  Yeah it was the Browns, but don't act like no rookie QB has ever played against a bad team.

Staff is the real deal and all the doubters and haters can GFT.

On the goal line stand when it appeared the ball had been stripped by one of the Saint's linebackers (or it may have been Charles Grant, can't remember), Stafford had been knocked on his back and he reached up and made the tackle on a guy that easily outweighed him by 30 - 50 lbs.  It turned out to be inconsequential because Smith was declared down.  But those kinds of things from a rookie QB have to make you smile.