There's no good news this week.
As Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz said, "You'll have a hard time finding the silver lining in this one."
Wait, check that. The only good news is that the Lions didn't play the New England Patriots this week. Apparently shutouts come in much more humiliating packages.
Still, that's little consolation in a game where the Lions are shut out for the first time since 2001, and against an average defense.
For every positive you can think of, there's an accompanying negative.
The Lions managed five sacks and an interception on Aaron Rodgers... but he still went 29/37 for 358 yards and two touchdowns.
The Lions avoiding allowing any special teams touchdowns... except for the opening kickoff that was taken to the house and called back by a holding [...]
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Brooks Bollinger and Kevin O' Connell are Detroit Lions, and I'm not quite sure why.
When I first heard the news about Bollinger, I immediately went to my computer to talk about how it was only to get through the final preseason game while Daunte Culpepper and Drew Stanton sit out with injuries.
Then the O'Connell signing came to light. Now I'm beginning to wonder about Culpepper and Stanton.
Stanton has been a distant third and little more than an afterthought on the minds of the Lions' coaches. Rumors began to float after the New England Patriots released O'Connell, that Stanton might be trade bait in the "Tom Brady's backup" sweepstakes.
However, Stanton's knee injury will take weeks to heal, and this is his third season (of three) with an injury severe enough for him to [...]
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