http://www.zoneblitz.com/2008/12/30/fixing-detroit-lions-must-start-in-the-trenches/ Two Linemen, Dropping Into Coverage Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.zoneblitz.com/2008/12/30/fixing-detroit-lions-must-start-in-the-trenches/#comment-2948 Teams with two first rounders mostly do well | Zoneblitz.com Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:24:05 +0000 http://www.zoneblitz.com/?p=685#comment-2948 [...] they think Smith is going to take a long time to heal they have a sufficient weapon there. And they still haven’t sufficiently addressed the offensive line, particularly the left tackle positio...in two years under coach Jim Schwartz – particularly important because they chose to build [...] [...] they think Smith is going to take a long time to heal they have a sufficient weapon there. And they still haven’t sufficiently addressed the offensive line, particularly the left tackle positio…in two years under coach Jim Schwartz – particularly important because they chose to build [...]

]]> http://www.zoneblitz.com/2008/12/30/fixing-detroit-lions-must-start-in-the-trenches/#comment-1533 Lions rebuild without touching trenches | Zoneblitz.com Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:38:55 +0000 http://www.zoneblitz.com/?p=685#comment-1533 [...] The Lions not only started the draft by selecting a skill player. They had three picks on day one of the draft and, despite the depth available on both the offensive and defensive lines, Detroit managed to emerge without helping themselves in the trenches one iota. [...] [...] The Lions not only started the draft by selecting a skill player. They had three picks on day one of the draft and, despite the depth available on both the offensive and defensive lines, Detroit managed to emerge without helping themselves in the trenches one iota. [...]

]]> http://www.zoneblitz.com/2008/12/30/fixing-detroit-lions-must-start-in-the-trenches/#comment-1509 Multiple reports: Lions take Stafford | Zoneblitz.com Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:00:27 +0000 http://www.zoneblitz.com/?p=685#comment-1509 [...] makes more sense than taking wide receivers in the first round three seasons in a row, we at Zoneblitz have long been on record believing Detroit should be waiting a year to grab a franchise QB while instead focusing on its long ignored issues on the offensive and [...] [...] makes more sense than taking wide receivers in the first round three seasons in a row, we at Zoneblitz have long been on record believing Detroit should be waiting a year to grab a franchise QB while instead focusing on its long ignored issues on the offensive and [...]

]]> http://www.zoneblitz.com/2008/12/30/fixing-detroit-lions-must-start-in-the-trenches/#comment-1484 2009 NFL Mock Draft - ZoneBlitz.com's Take On Who Should Go Where... | Zoneblitz.com Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:43:01 +0000 http://www.zoneblitz.com/?p=685#comment-1484 [...] Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia - This is a guess of who they will pick, not who they should pick.  We’ve been through the reasons before-didn’t play four years, inconsistency even in his junior year, didn’t play well against [...] [...] Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia – This is a guess of who they will pick, not who they should pick.  We’ve been through the reasons before-didn’t play four years, inconsistency even in his junior year, didn’t play well against [...]

]]> http://www.zoneblitz.com/2008/12/30/fixing-detroit-lions-must-start-in-the-trenches/#comment-1295 Lions considering moving Backus to guard? | Zoneblitz.com Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:10:55 +0000 http://www.zoneblitz.com/?p=685#comment-1295 [...] The Lions are getting advice from media folks all over the country. Pete Prisco of CBSSportsline.com says the team should definitely take QB Matt Stafford from Georgia, a move Zoneblitz forcefully argued against several weeks ago. [...] [...] The Lions are getting advice from media folks all over the country. Pete Prisco of CBSSportsline.com says the team should definitely take QB Matt Stafford from Georgia, a move Zoneblitz forcefully argued against several weeks ago. [...]

]]> http://www.zoneblitz.com/2008/12/30/fixing-detroit-lions-must-start-in-the-trenches/#comment-943 Furious Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:38 +0000 http://www.zoneblitz.com/?p=685#comment-943 I know trades within our division don't happen very often, but do you suppose there's any way we could trade McKinney to the Lions? We could show them lots of footage of the first two seconds of a play when he's blocking a guy, and then quick cut to the next play before you can see him standing around not doing anything while one of his teammates is trying to run the ball in his direction or avoid getting sacked. Do you think Detroit would give us like a 6th rounder or something? I know trades within our division don’t happen very often, but do you suppose there’s any way we could trade McKinney to the Lions? We could show them lots of footage of the first two seconds of a play when he’s blocking a guy, and then quick cut to the next play before you can see him standing around not doing anything while one of his teammates is trying to run the ball in his direction or avoid getting sacked. Do you think Detroit would give us like a 6th rounder or something?

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