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Lions report: Inside slant
Wide receiver Roy Williams thought the Lions were going to trade him earlier this offseason, and even after coach Rod Marinelli assured him he wasn't going anywhere, he still wasn't 100 percent certain he was staying

Lions report: Strategy and personnel
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Lions report: Notes, quotes
--Quarterback Jon Kitna is not worried about losing his job to Drew Stanton or Dan Orlovsky

Former Lions DE Porcher sentenced to community service
Former Detroit Lions defensive end Robert Porcher has been sentenced to 50 hours of community service for an assault on his ex-wife.

Injuries

RB	Brian Calhoun	Knee
RB	Kevin Jones	Knee
WR	Shaun McDonald	Knee
WR	Roy Williams	Knee
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Transactions

4/30	Artose Pinner	RB	signed
4/22	Langston Moore	DT	re-signed/restricted free agent
4/22	Dan Orlovsky	QB	re-signed/restricted free agent
4/22	Stephen Peterman	G	re-signed/restricted free agent
4/11	Paul Ernster	P	signed
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so who is the top q.b in our division now?

Ok Brett Favre retired we all no but im curious on what you guys think who is the best q.b in our NF ...(more)

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You guys want to talk about the Bears?

No love loss here for the Bears, thats ...(more)

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'08 Fantasy WRs rankings...

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Mike Williams Getting Another Chance.

I do not know if you Lions fans have h ...(more)

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God I Hate the Vikings

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2008 Draft
Rd	Sel#		Pos.	School
1	17	Cherilus, G.	OT	Boston College
2	45	Dizon, J.	OLB	Colorado
3	64	Smith, K.	RB	Central Florida
3	87	Fluellen, A.	DT	Florida State
3	92	Avril, C.	OLB	Purdue
5	136	Moore, K.	WR	Wake Forest
5	146	Felton, J.	FB	Furman
7	216	Cohen, L.	DT	Ohio
7	218	Campbell, C.	SS	Army
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Prisco's Overall Draft Grade

B+

Give credit to Matt Millen. He added a lot of good football players in this draft. He had a lot of picks and did a nice job with them.

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2008 Schedule
Date	Opponent	Time/Result
Sep 7	@Atlanta
Sep 14	Green Bay
Sep 21	@San Francisco
Week 4	BYE
Oct 5	Chicago
Oct 12	@Minnesota
Oct 19	@Houston
Oct 26	Washington
Nov 2	@Chicago
Nov 9	Jacksonville
Nov 16	@Carolina
Nov 23	Tampa Bay
Nov 27	Tennessee
Dec 7	Minnesota
Dec 14	@Indianapolis
Dec 21	New Orleans
Dec 28	@Green Bay
All times are Eastern
Complete Schedules

NFC North
Team	W	L	T	PF	PA	DIV	Streak
yz-Green Bay	13	3	0	435	291	4-2	Won 1
Minnesota	8	8	0	365	311	3-3	Lost 2
Detroit	7	9	0	346	444	3-3	Lost 1
Chicago	7	9	0	334	348	2-4	Won 2
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2007 Team Rank
	Off	Rank	Def	Rank
Pass	263.5	6	274.2	31
Rush	80.5	31	119.4	23
Total	344.0	17	393.6	32

2007 Player Stats

Passing
Player	PCT	YDS	TD	INT
Jon Kitna	63.3	4068	18	20
J.T. O'Sullivan	50.0	148	1	2
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Kevin Jones	153	581	3.8	8
T.J. Duckett	65	335	5.2	3
Receiving
Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
Shaun McDonald	79	943	11.9	6
Roy Williams	63	836	13.3	5
Touchdowns
Player	TD	RUSH	REC	PTS
Kevin Jones	8	8	0	48
Shaun McDonald	6	0	6	36
Complete Stats

Power Ranking

Current	Team	Previous
25	Lions · Trends	23
It might be time to take a step back and play Drew Stanton at quarterback. Jon Kitna isn't the long-term answer.
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Grade

Current	Team	Previous
F	GPA Trend	B-
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