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Detroit Lions Free Agency Grade and Review

Contributor - Mick Miller , The Lions Den

Team Needs - OL, DL, LB, RB

Key additions - S Dwight Smith (Vikings), CB, Leigh Bodden (Browns), CB Brian Kelly (Bucs), Chuck Darby (Seahawks), S Kalvin Pearson (Bucs)

Key Losses - DT Shaun Rogers, RB Kevin Jones, DE Kalimba Edwards, LB Boss Bailey, LB Teddy Lehman, OL Damien Woody, S Kenoy Kennedy.

Key Free Agents Retained - CB Travis Fisher (Re-Signed), CB Keith Smith (Re-Signed), DE Corey Smith (Re-Signed), RB Tatum Bell (Re-Signed)

Free Agency Notes - Head coach Rod Marinelli is using the line "addition by subtraction" and continuing his course of stocking the Lion roster with "his guys", players who are passionate and live for the gridiron, and are of a tireless work ethic. In trying to upgrade one of the NFL's most woeful defenses, the Lions are looking for players who can help implement the vaunted Tampa 2, which means pilfering former Tampa Bay players seems to be the chosen method. Marinelli, along with defensive coordinator Joe Barry and secondary coach Jimmy Lake, believe that they are headed in the right direction in rebuilding a sorry secondary with veterans of the scheme and the league. With cornerbacks Brian Kelly and Leigh Bodden as the new starters and the safety position revamped with playmakers Dwight Smith and Kalvin Pearson to add to young incumbents Daniel Bullocks and Gerald Alexander, the Lions can turn their attention to the front seven and the offensive side of the ball.

Grade - B

Review of Grade - So far, so good. Nothing too splashy and filling needs for the distinct reason of focusing the direction the team will take in the upcoming NFL Draft. With so many holes to fill, the Lions can ill-afford to make a mistake with any pick made throughout the process. Marinelli would rather build a team by developing talent, not paying big free agent money for it, which means finding the right players on both days of the draft.

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John Niyo: Drew Brees celebrates while Peyton Manning ponders another playoff blunder

The Saints' upset victory in Super Bowl XLIV, 31-17 over the Indianapolis Colts, vaults Drew Brees, the Little Quarterback Who Could, into a new realm of the game's elite.

Browns release Donte' Stallworth

The Browns released the troubled wide receiver on Monday, wasting little time after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that Stallworth would be reinstated.

Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever, surpassing 'M-A-S-H'

The Nielsen Co. estimated that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M-A-S-H" finale, which had 105.97 million viewers.

freep.com

Lions 100-1 odds to win Super Bowl

The oddmakers didn't have a "when pigs fly" category, so they installed the Lions as mere long shots to go all the way next season.

Super Bowl beats M*A*S*H record

The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched program in television history.

Jamie Samuelsen's blog: Peyton isn't awful, Payton isn't a genius and New Orleans isn't 'back' because of the Super Bowl

And they think the buildup to the Super Bowl is full of hyperbole. It has nothing on the aftermath. No single event causes more people to break their necks in making ridiculous proclamations.

nfl.com

Commissioner Goodell addresses CBA, other issues facing NFL

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke Friday at his annual Super Bowl press conference at the media center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Goodell addressed the league's position in the collective bargaining agreement and fielded questions about head injuries, overtime, extending the regular season and the NFL's possible return to Mexico, among other things.

Cherilus starting foundation for Haiti victims, Lions also donating

Detroit Lions offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus says his grandmother and brother are safe after the Haiti earthquake, but other extended family members were killed.

Coaching staffs of Dolphins, Lions to work Senior Bowl

Coaching staffs from the Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions will work the Senior Bowl on Jan. 30. Miami's Tony Sparano and his staff will coach the South. Jim Schwartz and other Lions personnel will handle the North.

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Mayo would likely start out at SLB

AP PhotoJerod Mayo, top, tackles Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Donovan in the 2008 Outback Bowl. Tennessee linebacker Jerod Mayo is in Detroit for a predraft visit with the Lions and he could potentially be a first-day pick. Because of his versatility,...

OLB doesn't rank high on priority list

There has been a lot of chatter recently about the Detroit Lions considering outside linebackers Keith Rivers (USC) or Jerod Mayo (Tennessee) with their first- or second-round pick in the draft. It makes sense on the surface of it because...

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Lions at 100/1 Odds to Win Super Bowl XLV

Despite a loss in Super Bowl XLIV, the Colts have the inside track on winning Super Bowl XLV according to bodog.com. The Lions are right now 100/1 to win the SB in the 2010 season. Below are all the odds on all the teams making the Super Bowl in Dallas in 2011: Indianapolis Colts [...]

Lions Gab Super Bowl Trivia Contest for a New FLO TV!

With the Super Bowl just days away, we here at LionsGab.com are giving away a free FLO TV! All you have to do is simply answer the following 20 Super Bowl Trivia questions, and send your answers to matt@nflgridirongab.com FLO TV is a great product that brings live mobile TV to [...]

Super Bowl Pick

As the dust settles after Kurt Warner’s retirement, the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl media day the actual Super Bowl game is starting to come into focus.  In the last week and a half, Warner, Brett Favre, Tim Tebow and the commissioner’s declaration that the uncapped year is a “virtual certainty”, have dominated the headlines.  [...]

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