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  • Martin Mayhew is a huge fan of Kevin Smith.
  • Tom Kowalski relayed a funny encounter Louis Delmas had with a Central Michigan fan after practice.  As usual, players went over to the crowd to sign autographs, and one person presented a CMU hat for Delmas to sign.  Delmas, as you probably know, is from Western Michigan, and this was his reaction to seeing the hat:
    "Oh, hell no,'' Delmas said of signing the hat. "The guy was actually laughing about it. I think he was testing me.''
    Delmas signed something else the guy had, so it seems like it was a joke.  I'm sure if gave Drew Stanton a Michigan hat to sign, his reaction would be similar or even worse.
  • Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey attended practice on Sunday.
  • Referees Ron Winter, Mike Spanier, and Scott Helverson are going to be at practice from August 6-8 to get themselves ready for the preseason as well as help the Lions see any penalties they may be committing.
  • The FanHouse has video of Matthew Stafford answering questions at the ESPYs.
  • Travis Fisher has signed with the Seahawks.

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Nowhere to go but up!

Usually, first couple of days of practice would be cause for cautious optimism, maybe this is the year the Lions don’t suck, but after last season, that’s a little tough to generate. So, how’s about focusing on the silver lining from 2008: They can’t do any worse!

(kidding!)

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by ahtrap on Aug 3, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions  

I saw a video of one of the bombs Culpepper threw to CJ in the 2 min drills....

It was right on the money, and CJ got a hand on it…..however a great play by Kalvin Pearson (believe it or not) stopped the first team from scoring too.

by KDawg on Aug 3, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions  

And here I thought Fisher would still be “walking home” from Green Bay. Whatever happened to that? He was a phenomenal waste of money. Worst starting DB we’ve had in a very long time. I’m surprised he got another contract. You sure he got a contract as a player and not in the Seahawks Laundry Department washing jock straps?

Thank you.

by TCLion on Aug 3, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions  

+2

fisher was a waste of a pickup. every year was spent trying to figure out a system he was comfortable in. man, off-man, zone, press, he stunk in all of them.

it’s a little disconcerting to hear that the offensive line is getting pushed around, especially since it was a concern in the offseason, and now we have stafford. i’d like to think that our d-line has gotten exponentially better, but that’s probably not the case here.

by big smoove on Aug 3, 2009 3:46 PM EDT reply actions  

Scwartz = Lou Brown?
# None of the Lions’ three quarterbacks were able to lead the offense to a touchdown in the two-minute drill. If Keary Colbert wouldn’t have dropped a pass, Stafford’s unit would have scored, so it wasn’t completely bad. (Colbert did push-ups as a punishment for dropping the pass.)

that last bit just made me think of it

by nuftjedi on Aug 3, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Will Heller is Huge

WOW

http://cmufootball.blogspot.com/

by CapitolLions on Aug 3, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Is it just me

or is anyone else getting excited about the things that Landon Cohen is doing. It’s just the beginning of training camp and it seems like he’s the best DT on the team by the way he’s playing and the work he put in during the offseason to put on weight and get stronger. Mlive has a good article today on how he is manhandling O-lineman and pushing them into the backfield. If we can get him to stay consistent and become an every down starter that would be awesome. There is nothing better than seeing 7th round picks stepping up and making a difference on the team.

by toled0lions on Aug 3, 2009 5:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Excited, but...

…I think that says more about our piss poor o-line than it does Cohen. I’d like to think you’re right, and I hope you are.

by giggy09 on Aug 3, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Went from like 284 to 302

That’s quite a bit of weight.

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Aug 3, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Cohen is a manly man....with needs as big as Idaho

I am stoked that we have a 7th round DT who came into camp bigger and stronger. Now if he can translate bigger and stronger to tackles and sacks….we might have something.

by KDawg on Aug 3, 2009 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fluellen has added weight as well

He is tipping the scale at 302 Alama-Francis has added 10lbs. Looks like the D-Line is taking Schwartz serious about getting bigger.

by JCruize on Aug 3, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Happy to hear that Cohen is doing well at camp.

I have to admit that I usually never included Cohen in any discussion of the defensive line because I thought he was too small and was not utilized much in 2008 [six games with four tackles]. This would be very good for the Lions if Cohen could become part of the regular rotation at defensive tackle.

by NorthLeft12 on Aug 4, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'd like to know a bit more about the line battle going on

It has me a bit worried that our O-line seems to be struggling but also has me optimistic about the improvement of our D-line. That’s something I’ll be keeping an eye on.

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Aug 3, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions  

This might be tit for tat, but...

I think I’d rather see the d-line improve over the o-line if I had only one to choose.

by DrewsLions on Aug 3, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

I would side with you, since they were pretty atrocious last year

But since most of our offence hinges on our O-line performing at least decently, I think I would like to see improvement in the O-line. Don’t get me wrong though, I wanna see our D-line improve, quite a lot actually.

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Aug 3, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

For those of you who watched practice...

Any comments on our new LB corps? I havent heard anything about them yet. Or is the D-line doing all the work for them so far?…

by Brefstink on Aug 3, 2009 10:59 PM EDT reply actions  

What ive read

is there disrupting alot and flying around every where.also doing alot of blitzing already. an sammie hill is pushing threw the o line alot

Kevin Smith let em kno, Ernie Sims Break em, Calvin Johnson you already Kno
2009 Detroit Lions 6-10 to 8-8

by DetroitLions 4 life on Aug 4, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

really

cus if that true. Maybe we do have a D-Line. Or just the same ol’ O-Line.

by JCruize on Aug 4, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Link...

Here you go, KDawg. I think this is what he is referring to… LINK

by DrewsLions on Aug 4, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions  

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