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Wednesday Notes: Lions Sign Matthias Askew to Practice Squad, Release Brock Berlin

  • The Lions signed defensive tackle Matthias Askew to the practice squad and released quarterback Brock Berlin.  Askew played for Michigan State in college and has been on the Bengals, Redskins, and Broncos in the NFL.  Berlin was likely released because Drew Stanton returned to practice today, meaning the Lions no longer need a QB on the practice squad for insurance purposes.
  • I haven't heard anything yet about the ticket situation for this week's game, but we should know how many tickets are left shortly.  My guess is that there are more available than there were at this time last week, and although another surprise could happen, I don't have a good feeling about the game not being blacked out.
  • Free agent linebacker Matt Wilhelm worked out for the Lions this week.
  • Jim Schwartz invented a couple new words when asked about his style of coaching.
    "A lot of my philosophy is Belichickian," he said. "I like to tell people that I got a Ph.D. in footballology from the University of Coach Belichick," he said.
    Do you get a free hooded sweatshirt upon graduating?
  • Albert Haynesworth, now a Washington Redskin, has good things to say about Schwartz.
  • Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick will be the announcers for this week's game against the Redskins.
  • DIRECTV is having a contest to find the "Ultimate Displaced Fan."  The way it works is you have to live over 100 miles away from your favorite team and submit a picture or video along with a short write-up about how big of a fan you are.  The winner will receive a trip to the Super Bowl along with some other cool experiences, so if you are a displaced fan (I know there are a lot of you out there), enter the contest

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100 miles away? That's hardly outside the blackout zone.

Odd they’d have a context for a displaced fan and set that as the distance filter when a hundred miles is well within pretty much every team’s home territories, save perhaps the Redskins/Ravens and the New York teams.

I know a bunch of completely rabid Packers fans here in Madison, and we’re over 100 miles away from Green Bay, but they’re in no way displaced, this is where they grew up.

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by ahtrap on Sep 23, 2009 3:24 PM EDT reply actions  

diplaced...i am not

misplaced perhaps…either way i am outside the zone…but typically these contests are not open to Canadians.

by londonlion on Sep 23, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Im Going To Be At The Game

Ouch Thats alot of tickets. Good thing im going to be at that game so now i get to see 3 games this year. (opener, Redskins, Thanksgiving)

by lordbobthegreat on Sep 23, 2009 3:52 PM EDT reply actions  

10,000 tix left??

OUCH!!! I can’t blame us fans though – the product on the field has been deplorable the past decade.

Maybe this was the week I should have went to Ford Field!! Then there would be 9,997 left. I hope there is at least a decent stream this week.

I spray paint my dog Honolulu Blue and Silver

Pic - me and the great Herman Moore

by NYCLionsfan on Sep 23, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions  

No more games for me...

until they win.

As for Askew… I like the signing.

by CLF on Sep 23, 2009 4:07 PM EDT reply actions  

i just entered the contest

I figured what the hell, i drive 500 miles total from Chicago to Detroit for every home game. i think i have a shot !!

Proud Detroit Lions season ticket holder since.......2009 !!

by BoscoHB on Sep 23, 2009 4:25 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm pretty sure I qualify

Although I don’t think they’ll take internationals.

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

by Hyperion Ecta on Sep 23, 2009 8:12 PM EDT reply actions  

Otherwise...

…you would have my vote absolutely!

by Mushy on Sep 23, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Lol...Thanks

I’m no different from anyone here on POD, I just have to wake up early at times.

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

by Hyperion Ecta on Sep 23, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

You're 14 hours ahead of us this time of year

We’re still on Daylight Saving Time here (EDT). It’s 145 AM Thursday here now, 345 PM (EST….Eastern Standard Time Australia?) there. For some odd reason (board default time?) the POD site is set to PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).

For some odd reason, it seems like all the online Aussies I know are from around Brisbane……not Sydney or Melbourne….used to know one from Adelaide.

Always like hearing from the Aussies!

What? He can’t block a dead gopher? Humph, details.

by GRLion on Sep 24, 2009 1:47 AM EDT reply actions  

Well I was born in Sydney

But moved up near Brisbane when I was around 8 or 9. I’m still a New South Welshman though, since I live about 20 kms within the border.

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

by Hyperion Ecta on Sep 24, 2009 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

Off subject

On a side note, Peter King says we got this game…which means we’ll be 0-3 after the weekend.

by giggy09 on Sep 24, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions  

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