Lions Notes: Detroit Not Giving Up Despite 1-5 Start

by Sean Yuille on Oct 27, 2010 11:58 AM EDT in Detroit Lions Notes

Former Lion Vince Banonis, who played in Detroit from 1951-53, died at the age of 89 on Saturday.
It is expected that new Lion Bobby Carpenter will take Zack Follett's place in the starting lineup for as long as Follett is out.
No illegal, helmet-to-helmet hits were made during Week 7 of the NFL. That's because teams are now trying to make sure their players only hit opponents legally in order to avoid a fine and/or suspension. Jim Schwartz, for example, emphasized to the Lions that players need to hit with a lower "strike zone" in order to avoid helmet-to-helmet contact.
For what it's worth, Kyle Vanden Bosch said he will definitely be thinking about the emphasis on eliminating head shots, whereas C.C. Brown said he's going to play how he plays and if there ends up being a helmet-to-helmet hit, "it is what it is." Louis Delmas, who was outspoken about not changing how he plays last week, let Jonathan Wade speak for him this week in order to not say anything else he might regret.
Nate Burleson said that the Lions "aren't giving up at all," which is definitely what you want the attitude to be.
Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has two fractures in his left foot. He isn't practicing today and his status for Sunday is up in the air. Will his streak of games played finally come to an end this week? Most players would probably already be ruled out by now, so I have to give Favre some credit for trying to play through the pain. Then again, if he is in fact that banged up, it may be wiser for the Vikings to start someone who can actually move.
As pointed out by Paula Pasche, if Favre actually is able to make it through the season, his final NFL game could be against the Lions at Ford Field on Jan. 2.
Daunte Culpepper was named the UFL Player of the Week. Normally I'd make a joke about him playing in a league more on his level, but in all seriousness, good for him for succeeding down in the UFL.
The Lions are ranked 29th in the latest SB Nation Power Rankings. Personally, I think they should be ranked higher than the Cowboys and Panthers, which both have only one win and have looked much worse than the Lions so far this season.

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Re Culpepper

Has anybody checked out what Mike Williams is doing in Seattle? This is crazy.

by Schuxu on Oct 27, 2010 12:37 PM EDT reply actions

Just stop...

Suh for DROY!

by joecool5672 on Oct 27, 2010 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions

You should make a fanpost about it....

by DrewsLions on Oct 27, 2010 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm writing a book on it.

I’ll post it tomorrow. Since we haven’t covered it here.

If you can't spell practise write, then dont repond!

by FMFDOC8404 on Oct 28, 2010 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions

29th?

Seriously? Is SB Nation stupid?

by ZWC11 on Oct 27, 2010 1:01 PM EDT reply actions

Win. Get respect.

The Fonz and SUH, bringing 50's football back to Detroit.

by Lionsfan8 on Oct 27, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, everyone forgets how you play when you lose. They don't even remember the scores.

They can only think as far as the wins and losses. So be it.

Also, who cares about power rankings? Really.

by NorthLeft12 on Oct 27, 2010 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Is a joke. They should be higher simply due to the fact that despite the shortcomings, the Lions have played far better football. With a backup QB leading the way, they’ve impressed every single team they’ve played thus far. Now that Stafford is back, I really want to see what happens now.

We’ve got plenty of talent on the roster to warrant some respect.

by The Sledge on Oct 27, 2010 1:43 PM EDT reply actions

Carolina and Dallas.

Carolina beats us because they got their first win of the season. Woooow. Where was our free bump over teams that are better than us when we won?

Dallas is a crumbling franchise and still garners enough respect for people to ignore its 1-5. Predictable.

by Mavyrk on Oct 27, 2010 2:09 PM EDT reply actions

Power rankings are pointless.

Most sites generally list teams by record and, occasionally, slip in a team like the Cowboys who are overrated media darlings between teams with better records. The Panthers beat the 1-6 49ers and all of a sudden are better than a Lions team whose one win was a crushing defeat of the 3-4 Rams? Come on. There is no way any of these or the people who write them can be taken seriously.

I stopped taking the NFL seriously after that whole debacle in Chicago at Week 1 anyway. We’ll win and get respect when the NFL decides to let us, I guess.

by Jamesir Bensonmum on Oct 27, 2010 2:23 PM EDT reply actions