ONE WORD-VOL 2

Questionable

but why is he getting paid $4 million? That’s more than Stafford, who should be the highest paid player on the team, since he is a first overall QB. And Northcutt should be cut.

It’s looking better (much better). I hope we can find some more gems in the draft.

to Jerome Felton (and many others) making more dough than our workhorse.

Improving

Better

Stagnant

Unanswered

that Corey Williams makes alomst 8 million. We gotta restructure that shit.

I think Schwartz and company are proving to want to put together a competative team, but not trying to do it all in one year. Finally, a coach that is sticking to a plan.

Cherilus, Gosder RT 6-7 318 25 2 Boston College $7,496,370
Johnson, Bryant WR 6-3 211 29 7 Penn State $3,206,370
King, Eric CB 5-10 185 27 5 Wake Forest $2,631,890
vs.
Johnson, Calvin WR 6-5 235 24 3 Georgia Tech $2,586,495
the top 3 wouldnt even be a starter on any other team in the NFL but they all make more than our best player i think calvin needs a better agent cause he has gotten hosed

Shhhh stop the CJ getting hosed posts yes he should make more money but we gotta enjoy him while we can before he wants to pack up and move on to a new team.

I really think we need an upgrade there…

There have been a few Sundays ( i would turn the TV on at 1:20 and the Lions are down 21-0)

I just love that word LOL

If you ask me, I do not see a great deal of improvement that warrants me feeling that we are improved enough at this point to win more than 4 games (and that seems optimistic to me at this point). In all honesty, I think the upcoming season’s success for the Lions will hinge on 1) who we draft, and 2) how well the rookies we draft perform. If we can draft a few key players and fill some serious holes, and those players perform at a very high and impactful level, then maybe we will see some decent success in regard to improvement.

Other one word responses that came to mind for me (at this point) were:
1) Drops
2) Ouch
3) PASS
4) Injured
5) Weak
6) Thin
and last, but not least, 7) PRAY

Drops: I am worried that Burleson will not play as big of a role in the passing game as many people think he will, not to mention his durability concerns. I am worried that CJ, BJ, and BP will be on the field close to as much as they were last season, and that we will continue to see dropped balls and CJ getting doubled, due to a lack of a run game.

Ouch: Unless we draft some starting caliber guards in the draft, or Pitts signs and plays out of his ass, I think the same old shit will be prevalent from pretty much the same personnel on the O-line……I hope that Staff is ready to RUN for his life or get rid of the ball in a hurry, or else we might just see Shaun Hill, and how well he can take a beating, in action.

PASS: With virtually NO upgrades on the O-line or at the RB position, I think we are in for much of the same as last year…..playing from behind and passing the ball A LOT. Our only hope for change, again, rests on whether or not we draft some starting caliber guards in the draft (in my opinion…..ALL of this is in my opinion).

Injured: We saw the injury bug in full effect last season…..and unless we have an outstanding draft, I do not see how it will improve.

Weak: The posted roster looks even weaker than last year in my opinion…..sure we got Burleson, Williams, Houston, Wade, and several guys coming back from IR, but do those additions really make this team that much better by themselves? I say no, because Houston and Wade are both relatively unproven, Williams is a couple of years removed from playing a solid game in a 4-3 D, and it doesn’t matter what WRs we have if there is no run game. All of this, and not to mention the players we have lost, and are losing, does not exactly spell stronger in my book.

Thin: Seriously, there is next to no solid depth on the above roster. We are one injury away from disaster at many of the key positions.

PRAY: Not to bring the whole religion discussion back into play here, but I pray that we will have an outstanding draft (drafting the best players available) and that we will be able to address some key areas to make a serious upgrade to our depth if nothing else. I pray that our players will stay healthy, and that those who are or were injured will recover quickly and greatly. I pray that our young leader (Stafford) will continue to improve and that nothing will happen to shake his confidence. I pray that our front office and coaching staff make all the right and intelligent moves. Lastly, I pray that whatever plan Schwartz and Co has will be executed as close to perfection as possible. If these things do not happen, I think we are in for another long and hard season of heartache and pain.