Lions Notes: Patriots' Albert Haynesworth Not Expected To Play

by Sean Yuille on Aug 27, 2011 4:30 PM EDT in Detroit Lions Notes

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is the favorite athlete of Ken Griffey Jr.'s son, Trey Griffey, who is a receiver for Dr. Phillips High School in Florida. (Via Free Press)
Lions defensive line coach Kris Kocurek is known for being intense, but I didn't realize he is sometimes this intense:

Last year, Kocurek got so worked up during one set of two-a-day practices that he needed an IV before night meetings to alleviate muscle cramps.

"You watch him in practice, he's sweating head to toe, and he's running after the ball and he probably burns more calories than the players do during practice," defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch said. "We told him you might want to stand in the shade or take it a little easy at practice."

I guess I would be pretty fired up too if I got to coach the Lions defensive line.
According to Paula Pasche, Lions cornerback Chris Houston was asked about preparing for how quickly Tom Brady runs the Patriots offense, and Houston said it's not possible.

"You can’t practice the speed of Tom Brady because Tom Brady’s not at practice ...''
ESPN Boston's Mike Reiss reports that Albert Haynesworth isn't expected to play for the Patriots tonight.

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sweet!

one less 350 lb buffet monster to have to worry about trying to gobble up our QB :)

by silver_rush on Aug 27, 2011 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

+1

by Hyperion Ecta on Aug 27, 2011 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Haynsworth not playing?

Perish the thought! He ALWAYS tries his hardest!

by Wadeledge on Aug 27, 2011 4:41 PM EDT reply actions

...For a cheeseburger

by Liontotheextreme on Aug 27, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

by GREAThirteen on Aug 27, 2011 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Just one?

Haynesworth eats cheesburgers like jujubes.

"Perhaps it was the Noid who should have avoided me." Mayor Adam West

by ISN on Aug 28, 2011 4:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Are jujubes still around?

Ah but I was so much older then and younger than right now

by Justan Oldfart on Aug 28, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Jesus Chris.....

I hear ya but how about putting a little more thought into your answer next time.

"My Mama once told me don't argue with fools, cause people from a distance can't tell who is who" - Jay Z

by Spider1 on Aug 27, 2011 6:15 PM EDT reply actions

What do you mean?

It seems like a very thoughtful answer.

by Mavyrk on Aug 28, 2011 3:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Lets just hope our secondary is up for the task

its a little better, but one can never be sure how good they are going to be till gameday. They did good at there last meeting and this should be a good measuring stick for how Detroit stands up to one of the best in the league at least for the first half

by Liontotheextreme on Aug 27, 2011 6:21 PM EDT reply actions