Kyle Vanden Bosch Returns To Practice After Day Off

Is it Sunday yet?

to keep him healthy and effective. He certainly wouldn’t limit himself, but Schwartz knows how much of an asset he can be and wants to make sure we continue to get valuable snaps from him.

I think we all sleep on KVB’s impact from a production stand point because of his age and the quality of our other guys. But I’m not counting him out to be very good, especially if we split more of his reps with Lo Jack and Willie.

I love the waves concept. I think it make everyone better on the line.

This week has been too long already… waiting for the Packers and the Saints, to see what the competition really has; something to take your mind off of the gnawing anticipation of Lions/Bucs Part II. Will there be a Part III in January, and will it be at Ford Field next time? I’m glad the schedule worked out this way… back to the site where the nightmare ended last year, to open the 2011 season, where Detroit knocked out the hopes of Tampa Bay, and our own began stirring. Both teams believe that they can rise to take their respective divisional crowns, and this game could hold playoff implications as the season unfolds. The matchup did for Tampa Bay in 2010, and this year, Detroit is in that equation as well. I’m going to hold comment on the Packer defensive weaknesses for now; other than stating that our unit has to know that they can be better overall.

Without question, the Buccaneers will be looking for payback, in a crucial game for both of these playoff hopefuls; the Bucs sporting a more balanced offense, with the Lions facing them this time with Matthew Stafford leading an offense with more depth, along with a defense which has matured, and added new talent to the mix. I believe in this coaching staff. I don’t know what to believe as far as whether the defense will dominate more, or whether our passiing game will? KVB has infected Suh, and Suh has infected Williams, Avril, Young, SLH; infected with a nastiness which will produce that FEAR that they want to invoke on opponents, with Lojack, Fluellen, and Fairley all eager to join in, as well as the LB corps and the secondary. I see “The Blitz” becoming more of a successful staple of our defense, and a defense which causes confusion and mistakes by opposing QBs. I believe our OL will give Matthew the time he needs, to show him to be the better surgeon over Josh Freeman. One game-at-a-time; this one the most important so far.

I can’t recall a hungrier feeling for the start of a Lions’ season opener, nor how long the wait for this Sunday kickoff has been this week; having been a suffering Lions fan for over 50 years. I can’t wait to see our 2011 Lions unleased. We are now 1 point underdogs, but frankly, I can’t see anything less than a 6 point Lions victory.