Detroit Lions: The Heart of a Lion

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Quote: Originally Posted by OliDegu2008

Looking good my man. Very entertaining. How do you set up the schedules and results. Those are awesome!

Thanks man. =). I'm trying to make sure it stay this way.

Most of the results just seem to randomly happen also.

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Dude this one the best format i have seen so far you got me in and hooked.

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Quote: Originally Posted by chiefsrule8858

Dude this one the best format i have seen so far you got me in and hooked.

Thanks man =). I'm looking for ways to make it better, but I'll save it for the regular season. I used most of the ones on here for inspiration though.

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Top 10 Overall Free Agents

Here is the list of the projected top 10 Free Agents of 2011. Most of the list is composed of young players who could add a spark to a contender.

Jammal Brown, LT (93 OVR), 30 Yrs. Old


Brodrick Bunkley, DT (92 OVR) 27 Yrs. Old


Nick Folk, K (91 OVR) 26 Yrs. Old


Thomas Howard, ROLB (89 OVR) 28 Yrs. Old


Steve Smith, WR (89 OVR) 26 Yrs. Old


Jonathan Joseph, CB (87 OVR) 27 Yrs. Old


Earl Bennett, WR (87 OVR) 24 Yrs. Old


Josh Wilson, CB (87 OVR) 26 Yrs. Old


Paul Posluzny, MLB (86 OVR) 25 Yrs. Old


Anthony Collins, LT (86 OVR) 25 Yrs. Old

Top QB FA
Matt Hasselbeck (84 OVR), 35 Yrs. Old
Alex Smith (79 OVR), 27 Yrs. Old
Trent Edwards (78 OVR), 27 Yrs. Old

Top HB FA
Brain Westbrook (83 OVR), 31 Yrs. Old
Clinton Portis (83 OVR), 29 Yrs. Old
Reggie Bush (82 OVR), 26 Yrs. Old

Top FB FA
Vonta Leach (77 OVR), 29 Yrs. Old
Jerome Felton (76 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old
Jacob Tamme (74 OVR), 26 Yrs. Old

Top WR FA
Steve Smith (89 OVR), 26 Yrs. Old
Earl Bennett (87 OVR), 24 Yrs. Old
Early Doucet (79 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old

Top TE FA
Desmond Clark (79 OVR), 34 Yrs. Old
Gary Barnidge (78 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old
Tony Scheffler (77 OVR), 28 Yrs. Old

Top T FA
Jammal Brown (93 OVR), 30 Yrs. Old
Anthony Collins (86 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old
D'Brickashaw Ferhuson (79 OVR), 27 Yrs. Old

Top G FA
Robert Gallery (81 OVR), 31 Yrs. Old
Rob Sims (82 OVR), 27 Yrs. Old
Kyle Kosier (79 OVR), 32 Yrs. Old

Top C FA
Jammal Jackson (84 OVR), 31 Yrs. Old
Jonathan Goodwin (82 OVR), 32 Yrs. Old
Olin Kreutz (79 OVR), 34 Yrs. Old

Top DE FA
Mathias Kiswanuka (85 OVR), 28 Yrs. Old
Kendall Langford (84 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old
Jimmy Wilkerson (79 OVR), 30 Yrs. Old

Top DT FA
Brodrick Bunkley (92 OVR), 27 Yrs. Old
Antonio Johnson (79 OVR), 26 Yrs. Old
Ronald Fields (78 OVR), 29 Yrs. Old

Top OLB FA
Thomas Howard (89 OVR), 28 Yrs. Old
Mario Haggan (77 OVR), 31 Yrs. Old
Curtis Chamberlain (73 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old

Top MLB FA
Paul Posluszny (86 OVR), 26 Yrs. Old
David Harris (85 OVR), 27 Yrs. Old
Antonio Pierce (81 OVR), 32 Yrs. Old

Top CB FA
Jonathan Joseph (87 OVR), 27 Yrs. Old
Josh Wilson (87 OVR), 26 Yrs. Old
Brandon Carr (84 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old

Top FS FA
Brandaon McGowan (78 OVR), 27 Yrs. Old
Charles Godfrey (76 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old
Craig Steltz (75 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old

Top SS FA
Quintin Mikell (83 OVR), 30 Yrs. Old
Chinedum Ndukwe (79 OVR), 26 Yrs. Old
Kevin Payne (78 OVR), 27 Yrs. Old

Top K FA
Nick Folk (91 OVR), 26 Yrs. Old
Garrett Hartley (82 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old
Ryan Lindell (79 OVR), 34 Yrs. Old

Top P FA
Brett Kern (79 OVR), 25 Yrs. Old
Jacob Richardson (78 OVR), 24 Yrs. old
Brad Maynard (77 OVR), 37 Yrs. Old

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Lions Eying A Few Corners

Aaron Smith, Detroit Free Press

DETROIT--In a attempt to rebuild the secondary, the Lions are eying a few young Corners. Currently the Lion Cornerback's of Chris Mcalister (34), Anthony Henry (34), and Phillip Buchanon are all over 30 years old. With this I think they want to go younger and possibly a little cheaper to clear room for some possible O-Line/D-Line prospects.

The two possibilities the Lions are checking are Zackary Bowman (26), a 6'1 3 year pro Corner. In his two seasons in Chicago he had 40 Tackles and 5 Interceptions. They are also looking at a possibility in Mike Mickens (24). Mickens is a 2 year reserve from Indianapolis, he didn't play a single down during his rookie year, but registered 2 Interceptions in a few downs last year. So the Lions must see some potential in him to be a great addition to a torn secondary.

Also the Lions are looking to pick up breakout Wide-out Steve Smith (formerly of the New York Giants)

News

Packers closing in on LT J. Brown
S. Smith looking at Ravens and Lions deal
TEN trying to bag Bunkley

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Free Agents Transactions

D. Hale (C)--5 Yr/$21.89M



P. Posluszny (MLB)--6 Yr/$32.64M



A. Pierce (MLB)--2 Yr/$6.90M
K. Kolb (QB)--5 Yr/$28.70M



E. Bennett (WR)--5 Yr/$34.75M



T. Hills (LT)--5 Yr/$30.85M
J. Trueblood (RT)--5 Yr/$28.30M



R. Gallery (LG)--6 Yr/$32.45M



M. Thomas (DT)--5 Yr/$30.25M
K. Kosier (LG)--5 Yr/$24.10M
C. Rinehart (RG)--5 Yr/$16.54M



M. Kiwanuka (RE)--6 Yr/$49.80M
L. Walker (RG)--5 Yr/$21.85M



D. Harris (MLB)--6 Yr/$30.00M
J. Jackson (C)--5 Yr./$29.45M



E. Doucet (WR)--5 Yr./$20.85M
J. Walsh (WR)--5 Yr./$10.65M
J. Higgins (WR)--5 Yr./$17.45M



M. Hasselbeck (QB)--2 Yr/$16.21M



S. Bradley (MLB)--5 Yr./$14.25M



B. Huber (FB)--3 Yr./$2.55M
R. Bush (HB)--5 Yr./$23.60M



M. Mickens (CB)--4 Yr./$17.12M
Z. Bowman (CB)--4 Yr./$ 29.48M
A. Collins (LT)--5 Yr./$49.22M



J. Brown (LT)--6 Yr./$63.65M
D. Ferguson (LT)--5 Yr./32.03M



T. Howard (ROLB)--6 Yr./$41.78M



J. Greco (RG)--5 Yr./$23.50M
T. McKenzie (ROLB)--4 Yr./$6.00M
C. Chamberlain (ROLB)--5 Yr./$9.75M
M. Jean-Gilles (RG)--5 Yr./$17.10M



C. Chester (RG)--5 Yr./$17.10M
G. Barnidge (TE)--5 Yr./$8.05M
J. Meredith (RT)--4 Yr./$22.24M



S. Smith (WR)--6 Yr./$45.90M



A. Smith (QB)--5 Yr./$31.30M
J. Goodwin (C)--5 Yr./$27.85M



Q. Mikell (SS)--5 Yr./$28.65M
R. Foster (RT)--4 Yr./$13.28M



J. Joesph (CB)--6 Yr./$47.40M
K. Studdard (LG)--5 Yr./$19.88M
J. Wilson (CB)--6 Yr./$47.40M



T. Edwards (QB)--5 Yr./$29.56M

Other News

Lions Clear More Cap in M. Williams (RG) for Late Picks from Bears

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2011 NFL Draft--Round 1
Pick	Team	Name	Pos	School
1	Buccaneers	Emmanuel Moody	HB	Florida
2	Bills	Maurkice Pouncey	C	Florida
3	Browns	Joe Haden	CB	Florida
4	Texans	Dominique Franks	CB	Oklahoma
5	Bears	Stephen Shilling	LG	Michigan
6	Seahawks	Stefan Wisniewski	C	Penn State
7	Rams	Nigel Bradham	ROLB	FSU
8	Redskins	Carlos Dunlap	LE	Florida
9	Raiders	Major Wright	FS	Florida
10	Dolphins	Brain Duncan	MLB	Texans Tech
11	Chargers	Anthony Davis	LT	Rutgers
12	49ers	Jermale Hines	SS	OSU
13	Chiefs	Deonte Thompson	WR	Florida
14	Cowboys	Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina
15	Eagles	Lawrence Marsh	DT	Florida
16	Lions	Kristofer O' Dowd	C	USC
17	Jets	Jason Pinkton	LT	Pittsburgh
18	Bengals	Deunta Williams	FS	North Carolina
19	Jaguars	Reshad Jones	SS	Georgia
20	Saints	Trinton Strudivant	LT	Georgia
21	Colts	Chykie Brown	CB	Texas
22	Panthers	Rolondo McClain	MLB	Alabama
23	Steelers	Darren Evans	HB	Virgian Tech
24	Giants	Derrick Morgan	LE	Georgian Tech
25	Broncos	Jarvis Jenkins	DT	Celmson
26	Cardinals	Cameron Heyward	LE	OSU
27	Packers	Navorro Bowman	ROLB	Penn State
28	Titans	Obi Ezeh	MLB	Michigan
29	Patriots	Jai Eugene	CB	LSU
30	Vikings	Jimmy Clausen	QB	Notre Dame
31	Falcons	Jahvid Best	HB	UCLA
32	Ravens	Keith Williams	LG	Nebraska

TRADE ALERT
The Brown and Texans have swapped rights for their Draft picks (Joe Haden and Dominique Franks). After much speculation of Franks wanting to play to not play in Houston.

--Seahawks have traded there 3rd Round 6th pick for the Cowboys 3rd Round Pick and 5th Round Pick.


The first round of the 2011 draft only saw 1 QB being taken, and it came toward the end of the round. This draft should be known as the the "Florida Draft" as seven players from UF were taken in the first round, three of which were the first three taken. Many Lineman and Secondary players were taken, especially after how impressive some of them have been in the combine. The first round saw only one trade and that was the Browns and Texans swapping Corners. First round draft pick Emmanuel Moody is the first HB selected overall since the 1995 NFL Draft where the Bengals selected Ki-Jana Carter (considered a bust). Hopefully for the Buc's sake Moody is the real deal. "I'm blessed to get this opportunity, this is like a once in a billion thing in life....Getting selected first doesn't change my ego or anything, I'm just ready to get out there and run for my team, and maybe win a Chip one day."

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Detroit Lions 2011 Draft List
Pick	Name	Pos	School
1	Kristofer O' Dowd	C	USC
2	Eddie Jones	LE	Texas
3	Aaron Hernandez	TE	Florida
3 (NO)	Bruce Campbell	LT	Maryland
4 (CHI)	Sam Acho	RE	Texas
4	Jake Bscherer	LG	Wisconsin
5	Owen Marecic	FB	Stanford
5(NO)	Terron Sanders	DT	Florida
6	Kevin Riley	QB	UCLA
7	Bani Gbadyu	LOLB	Penn State

The Lions stacked on draft picks and took several Lineman on both sides of the ball. Jim Schwartz and crew seemed hard on getting Stafford protection, and getting some people to put pressure on the oppositions QB. Many thought this draft would be a secondary draft for the Lions, but they stacked up on Corners during the Free Agency period and didn't take any secondary players. It looks like the Lions might have gotten a few steals as well. Fullback Owen Marecic was projected to be a first round pick, but dropped all the way to 5th, this back has great intangibles for a often overlooked position. They also got TE Aaron Hernandez from Florida, he was also projected to go higher but dropped to the 3 round, and the Lions jumped at the TE to get another good pick. The only question that lies is how will the Lions handle the signings of the rookies. They are spending a lot of money on players and have around $10.00M in CAP as of now. We'll see how this plays out.

As the Lions prepare to sign the draft picks the have a special announcement to make to the press.