Bringing Detroit a Dynasty, A Madden 15 CCM (PS$)

[Number999]

Flurry of trades for Lions

What a day for Detroit... frustrated with the way his team played and just simply feeling moves had to be made for the future, many players were sent packing. The first deal being James Ihedigbo to the Washington Redskins for a 2015 4th Rounder and 2015 7th Rounder. The Redskins needed some veteran leadership on the secondary side, and the Lions feel as though Isa Abdul-Qudus can do a suitable job after picking off Johnny Football twice. It's a solid package for the 30-year old, and it's clear that the Lions GM focus is building towards the draft.

The next trade was a little bit more complex. It sent 28-year old left end starter Jason Jones packing. He's headed to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2016 3rd Rounder. The Jaguars Gus Bradley really wants some guys that can contribute right now and teach some of the youngsters going forward how to play. JJ fits in that category, and the Lions even start building towards the following years draft in 2016. The question Lions fans are starting to ponder now is who is gonna replace these guys?

The next two trades though.... wow. The Detroit Lions traded Nick Fairley to the New England Patriots for a 2016 2nd Round Pick. Incredible... it's such a Bill Belichick type of move. Fairley was difficult finding trade offers for, with his attitude problems and off the field issues, teams weren't exactly lining up to trade for him. But then the Patriots swooped into the fray and now have themselves a replacement for the 32-year old Vince Wilfork. Everyone knows the Patriots love finding replacements for players before they badly need them, and that's clearly seen here.

There are some questions as to if the Patriots overpaid for Fairley or not. Some believe that it's a steal if he can be an anchor on that defensive line for years to come, or if those attitude problems will keep him ever from being the special player he was suppose to be. Regardless, there's one thing for sure and that's that Belichick and New England are probably the best guys to figure out if he's legit or not. For the Detroit Lions, you take your 2nd rounder and cut your losses from Fairley who's had issues, you build forward in 2016 with that draft pick and hope you can find Suh a formidable DT teammate. But the question is, who's gonna replace him right now?

Finally, the last big trade news of the day.. Stephen Tulloch being sent to the New York Jets for a 2015 3rd Round Pick. Yup.. it's clear that the Lions are gonna be looking to revamp in the draft. The Jets on the other hand continue to build up that incredible defense and you know Rex Ryan is going to be using him to his utmost potential. The Lions are though making an interesting choice by flipping Kyle Van Noy to Middle Linebacker with this move, it opens up space for him to be a starter and grow. The question is, is that what Lions fans want to hear? A young rebuilding team? That's what's been going on for the last decade right? Well.. it'll have to remain to be seen if Barry Sanders knows what he's doing.

All 3 Lions Backup QBs Sent Packing

In more surprising news involving the Lions, they released John Skelton who they signed a week ago, Dan Orlovsky for a 60k penalty, and Kellen Moore as well. All 3 are now gone. To replace them Barry Sanders signed Seneca Wallace, as well as Jordan Rodgers, the brother of Aaron Rodgers. Interesting moves to say the least. The Lions also signed RG Harvey Dahl and RT Jeremy Trueblood. Both will serve as backups for the preseason.

It'll be interesting to see what happens in preseason game #2, there will be new starters at the LE, MLB, DT, and SS spots. Will the Lions be able to bounce back from their atrocious first game? If not then watch out cause Barry Sanders may trade Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford, and Ndamukong Suh.

[Number999]

Lions bounce back and beat Raiders

Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders
Aug 15, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Detroit Lions (0-1)	7	10	0	6	23
Oakland Raiders (0-1)	7	0	10	0	17

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	OAK
Total Offense	402	223
Rushing Yards	99	99
Passing Yards	303	124
First Downs	14	11
Punt Return Yards	-6	0
Kick Return Yards	25	56
Total Yards	421	279
Turnovers	2 (-1)	1 (+1)
3rd Down Converstion	4-10 (40%)	4-11 (36%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	1-2 (50%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Posession Time	10:50	17:08

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		DET	OAK
3:42	(OAK) Maurice Jones-Drew 2 yard run	0	7
3:27	(DET) Calvin Johnson 79 yard pass from Matthew Stafford	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		DET	OAK
6:52	(DET) Giorgio Tavecchio, 27 yard field-goal	10	7
1:19	(DET) Corey Fuller 12 yard pass from Seneca Wallace	17	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		DET	OAK
5:13	(OAK) Andre Holmes 58 yard pass from Matt McGloin	17	14
0:19	(OAK) Sebastien Janikowski, 42 yard field-goal	17	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		DET	OAK
4:35	(DET) Giorgio Tavecchio, 29 yard field-goal	20	17
1:34	(DET) Giorgio Tavecchio, 25 yard field-goal	23	17

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matthew Stafford 5/9 134 1 0 Seneca Wallace 7/14 90 1 1 Jake Rodgers 6/9 99 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Joique Bell 15 94 6.2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Kevin Ogletree 4 95 23.7 0 Corey Fuller 2 25 12.5 1 Calvin Johnson 1 79 79.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Corey Greenwood 6 0 0 0 George Johnson 2 2 0 0 Tahir Whitehead 3 1 0 0 Devin Taylor 1 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Giorgio Tavecchio 3/3 2/2 11 29

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Schaub 4/6 22 0 0 Matt McGloin 10/16 136 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Darren McFadden 15 78 5.2 0 Maurice Jones-Drew 3 17 5.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD James Jones 2 18 9.0 0 Andre Holmes 2 63 31.5 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Brandon Ross 6 0 0 0 Nick Roach 6 0 0 0 C.J. Wilson 3 3 0 0 Usama Young 3 3 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Sebastian Janikowski 1/2 2/2 5 42

Detroit, MI: That's more like is what Barry Sanders said. The Lions staved off the Raiders and the first team offensive actually played fairly decently. Megatron had his 1 big gain of the day from Stafford, and the offensive line only allowed 3 sacks.

The defense played well and it was a tight game, Matt McGloin lead the Raiders into Lions territory but down 6 they needed the TD, on 4th down he was sacked and that's how they lost. Overall, a very solid performance for Detroit as they head to the dress rehearsal game in Week #3 of the preseason where they will face the Jacksonville Jaguars at home.

Player of the Game: QB Matthew Stafford, Stafford went 5/9 for 134 yards and 1 TD. He may not have thrown a lot but when he did connect his passes went for massive gains, and for that he's our Preseason Game #2 player of the game.

[KingFry]

Shocking trade you made on your PS$. Lol... all jokes aside I'm definitely following. Curious to see what you do with this team.

[Number999]

Quote: Originally Posted by KingFry

Shocking trade you made on your PS$. Lol... all jokes aside I'm definitely following. Curious to see what you do with this team.

Hah yea.. didn't notice my mistake till after. But hey with how much it costs it's still accurate right?, lol. Appreciate it though man!

[tss]

After reading about those trades I thought "wow, really?!". So yeah...I'll definitely follow your franchise, too

[Number999]

Cuts and Signings for Detroit

Cutting the roster down to 59 is difficult, but the Lions also made some signings to see if anyone can make the roster last minute heading towards the Regular Season.

Cuts:
FB Montell Owens
TE Don Muhlbach
WR Pat Edwards
WR Jeremy Ross
WE Corey Fuller
LE George Johnson
K Nate Freese
CB Chris Greenwood
CB Cassius Vaugn
DT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen

Signings:
K Garrett Harley
CB Asante Samuel
CB Chris Houston
WR Tommy Streeter
ROLB Tavares Gooden

Brandon Pettigrew Traded!

The Lions also made a very big trade relativley with the Atlanta Falcons. This involves sending Brandon Pettigrew and a 2015 4th Round Pick to the Falcons for WR Harry Douglas. It's an interesting move in which many people believe the Lions overpaid, but with Eric Ebron and Joseph Fauria the Lions didn't see a spot where Pettigrew would really be playing. He also did have a massive bonus so Detroit didn't want to take that cap hit, in return they get their hopefully #3 WR to pair up with Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate.

As for some of the other signings, Hartley will be given 1 game vs the Jacksonville Jaguars to prove if he's worthy of being the teams #1 kicker over Giorgio Tavecchio. The team also has numerous CBs fighting for their lives as well as WRs. Currently, there are 8 wideouts on the team.. that should get down to 6 by the end of the preseason. Right now, the tight matchups are Ryan Broyles, T.J. Jones looking on the outside while Tommy Streeter, Kris Durham, and Harry Douglas are gonna have to continue performing to make the team.

There are also 7 cornerbacks on the team, that should get down to 5 by the season. Asante Samuel and Chris Houston are going to have to perform if they want to make this roster. On the outside looking in as well are Jonte Green and Nevin Lawson. Whoever of these 2 performs will make the roster. Also you have Tavares Gooden who's going to be fighting for a roster spot over Corey Greenwood.

Well that's all in terms of transactions.. not it's time to get on to Preseason Week #3!

[Number999]

Lions lose tough one, Wallace throws 4 INTs

Jacksonville Jaguars at Detroit Lions
Aug 22, 2014	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Jacksonville Jaguars (2-0)	14	7	7	7	35
Detroit Lions (1-1)	14	7	0	7	28

Team Stats Comparison
	JAC	DET
Total Offense	413	389
Rushing Yards	52	91
Passing Yards	361	298
First Downs	10	17
Punt Return Yards	0	6
Kick Return Yards	68	157
Total Yards	481	552
Turnovers	0 (+4)	4 (-4)
3rd Down Converstion	3-7 (42%)	8-13 (61%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	3-4 (75%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-2 (50%)	3-4 (75%)
Penalties	2-10	0-0
Posession Time	14:51	13:09

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		JAC	DET
4:06	(DET) Harry Douglas 32 yard pass from Matthew Stafford	0	7
3:20	(JAC) Marqise Lee 44 yard pass from Blake Bortles	7	7
1:58	(DET) Matthew Stafford 12 yard run	7	14
1:06	(JAC) Cecil Shorts III 91 yard pass from Blake Bortles	14	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		JAC	DET
5:51	(DET) Seneca Wallace 6 yard run	14	21
1:41	(JAC) Jordan Todman 1 yard run	21	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		JAC	DET
3:34	(JAC) Ace Sanders 29 yard pass from Chad Henne	28	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		JAC	DET
5:03	(JAC) Ace Sanders 51 yard pass from Chad Henne	35	21
3:41	(DET) Joique Bell 2 yard run	35	28

Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Blake Bortles 2/2 135 2 0 Chad Henne 17/21 256 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jordan Todman 7 16 2.2 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tandon Doss 8 82 10.2 0 Ace Sanders 3 90 30.0 2 Marqise Lee 1 44 44.0 1 Cecil Shorts III 1 91 91.0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Winston Guy 3 0 1 0 Demetrius McCray 2 0 1 0 Johnathan Cyprien 4 1 1 0 Will Blackmon 3 0 1 0

Detroit Lions PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matthew Stafford 12/21 175 1 0 Seneca Wallace 8/20 136 0 4 Jordan Rodgers 1/3 6 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Joique Bell 14 73 5.2 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Harry Douglas 7 90 12.8 1 Tommy Streeter 2 27 13.5 0 Kevin Ogletree 3 47 15.6 0 Eric Ebron 3 36 12.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tahir Whitehead 5 0 0 0 Gabe Lynn 4 0 0 0 Darryl Tapp 3 2 0 0 Andre Fluellen 1 1 0 0

Detroit, MI: Well that was that. It's really all Lions fans can say, Seneca Wallace simply threw the game away today. You can't throw 4 INTs and expect to win, and thus this is the result. Will he get cut for it? It's very possible knowing how Skelton was cut for a far better performance. Of course, Wallace wasn't the only issue.

The cornerbacks were utterly atrocious today, Chris Houston gave up the 91 yard TD to Cecil Shorts after he ran by him. Then Glover Quinn failed to make a tackle on Marqise Lee which woulda kept the catch to 5 yards, instead he broke free from another 2 defenders down field and scored a TD. But by far, the worst game of the day goes to Bill Bentley. He allowed the 2 touchdowns to Ace Sanders, one in which Ace got a slant and he had a bad angle, but then he got burnt so horribly on the 50 yard pass TD.. he won't survive next weeks cuts, and I think most of us can expect some surprises.

Player of the Game: Harry Douglas, the dude played simply amazing today. In his first game as a Detroit Lion, catching for 7 receptions, 90 yards, and 1 TD is very impressive. Also he did alright in the kick return game. After this game it very much appears like he's going to be slotted into the #3 spot for the Lions.

[Number999]

Seneca Wallace gone, other cuts, new signings

This is the 53 man roster heading into the Detroit Lions Regular Season.

Cuts:
QB Jordan Rodgers
QB Seneca Wallace
WR T.J. Jones
WR Ryan Broyles
CB Bill Bentley
CB Chris Houston
FS Gabe Lynn
K Garrett Hartley

Signings:
QB Connor Shaw
FS Michael Huff

A fair amount of interesting moves made here by the front office. Deciding to send both backup QBs packing again is.... interesting. Letting go of 2 WRs to get them to 6 and 2 CBs to get to 5, Barry Sanders was not joking when he said cuts would be made based on that game. Gabe Lynn is going to be replaced by Michael Huff, and we'll get to see what sort of game Connor Shaw can muster up in the 4th preseason game against the Buffalo Bills.