And Detroit has officially thrown in the towel this season!

I am sad, but a quote from one of the Yahoo fantasy guys made me laugh.



Ahh well, there's always next year, right? /sigh

Detroit was losing Roy after the season anyways. And they get a first, third, and sixth round pick. I call that a win for them.

And I would venture to say that the towel was thrown in when they placed on Kitna on IR. I know, Kitna is not the best QB in the game... but he gives them (when healthy) a far better chance to win than either Orlovsky or Stanton. Of course, Detroit has far more issues than their QB, I just hope they don't go winless.

Calvin is still talented enough to get some catches and some touchdowns, hopefully. Of course, I own him in both fantasy leagues so I have to remain optimistic

A better discussion is when Owens is going to be let go by the Cowboys. Lots of rumors out there, I think there is a good chance he could be gone next off season at the earliest... or maybe after next year if the Cowboys don't win the Super Bowl next year.

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This was a great move by the Lions. Everyone teases them about wasting their 1st round picks on wide outs, but they finally did something smart. Now the Cowboy first rounder won't be as valuable as the Lions one, but getting a 3rd and 6th rounder on top of that makes up for it. This team has a lot of holes and there is nothing better than draft picks when a team is this bad.

Really, the Lions are so bad it's not fair to say they are throwing in the towel now, they never had a chance to begin with.

the Lions are in reboot mode (again/still?)

Yeah they are in rebuilding mode. However-

Next year they have 5 of the first 100 picks. That will hopefully fill some glaring holes in places, and at least put them in position to be far more successful in a couple years. They do have a stud WR and a RB that potentially can be a solid 1000 yard rusher for 3-5 years. I am not sold on Stanton, and they probably need to grab an above average QB that can develop in 12-18 months.

Shore up some defensive woes, get some offensive lineman, get another standout draft in 2010 and they may be thinking .500 or playoffs in 2010 season. Hopefully...

Getting rid of Matt Millen is the best move this franchise has done in years. Now we just need a fantastic draft next year, followed by a great one the year after, and Lions fans can think playoffs.

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