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The Lions will be competing with the Vikings, Texans, Rams, Packers, Saints, and Chiefs for a new head coach. The Raiders are likely to be next. The Jets had a disappointing year, but Marv Lewis is not likely to be available. Tice must have been a lame duck since October. There's no way the team finishes that strong, the coach gets fired anyway, and it was a decision made recently. In other news, the Lions' schedule next year looks pretty good actually. They'll play the entire sad-sack NFC West, which includes the Seahawks (who are the #1 candidate right now to pull a Super Bowl Loser next-season free-fall, in the mighty tradition of the Panthers, Raiders, and Eagles). They'll also play the sorry-ass 49ers and the struggling Cardinals (again! woohoo) and Rams. They get the entire AFC East as well, with the Patriots, Bills, Jets, and Dolphins. Six divisional games, and also the third-place teams from the NFC South and East, the Cowboys and Falcons. Looks like a schedule conducive to being competitive. EDIT to add the latest of the head-coaching vacancies.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer regarding the future of the Lions' head coaching position. I maintain that Carthon's disciplinarian stance and past success as the Lions' running backs coach would make him good for the job - the only thing that worries me is that he was offensive coordinator for the worst offense in the NFL - even worse than the Lions. I don't know much about the other interview candidates. I don't think I want Jauron back though. I didn't like his decisions when he took the job, especially deciding to start Garcia at first. Waste of three games when we could have been evaluating Joey or Orlovsky. I do think we need an offensive mind and not a defensive one. We're alright on defense - I wouldn't even mind seeing Jauron brought back as DC. The offense is pathetic and needs revamping.

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The Lions will hold the 11th pick in the draft if the Rams lose tonight to the Cowboys. The tiebreaker is strength of schedule, weakest gives you the best draft pick, and the Lions have the strongest schedule of any of the 5-11 teams (Bills, Lions, Cardinals, Rams). If the Rams win, the Lions move up to either 9th or 10th, as that would tie their schedule with the Cardinals. Since the Lions beat the Cardinals, I would imagine they can get no higher than 10th. A Rams loss would give them the 8th pick as the weakest in strength of schedule, followed by the Bills, Cardinals, and then Lions. Too low to pick D'Brick and too high for Eric Winston. The Lions are DESPERATE for offensive line help. Winston or Greg Eslinger could be had in the second round. Eslinger is a center. Raiola is a putz - Eslinger would a great pick. For the first round pick, how about Jimmy Williams, the Virginia Tech cornerback? There's not much depth at that position. The Lions were hurting in the secondary with both Bryant and Bly out at one time. Or, they could trade up and nab D'Brickashaw.

Printers draws interest According to the Detroit News, the Lions are looking at B.C. Lions quarterback Casey Printers. Printers is 24, put up gaudy numbers in 2004 (hurt in '05). Played college ball at TCU and Florida A&M. I'm intrigued. I'd like to get him. He was the CFL's MVP in 2004 and I believe he led the Lions (British Columbia, that is) to the Grey Cup that year. He wouldn't be the first QB to successfully make the transition from the CFL to NFL (see: Garcia, Jeff; Flutie, Doug; and Moon, Warren). Better yet, he's plenty young enough to play with the Lions a long time, but he's got pro development under his belt, so we don't need to draft and ruin the career of yet another "franchise savior" (see: Ware, Andre; Batch, Charlie; and Harrington, Joey). I hope he signs in Detroit. Miami and Kansas City appear to be his other choices (according to the article, his agent is discussing "financial ramifications" with those three franchises. translation: pay up.) I'm not interested in whether or not he "fits the offense". I'm interested in: can he play? Appears he can.

Maurice Carthon is the Browns' OC and he's the one I want as the new coach. Disciplinarian.

HUGE support for a winning Pistons team right now and a winning Red Wings team when they were winning championships. But I think this town would absolutely EXPLODE if the Lions were any good. Get the Lions to the Super Bowl and all of Michigan would be electrified. Detroit is THE best sports town in the country. PERIOD.

Game time!

Once again the Pistons' ability to make all the clutch plays is the difference. Cleveland is next....a big division game.

I don't think the Pistons have taken a single game lightly all year. That, more than the gaudy record, is what scares the opposition.

23-3! the pace is now 73-9. time to put a smackin' on the Heat tomorrow.

this thread is like that smelly month-old unidentifiable leftover in the fridge. "whoooooo, this smells awful.....here, take a sniff." and you know it's stupid to take a whiff cause it's gonna be bad, but you do anyway, and then you pass it around and everyone else takes a whiff. except this thread smells a lot better than month-old cheese casserole.

St. Louis needs to do some SERIOUS rebuilding and very often the first step in that is to trade the best you've got.

Seems like a leap of speculation rather than a rumor with a basis in actual conversations.

FIRE MILLEN

*sigh*......no, Pinky.....SMACK

haha what a surprise. Lidstrom threads were always great GillyFO bait.

Tragically, GillyFO had to have his thumbs amputated from overwork. Prosthetics were fitted but it's just not the same

Raptors are up next. Little tune-up before Shaq comes to town.

just an idle boast. but yes, if it goes to 7 this year, it will be played on the Palace floor, no doubt.

Tim Duncan was close to 100% but NOT 100% (Ben will do that to ya) Manu Ginobli didn't play (he only averages 15 a game anyway....margin of victory = 15) They forgot their lucky jersies in S.A. (they were wearing their home jerseys....they should have liked it better) They tied their shoes way too tight (don't think Rasho Nesterovic even knows how) The fans were too loud (YUP) The lights distracted them (they probably woulda shot better in the dark anyway) They somehow had jet lag (yeah, we were totally snowed in back in San Antone....blizzards are bad this time of year, especially in Texas) They didn't have enough for breakfast (better eat your Wheaties) And anymore anyone can think of (Pistons over Spurs in 4, baby) 22-3, woot!

Pipe dreamin' here, it's not likely to happen, but how much fun would it be to not even reach 10 losses? I'd like to see a 36-5 start. The Tigers went 35-5 in 1984 and it was a huge deal.....so I'd like to see the Pistons top that. (After the Tigers went 35-5, they got swept in a series in Seattle or Oakland.)

Human victory cigar time! Here comes Maxiell and Darko. Yay Pistons.....22-3!

holy crap.....watching Another Random Bowl Game and some Nevada dude just delivered a hell of a lick to some UCF dude. NICE hit.