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You knew it, you knew it, once again the Lions blew it.
How could they make Cory Redding the highest paid defensive tackle in the NFL after one season from moving from defensive end?
How could they do it? It was the Lions remember?
Fox Sports named Cory to the All-Overpaid team.
Redding, who was placed on injured reserve Friday with a knee injury, has 66 tackles and four sacks this season.
“The signing of Redding to a seven-year, $49 million deal in July 2007 is another reason why Matt Millen no longer runs …read more

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5 years and 40 million bucks for left guard Alan Faneca.
Yep, a left guard.
Oh, and toss in 21 million semolians in guarantees.
For a left guard.
This building the offensive line thing has gotten out of hand.
The New York Jets felt desperate, obviously very desperate.
New York sorely needed a standout left guard after trading Pete Kendall to Washington following a bitter contract dispute before last season. They plugged in the since-released Adrien Clarke, who was ineffective while starting the first 14 games and was benched the last two weeks.
Faneca will step in …read more

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Drew Stanton (from my MSU Spartans) thinking about those future victories
When your team is 3 – 13, improvement is on the way. You will improve, because 2 – 16 is almost impossible.
Wait a minute; didn’t Oakland go 2 – 16? Yeah, forgot that.
The Lions believe they will be much better, but then haven’t we heard this before, like 25 years in a row?
“I’m so proud my teammates are starting to build that swagger. The old church song says, ‘The searchlight’s on, you can’t hide.’ Once Kitna said that …read more

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Cory shows his stuff