NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
It was spring training and Charlie Frye was the incumbent quarterback getting lots of snaps.
Brady Quinn was the celebrated first round draft pick needing lots of snaps.
And then there was Derek Anderson.
Ultimately, Derek won out and has played so well that no ones calls for Charlie Frye (did anyone, anyway?) or Brady Quinn.
Derek Anderson has morphed into a game-changer, and most especially, a winner. Of all the majestic passes he’s tossed this year, perhaps none was as needed as the screen he threw to Jamal Lewis last week in overtime.
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NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
Calvin Johnson – Megatron lopes down the field
It is a world filled with madness.
It is a world gone bonkers.
The Detroit Lions are undefeated and dreaming of victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
This would be no small feat. In fact, it may take the rather large feet of Roy Williams and Calvin “Megatron” Johnson to pull it off.
This creates numerous problems for us fans. We have no way of coping with winning. Losing is our private little world and we are proud of it.
No way does a …read more