Posts Tagged ‘ Detroit Lions ’

What We Talk About When We Talk About the NFL, Week 11

Nov 24th, 2009 | By JP | Category: Sports

Inexcusable was the first word that came to mind, Embarrassing the second. Punishable by jail time is a phrase I just came up with that seems to work. Disgusting sums it up pretty well.
A couple weeks back I wrote a Plea for Sanity to the Philadelphia Eagles on the occasion of their loss on the [...]



Alternate Universe: Mike Martz “Super Bummed” About Dissolution of Arena League

Aug 31st, 2009 | By JP | Category: Alternate Universe

Mike Martz, the former head coach of the St. Louis Rams and one-time offensive coordinator for two other NFL teams, is reported to be “super bummed, for real” about the recent dissolution of the Arena Football League.
“Think about it,” Martz’s close friend Jim Patrichuck said.  “Mike Martz was the architect of ‘The Greatest Show on [...]



Detroit Suck City: Stop the Bleeding, Do NOT Draft a QB

Feb 20th, 2009 | By JP | Category: Sports

I know very little about Detroit, having never been to the town.  I am vaguely familiar with its socioeconomic struggles and tribulations, but so is every other American who follows the news.  The only way I’ve ever interacted with the town, in fact, is through American sports, the ultimate generalizing force.  The Detroit Lions’ historically [...]