Another Smart Decision

This week the Detroit Lions Offensive coordinator Jim Colletto announced rookie 1st round pick Gosder Cherilus will not start this week when the Lions play the Houston Texans. Instead, the "Human False Penalty" George Foster will be in the starting lineup in place of Cherilus.

Hmmm who should the Lions be giving more playing time to, your highest draft pick to which Marinelli has dubbed "a stud" or George Foster, who has been benched five times in the past 21 games, including once this season?

What on God's green Earth is the reasoning here?

Pre Season Game 1 vs NY Giants

A few thoughts on the Detroit Lions first pre-season game vs. the New York Giants.

• The Lions are standing by their vow to run the ball more this year, however it didn't look very effective. The run block looks pretty bad at this point.
• Kevin Smith seems to be the best running back the Lions have on the roster. In game 1 he looked agile and looks like he could be productive should the run blocking improve.
• Gosder Cherilus isn't ready to start, he made quite a few rookie mistakes in game 1.
• The Lions linebacking core is shaky, but Buster Davis had a fairly impressive outing. He is undersized, but I think he could rise up the depth chart if he keeps playing well.
• Drew Stanton looked impressive and aggressive running around the field last night, but he'll need to show he can stay in the pocket and throw for first downs if he plans to be the starting QB someday.