Roar of the Lions UK

Sports blog proudly following the Detroit Lions to another playoff loss (assisted by ref intervention)

6 days ago
16 min

Tyrell Crosby- The Detroit Lions RT Of The Future?

During the era of Matthew Stafford, it's safe to say that one of the reasons he was never able to truly establish himself amongst the upp...

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Matthew Turner

Mar 1
6 min

Lions 2021 Free Agency Targets

In order to get a good look at the potential free agents out there, we need to briefly step back, and look at a whole at why you want fre...

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Matthew Turner

Feb 21
4 min

Detroit Lions 2021 Franchise Tag Candidates

It's the offseason, and the franchise tag period is fast approaching. Detroit will need to make a decision soon if they wish to use it. W...

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mccluskeyry

Feb 6
3 min

Detroit Lions Creating Opportunities

(Disclaimer facts/figures/hires all correct at the time of writing - Feb 5th 2021) Back in November 2020 the team owners and the commissi...

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Matthew Turner

Jan 30
3 min

Lions look at the Senior Bowl

If you've been reading this blog, you're going to have a fair idea of where Detroit's interests in the 2021 NFL Draft are. That being sai...

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Aaron Fletcher

Jan 20
2 min

Detroit Lions hire NO Saints TE Coach & Asst. HC Dan Campbell as Head Coach

The Detroit Lions have announced that the head coach position has been filled by New Orleans Saints tight ends coach and assistant head c...

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Matthew Turner

Jan 14
6 min

Detroit Lions hire LA Rams Director of College Scouting Brad Holmes as General Manager

The first of the Lions big jobs this offseason has gone. Replacing Bob Quinn at GM is Brad Holmes. Let's have a look at the man who, all ...

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mccluskeyry

Jan 10
6 min

Detroit Lions 2020 Season Review

Well well well where do we begin? Let me start by saying this season has been like no other the fact we've managed to get the regular sea...

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Aaron Fletcher

Jan 5
8 min

Detroit Lions' 2020 Season - Quarter by Quarter

As usual, this season has been a tough watch for Lions fans. That usual optimism that ensues post-draft builds up through OTAs, training ...

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antonyfitzpatrick

Jan 1
6 min

New Years Reso-Blue-Tion

What is a New Years Resolution? Is it a deal with the divine? A promise of penance for your vices by giving up on your previously bad way...

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Matthew Turner

Dec 5, 2020
3 min

Week 13 Preview - Lions @ Bears

The King is dead, long live the (interim) King! The first game since the Detroit Lions has cleaned house is here. Interim HC Darrell Beve...

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Aaron Fletcher

Nov 29, 2020
5 min

Lions FIRE HC Patricia & GM Quinn - Key takeaway's from SFH's Presser & Next HC/GM Odds

At 7:43 pm on Saturday (2:43 pm ET), the Lions sent out a tweet, letting the world know that General Manager Bob Quinn and Head Coach Mat...

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Matthew Turner

Nov 25, 2020
3 min

2020 Thanksgiving preview - Texans @ Lions

And so the Detroit Lions go into the traditional thanksgiving game at their lowest eb so far this season. As it stands, they have the thi...

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antonyfitzpatrick

Nov 24, 2020
13 min

2021 Lions Roster- Refine to Define (Act 2)

So what started off as what I thought would be a shorter article about what the Lions roster should look like in 2021, it turns out I jus...

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antonyfitzpatrick

Nov 24, 2020
11 min

2021 Lions Roster- Refine to Define (Act 1)

Urgh, once again we reach the latter end of November and, although it's not mathematically impossible, anyone who's watched the Lions in ...

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Aaron Fletcher

Nov 14, 2020
14 min

2020 Half-Season Review - Pt. 2: Mid-way point (with look ahead)

After the bye week, the Lions stood at 1-3 and 0-2 in the division. A situation that nobody wanted to be in and saw the HC come under ser...

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Aaron Fletcher

Nov 12, 2020
12 min

2020 Half-Season Review - Pt. 1: Up to the Bye!

I’m going to start this article by congratulating you all. WE MADE IT! (so far, anyway). 8 games into the season, week 9 wrapped up and w...

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Matthew Turner

Nov 7, 2020
3 min

Week 9 - Lions @ Vikings preview

The Lions are 3-4, and considering the form of the rest of the division, go to US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis with their season on the li...

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Matthew Turner

Oct 17, 2020
2 min

Week 6 - Lions @ Jags preview

Time for Detroit to roll into Duval after a much-needed bye and time to reset. This should be a game but sides believe they can win, with...

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Matthew Turner

Oct 7, 2020
4 min

Week 4 - Saints @ Lions Review

Apologies to any of the tens of readers out there for the lateness of this piece. I was pissed off after Sunday and what happened, and wi...

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