Taming The NFC North
Don't look now, but the Detroit Lions are the team to beat in the NFC North.
2016 NFC North Projections
X-Green Bay Packers 11-5 The Green Bay Packers have been the model of consistency in the National Football League as their seven consecutive trips to the postseason are tied with the New England Patriots for the longest current streak in the league. For Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, the last two Januarys have ended in [...]
A Motor City Meltdown
The Detroit Lions teased their fan base with a trip to the playoffs this past January. And when the Lions suffered a controversial loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card Game, it was a harbinger of things to come for them in 2015. Last year the Lions had the second best defense [...]
2015 NFC North Projections
X-Green Bay Packers 12-4 This off-season began quicker than expected for the Green Bay Packers. For the first 55 minutes of the NFC Championship Game, the Packers did everything right in order to secure a berth in Super Bowl 49. But the last five minutes of the fourth quarter and in the few moments of [...]
Caldwell’s Revival In Detroit
Jim Caldwell The Detroit Lions lost their final four games in 2013 to finish with a record of 7-9 which led to the dismissal of their head coach Jim Schwartz. Schwartz would be replaced as the Lions head coach by Jim Caldwell. In three seasons as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, [...]