Charles Rogers

It didn't take a lot of explaining from Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz. In fact, he said all that needs to be said about the Lions anemic run game in just a few words. Detroit Free Press, Nov. 30: "It's...  

If five different Detroit Lions fans were asked what Detroit's biggest need was, almost certainly, five different answers would be given. One fan would definitely mention the offensive line—long an impediment to Detroit's rebuilding plan. Another fan would mention the defensive line. In fact, this week the lack of a four man pass rush is the problem de jour for the Lions' fan base. A third fan wants defensive backfield help for the Detroit...  

When the 1-8 Cleveland Brown rolled into Detroit to face the 1-8 Lions, not much was expected from a game that was locally blacked out.  Wow, how we all wish we had players like Brady Quinn and Matthew Stafford on our fantasy teams after this one. In a match up that consisted of two of the worst teams in the NFL for the past decade, it was dubbed a game of losers.  But from the first few minutes we all learned really what these two teams had...  

Charles Rogers NOVI, Mich. (AP) — Former Detroit Lions, Michigan State and Saginaw High receiver Charles Rogers is re-entering a special sobriety program after pleading guilty to drunken driving.Rogers appeared Thursday before Novi District Judge Robert Bondy and entered the...  

John Niyo of the Detroit News reported today following Jim Schwartz' Monday presser that quarterback Matthew Stafford has suffered an AC joint sprain (separation). If someone didn't see the play (thanks to a state-wide blackout), I highly suggest a trip over to NFL.com to see the replays. If you haven't even heard of what happened, I highly suggest coming out from the rock you're living under. Stafford, on the second-to-last play, scrambled...  

OK, so you're upset. Your team just lost to the winless Rams, which is inexcusable. I get it. I really do. What I do not get, however, is the reason Matthew Stafford is the point of that criticism.  He went 14-of-33 for 168 yards with one pick.  Those are not good numbers, but what did you expect?  He barely practiced and his receiving corps looked to be made of butter.  I counted about seven dropped passes, with most coming on third down...  

There's no good news this week. As Lions head coach Jim Schwartz said, "You'll have a hard time finding the silver lining in this one." Wait, check that. The only good news is that the Lions didn't play the New England Patriots this week. Apparently shutouts come in much more humiliating packages. Still, that's little consolation in a game where the Lions were shut out for the first time since 2001, and against an average defense. For every...  

NOVI, Mich. (AP) - Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers has been arrested on a drunken-driving charge.   Police say the 28-year-old Rogers was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he refused a Breathalyzer test. Results of a  

The Browns game is blacked out this week...for Detroit Lions fans. This game is considered "the joke game," but all of us are still pulling for a win today, right? CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-8) WEEK 11 DETROIT LIONS (1-8) VS. Date: November 22, 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH Time: 1:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Browns Stadium TV: CBS Favorite: Lions by -3½ Radio: WTAM, 1100 AM Over/Under: 37½ SBN Coverage: Pride of Detroit Announcers Don...  

To Pettigrew or not to Pettigrew, that is the question. Some Detroit Lions fans are still bitter about the team's second pick in the first round – tight end Brandon Pettigrew. Mississippi tackle Michael Oher was available, and was a bigger need position.  

AP Photo Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson has yet to practice with the team since injuring his leg against the Pittsburgh Steelers ALLEN PARK -- Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson both missed practice again on...  

(SkyNewswire.com)--- Coach Jim Schwartz declines to discuss injuries during the season. But apparently it isn't because he broke into the NFL under Bill Belichick. It's because of how he used information against opponents as Tennessee's defensive coordinator. "I could click on every coach's press conference on Monday, and I would sit there with my notepad, and I would start my game plan," Schwartz said. "I don't know how many times I caught...  

Sometimes, things make too much darned sense to actually happen. Feel the backlash now. This won't be a popular thought, idea or article. Michigan and Michigan State fans comprise well over half of the Detroit Lions fan base. Michigan and Michigan State fans who have spent five years referring from everything to Weis weight, to well...Weis weight was just about it. Charlie Weis and Jim Schwartz share a common coaching tree, both have worked...  

Watching the new Lions coach Jim Schwartz dodge and weave at his weekly press conference tells me a lot about the culture of incompetence and perpetual "wimp-hood" of those types who have been employed by Bill Ford Sr. over his 45-plus years of ownership of the Detroit Lions. Schwartz unleashed a barrage of excuses, rationalizations, and what ifs, while kicking the can down the road of some imagined future. When asked about the obvious...  

The Detroit Lions have sold out the Thanksgiving game against Green Bay, avoiding a local TV blackout. Lions spokesman Bill Keenist confirmed the sellout Monday, one day after Detroit won its second game of the season on the final play for a 38-37 victory over the Browns. The thriller was not shown on local TV and drew 43,170 fans to Ford Field.