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Jonathan Vilma Can Walk Away From the Jets, if His Knee is Healthy

The Jets have a pretty long history of failing in the draft (one of my favorite YouTube videos of all time, particularly the mortified "Oh no!!!!" that rings out at the :38 mark). But they got it right with Jonathan Vilma. At least, it was right at the time.Under Donnie Henderson's 4-3, Vilma excelled -- Rookie of the Year...

Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry Has Work Ahead of Him

With the announcement of the firing of 2006 Defensive Coordinator Donnie Henderson, a new era has officially begun in Detroit. Henderson, who had played on a team coached by Rod Marinelli, never gelled with Marinelli's dogged faith in the Tampa-style Cover-2 zone defense. Joe Barry, in spite of being Marinelli's...

An Anticipated Off-Season Maelstrom Has Begun for the Lions

The Lions 2007 off-season has hit the ground running. Within 72 hours, the Lions garnered an implausible road victory against a playoff team, fired a position coach and coordinator, had another coach retire, retained a team president whose career record is 24-72 across six seasons, and replaced the aforementioned fired...

Lions Defensive Coordinator Donnie Henderson Faces Daunting Post-Bye Week Challenges

Coming off of this past week's bye, Lions Defensive Coordinator Donnie Henderson faces some serious challenges in implementing the Lions Cover-2 Zone defensive scheme, as well as extracting the quality of play necessary from his defense so that the Lions can remain competitive throughout the season's duration. The Lions...

Lions Defensive Struggles Continue in Tough Road Loss

If Sunday's game stands as an indicator, The Lions offense has finally started to benefit from the guidance of the team's Offensive Coordinator Mike Martz. They have scored a combined fifty-eight points in the last two games. The offense has exhibited the necessary big-play ability to be able to compete against...