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Larry Foote Says Detroit Is 'A Lot Different From Pittsburgh'

Good news: Larry Foote is an NFL starter, which is all he wanted. Bad news: he went from the Steelers, twice Super Bowl champs in the past three years, to the Lions, winners of exactly zero games in 2008. In Detroit, Foote will have to adjust to playing middle linebacker in the 4-3, and despite suspect pass-coverage...

New Chiefs Front Office Could Be Bad Fit For Former 1st Rounders

In the three drafts prior to Scott Pioli's arrival in Kansas City a few months ago, the Chiefs selected in the first round defensive end Tamba Hali, wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, and defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey. For varying reasons, all three players could be elsewhere a year from now. Pioli, who came to Kansas City from...

Lions Hire Former Rams Coach Scott Linehan as Offensive Coordinator

The Lions coaching staff is coming together nicely. Gone are Rod Marinelli, Joe Barry and Jim Colletto. In are Jim Schwartz, Gunther Cunningham, and Scott Linehan. The Rams fired Linehan as their head coach last September after the team stumbled to an 0-4 start. By all accounts he was dreadful, amassing a 11-25 record in...

Detroit Lions Name Gunther Cunningham Defensive Coordinator

It wasn't long ago that Gunther Cunningham was considered one of the league's best defensive coordinators. He was responsible for those dominating Chiefs defenses of the late 1990s, but, unsurprisingly, had less success in recent seasons in Kansas City. In fact, according to Football Outsiders, the '08 Chiefs ranked 28th...

FanHouse NFL Season Preview: Kansas City Chiefs - Dreaming to Be Mediocre

Training camps are underway, the NFL season is right around the corner, and to get you ready for 2008, FanHouse previews all 32 teams, "heat index" style. We'll rate each club in 10 categories on a scale of 1 to 10, high score wins. Quarterbacks: Oh, holy God. Do we have to start here? Can't we start at defensive line? Or...