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“China Doll” to the IR, When Will the Favre Nonsense Cease, Thursday

In one of the briefest tenures of any Lions player that I can recall, Teddy “China Doll” Lehman was placed under a special injured reserve designation that might allow to him to return to football yet this season, if I fully understand the reports that I have read. Buster Davis will likely have to shift to the outside/ strong side in the interim to help bolster the team’s weakness there. The Lions signed former USC safety and converted LB Darnell Bing to fill Lehman’s roster spot in the meantime.

Unless Brett Favre is the Lions QB entering the ‘08 season, I would like to announce that I will no longer continue to follow this sad, interminable drama as it carries on in Green Bay. Has any player in league history ever been so selfish, but remained so blindly adored by both fans and media?

I am very excited about Thursday’s pre-season game. The Lions have a lot more questions interspersed throughout their roster than they are likely to have answers, but the early reports on Calvin Johnson and Ernie Sims, among others are encouraging. This will be the first public notice if the new and improved running scheme and Rod’s “Tampa North” defense are an improvement upon other recent, ill-fated schemes that the Lions have attempted to impose.