ohthankGOD

Calvin Johnson is slated to start today's game against the Giants, and I feel uber-better about their chances of winning. The Lions', I mean. Yeah, I'm not as 100% sure this week as I was last, but with Johnson in (Calvin, not Bryant) Detroit's top-scoring offense has a bit more room to maneuver. What I'm hoping gets done to the Giants today (aside from Eli peeing his pants in fear) is what happened to the Lions week one, namely the offense takes advantage of NY's aggressive defensive line play and just screen-passes them to death. The personnel is golden for that sort of thing.

Also suiting up today, albeit in a teeny, tiny role, is Matthew Stafford, of all people. He'll be the third QB today, and after the Incredible Sulk massacre of the other week, naturally there's a chance Matt could play if Shaun Hill gets denominated and Drew Stanton is turned into a pink smudge on the turf.

Last night I had a discussion with my buddy about the Lions' 2008 draft. Before I looked it up I recalled, at the time, being despondent over the whole thing, but after actually looking up all the picks....well, it was almost like Matt Millen did something almost right before going back to his Flintstones-like quarry house and eating raw fish. Check it out:

1 - Gosder Cherilus, T, Boston College (6-6, 317); 2 - Jordon Dizon, LB, Colorado (6-0, 229); 3 - Kevin Smith, RB, UCF (6-1, 216); 3 - Andre Fluellen, DT, Florida State (6-2, 294); 3 - Cliff Avril, DE, Purdue (6-3, 253); 5 - Kenneth Moore, WR, Wake Forest (5-11, 195); 5 - Jerome Felton, FB, Furman (6-0, 240); 7 - Landon Cohen, DT, Ohio (6-1, 290); 7 - Caleb Campbell, SS, Army (6-2, 229)

Mostly role players, sure, but these are guys who fill in necessary roles on Detroit's team. Heck, outside of Kenneth Moore and Dizon, they've all played really well this season. I'm not ready to slap ol' Matty on the back just yet (unless he has a pair of scissors to his own nose, but, y'know), but that wasn't too bad of a draft. Hmm.

"Matt do good?"