The smell of pigskin is in the air...

In case you didn't know, that's Calvin in a stripped down Lions uniform. Also, NFL Minicamps started up yesterday. Football, at the highest level, starts in 46 days on Hall of Fame Weekend. I'm pretty excited. I know Dane hates the NFL but you gotta love seeing old Tech players succeeding (sort of) at the next level. Calvin is getting mad hype and exposure. If the Lions hadn't drafted a QB first overall to temporarily distract the media, Calvin would've been the only "positive" story in Detroit this year.

Also, I hear furrer4heisman had a good time in the ATL hanging with Dane/Winfield. I'm glad. I miss that town...

Pro Bowl Prediction Correct

I knew this would happen. I figured that Calvin would be left off the NFC Pro Bowl roster because of his terrible team. I'm sorry but two Cardinals wide receivers should not have made it. Steve Smith should not have made it, if not just for his preseason altercation, but for the fact that he didn't play the first couple games and was shut down several times in the Panthers' losses. Calvin kept up his rate of around 1/6 of all catches going for TD's. He is top 5 in almost every WR statistic. And he did it with 5 different Lions QB's hucking the ball to him. So goes life for the modern era Barry Sanders. Here's my message to Mr. Johnson: DO NOT SIGN ANYMORE PAPERS WITH "DETROIT LIONS" IN THE HEADING UNLESS IT'S A TRADE DEAL.