NFC North Conference - Detroit Lions PreviewThe Detroit Lions were rather lucky to win five games last season given their lack of talent, and this team will probably never succeed with its current blundering management team led by general manager Matt Millen.Millen and his trusted associates continue to make one bad personnel move after another, and they may have made their worst one yet in the first round of the draft. Remember that this club will begin this season with either Jon Kitna or Josh McCown as their starting quarterback, yet with a franchise quarterback like Matt Leinart still on the board when their turn came up, the Loins instead selected linebacker Ernie Sims out of Florida State. What exactly were these guys thinking? Botching the draft is nothing new for the Lions, as Kevin Jones returns as the starting running back, and he has done next to nothing to justify his first round selection a few years ago. One of the few picks that actually may pay off is that of wide receiver Roy Williams last year, and with the newly acquired Corey Bradford also on board, this has the potential to be a very good receiving tandem. The problem is that Detroit does not have a bona fide quarterback to get them the ball. Check out Bovada and start winning NOW! Bovada Sportsbook, Casino, Poker Room & Racebook is known in the online gambling industry for having phenomenal customer service, safe and secure deposit methods, fast & easy payouts and terrific bonuses! BET on Sports & play Poker at BOVADA and receive a 20% FREE BET on your first deposit! Click for football betting odds on pro and college football! To make the selection of Sims over Leinart look even worse, consider that Sims has been having problems with concussions that last few years! Granted a healthy Sims helps this defense immensely, as The Lions allowed 127.5 rushing yards per game last season. However Sims will not help in this regard by himself, and the rest of the Detroit front seven still looks very weak to us. The secondary actually performed decently last season, but even that relative strength looks weaker this year with the losses of Andre Goodman and R.W. McQuarters to free agency. Detroit is lucky to be in the same division as the Green Bay Packers, as even with a projected record of around 5-11; we look for the Detroit Lions to finish third in the division this season. Prediction for 2006: 3rd Place NFC North After predicting multiple Super Bowl winners, expert NFL handicapper Mike "The Picker" Jones has returned with his 2012 Super Bowl XLVI prediction! His early Superbowl prediction was the New York Jets but after them falling apart towards the end of the regular season and missing out on the NFL playoffs, Mike now is going with the Patriots to win Superbowl XLVI. "I predict the AFC East New England Patriots will take down NFC powerhouse New York Giants by four points in the 2012 Super Bowl!" Good luck with all your 2012 NFL picks and have fun with a few Super Bowl prop bets at SBG Global Sportsbook, the world-wide leaders of online gambling! Super Bowl XLVI Picks from JP - The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will meet once again in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5th at 6:30pm ET in a rematch of the 2007 Super Bowl. The rematch will go down at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where the Patriots will take the field as 3-point favorites over the New York Giants, but I have it going the other way. I think New York's defensive front will use the turf to its advantage and will get to Tom Brady enough times with their ferocious pass rush, while Eli Manning will slice up the Patriots' secondary, which will lead them to stop the Patriots at the finish line. The Pats may be the better team, but the Giants are the hotter club and that will translate onto the field on Super Sunday. --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on September 24, 2006
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