http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ We're strangely transfixed by all this en-us jonathanberndt@mac.com 2004-11-09T16:13:33-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/archives/000051.shtml If your local professional football team has played eight games, it must be time for a half-way point review of how things are going. There are dueling looks at the Lions, though the conclusion is pretty much the same: the running game stinks.... 51@http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ Lions 2004-11-09T16:13:33-05:00 http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/archives/000040.shtml If it's summer, then athletes must be negotiating contracts. Since everybody but baseball is in some part of their off-season, it heavy free-agent signing time. The Wings are quietly getting everybody inked. And NFL teams are trying to avoid long holdouts of their top draft picks, so it was a good sign that the Lions got Roy Williams into camp without too much delay. And today we get word that... 40@http://www.originaljb.net/sportslog/ Red Wings 2004-08-03T14:56:41-05:00