Lucky for the media, they're only allowed to watch part of Lions' practice, but from what mlive.com's Tom Kowalski saw, things are worse than usual for the team just three games away from 0-16. If you somehow missed it, Drew Henson, formerly of the New York Yankees, was under center for the last snap of Sunday's loss to the Vikings because Daunte Culpepper suffered a shoulder injury the series before.
Culpepper has since had an MRI on his shoulder and didn't take part in individual drills this afternoon. Dan Orlovsky, who missed the last five games with a thumb injury on his throwing hand, did take part in practice ... and proceeded to look like crap.
"... his throws were very inconsistent. It appears that Orlovsky is still struggling to get a firm grip on the ball. When he tried to really zip a throw, some were on the mark but others sailed high and others wobbled.There's more (of course there is): Drew Stanton, the biggest embarrassment in the history of professional football, is the healthiest of the three quarterbacks who didn't previously play baseball for a living, although he's coming off a concussion. And he's embarrassing.
You know, it's still not too late to forfeit the Colts game and prepare extra hard for the Saints. Or, better still, maybe head coach Rod Marinelli can spread around some of that invisibility cream he's been bragging about. That might be the Lions last, best hope at avoiding a big fat oh-fer.
