Furrey, McDonald not as wanted: In 2006, Mike Furrey left St. Louis and joined his former coach, Mike Martz, in Detroit. The 6-foot, 205-pound wide receiver led the Lions -- and NFC -- with 98 catches. In 2007, Shaun McDonald left St. Louis and joined Martz in Detroit. The 5-10, 183-pound wide receiver led the Lions with 79 catches. Furrey finished third with 61. And now? It's 2008. Martz has been fired and is in San Francisco. Furrey and McDonald have stayed in Detroit, and new offensive coordinator Jim Colletto has a different approach. What roles will Furrey and McDonald play? "I don't think we'll be as much of a focal point as we were in that offense," McDonald said Tuesday in the Detroit Free-Press. "But I can definitely see where I'm going to fit in there and see some of the routes that they've got. It's going to be a good year, I think." (Updated 05/21/2008).
Injury Report
Knee - Probable for the start of training camp (Updated - 5/5/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Furrey and McDonald will have smaller roles but still significant ones, according to Colletto. Three- and four-wide receiver sets remain in the playbook. "It's going to change," Colletto said. "But the plays won't change." Keep an eye on how the Lions offense sets up this offseason and during training camp and how Furrey and McDonald are used. Both are low-end Fantasy options at this time, with McDonald being the better Fantasy receiver. (Updated 05/21/2008).
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Furrey, McDonald not as wanted: In 2006, Mike Furrey left St. Louis and joined his former coach, Mike Martz, in Detroit. The 6-foot, 205-pound wide receiver led the Lions -- and NFC -- with 98 catches. In 2007, Shaun McDonald left St. Louis and joined Martz in Detroit. The 5-10, 183-pound wide receiver led the Lions with 79 catches. Furrey finished third with 61. And now? It's 2008. Martz has been fired and is in San Francisco. Furrey and McDonald have stayed in Detroit, and new offensive coordinator Jim Colletto has a different approach. What roles will Furrey and McDonald play? "I don't think we'll be as much of a focal point as we were in that offense," McDonald said Tuesday in the Detroit Free-Press. "But I can definitely see where I'm going to fit in there and see some of the routes that they've got. It's going to be a good year, I think." (Updated 05/21/2008).
Injury Report
Knee - Probable for the start of training camp (Updated - 5/5/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Furrey and McDonald will have smaller roles but still significant ones, according to Colletto. Three- and four-wide receiver sets remain in the playbook. "It's going to change," Colletto said. "But the plays won't change." Keep an eye on how the Lions offense sets up this offseason and during training camp and how Furrey and McDonald are used. Both are low-end Fantasy options at this time, with McDonald being the better Fantasy receiver. (Updated 05/21/2008).
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Last Seven Games
Date
Opp.
Rec
Yds
Lg
TD
11/18
NYG
7
113
32
0
11/22
GB
2
18
10
0
12/02
MIN
6
54
15
0
12/09
DAL
8
96
19
0
12/16
SD
5
48
17
1
12/23
KC
2
26
17
0
12/30
GB
5
69
30
1
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Fantasy Points by Week
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Receiving
Year
Team
G
GS
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
20+
40+
1st
2003
St. Louis Rams
8
1
10
62
6.2
13
0
0
0
4
2004
St. Louis Rams
16
0
37
494
13.4
52
3
9
1
23
2005
St. Louis Rams
16
2
46
523
11.4
31
0
4
0
29
2006
St. Louis Rams
16
0
13
136
10.5
28
1
3
0
6
2007
Detroit Lions
16
7
79
943
11.9
49
6
12
1
46
TOTAL
72
10
185
2158
11.7
52
10
28
2
108
Rushing
Year
Team
G
GS
Att
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
20+
1st
2003
St. Louis Rams
8
1
2
7
3.5
5
0
0
1
2004
St. Louis Rams
16
0
4
0
0.0
7
0
0
0
2005
St. Louis Rams
16
2
1
7
7.0
7
0
0
1
2006
St. Louis Rams
16
0
0
0
---
0
0
0
0
2007
Detroit Lions
16
7
4
2
0.5
9
0
0
0
TOTAL
72
10
11
16
1.5
9
0
0
2
Punt Returns
Year
Team
G
Ret
FC
Ret Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
20+
2003
St. Louis Rams
8
0
0
0
---
0
0
0
2004
St. Louis Rams
16
30
18
143
4.8
39
0
2
2005
St. Louis Rams
16
8
6
33
4.1
14
0
0
2006
St. Louis Rams
16
23
14
172
7.5
33
0
3
2007
Detroit Lions
16
0
0
0
---
0
0
0
TOTAL
72
61
38
348
5.7
39
0
5
Defensive Stats
Year
Team
G
Total
Tkl
Ast
Sacks
Int
Yds
Avg
Lg
TD
Pass Def
2003
St. Louis Rams
8
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2004
St. Louis Rams
16
2
2.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2005
St. Louis Rams
16
2
2.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2006
St. Louis Rams
16
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2007
Detroit Lions
16
2
2.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
TOTAL
72
6
6.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
Fumbles
Year
Team
G
Fum
Lost
Fum Forced
Own Rec
Opp Rec
Yds
Tot Rec
TD
2003
St. Louis Rams
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2004
St. Louis Rams
16
4
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
2005
St. Louis Rams
16
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2006
St. Louis Rams
16
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2007
Detroit Lions
16
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
72
11
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
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