Damien Woody is slim trim and ready
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Just a quick update on Damien Woody.
His weight problems have been discussed earlier in “Damien Woody - Old MacDonald had fat farm”
Woody had gone from the Pro Bowl in New England to the Pig Bowl in Detroit.
Well it seems that spending a little time on the fat farm has helped Damien out quite a bit.
Lions guard Damien Woody has lost over 40 pounds this offseason.
In talking to the veteran on Thursday, Woody tells us he did it so he can get back to his Pro Bowl form. He adds that to play effectively in Mike Martz’s system, you need to be athletic and agile. source
Man, Woody went from the peak of the mountain to becoming the mountain.
Along the way he also got sued for messing around with another woman.
It’s the story of “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and her lawyer.” This woman, who apparently gets around (she has an out of wedlock kid with someone else and dumped him for Woody), allowed herself to be treated like a groupie, chewed up and spit out. And now she wants $250,000 plus for it. Ballard, a Woody paramour, is suing him in a Detroit area court because Woody
broke up her engagement with another man and then wooed her into moving in with him with the promises of marriage, lifelong security and her own business. . . . After a few months of promising that he would divorce his wife and marry Ballard, Woody allegedly backed out on all of his original promises, she claims. source
Of course, this is all alleged and was eventually dropped. Who knows what really happened?
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Marinelli and Martz have to be happy.
They won’t be sending Damien any chocolates, though!
Good Luck to Damien as he tries to resurrect his career.
Damien now finds himself at a svelte 338 pounds.
Oh, and by the way, Woody still wants to lose 23 more pounds!
NFL Football Fan Question Losing 40 pounds should not be dismissed or laughed off. It takes a terrific effort. Do you think it will help improve the Lions offensive line?
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5 opinions for Damien Woody is slim trim and ready
Ron B Free
May 20, 2007 at 6:56 am
Woody better get in shape. Lions paid him a lot of money to come here as a free agent. He got fat and happy and got involved in some stupid off the field antics. Now its time to get to work. He might not even start for the Lions next year if he doesn’t. Lions brought in players that want his starting spot.
Emanuel “Manny” Ramirez, a big strong guard out of Texas Tech drafted by the Lions on the fourth round, is an intriguing prospect. He has tremendous strength, good agility, and was known in college for being an intelligent player with good field vision. He played in a passing offense which means he could be a quick starter in the Lions offense.
George Foster, acquired by the Lions in a trade with the Denver Broncos, was a first-round pick by the Broncos in 2003. He played in all 48 games the last three seasons, with 45 starts at right tackle. Foster was the No. 1 right tackle in last week’s mandatory mini-camp. He too is a big boy who has said he is willing to play any position on the line if it means he can continue to start.
The Lions signed Stephon Peterman from the Dallas Cowboys to their practice squad last October and promoted him to the active roster last December when they ran into injury trouble. He played three games, starting two, and impressed the brass. After practice Thursday, Marinelli raved about Peterman’s attitude: “Peterman just loves our system. He’s out here all day.” A little later, as Peterman did an interview, Marinelli poked his head through the door and said: “He’s tough.”
Peterman doesn’t just fit Marinelli’s philosophy, though. He fits offensive coordinator Mike Martz’s system, too.
“He is the prototypical guard for what we do,” Martz said. “We’re going to see all those big inside tackles defensively, and at 320 pounds, he can handle that in the running game. The five-step drops that we do with the quarterback, he’s pretty stout.”
Peterman feels like he’s finally becoming the player he was supposed to be. He was All-America when Louisiana State won the national title in 2003. He was a third-round draft pick. A knee injury and surgery sidelined him at Dallas. He is healthy now and wants to play. The Lions love his toughness, size and the fact that he has come back strong from his injury and wants to prove himself.
Hopefully with the improvement on the line and the addition of vets Bell and Ducket to their running game their overall offense will be better. For all the yards Kitna threw for last year the Lions pathetic offense was primarily due to the fact that they couldn’t run the ball when they needed to, they had no balance on offense. If you can’t run the ball you don’t win in the NFL. The four worst rushing teams — Oakland, Arizona, Cleveland and Detroit — combined to win 14 games. That’s the same number of wins as the San Diego Chargers, who ranked second in rushing. Running the ball is a mindset. It also helps to have healthy linemen and tailbacks, and injuries stripped the Lions of quality players at both spots last year. But there has to be a commitment to the running game, no matter what. The best way to short-circuit a running attack is for a team to stop running the ball. Lions added lineman, running backs and speed at the wide reciever position by drafting Calvin Johnson. Next year should be exciting for Lions fans. Now if we could just stop anyone on defense we might be a legit team. Look for the Lions to focus on defense in next years draft.
James
May 20, 2007 at 2:08 pm
So, to paraphrase, Woody better get on the stick?
deadissue
May 24, 2007 at 5:15 pm
I assume it was his pass blocking that suffered…or stamina? Maybe he got depressed once a full season was in the books.
James
May 24, 2007 at 9:58 pm
No, too many or our running backs complained it was taking too long to run around him.
deadissue
May 24, 2007 at 10:26 pm
Damn…he got the $$ and that was that.
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