and how drastically that seemed to contrast against how the Lions handled Marco Iannuzzi and Arland Bruce, which required Tate to put out his own statement Monday. Reacting to the fact, according to Lions president Dennis Skulsky in a Global TV interview, that ticket sales Sunday are at about the 36,000 mark, which figures to make a sellout a difficult task. Reacting to news Dean Valli will fully take part in practice Tuesday. Truth be told, nothing really matters until Sunday, but we've got blog posts to fill. Should be an interesting week. We encourage all readers to share their views on our articles and blog posts. We are committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion, so we ask you to avoid personal attacks, and please keep your comments relevant and respectful. If you encounter a comment that is abusive, click the "X" in the upper right corner of the comment box to report spam or abuse. We are using Facebook commenting. Visit our FAQ page for more information .