Two quick Friday thoughts before I head out of town for a week's vacation and a little R and R:

First, the NCAA men's basketball rules committee took a bold and appropriate step yesterday by voting to move the 3-point line back to 20 feet, nine inches. After 20 years of existence, the 3-pointer had become too easy a shot in the college game (at 19-9, it was same distance as the line junior high teams use). The move, which still needs to be approved later this month by the Playing Rules Oversight Committee, won't dramatically affect scoring but it should impact 3-point percentages, which may very well make it easier for big men to operate inside.

Second, just got done watching a little of Drew Stanton's first rookie mini-camp practice as a Lion. He admitted to being a little erratic after practice, and it was evident Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz is overhauling his throwing motion.

"I could probably sit here for an hour and write a book on (what changes Martz is making)," Stanton said. "There's a lot of things from your feet to your eyes to where I hold the ball. All those things that he's taught all the quarterbacks that have had success, so now I just need to really just hammer it home and get it through repetition."

Barring an injury to Jon Kitna, Stanton will have at least a year to iron out his motion and take hold of Martz's offense. And in case you were wondering, the Lions other rookie skill player, Calvin Johnson, looks as good as advertised running routes and catching just about everything thrown at him with ease.