ALRIGHT, IT'S OVER

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse for the Lions, they found a way to squander any miniscule glimmer of hope they might have had. They don't even deserve the first round pick and the first round pick deserves a team where he can thrive and have a career.

I confess, out of some wierd kind of respect, I was listening to Coach Marinelli and I fell for his week in and week out message that the Lions were getting better and they were going to stay the course. Now I know that Coach would stay the course even if he was coaching a team that was 0-50. It may be the only course he knows.
If he stays with the Lions, that record would be in the realm of possibility, but alas, he'll be fired at the end of this season.

Then what? The Lions start all over with a new system a new coaching staff and a plea to the fans to give them a few years to work out the kinks. There is no hope for this team...there is no hope for this franchise...there is no hope for anything to be different until Mr. Ford sells this team to a person who knows and loves football and will not tolerate mediocrity.

Go Redskins!

WILL THEY FIND A WAY?

The Detroit Lions are the first, and so far, only NFL team to be mathematically eliminated from a trip to the playoffs this year. This is not unusual news since it has happened every year since playoffs began, with the exception of the year they lost to the Dallas Cowboys in a shootout by the score of 5-3.

At this point in the year, Lions fans start dreaming and scheming about the prospects of landing a couple of high draft choices...perhaps a strong armed quarterback, or a big and quick defensive tackle, or a tall wide receiver with soft hands, or a new coach? No thought will be given to an offensive line that will pass and/or run block. By the way, very few quarterbacks have become adept at throwing completions while laying on their backs, few running backs are able to create yardage without some kind of purposeful blocking, and we already know that the subborn coach will receive a multi-year extension guaranteeing a number of years of mediocrity.

What I predict will happen in the final 6 games is this: The Lions will start playing with enthusiasm and purpose, and we'll witness a turnaround of sorts on the field. They will win 4 of the final 6 games and be close in the ones they lose, and once again give Lions fans a hope for the future.

Lions owner, Mr. Ford, will continue to produce cars that can't compete in the free market place, and continue to do the same with his football team.

What ever happened to Wayne Fonts?

Are there any hopes for an expansion team in Michigan?

The Answer

The question of the day, is not whether Barack Obama has the experience and knowledge necessary to lead America to happy and carefree living once again. Or whether he has the keys to unlock the global warming challenge that a polar bear faces each summer. Nor is the answer found in the slimey, rollercoaster stock market. Nor the integrity, or lack thereof, of Wall Street...or Congress, for that matter.

No, the question of the day is whether or not The Answer is the answer for the Pistons. Can Allen Iverson infuse whatever he infuses, into a team that routinely gets into the playoffs, but yet has fallen short the past few Junes? Will The Answer help Piston fans to forget Mr. Big Shot? Will Iverson's tatted up body endure another punishing regular season on the hardcourt and still have something left in his tank for the playoffs? Time will tell. This could be a major coup.

I believe overall that it's a good trade for Detroit and I believe Dumars did a great job reaching across the aisle to deal Chauncy to a Western Conference team. Now that's bipartisanship. How about running Mr. Dumars against Senator Debbie Stabenow? Just a thought...

One parting thought, the Pistons will get Dyess back from the Nuggets, Amir will return to the bench will Kwame and Dyess will platoon at 5.