Wednesday, July 30, 2008

What about the Lions???

I've gotten a couple of emails about not paying attention to the Lions as they open training camp. This is their 75th year, you know, and it's time for some reflecting. At the Lions Web site, there is a link for voting for the all-time Lions team. Can anyone come up with 22 players? That might be difficult.
My response: Wake me up when they get to the Super Bowl.
I'm so sick, tired and pissed off over this organization that, in some ways, they simply fail to exist for me. I mean, no organization in sports history has ever been so incapably managed. From the coaching staff to the front office to ownership, the Lions are a JOKE.
Matt Millen? C'mon, Adam Sandler has as much experience and knowledge in running a pro football team as Millen. In fact, I dare say that the remake of "The Longest Yard" might have Lions officials thinking Sandler is a candidate to replace Millen. How do these folks make their decisions?
I've been watching the team since the early 1960s, and I can't figure out where they are going, what they are doing. The QB rollercoaster has been intriguing, from the Milt Plum-Karl Sweetan years to now, the Kitna years. They're really never had a big-time QB. I thought Greg Landry and Chuck Long were the closest they ever got to the elite QB, but Landry bounced through bad coaching, as did long. And Long hurt his arm, which basically killed his NFL career.
Andre Ware, Scott Campbell ... give me a break.
And that's just one position.
So I'll wait on the sidelines for the Lions. Consider me a casual observer. Again, wake me up when they get to the Super Bowl.

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