Do the Detroit Lions Have a Puncher's Chance in 2009?

In 2008, I wrote an article as to why the Miami Dolphins could contend in 2008.  They did.  I predicated that argument on the idea that the Dolphins needed to incorporate all of their running backs into the offense, and for then Miami QB Josh McCown to play like Trent Dilfer. Funnily enough, the Dolphins would sign castoff QB Chad Pennington and trade McCown to Carolina.  The Dolphins would also install the Wildcat offense in order to utilize running backs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. I am not taking credit for what Tony Sparano and Bill Parcells did.  However, in retrospect, I feel prescient in what I opined, and that I was thinking the way a Hall of Fame coach thought. In a random aside, I have also taken Wonderlic practice tests and earned a perfect score.  The meaning of that is highly questionable, but I could not resist the chance to say it. Anyway, the Detroit Lions are currently in a similar situation as the Dolphins were after 2007.  ... (link)