Mike Martz, Other Lions' "Cat Offs," 49ers Kill Lions' Season

This was it Detroit. The San Francisco 49ers represented Detroit's last chance to salvage a season. Most teams at 0-2 still have a shot at the playoffs. After all, just last year, the New York Giants started 0-2 and won the Superbowl. Most years, at least one 0-2 team makes the playoffs. The Lions have a bye next week. It sure looks better going into a rough stretch against Chicago and Minnesota when you're 1-2 instead of 0-3. This was a winnable game for Detroit, just as Atlanta and Green Bay should have been. Two of the 49ers most important team components were Lions off-casts. Think about that for a minute. When you're off-casts of what is undoubtedly the worst team in the NFL over the last seven years, you're about as low as you can sink. If the Lions had any killer instinct at all, they would have dominated this 49ers team. J.T. O'Sullivan was Jon Kitna's backup last season. Through two games this season, he has been sacked 12 times. That's 4 more times than even Jon Kitna. That ... (link)