Published 11/12/2008
by Aaron Liebman
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Last season, the New England Patriots achieved history by becoming the NFL’s first 16-0 team. Could it be that the Detroit Lions get to be the yin to that yang? Of course, the Patriots’ 16-0 record is tainted by the fact that they didn’t win the championship.
But for 0-16, postseason disappointments are not an option. Like the Patriots, the Lions can break the record simply because the team that already did it, the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, played only 14 back then the same way the 1972 Dolphins played 14.
So what now for the Lions? They’ve already fired Matt Millen, and he might be the lucky one. If Detroit does go winless, it could always be said that WITHOUT him they couldn’t win A game.
The Lions have been rebuilding since pretty much the turn of the millennium. What can they do now to not only restore respectability but enthusiasm? The team has not been selling out its games lately, and actually saw a home game blacked out on local television. ...
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