Just when I make the mistake of talking trash to fans of other mediocre teams, my beloved Lions lay an egg at Arizona of all places. Watching the Washington Redskins collapse earlier in the day was a pleasant sight. And after giving my cousin, a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, a ton of grief for his team losing to the Broncos and Cardinals, we go and have a negative rushing yardage day against the Cardinals. Not to mention that we hand delivered Karlos Dansby’s Hall of Fame buss based on his performance. You can’t be taken as a serious playoff contender and lose to a very mediocre Arizona Cardinals team. Grrrrrr…

And in retrospect, I am second guessing my decision to jump off of the Fire Matt Millen bandwagon. What did we get for Dre Bly? A running back that was just used at most, as a 5 week fill-in for Kevin Jones and an offensive lineman that will be listed on the injury report because of the ringing in his ears from so many false start penalties. Not to mention the lackluster rookie season of Calvin Johnson. I still think he will be a stud, but even Stevie Wonder can see that. Gerald Alexander has been a pleasant surprise, but thats about it from the draft. No matter how difficult the Lion’s schedule appears to be for the remainder of the season, if we don’t finish with a winning record and have a legitimate shot at the playoffs, Matt Millen should be given the boot.
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