I'm impressed! Only halfway through the season, but I am truly impressed! I never thought the Lions would be 6-2 after 8 games! That is fantastic progress!
As we've learned by watching the Tigers, Pistons, and Red Wings in recent years - it's how you finish that counts, not how you start! But, still, 6-2?! Seriously? Who would have ever thought they'd beat the Bears twice and blow Denver off the field? And they haven't played up to their capabilities yet - at least on offense.
Now that Kevin Jones is back and starting to look like he's really back, the offense should really start to pick up steam! As Jones improves in catching the ball out of the backfield ala Marshall Faulk, the Lions offense will take on a whole new dimension.
I think we saw a real flash of the Mike Martz offense on Sunday when the Lions went 95 yards in 2 plays for a big touchdown! That was something that has been done to the Lions - not by the Lions - for the past many years!
Everyone thought Kitna was crazy when he predicted 10 wins. Personally, I liked his confidence(what is he supposed to say?), and I'm glad to see that he's backing it up (so far!).
Major credit to Rod Marinelli and his staff for laying the groundwork for a major culture shift wiht the Lions. I'm not saying that the Lions are a dynasty in the making or even that they'll have great success the rest of the 2007 season. But I am saying that these Lions are breaking with the past - they are creating their own identity - and that will allow them to define a future that is as much about winning as the past teams were about losing.
Go Lions! The fans in Detroit deserve a winner after so many years of losing! Keep up the winning ways and CRUSH Arizona this Sunday!
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