2011 Detroit Lions: Year of “Matt Stafford” or the Lions as a Team?

March 21, 2011   ·   Brenda Summers   ·   Jump to comments

It has been a long, long time since anyone has had hope for the Detroit Lions. 
It isn't because we haven't had good or even great players (Barry Sanders) in the past, but because we have lacked a "team". 
We've had bursts of brilliant players but then not much in terms of team support.  This is not really the fault of the players.  The finger lays directly with the GMs and coaches who could never get the right mix of players on the field or the right culture to put together a solid season.
Things have changed since Martin and Schwartz entered Ford Field.
They have purposefully brought in "outside" veteran players to boost the morale and raise the expectations of the other players.  They knew that to help the Lions become truly competitive, it had to start with how they perceived themselves to be as a team.
Schwartz knows too that you can have a team full of star-quality players and not have a good season.  You can also have a team...

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