Detroit Lions Fans Have No Reason to Temper Expectations in 2011

July 16, 2011   ·   Seattle Lion Fan   ·   Jump to comments

This article is to answer Kyle Gibbons's fine article "Detroit Lions Fans Must Temper Expectations in 2011," written July 11, 2011.
Just to clarify, I have always respected Kyle's work. He is articulate and well researched, and a lot of times, I agree with what he say.
Not this time.
Every Detroit Lions fan has lived with mediocrity since 1961. Just how sad is it for fans to celebrate one playoff win in nearly 50 years?
Kyle calls himself a realist, and I would say many Detroit Lions fans fall into that category.
However, there are some of us realists who can look at the Lions in a much more optimistic light, as opposed to the pessimism in the statement that "in order for the Lions to finish at 8-8, Stafford would have to have his best year and two or three Lions would have to go to the Pro Bowl."
There are many other quotes I could throw out here, but the last thing I want to do is to deny any person his right to an opinion.
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