Hey Detroit Lions: You Really Stink!

You know, there was a time when I kept trying to give the Detroit Lions credit for finally heading in the right direction.

I could take the 26-0 beat down the Packers gave them two weeks ago.

I was elated they finally won since November of 2007.

I was even a little choked up when I saw the Lions were favored in this game, another first since being favored over the Atlanta Falcons last year;really, it brought a tear to my eye.

They were at home playing against a team that hadn't won yet and had a big chance to show the rest of the NFL they were improving,but then they lost to the St. Louis Fricking Rams, 17-10. 

A little caveat here:  I wonder if St. Louis fans are really going to say the Rams won since it was "only the Lions", much like many Lions fans said about us beating the Redskins in week three (Sorry, just can't let that go).

For the most part, the defense did a pretty good job of keeping the Lions in the game.  Kudos to DeWayne White for that nice interception which should have fired up the offense.  Also have to give props to Kevin Smith for the smart play when he tackled the Rams James Butler in the end zone after he came out and then went back in.  Almost as dumb as Dan Orvolysky's gaffe last year;almost.

As for the offense, it is absolutely wrong that Matthew Stafford throws for 33 times and only connects on 14 passes and of those 14 passes that he hit on, only two went to a wide receiver, Bryant Johnson.

Crap, crap, crap, and more crap.  It's starting to pile up and really stink in Detroit,so bad that this fan based in Seattle can actually smell it.

Of course, we can't go any further unless we talk about what the game breaker was; the touchdown the Rams scored on the fake field goal.

Let's see, the Rams were 0-6, the attempt was going to be from over 50 yards, and the Rams (not the Lions) called a time out to talk about it. WHAT MADE YOU THINK THEY WEREN'T GOING TO TRY A FAKE FIELD GOAL?!?  They were desperate for a win and were willing to try anything to get a touchdown.

Speaking of which, where the heck are the trick plays from the Lions? Shouldn't there be a sense of desperation? 

Are we supposed to accept the fact that we're happy the Lions are suffering in quiet dignity? 

Lions are coming out to my side of the world next week.  When I looked at the schedule, I had actually thought about buying tickets to see them play.  Can't do that now,even with the state the Seahawks are in, I don't believe they are going to win out here.  So what's the point?

Now that the Lions have lost to the St. Louis Fricking Rams, there isn't one game left on this schedule that I have any confidence of them winning;not even against the Cleveland Browns despite the fact owner Randy Lerner says he's "sick" about the state of his team.  Browns got nothing on the Lions, we got losing down to a damn science. 

Want to be sick?  Try being a Lions fan.