Some observations as a 3-12-1 season
ends on Brush Street in Detroit:
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Green Bay coach Matt LeFleur may
never have heard of Sir Alex Ferguson, but the Packers' boss should
have used one of the Manchester United great's team talk lines
at halftime … instead of, “Lads, it's Tottenham,” LaFleur
could have used the phrase, “Lads, it's Detroit!” Same result
for the Red Devils in English soccer in 2001, coming back from 3-0 down to beat Spurs, 5-2; same result for the NFL team on Sunday, coming back from 17-3 down at half to beat the Lions, 23-20. -
This should put the talk of the
Lions' back up quarterback being one of the most popular figures in
Detroit sports to bed. Jeff Driskel and David Blough have shown that
they can't loosen the straps from Matthew Stafford's sandals, let
alone step into his shoes. We know now just how the Lions look
without Stafford, and no, Colin Kapernick would've looked more like
Daunte Culpepper did in 2008 if he came to Detroit this year. -
The Bears had Abe Gibron as their
head coach from 1972-74. He was Chicago's defensive coordinator
before being picked by George Halas to be his second successor, and
Gibron went 11-30-1 (.274). The Lions may have the ghost of Gibron
now in Matt Patricia, who has gone 9-22-1 (.297) in his two years
here. In fact, Patricia looks more like an Abe Gibron with a beard
and hair … wonder if he ever sang “Jeremiah was a bullfrog” as
Gibron did in a classic NFL Films “mik'd up” clip during a game
in Denver in 1973?
At least some things never change …
and “in this ever changing world in which we live in,” as Paul
McCartney sang in “Live and Let Die,” constancy is not all that
bad.
Thanks!
