I am with you on the sense of hope and optimism. Until proven otherwise, I do believe that the current direction of the franchise is forward, how could it get any worse?

I am also hopeful that the Lions current triplets (Stafford, Smith, and MegaTron) blossom into one nearly as productive as the Barry/Herman years!

This about sums up the Lions, for the better part of 5 DECADES!!!

Although I believe every year is going to change and my “investment” is going to pay off; I feel better this year than at any other time during the “Millen Years” (you can throw in almost all the years I’ve been a fan and I’m 44).

This is the first time, I can remember, that the head coach is qualified (outside of Mouch) and the coordinators have “TRUE” track records of success. From that stand-point, I can gain faith that this has to be better than anything that I’ve had to swallow. I need to root for the ENTIRE team, not just the Barry’s, Sim’s, Speilman’s, Baker’s, Moore’s, etc., etc., etc., of the Detroit professional football world.