By Staff
Monday night was supposed to be exciting for me.
The Detroit Lions were on a channel I could actually watch.
But after less than a quarter, I turned the television off and I have resigned myself to the fact its going to be another long season.
The Lions were terrible.
I don't care if it was a preseason game or not.
The fact of the matter is that this is the third preseason game. There is only one more game left before the season begins.
So if the Lions' first team looked that bad in a half of football, how bad are they going to look when they have to play an entire game?
Let's get real people.
The Lions still don't have an offensive line that can block effectively.
The Lions still don't have a quality starting quarterback.
I'm sick and tired of watching Joey Harrington play more like Joey Bishop.
Detroit has a star in the making in running back Kevin Jones, and a trio of outstanding wide receivers - unless Charles Rogers gets hurt yet again.
The defense I thought was going to be better, but after watching the Rams shred it, I just don't know.
I guess the most disappointing part is that I kept reading about how the Lions were ready to make a move this season.
I read that the Lions were cocky heading into the season.
Cocky about what?
That performance certainly didn't give them any right to be anything but ashamed.
The Lions keep making coaching changes, but I don't see anyone changing the key players who just are not performing.
Detroit needs to pull the trigger on their quarterback situation and stop drafting wide receivers with their No. 1 selections.
They have enough good wide receivers. Plus, what good is even having one quality receiver when you don't have a quarterback who can get him the ball.
Not all of it is Harrington's fault. Like I said earlier, the Lions still don't have an offensive line that can block consistently.
But this is his third season and I really don't see much improvement.
We read about how hard he works, but I don't see that hard work translating into touchdowns on the field or even sustained drives.
So, Lions fans, it looks like another year of watching Detroit play like the "mild cats" instead of ferocious beasts.
That is if you can even get them on your cable channel.
I guess that's a topic for another column.