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I wouldn't even rank the Bears as an enemy. I'm not sure there has been any years where both the Lions and Bears were good.
If you were alive to watch Butkus wreak havoc - there is a hint of anger (tapered with a ton of respect). :D
To this day that guy did more on two bum knees at the end of his career than most LB's can do with two good ones in the prime of their career.
Actually it's 50 something.
Things you remember usually stay with you your lifetime.
Like watching Tom Dempsey hit that FG from what might have been Bourbon Street....
The stadium is long gone, but damn I still remember the call of that FG - and the look on the Lions players.
Watching these last few years just shows how important good ownership is. It also reinforces just how inept WCF was as an owner.
Amen, brother.
WCF Sr. is why the UP is Packers country, and people like Annie Agar and the lady that used to be on ESPN and went to Michigan State root for other teams than the Detroit Lions.
He was inept and not willing to listen to actual football people for advice. Trust in bozos like Russ Thomas or Matt Millen will cause many people to question his Ownership, and many did in his lifetime.
Heck, Carroll Rosenbloom, the late Owner of the LA Rams in the '70s, openly mocked his Ownership skills publicly, and when he mysteriously died in 1979, the Detroit Lions were the only NFL team back then that didn't even send condolences.
"I hope to see the Lions in the Super Bowl before I die"
My friend Ken L
True, but it's ironic that his daughter has been a better Owner than he ever was.
I'm not that far from being 60. I would have liked to have a football team that was just as good as Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson back in the day.
Case in point: Look at the Chicago Bears. They have a problem with Ownership similar to what Lions fans endured with WCF. It used to be that the other teams in the NFC North didn’t have to worry about being in the cellar more than 1-2 years at the most, because the Lions would be the messed up organization.
Now, it's the Bears that have Ownership issues.
"I hope to see the Lions in the Super Bowl before I die"
My friend Ken L
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