OT: What is fundamentslly different about the Lions team/org *now* as opposed to the last 40-some years?
Am someone born a Lions fan but stopped paying close attention years (decades) ago... maybe the days of Wayne Fontes was when I last could recite most of the roster? Still liked to see when they won, but it has never meant as much to me as Michigan/Redwings/Tigers since those days. My viewing most of the time since was their annual disappointment on Thanksgiving - just something that became a less-than-exciting, but required, part of the holiday tradition.