Another Lions football game, another Lions loss.
Another Lions loss, another (head coach) Rod Marinelli press conference saying "this team is coming together."
Another Lions loss, and another week that people wonder why CEO Matt Millen hasn't been canned long beforehand.
As an average person, you can be sure that watching the Lions every week is a wretched waste of time. The constant losing has not watered down the fan base, amazingly enough. They do talk about organizing marches, or leaving in the second quarter of games, or wearing opposing teams' outfits in order to take a stand. The passion is there and the audience still fills the seats, although some of the comments regarding their 2-9 start this year are getting agonizing - for the ones doing the commenting.
What international instances are reminding people of the Lions conducting business as they do? That's right; the war in Iraq gone horribly wrong.
Take away video of two press conferences between President Bush & Millen; you'd swear they're interchangeable. We know the war in Iraq is going to kill thousands more people unless the president changes the course & breaks up the troops. We know that will not happen - but we hope for at least some concedement that things aren't all beans & gravy.
It doesn't happen: Bush says we are winning, they are getting the people trained, violence is down, and the public shouldn't be saying anything. People wish it was just a bad dream, but it's reality.
The Lions don't warrant a story as serious - yet it's pathetic all the same. Supposedly, they're playing well (uh, dropped pass or sack), they don't get the referee's whistles (ten penalities a game will do that), and watch Millen in the 2007 offseason try to draft another wide receiver.
What's the common link? Both people say things that antagonize the viewing public, making them turn red under the collar, while both men portray the look of innocence.
There' s a reason there was a party change in Congress, and all Lions fans hope for a good reason to change parties (owners) at Ford Field in Detroit.
Until then, there's only so much hair left to pull out no matter which issue interests you more.
