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Tags: Many people thought it couldn’t be done — that is the dreaded 0-16 record the Lions suffered in 08′. Accumulating an 0-16 record was less likely than going 16-0, which the New England Patriots accomplished in 07′ just a year prior. The Detroit Lions from 99′ — 08′ compiled an astonishing record of 48-112. If the Detroit Lions were in a European soccer league they would have been demoted to another level — or even disbanded the team and redistribute the players perhaps. It has been one bad draft pick after another for the Detroit Lions, nothing has worked.
Since a team can’t do worse then an 0-16 record, there is only room for improvement. The Detroit Lions did improve in one aspect — that was drafting number 1 pick QB Matthew Stafford. The Lions have had high draft picks for a decade and it got them an 0-16 season, Stafford will have to be the second coming of Joe Montana if the Lions hope to turn things around. It really is unfair to throw a QB into such a disaster of a team, but it happens — QB Troy Aikman started for the 1-15 Dallas Cowboys in 1989, the Cowboys won the Super Bowl 3 seasons later.
With Matthew Stafford and WR Calvin Johnson, the Lions have a nucleus in place to start a respectable franchise instead the butt of jokes for once. The Lions finally won a game after a 19-game losing streak defeating the Washington Redskins in week 3. The previous win came in 07′ in week 16 against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Detroit Lions should do much better in 09′ then in 08′. Matthew Stafford has a high skill set and was drafted number 1 for a reason — while he might not be the “savior” to lead the franchise to the promise land, he is the cornerstone of the Lions now.
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