My 2011 Detroit Lions Prediction

Over the years I've made some predictions for the Detroit Lions, with some luck. In 2008, everyone was saying that they were going to be really good, and I called 5-11, and was wrong when they went 0-16. In 2009, everyone was saying that they were going to be really good, and I called 4-12, and was wrong when they went 2-14. In 2010, everyone was saying that they were going to be really good, and I predicted 6-10, and I was finally right when they really did go 6-10. For those doing some math, I was off by 5, 2, and 0 over the last 3 years- I think I'm figuring it out. So, here is my prediction for the Detroit Lions in 2011...

The 2011-2012 Detroit Lions will be a 7-9 football team, although if they suffer any sort of significant injuries, they could be worse than that, so I am very tempted to say 6-10, but since I drink the Kool-Aid, I'll go 7-9. It is disappointing that they have lost almost their entire draft class to injury so far this year, but I think they did improve the linebackers and secondary a bit and another year for their young core should lead to significant improvement and a couple victories.

If they do improve to 7-9 or better, considering where they were under Matt Millon and where they are now, that it just goes to show you that hiring competent and experienced leaders and then sticking to an overall plan of spending wisely and focusing on the basics will always work better than hiring an inexperienced dreamer who spends money wildly on impulses and flights of fancy and hopes it will work.

Now who's ready for some football!