OK, I don't want to talk about week 2 -- except to say that it was a one-time lapse. The Lions are better than that, and they'll show it this week against the NFL's biggest surprise, the Tampa Bay Bucs and their luxury running back, Carnell "Cadillac" Williams.
Everyone and their sister is on the Buc bandwagon this week. That's because everyone forgot why Detroit destroyed Green Bay in week 1: Detroit Defense. Williams will have the toughest challenge of the year against Detroit's line, and even with the loss of Fernando Bryant at corner, Detroit's pass rush and secondary will be enough to rattle Tampa Bay's quarterback, Greasy.
Meanwhile, after the bye week, Detroit's offensive line will actually learn how to pass block so that Harrington can get something going, and Kevin Jones will be the Bucs' worst nightmare.
Your important prediction: Detroit 21, Tampa 17.
Dammit.
Here's the thing. Marcus Pollard's touchdown was a touchdown, and my prediction was perfect -- 21-17.
Anyway, chalk this one up to the curse of being a team from Detroit -- conspiracy abounds. We lost this one by a few scant inches -- twice, because after the first touchdown was reversed, another one from Mike Williams was also just, just out of bounds. Man, we had this one.
We'll be back next week, kids.
They was robbed.
Photographic evidence. Lions are 2-1, folks. Screw the officials.
they may have been robbed, but there are few things gayer than a website named, "the roar report".