Comic Cover of the Week (01/18/09)

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Mike Shanahan?

The Denver Broncos shocked the sports world yesterday by firing their 14-year coach, Mike Shanahan, after an 8-8 season in which the Broncos lost their last three games, the last game being a "win and you're in" game against the Chargers.

Shanahan's firing changes the landscape of the NFL offseason coaching searches. With Bill Cowher making it clear that he does not intend on returning to coaching in the '09 season, Shanahan is clearly the best coach available.

Simply put, the Lions have GOT to make every effort to hire Shanahan. He is a proven commodity, which is important when you have an unproven GM running the show. And unproven GM and unproven coach will give you the '01 Lions. Granted, that team won two games, which would be an improvement from the '08 Lions, but I don't think that's what we're looking for.

Shanahan knows how to win games. He's a GREAT coach. His recent failures were a result of some poor personnel decisions. Yes, Shanahan made those decisions. But he wouldn't be evaluating talent in Detroit. He would just be coaching. This move would show some real brass by Martin Mayhew. Go out and sign him. Back up a Brinks truck to his house if necessary. Just get him signed. If all Shanahan does is turn the Lions into an 8-8 team, that's a massive improvement over where they are right now.

This Is Why I Skipped MNFBBQ

See that blue blob wearing a black baseball hat? That's me with my friend Zack (the bald guy - I'm not bald because I've got on a hat). So yeah, I'll take those seats over "Walk Hard" any day.

0-16

In a day of epic football, the Detroit Lions committed an epic fail and entered the history books. Congratulations Lions fan, you jump to the top of the tortured sports fans pantheon. Your football team is now 0-16. And they did it the old-fashioned way. They sucked in all three categories, offense, defense and special teams. This team had the perfect melding of lack of talent and poor coaching which allowed them to avoid the "Any Given Sunday" mantra of the NFL. In 2008, the Lions motto was "No Given Sunday."

So they're 0-16. And they have to own it. But that doesn't mean the team has to accept it. Sorry Rod, but you've got to go. Today. I don't care personally if Martin Mayhew is going to run the team. He made a good trade for the Dallas 1st round pick and perhaps he could draft the appropriate players this year. So I'll give him a chance. But there have to be wholesale changes made in the offseason. At least a third of these players cannot be on the roster on opening day in 2009. Otherwise, we could be looking at 0-32 over two years.

Comic Cover of the Week (12/28/08)

0-16 (one week and counting)

The first player I picked was from the Lions Offense. The second was from Special Teams. In theory, I was going to pick a player from the Lions Defense. But screw that noise. Watching (actually, listening) the New Orleans Saints convert their first 11 third-downs (on the 12th, they took a knee) and score 6 TD plays in a row, I'm beginning to think that the Lions D is simply horrific. So, sorry Ernie Sims but you're gone.

Instead, let's build our running game around Kevin Smith. The quality of his movies may have dropped off in recent years, but he has picked up his running game the last half of the season.

Get ready for it next week fellow Lions fans. You're already part of history (worst NFL start ever). Get ready to become infamous.