Another rough season for Lions.(Sports)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December, 2006 | by McDill, Kent

Byline: Kent McDill Daily Herald Sports Writer The Bears have played some bad teams on their way to a 12-2 record, but as poor as the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams were, they are not the Detroit Lions. The 2-12 Lions host the Bears on Sunday at Ford Field amid outcries for a public showing of dismay concerning general manager and president Matt Millen.

Some fans are trying to organize a walkout just prior to halftime to indicate their displeasure at yet another losing season - the 49th consecutive year the Lions have failed to win the NFL title. The Lions are 23-71 in the five years of Millen's tenure as GM, and the call has gone out for him to be ousted. If Millen goes, first-year coach Rod Marinelli would probably go with him. Marinelli...

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