Leelanau Sports Guy’s World

I know, I know, it was only one game. Atlanta might be a bit overrated, some have said. The Lions always do this, I have read in numerous places. Still, there is something different about this Lions team and what they have been able to do under the leadership of Rod Marinelli.

I think Marinelli is a good coach, period. He stresses fundamentals and expects high levels of energy, in games and practice. I love what he says, and I love what the Lions did to Atlanta. They dominated.

Sure they won’t win every week, and might not even finish close to .500, but I think the building blocks are there for the Lions to turn into a playoff team, and shock the NFL along the way!

Here’s why Rod will succeed in Detroit…

“My thing was today, watch this film, accept the criticism of the film, how do you improve off of the film (and) let it go,” he said. “We’ve got to become a team; a franchise that’s consistent and expects to win. We’ve got to learn to accept (a win), not celebrate for two weeks. Just move on (and) learn from it. We’ve got a tremendous football game coming up this week. We’ve got to keep improving - it’s about us improving.”

He’s no nonsense, which is different from Matt Millen’s no sense. Despite Millen still having control of players, etc. I think Rod can get it done and take the Lions back to the playoffs!*

*Not predicting playoffs for this season, but next year the Lions will make the trip to the postseason!

Read Consistency Remains the Key at DetroitLions.com

PS: What a play by Roy! (RealPlayer)