Editor's note: This is an opinion piece from MLive.com reporter Kyle Meinke.
ALLEN PARK -- They're hovering around .500. They're nipping at the heels of the division lead. They're very much in the NFC wild-card picture.
We're talking, of course, about the Philadelphia Eagles.
At 4-4, they've got a lot of work to do. But they believe in themselves, that much is clear, after their trade for Golden Tate.
The Lions, meanwhile, obviously don't.
It's impossible to come to any other conclusion after they traded away their leading receiver for a third-round pick.