Free Press columnist Shawn Windsor and sports writer Dave Birkett react to another painful Lions loss to Cowboys, 26-24, Sept. 30, 2018. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Lions have reached — some might say stumbled to, crawled toward or belly-flopped onto — the quarter point of the NFL season with a 1-3 record.
There are only two ways to view this achievement.
One: You only have to endure this season another 12 weeks as you check your mailbox daily for those draft magazines to arrive.
Two: You have boundless hope and confidence that the Lions are just getting warmed up.