ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Martha Ford proved something Thursday afternoon. She is not her husband.
And for the Detroit Lions, that might be exactly what the franchise needs.
By firing team president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew after the franchise started the season at 1-7, she took the kind of bold, decisive moves her husband never would. Her late husband, William Clay Ford Sr., was viewed as one of the most patient and loyal owners in the NFL. He offered time -- often too much time -- for executives and coaches to run the organization.