Detroit — You’re discouraged. You’re bloated. You just spent the weekend watching four NFL playoff games, hunting for hope the Lions aren’t that far behind. And then, in a flash, there it was, a familiar formula.
Follow me here. A perpetually mediocre team hired a GM with a scouting background in New England. The new GM fired the coach after a 9-7 season and hired one with a New England background. The team struggled early this season, was 2-4, and the franchise quarterback was broken, seemingly wrecking its hopes.
Spoiler alert: That team is the Tennessee Titans, the surprise of the playoffs after knocking out the Patriots and Ravens with a formula that should encourage the Lions, and also make them feel awful.