Allen Park — Not sure if you’ve noticed, but the Red Wings aren’t playing right now. Neither are the Pistons. Only occasionally are the Tigers.
None of those teams has made the playoffs the past two years. None is poised for a quick leap. Stars are fading or not yet rising. This is where you sit in Detroit’s dark, damp sports world, and this is where you’re now compelled to focus.
On the Lions — that’s right — winners of one playoff game in 60 years. On Matt Patricia, a rookie head coach. And more than ever, on Matthew Stafford, in his prime at 30, and in some ways, at a crossroad.