Perhaps I was a bit optimistic, but I picked an 8-8 record for the Detroit Lions in my column Thursday:
http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080904/KRUGERSPTSCOL/109049966/-1/COLUMNISTS
I just have a feeling that the defense might be a little better than people expect and Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson are going to present some real problems for opposing defenses. Rod Marinelli likes to run, but it’s hard to do that on second-and-nine or third-and-eight. Williams and Johnson will get plenty of chances to shine.