The Detroit Free Press analyzed the ethnic and racial diversity of sports franchises following remarks by LA Dodger Exec. Al Campanis that African-Americans lack the “essentials” to work in administration.
On this day in 1999, construction begins on Ford Field downtown. Mayor Dennis W. Archer and Detroit Lions officials are on hand.
Calvin Johnson will go down in the NFL record books, as one of the league’s greatest wide receivers. Maybe even the greatest. If only the Lions would try to score points with him.
In sports, and in life, things sometimes come down to simply having a chance to succeed. Not even taking that chance, just having it. Because if you are taken out of ever having a chance to win, there’s no hope.
The Lions are good enough to hang with any team, but not enough to beat them. The Lions are good enough for consistent field goals, but can’t crack through to the end zone when it matters.
With this preview, I’ll try to explain how teams are built, the best players to watch for, and where that team is going in 2012.