Matt Patricia after the Browns game. (From Lions video)
As is often the case before each Lions' season begins, hard-core fans have hope. And they're oiften disappointed.
John Niyo of the The Detroit News writes about the pathetic preseason, which ended Thursday night with a 35-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
It's the fact that before the regular season even starts, the fans are beginning to feel like they’ve been sold a bill of goods once again.
Not with the hiring of Matt Patricia, mind you. But with the moving of the goalposts, as a franchise that was ready — and more than willing — to fire a coach after consecutive winning seasons in order to “take this team to the next level” now is talking about taking everyone on a “long journey.”
He writes that "officially, they’re calling this a work in progress."
