Feature: Gray Pride Parade

Oh, I'm well aware that the Detroit Lions colors are silver and black. But silver is a global symbol for second place, the kind of finish that Lions fans and teams dream for. Second place would be great! That means you reached the Super Bowl!

But, alas, the only time the Super Bowl comes to town is when they host it, while other able-minded teams play in it. With the coaching tutelage of Mariucci, Morningwheg, and Marinelli, coupled with the travails of quarterbacks from Harrington to Hipple, the only time the Lions get to regularly finish first or second is in the NFL Draft.

I would hesitate to call myself a Lions fan, but nevertheless they are the team in my backyard. So they're the ones who get the attention in Gray Pride Parade. They're here. They're last. We're used to it.

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Matthew T. Sussman

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• How To Waste $10 On The Lions

  Predict they win the Super Bowl.

  Opinion by Matthew T. Sussman — on Oct 26, 2009

• Lions Discover Worst Way To Lose Football Game

  By winning.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 27, 2009

• The Lions-Redskins Scavenger Hunt

  Find me the name of that girl who got drunk and fought in the stands.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 25, 2009

• It's A Vikings-Lions Scavenger Hunt

  Here's what to find. (Note: a Lions win is not necessarily on here.)

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Sep 18, 2009

• Kickceivers: The New Wildcat Formation

  You can thank Dane Looker for this bit of overreaction.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 25, 2009

• Fear Of Lions Commitment

  Coming to grips with watching the Lions this season will be tolerable as long as I don't have to call myself a fan.

  Opinion by Matthew T. Sussman — on Aug 05, 2009

• When The Lions Could Finally Win A Game In '09 (Or ... If)

  Looking through the schedule, here are the prescribed lines of reasoning, week by week, of when they'll kick the 0-fer bug.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Jul 21, 2009

• It's Dishonorable For Army Cadets To Play Football

  That's what one writer is saying about a West Point football player drafted into the NFL.

  News by Matthew T. Sussman — on Apr 29, 2008