Thank you, Mike Pereira.
Thank you for saying what needed to be said for a long time. Thank you for telling Detroit Lions fans that it’s time to shut up and quit whining.
OK, the former head of NFL officiating didn’t exactly say that at Super Bowl festivities this week in Houston. Pereira put it a lot more nicely, saying that fans who think game officials are out to get the Lions need to “get in line.”
He’s right. He’s more than right. He’s shining light on a big problem within the culture of Lions fans.