Detroit — We knew it’d be bad. We signed up for bad. But at some point, a pointed question: How long before it’s bad enough to do something about it?
The Red Wings, Tigers and Pistons have been in various stages of rebuilds for about four years. The Lions have been in the same stage of a rebuild for about 63 years. So far, the main repercussion for all the teams’ recent losing has been a drop in fan interest and an accompanying drop in revenue, although pro franchises don’t exactly need canned-food drives.