Calling the Detroit Lions a “bad team” is not funny anymore. Not because it is untrue, but because it is hack. The Lions have struggled for the last six decades. Other than a run in the nineties that included five straight wild card losses — all thanks to the Hall of Fame running back of Hall of Fame running backs — Detroit hasn’t been able to even enter the playoff conversation, save a few one-and-done appearances.
In fact, the 2010s were actually a pretty good decade for the franchise, all things considered. The team made three postseason appearances and had four winning seasons, but you wouldn’t necessarily have guessed that based on their last three campaigns.