Lions' Smith A Story Too Good To Be True?

The Lions have a shiny 7-3 record because of a quarterback who came to Detroit after 0-16 and a defensive tackle who came a year after that.The Lions are 7-3 because of a GM who followed the abysmal Matt Millen and began cleaning up almost as soon as Millen was fired.The Lions are 7-3 because of a head coach who came from Tennessee, where he learned under the consistent and tenured Jeff Fisher.The Lions are 7-3 because of three successful drafts and some deft personnel moves by the aforementioned GM.The Lions are 7-3 because they have infused their roster with talent not seen in Detroit since the jolly Wayne Fontes coached here.The Lions, though, are not 7-3 because they make it a habit of signing re-treads and bringing back reminders of that ghoulish 0-16 record.Kevin Smith, you could say, is both of those things---a re-tread and a sour reminder of that dreadful 2008 season.Smith, the running back who ran wild over, around and through the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, was a Lions ro...