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The Not-Ready-For-Prime Time Players

Found December 05, 2011 on Out of Bounds:
PLAYERS: Jim Schwartz,  Al Michaels,  Jim Harbaugh
TEAMS: Detroit Red Wings,  Detroit Pistons,  Detroit Lions,  San Francisco 49ers

October seems like eons ago.It was a grand time, October was.The Tigers were thrilling us in the playoffs. The Red Wings were about to begin another Cup Quest. The Pistons were forcibly removed from our thoughts, thank God.And the Lions?The Lions, in October, were on a nine-game winning streak, in a broken arrow way dating back to last season. They were shoving memories of the "same old Lions" further into the recesses of our minds.They seemed to be handling their new-found success just fine under head coach Jim Schwartz, a humorless sort who really should have been a Secret Service agent.The Lions got off to a 5-0 jackrabbit start and their heads seemed of the proper proportions. They appeared to understand that Super Bowls aren't won in October, though they can be lost that soon.Even a two-game stumble at home against San Francisco and Atlanta seemed to be tolerable after the Lions went into Denver and made those who believed in Tim Tebow look foolish.Then came the b...
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