easterbrook on the detroit lions

This quote from one of Gregg Easterbrook's recent Tuesday Morning Quarterback columns made me laugh for a while:

... After rushing for a total of 164 yards in their previous four games, all losses, the Lions rushed for 152 yards against the Cowboys. That seemed to do the trick, as Detroit led 20-7 late in the second quarter and 27-21 late in the fourth. But when you represent the city that thinks the 12-mpg SUV is the vehicle of the future, you find a way to lose. ...

Finally, someone has figured out why the Lions are hopelessly doomed to miss the playoffs every year. The aura of stupidity and failure emanating from the auto makers in the area, and perhaps including the football stadium named Ford Field that the Lions call home, is so overpowering that the team can't escape it. That quote captures so much truth outside of football as well...