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For as much complaining as we do collectively as Bengal fans, I would not trade it in to be a Lions fan. I cannot imagine how I would feel today as a Lions fan. First they run Barry Sanders out and not Megatron.
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(03-08-2016, 01:57 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: For as much complaining as we do collectively as Bengal fans, I would not trade it in to be a Lions fan. I cannot imagine how I would feel today as a Lions fan. First they run Barry Sanders out and not Megatron.
Speaking as a 30 year Lions fans, it's not an easy road to travel. While many remain loyal, apathy has driven away a good chunk of the fanbase. At least we have some hope here. Hell, lately making (if not actually winning in) the playoffs has been like falling out of a boat and htiting water. In Detroit, you go into each season just hoping for some sort of miracle, a lightning strike. It's all you got.
I think Lions fans view this retirement much diferently than the Sanders retirement. There was a lot of acrimony with fans when Barry hung up his cleats, but as the years went by, Lions fans came to realize (all to painfully) why Barry wanted out, and all is forgiven. Given the futility of the franchise, I don't think a single Lion fan blames CJ today.
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