I think there is some belief that we would be magi...

2010-02-01T22:04:12.739-05:00

I think there is some belief that we would be magically granted the top 5 picks in the draft and the rights to a time machine so we could go back and kidnap Ronnie Lott and bring him into the future if we even whisper the name Calvin Johnson and the word trade in the same sentence.

However, there is also the flip side, which comes from being beaten down over years and years, which is that a lot of fans are shocked whenever anyone else wants one of our players.

WE GOT A SEVENTH ROUND PICK FOR OUR ENTIRE STARTING OFFENSIVE LINE? MAN WHO WAS DUMB ENOUGH TO DO THAT?

That kind of shit.

I think it's a case where we overvalue our stars like whoa and think everyone else is a worthless piece of shit.

Now, I'm off to write more Calvin Johnson Dear Penthouse letters . . .

Do Lions fans do the same stupid shit with their &...

2010-02-01T20:42:05.877-05:00

Do Lions fans do the same stupid shit with their "we should trade _____" comments that Bears fans do, where they grossly overestimate someone's trade value? Like how we can get a second round pick for Nathan Vasher or an early first rounder and a starting o-lineman for the 2009 version of Brian Urlacher?

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