From 0-16 to 9-7: Why The Lions Could Be Playoff Bound In 2009

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Published: May 8, 2009

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... season and have a winning record the very next year is madness, right? Not if last year's Miami Dolphins are any indication.

The fact of the matter is that the 2009 Detroit Lions are a completely different team and a completely different franchise than they were in their winless season a year ago.

The most important, long awaited change was getting rid of GM Matt Millen. Let him be a broadcaster or analyst, but that man should never be allowed to make decisions for an NFL franchise again.

The promotion of new GM Martin Mayhew was initially scoffed at as more Ford cronyism, but he immediately improved the Lions by trading away WR Roy Williams and a seventh round pick for a first, third, and sixth round pick from Dallas.

In retrospect, this trade has got to be seen as a tremendous steal for Detroit, as Williams failed to help the Cowboys at all last year. In making this trade, and following it up with a solid draft and free agent acquisitions, he's more than...

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