The Lions' traditional Thanksgiving Day game isn't going anywhere anytime soon but coach Jim Schwartz knows that talk of losing the game is a hot-button issue in Detroit, and before Saturday's open practice at Ford Field, he brought it up in front of 15,387 fans and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Schwartz took the microphone and addressed the fans, who came despite gloomy weather and the Lions' 0-16 record last year. He noted that Goodell was in attendance. "I just said, 'Hey, look, anytime I hear somebody around the country talk about taking that game away from Detroit, I'm going to remind the commissioner about 15,000 people standing in the rain for two hours to see a practice,' " Schwartz said. "I think that says something about our fans. I think that says something about our tradition here. That needs to be remembered, and it needs to be rewarded." Source: Detroit Free Press
Bravo Jimmy, I know we havent been competive recently, but that game is our super bowl. Taking this game away would devistate Detroit football fans.
I thought the game was safe with the amount of money Ford gives to the NFL but now it may not be that safe. I do not think it is a matter of the teams record in the game that matters but that most fans do not care for the game. I think it would make sense to move the Lions game to the NFL night game, no one watches it any way and that way they could let someone else have their time slot.
