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Local Sports Radio Host: 'Lions Need an Enema'

The Detroit Lions are struggling in many areas on the football field.

John Maakaron

When a football team can't get the correct personnel out on the football field, the expectation diminishes that the team will accomplish anything substantial. 

Against the Minnesota Vikings, the Detroit Lions sent 10-men out on defense and were torched by star running back Dalvin Cook on a 70-yard touchdown run. 

The egregious error marked the second consecutive week in which Detroit was caught short-handed on defense.

"That's bad coaching. That's what that is," defensive coordinator Cory Undlin said last week when asked why Detroit struggled with errors against the Colts. 

As a result of too many errors to even document, fans and local media have come to the conclusion that the entire Patricia regime needs to be dismissed. 

Michael Stone, long-time 97.1 FM sports radio host, even called for an even more drastic cleansing of the underachieving football team. 

"He (Matthew Stafford) needs a break, the Lions need a break. The Lions need a new general manger. The Lions need a new head coach. The Lions need an enema. They do. There's nobody on this team that's really really good. Who's really really good? There's nothing there," Stone emphatically stated Monday morning on his popular morning show. 

To put things in perspective, things are in such a disarray that there is now a loud clamoring online for Detroit's special teams coach to take over and run the team. 

Three years in and things are not looking as bright for the Lions as the weather in the area has been lately. 

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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