Yes, I’ve already seen those “same old lions” headlines and comments after the Detroit Lions opened the season with a loss on the road against the San Diego Chargers. While Sunday’s 33-28 loss, after going up 21-3 in the second quarter, was as disappointing as any Lions loss through the years, it is not time to put those paper bags with eye holes back on your heads.
The Lions did not look good in the second half of the game Sunday, but that does not mean that this is a bad football team. This is only the first game and there are plenty of reasons to have high hopes for the season.
In the press conference after the game, head coach Jim Caldwell said, “Anytime you don’t win, you can find some silver linings, but, you know, the fact of the matter is we just didn’t play well enough.”
Yes, the Lions did not play well enough, but let’s look at six of those “silver linings” that can give Lions fans optimism moving forward.
