This Should Be The Year The Lions Roar

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Published: May 22, 2009

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... for decades.

Some lived their entire lives believing in its existence.

Those who don't believe in curses rationalize the reasons for the lack of championships by the Red Sox were either due to teams unlucky, not good enough, or a combination of both.

Regardless to whether curses are real or not, the Red Sox have certainly shoved that myth into the derriere of oblivion the past several years.

Where am I going with this?

Well, it was just over 50 years ago when the Detroit Lions Hall Of Fame Quarterback Bobby Layne was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The story goes that, as Layne was ready to go to Pittsburgh, he told a group of people that the Lions would not win another championship for 50 years.

What has followed in the Lions franchise has circumstances that could have Lions fans believing in the curse laid down by Layne.

From the quarterback carousal that has followed since Layne's departure, to the numerou...

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