Detroit Free Press

I have found the answer to the Lions' problems. He is a pass receiver. And he doubles as a defensive end. That's right. He goes both ways. Just like the old days. Which, unfortunately, was the last time he played. The old days."We didn't wear any darn face masks back then, either," Ed Klewicki says with a snort. "You wanted to shoot your mouth off, you had to back it up."Today, the Lions are a sore spot, an irritation to some, an embarrassment to others. Fans are depressed. Players are disheartened. It has been this way for so long, people figure it was always so.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Every now and then, someone asks how I come up with an angle for this column. And I tell ...