The Lions, man.
They have a couple good seasons after, like, 150 consecutive terrible ones and immediately start acting like they run the place. You'll note that they actually haven't won – or even made – a Super Bowl during this new golden age of Lions football, but that's neither here nor there.
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The Lions are officially On One, and the latest example is maybe the funniest yet? Teams across the league are submitting their ideas for potential rule changes next season, and most of it is pretty standard stuff: OT changes, banning the Tush Push (lolol), etc.
The Lions, though, decided to get real weird. According to tons of different reports – your go-to reporter's probably already tweeted it today – the Lions want the playoffs seeded based on record – regardless of whether or not you win your division.
The Lions' propsed rule change is the absolute silliest thing you'll read all day
"A big one: The Lions have proposed a postseason format to allow Wild Card teams to be seeded higher than Division Champions if the Wild Card team has a better regular season record," Ari Meirov tweeted on Wednesday morning. "The Lions proposal is that the team with the best record secures the No. 1 seed and a bye, while seeds 2-7 are ordered strictly by record. Under this system, the Lions would have been the No. 1 seed last season, and the Vikings, who had 14 wins but dropped to No. 5, would not have had that issue."
This just confirms what we've all been thinking: they're scared. The Lions are scared of a new offensive line featuring Jonah Jackson, Joe Thuney, and Drew Dalman. The Lions saw a glimpse of the Caleb Williams-Rome Odunze connection and absolutely panicked. They know exactly what Ben Johnson's capable of and are having a crisis of character at this very moment. (Also not particularly surprising to see them lose their first round playoff game – at home – to a 12-win team and immediately pitch a fit about it.)
I can't think of another reason why they'd suggest doing this. It just reeks of desperation; they're officially rattled and the secret's out. It has to – has to – be because they know The Bears Are Back.