The Curse of the M

My recent posting on the Detroit Lions' historically bad year led to two comments from the M-i-L (mother-in-law):

December 29, 2008 3:53 PM: My advice to the Lions, going forward, is to avoid hiring any GM or coach whose last name begins with the letter M. Skeptical? Let's take a nostalgic look back at Millen, Morninweg, Mariucci, Marinelli, etc. See what I mean? So no more M is for Misery, please.

December 30, 2008 5:33 PM: Can you believe it? The new Lions' GM is . . . MARTIN MAYHEW!! And the curse of the M continues. Noooo!!!

Maybe Mr. Mayhew will be smart and consider hiring Mike Shanahan now that he's been fired by the Broncos. I wonder...would Shanahan's first name be enough to trigger The Curse of the M?

Of course, it could be worse.

And the new winners of the worst team in NFL History...

your 0-16 Detroit Lions!

Ugh. The people of Detroit deserve better. If former general manager Matt Millen hadn't been fired earlier this year, he'd probably turn up inside the crushed hulk of a Hummer somewhere.