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Monday open thread: Do you feel better Trey Flowers Jersey , worse or the same after the Lions’ loss to the 49ers? It would’ve been hard for the Detroit Lions to look any worse than they did in the season opener against the New York Jets, so Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers was undoubtedly a step in the right direction—It had to be. But the Lions are now 0-2, and while the tie between the Packers and Vikings ensured that Detroit wouldn’t fall a full two games behind for the lead in the NFC North, winless is never a good place to be. So while the Lions were actually competitive this week, it’s hard to know how to feel about this team right now. Today’s Question of the Day is:Do you feel better, worse or the same about the Detroit Lions after their loss to the San Francisco 49ers? My answer: The same. There were some improvements with the team in Week 2 Damon Harrison Jersey , there’s absolutely no doubt about it. Detroit was able to establish a somewhat consistent pass rush—pulling down six sacks in the game, which is more than they had in any single game last season. They also were able to run the ball fairly effectively, averaging 5.4 yards per carry on 18 carries. But we also seemed to confirm some very bad things about this team. The Lions secondary, Quandre Diggs excluded, was extremely bad for the second straight game. The Nevin Lawson/Teez Tabor duo is just as poor as expected. Glover Quin continues to look like he lost 10 steps, and the Lions lost Darius Slay to injury.There’s also the continued slow starts from the offense Ricky Jean Francois Jersey , and Detroit’s god-awful run defense that has now made Matt Breida and Isaiah Crowell look like future Hall of Famers.So while there were steps in the right direction on Sunday, there were just as many steps that seemed to confirm some fatal flaws in this team. Overall, that’s a push in my book. This still looks like a 6-8 win team. Your turn. There actually is something that 100 men or more could ever do."Detroit Lions fans, it’s time to hold the line.Since 2016, this site has endlessly pushed to make the 80s pop-rock song “Africa” by Toto to become the team’s unofficial song. Our efforts have undoubtedly been a success. The Detroit Lions welcomed in the new year with Toto. They announced the hire of head coach Matt Patricia by summoning the power of Toto. And in 2018, “Africa” won every single Song of the Game poll at Ford Field during Lions home games.It’s unofficially official: “Africa” is the Lions’ fan-chosen theme song. But our efforts do not end here. While our endeavor never truly began with a tangible goal Christian Jones Jersey , as the general movement began picking up steam, it became clear there was one mountain to conquer: the Thanksgiving Day halftime show. For long periods of time, the Thanksgiving Day halftime show has given us uninspiring talent that has caused at least 50 percent of the fanbase to google the performer. Getting Toto to play the nationally-televised event was a must.But according to team president Rod Wood, it’s going to take a lot to drag them to Ford Field.Speaking to the media at this week’s owners meetings, Wood said the halftime performer isn’t completely in the team’s hands.“It is something that we negotiate with the league and the broadcast partners, because they want somebody that will draw attention Devon Kennard Jersey , put on a good show and be something that is worthy of giving up commercial time at halftime,” Wood said per MLive.com. “The league has a list of acts that they have relationship with. We supply our own names that we kind of go through, and try to invite people we think that might accept.”There are other hurdles, too. Getting a band to play on Thanksgiving is a tough sell, especially when the acts do not get paid for the holiday gig. So in order to get Toto to play halftime, we must not only convince the Lions they’re worthy of the opportunity Will Harris Detroit Lions Jersey , but also the NFL, FOX or CBS, and the band themselves. That’s a lot of hurdles to clear, so does that mean Toto is a no-go?“I didn’t say that,” Wood said.There’s still hope.