A good friend of mine from Boston told me about fans who, after Boston finally overcame the 86-year Curse of the Bambino and won a World Series, poured celebratory beers on the gravesites of their friend and relations who never got to see one.
Our frustration is a mere 62 years and we have no curse to blame, only a succession of failed management, ownership, coaches, players and bonehead plays.
As for expectations, for me there's sort of a 'Skipper's rule' [no new Detroit building is truly finished until it has tenants] that says, no Lions team is for real until they win two playoff games. Wake me when that happens.
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