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As I noted somewhere, Kitna is going to take the blame, and that isn’t fair. He said he gave up, I don’t blame him one bit. It’s a risk to even accept a contract with the Lions, because anyone who does is unlikely to have much follow-on in their careers.

Wholeheartedly agree that Kitna lost whatever he had, but then, look who gets to walk funny for the rest of his life. And he hasn’t been shy in the past about public complaining directed at other Lions players.

The fact is, the O line has sucked for years. Unlike the Lions, every other team in the NFL appears to be able to give the QB enough time in the pocket and get someone open downfield. Either the coaching is lacking, or all the Lions are bottom of the barrel, or they’re all high, or, as Bobby Ross complained, they’re just playing for a paycheck and don’t give a d*mn.

Oh, no doubt the O line is horrible. They are undersized, out of shape, and lack talent. For an older and immobile QB, that is a death sentence. In fact, it is the crybaby o-line that is responsible for having Martz fired. They complained all the time about his blocking schemes. Well, we see now that it wasn't Martz- it was them. Bounce ever single one of them, except Gosder and Raiola.

As for this year, this silly 'committment to the run' crap is killing them. You don't have a tandem like Roy WIlliams and CJ and not use them. That whole run first crap is what killed them against Atlanta. The WRs were up against two of the shortest CBs in the league. And Roy and CJ are two of the tallest WRs. But no. Stick to the run. Those CBs should have been exploited over, and over, and over again. And when the WRs got double/triple coverage, run the damn ball.

There is much wrong with the Lions. And Kitna isn't the only problem. But his part of it as a whole.

This entire team/organization needs to be blown up. I would keep:

1. Roy Williams

2. Calvin Johnson

3. Kevin Smith

4. Drew Stanton

4. Ernie Sims

5. Daniel Bullocks

6. Jordan Dizon

Get rid of everyone else.