More For Motown

I'll be the first to say that I wish the Pats were playing their game on Sunday instead of Thanksgiving at 12:30PM. I enjoy watching other teams on this day, but I'm a Sunday 1PM traditionalist.

I think it's great that the league has a triple header lined up. The Lions and Cowboys have been a tradition for many years. Detroit started this in 1934. They have always played at home no matter what happened.

Naturally, there is a movement to take the game away from Motown for a few reasons. The Lions have been horrible for the last several years. They usually get the 1st or 2nd overall draft pick because of their losing ways.

They wasted a great deal of draft choices under former GM Matt Millen. Now, some want to move the game out of Detroit in lieu of their poor record and the dismal economic climate of the city. They want to spread the game around and let other cities have the option of being the showcase venue.

I strongly oppose this. I'm a great believer in tradition. Just because the team is playing poorly is not a good reason to move the game. The city of Detroit needs all of the economic help it can get.

The Cowboys came on-board with the Thanksgiving Day game in the 1960's. The night game is just a creation of the NFL Network. If they want to move the game from city to city, do it with the night game.

Thanksgiving is very traditional. I see no reason to move the game from Detroit.