I Thought this Was the Holiday Season?

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving so first let me wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.  It is this reason that I am writing.  Thanksgiving is the holiday we gather with our families and remember why we should be thankful for the things in life.  Tomorrow is also a big football day.  However, the NFL has not been in a very nice to its fans these past few years.  Tomorrow, just before everyone sits down to eat their bountiful feast the NFL is going to make everyone watch the winless Detroit Lions take on the Tennessee Titans who are coming off their first loss of the season to the New York Jets.  The Detroit Lions have not been good since Barry Sanders retired yet they are a staple on Thanksgiving.  Why?  Why must we be subjected to a Lions team that hasn't made the playoffs since 1999.  The same Detroit Lions that haven't had a winning season since 2000.  What makes this even more of an insult is there is a game with playoff implications on the NFL Network at 8:15 PM when the Eagles take on the Cardinals in Philly.  Most people don't get the NFL Network.  I'm lucky enough to get it but the NFL is really doing their fans a disservice.  The nation is subjected to the Lions while the NFL Network takes the good game for itself.  I guess the NFL is not thankful for its loyal fanbase.  I guess the NFL doesn't remember that the fans are the money.

Perhaps one day the fans will be treated with enough respect that the NFL will cast aside the putrid Lions in favor of a team that has been consistently good, or at least competitive every year.  Is the Steelers too much to ask for?  How about the Giants?  How about the Redskins?  How about any other team but the Lions?  Are the Lions the NFL's way of making everyone sick so they don't eat too much?  Either way, the NFL can stuff this turkey itself.  I'm refusing to watch!