Disparagement of Lions raise ire of players

Disparagement of Lions raise ire of players
It has been a rough season for the . They've started the year 1-3, now they have to visit the Philadelphia Eagles, and to add insult to injury, some rival GM has about the Lions, their players, and their front office.
The gist of what was said was, basically, the Lions have a one dimensional offense, the team is overrated, the defensive line is particularly overrated, and Martin Mayhew and are overrated. Obviously, these can be considered shots, but honestly I don't really care. Whenever the words "overrated" or "underrated" are thrown out in the world of sports, they are almost always being used poorly. It would seem that every team is either overrated or underrated. Nobody ever seems to be properly rated.
As for this particular case, I don't recall many people saying the Lions would be great or contending for the Super Bowl. A lot of people didn't have them in the playoffs. Quite a few folks made salient points as to why the Lions may regress. I even wrote that I didn't think they would be as good, although I thought, due to a perceived easy schedule, their record would be more or less the same.
In terms of the Lions having a one dimensional offense, I don't think you'll hear many people disputing that. The team has struggled to run the ball. This is hardly a shock to hear. This GM didn't really burn Joique Bell here. The defensive line is not overrated, as far as I gather from what I have heard in terms of their rating. is great. Most analysts and scouts and folks who are worth their salt, if this were Ancient Rome, would agree. Cliff Avril is a good player who may have had a career year last season. Nick Fairley has been a disappointment. He's also not even halfway through his second season, and his first was derailed by injuries.
I also am not quite sure how Mayhew and Schwarz can be criticized too much. They took a team that was 0-16 and turned them into a 10-6 team in three seasons. The roster has clearly gotten better. The coaching has been better. Nobody is saying they are legends or anything like that, and they are still building their resume to be honest. I certainly can't complain much about what they've done. Some do want to blame them for the off the field issues this year, but those people are being dumb,Thomas Jones Jersey, so who cares?
Naturally, the Lions' players, as well as Coach Schwartz, were asked to comment on this. To nobody's surprise, they weren't happy. Dominic Raiola said "eff 'em" a couple times. I imagine in private he would have been more content reenacting the final scene from Robert Altman's Secret Honor.
There has been some talk about how the Lions will react to this and how it will impact their play. Obviously, it won't. That is a ridiculous notion. They were going to play hard and try to win. They still will. The Detroit Lions have problems they need to address to reach the next level. Others can see that. Some GM overstated this a bit, and it became a semi-big story. It's all a bit much. Let's hope the intrigue remains on the football field going forward.