With training camp around the corner, the hype surrounding the Lions might be at an all-time high. They won eight of their final 10 games last season and enter this one favored to win their division for the first time in 30 years. Even the national media is buying in. So is Mike Valenti who says, "I think they've got a really good football team."
Do you? Or does the hype strike fear in your heart?
Valenti says that if you're comfortable with the hype like he is, "You’re not worried about being hurt or being disappointed and you’re just going to ride into the sun. I have no fear that I’ll be too emotionally destroyed. This is what I believe: you're winning this division and you are winning a home playoff game.
"Or you’re on the other side: you have Lions PTSD. While you're excited for the season, you are scared. You don’t want to admit it, but you are afraid. They’ve always let you down and they never live up to things and you’re just in fear."
50 days from kickoff of Lions-Chiefs, Valenti says, "I'm flying right into the sun: I believe in them. I believe in what they’re building and I feel like they’re going to have a really nice year. I think they’re capable of winning 11 games. I think they’re going to be a really good football team. I don’t fear it."
He adds, "For the Lions, all I’ve ever asked is put a legitimate product out there and I’ll support you. I think they’ve got a really good football team."
Now, can they go out and prove it?
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