Rod Wood thinks Martha Ford is more proactive than her husband was." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePride Of Detroita Detroit Lions communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryLionsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsFiled under:Detroit Lions NotesNotes: Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford has ‘a lot less tolerance for mediocrity’New Quandre Diggs Jersey ,179commentsRod Wood thinks Martha Ford is more proactive than her husband was. EDTShareTweetShareShareNotes: Detroit Lions owner Martha Ford has ‘a lot less tolerance for mediocrity’Photo by Leon Halip/Getty ImagesDetroit Lions owner Martha Ford has not said much publicly since inheriting the team in 2014 following the death of her husband William Clay Ford. Her reputation, therefore, has been somewhat muted.However, just a year into her reign, she made big, sweeping changes to the team. Following a 1-7 start, she fired both team president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew. Many believed that was a sign she was a little more proactive than her predecessor, seeing as her husband allowed someone like Matt Millen to stay employed for nearly eight seasons despite the team going through one of the worst stretches in NFL history.Rod Wood Theo Riddick Jersey , the person who assumed Lewand’s job as team president, believes that’s exactly the case. Speaking at a fan event this week, Wood gave high praise for the Lions’ owner (via Fox 17 West Michigan through Dave Birkett):“I think Mrs. Ford is a very different owner than her husband and has a lot less patience and a lot less tolerance for mediocrity, which is why we’ve made some of the changes that we’ve made,” Wood said.Of course, Wood isn’t exactly the most impartial of observers, seeing as Mrs. Ford was the one who hired him. However, he had been working with the Ford family for eight years prior to his hiring to the Detroit Lions organization and likely knew William Clay Sr. quite well. This is a somewhat interesting—albeit completely useless—piece of information regarding Kerryon Johnson and Trey Flowers: Yahoo Sports’ Eric Edholm compiled the 10 worst draft classes since the year 2000. The Detroit Lions show up exactly ZERO TIMES on the list. Even in Edholm’s honorable mentions Tavon Wilson Jersey , the Lions don’t make an appearance. Darius Slay’s wife, Jennifer, is the best wife he could ask for: The Draft Network’s Brad Kelly broke down his favorite and least favorite picks from the Lions’ 2019 draft class, concluding with his overall grade. Who here ordered a dozen GIFs of T.J. Hockenson, now available for use on Twitter? One 53-man roster prediction not enough for you today? Scott Warheit of Lions Wire has one, too. Here we are again. It’s Random Stats day. Today we’re going to talk about the Lions vs Bears history, but here’s the catch: Just like last week with the Vikings, we’ve see all the stats you can imagine on this rivalry. So today is all about you and your questions. Let’s jump right into it.To the questions!!!This wasn’t easy to find Matt Prater Jersey , but I found it. Per the Chicago Tribune, the coldest Lions vs. Bears game in Soldier Field history took place the day after Christmas in 1993. The temperature that day was 13 degrees. That’s pretty damn cold. The Lions won this game 20-14. Brett Perriman caught six passes for 75 yards and a touchdown. Barry Sanders did not play. Some guy that frequently wears khakis and coaches a team I hate was the quarterback for the Bears that day. It’s good, Tristan. I feel like you’re Derek Fisher in this moment and you’ve just lobbed me a pass for a alley oop. The Lions do own the Bears. In the last five matchups, the Lions are 4-1 against the Bears. To go back even farther, the Lions are 9-1 against the Bears in the last 10 meetings. This streak might be in serious danger of ending this Sunday. Walter Payton and Barry Sanders never played against each other, but I can tell you how each player did against the rival team. Barry ran for 1,846 yards and 12 touchdowns against the Bears. Walter ran for 1,960 yards and 10 touchdowns against the Lions. Fun fact: When I was in boy scouts many years ago Sam Martin Jersey , the troop leader made a joke about Walter being my uncle. I then spent the next few weeks convincing my fellow scouts that he was, in fact, my uncle. I proudly earned my lying badge that winter. There’s multiple things to go on here. Did the fan purchase the sausage at the game? Or is it more like that situation when we were kids and my dad had us stuff our pockets with candy before we went into the theater? I imagine the average Bears fan sneaks in two sausages. One per pocket. I can’t break it down per quarter, because those two sausages are more than likely gone before kick off. There is a third sausage in here too, because you have to get a sausage if you’re at the game. So this rounds it out to a solid three sausages per game (3.0 SPG, for short). Now I like this question. This should be fun. Here is the offense I would roll with.Quarterback: Matthew StaffordRunning back: Barry SandersWide Receiver: Calvin JohnsonWide Receiver: Herman MooreTight End: Mike DitkaLT: Orlando PaceLG: Lou CreekmurC: Frank GatskiRG: Kyle LongRT: Alan PageDE: Cliff AvrilDT: William PerryDT: Ndamukong SuhDE: Richard DentLB: Chris SpielmanLB: Brian UrlacherLB: Mike SingletaryCB: Darius SlayCB: Sid LuckmanS: Bennie BladesS: Glover QuinK: Jason HansonP: Brad Maynard