How Do You Find Something to Say?

Everytime we struggle to sit down at the desk and write, everytime we find it hard to stare at a blank page, everytime it seems the laundry or mowing the grass is more pressing than writing, just think of those poor sportswriter souls who have to cover the Detroit Lions football team.

As the team continues its march towards historic levels of futility, the local beat writers have to continue to come up with something to say and file their columns. After the Lions fell to 0-14 yesterday, they became only the third team in league history to see such a mark. Detroit Free Press writer Drew Sharp filed this report.