That's some kind of insane excuse. Why does Burleson care about attendance? Is there a bonus in his contract if the Lions draw a certain number of fans? Does part of his job involve working in marketing? He said some stupid [expletive] now, just like he said stupid [expletive] on the Seahawks. Burleson didn't do this because of the Lions...he did it because he wants those cameras to be pointed at him. Burleson's on the radio every single week having to say the same exact [expletive], "trust us, we're improving, we're working hard, best days are ahead of us, future is bright" for like 3 straight months. he's not specifically worried about attendance, but he talks to all the same fans calling up asking the same questions, trying to inspire hope or confidence, it's the same dumb rigmarole repeated ad nauseum easy to figure why he felt like mixing it up every team in the avenue of professional sports has idiots who say things they can't back up. willy taveras said he was going to steal 100 bases last year, that's just indicative of him being an over-confident athlete rather than emblematic of some collective franchise-wide divorce from reality or whatever the [expletive] your dumb ass narrative actually is