A Certain Kind of Ugly

Peter King (SI.com) offers his picks of all the weekend's games online every week, and he gives his readers a chance to weigh in with their picks.

http://www.fannation.com/peter_king_challenge/peter_king?eref=sihp

You will note that he is picking the Lions to beat the visiting Browns this Sunday. Fine. But as of this moment, I see that 89% of the voting public is also picking the Lions. That strikes me as truly remarkable.

The Detroit Lions set a new NFL record for futility just last season, going 0-16 in 2008. So far in 2009, they are a pathetic 1-8.

So what does it say about the Browns when 89% of fans believe that the Detroit Lions are going to beat you? Wow. That's a certain kind of ugly.