I would never in a million years advise a martingale type system but I am not sure there is a team in NFL history who has more pressure to win one meaningless NFL exhibition game then the Lions do this year. Sad but true.
I am telling you that the fans would actually get very upset if this team went 0-4 during the exhibition season and looked bad doing it.
The management knows this and has spent the entire off season changing anything and everything, even down to the uniforms to try and hold on to this very loyal but dwindling fan base.
Selling tickets will be tough in this economy and especially in that state (I know I use to live there). They need to build excitement out of the gates and no better way to do that then with #1 pick Stafford looking very good during the exhibition season.