Hey, remember back when people gave Wayne Fontes shit because he and Barry Sanders couldn't win a Superbowl together?

Remember when Ford fired him because the Lions only made it to the playoffs in five of the eight seasons that he was head coach?

Remember when Barry Sanders retired early after Fontes left the program?

We do to.

To the memory of Wayne Fontes! The poor guy got a bum wrap during his time in Detroit, and despite being the best coach in the last 50 years, is most remembered for his droopy face and close resemblance to Mr. Snuffleapugus from Sesame Street.

Who would have thought that a mere decade of mind-numbingly awful performances capped by the worst season in league history later, the entire city would be dreaming of the Nanook from the North, Wayne Fontes.