Mission from God?

No doubt about it... John Kitna is on a mission this year. But is it a mission from God? Matt Millen certainly hopes so. And Detroit fans... or whats left of them... will not complain if a little divine intervention puts them into the post season this year.

For those of you who have no idea what the hell I am babbling about, here's the rundown: Lions QB John Kitna was knocked out of Sunday's game with a concussion in the second quarter. He returned in the fourth and led the Lions to a 20-17 win over the Vikings in overtime.

"It was a miracle," Kitna said Monday. "I've never felt anything like that, and for it to clear up and go right back to as normal as I can be, is nothing short of a miracle," Kitna said. "I just definitely feel the hand of God. That's all it was. You can't explain it. I have no headaches, no symptoms, no lingering effects. But that was the worst my head has ever felt, and the worse my memory was in the second quarter. Yet, after halftime there was nothing."

Team doctors say that Kitna has 'a very mild concussion', yet Kitna ran the ball twice on the final possession, taking even more hits, and led a game-winning drive.

So what exaclty happened here? A medical miracle? Or an act of God?

Maybe Kitna is in fact the Chosen One, brought to Detroit to restore the team to its former glory. If so, my question is this: Why Kitna? Is he really the best guy God could find at the moment? Was Brett Favre too busy at the time? Did Peyton Manning convert to Islam and not tell anyone? We all know that Derrick Anderson was not an option, since its clear he already sold his soul to the Devil last weekend.

And if the Hand of God was involved in this game, then why no game winning Hail-Mary into the endzone? Will we now have a Touchdown Jesus statue erected at Ford Field?

We all know that Matt Millen has been praying for a miracle for years, but I doubt he expected it to come in the form of John Kitna. And Detroit fans have been praying for a miracle for years, but all they really wanted was for Millen to finally be fired. Now Kitna comes along and just might save Millen's job.

I am certainly not making light of Kitna's ability on the field. I have always been a strong supporter and felt he has been greatly underrated for years. I believed he would improve the Lions team, but never really thought he would turn the team into a contender. But Kitna is a man of conviction. He boldly predicted 10 wins this season. Maybe he knew something we didn't. Maybe he got an inside tip from the man upstairs.

On a serious note, I do not like to joke about concussions. The NFL needs to do a much better job diagnosing and treating players with head injurys. The recent Chris Beniot wrestling tradgedy brought the NFL concussion issue to the front burner this summer.

Players suffering from multiple concussions in their careers need to be monitored closely for signs of trauma. Delerium is one such sign. If Kitna truely believes God intervened on his behalf, thats one thing... a religious experience that science cannot explain. But if Kitna starts claiming he actually HEARD the voice of God, then he could be experience delerium due to severe head trauma. There is a difference, and league officials and doctors need to pay close attention to the Kitna story right now.