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10 truths: A turnaround in Detroit?
Before we get to the 10 NFL Truths this week, let me ask one political question. If welfare destroyed black America, how can welfare save Wall Street and fix America's economy? I thought we all agreed that welfare was terrible. 10. Matt Millen and Kwame Kilpatrick fired/incarcerated in the same month ... coincidence? Or a sign that Detroit is serious about cleaning up its city? Jason Whitlock wants to know what you think about the important issues in sports today. Contact him here. Subject: Comment/Question: Name:

3. Anyone else perplexed by the way the media celebrated Boo Weekley's showboating during the Ryder Cup?

Now I understand that many of my media peers also celebrate Chad Johnson's bojangling and Terrell Owens' antics.

But Weekley's horseplay and buffoonery were almost universally praised. He was just a good old boy taking on dem foreigners and showin' some pride in America. It was patriotic.

Yep, Boo Weekley is a patriot and Chad Johnson is a me-first idiot with no home training. Can it really be both?

2. Ball State receiver Dante Love had a chance to post 2,000 receiving yards for the season before suffering a career-ending spinal-cord injury in the Cardinals' 42-20 victory over Indiana.

If you vote for an All-American team, please remember Dante Love at the end of the season. This kid deserves every accolade. Not because of the injury he suffered. Doctors say he will make a full recovery and live a normal life. He'll get over the disappointment of never playing football again and lead a very productive life.

He deserves to be remembered at the end of this season because no college player put more work into preparing for this season than Love. Other than Michael Crabtree and Jeremy Maclin, there was no better receiver in the college game than Dante Love.

1. The buzz on Jeff Pearlman's book about the 1990s Cowboys, "Boys Will Be Boys," is so strong that I'd love to see it turned into an HBO drama.

I'm still in post-Wire depression. I've tried "Mad Men" and a couple of other TV shows, and I can't find anything to replace "The Wire." The excerpts I've read from Pearlman's book leads me to believe it could easily be transformed into a great television show.