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Matt Millen fired (links in posts #31 & #58) (1 Viewer)
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Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Where would we be without the likes of Scott72 and his ability to relay information to us in such a timely manner?
Balance
Footballguy
maybe you could find some links or articles to verify?
PewterFan
Footballguy
It happens to the best of us.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
This is just sloppy FBG'ing.
YOU NO COME BACK.... ONE WEEK!
YOU NO COME BACK.... ONE WEEK!
trader jake
Footballguy
I still think you're a Viking fan who does this stuff to torture us.lol...Ok I'll take my beating..I deserve it..
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Avery
Footballguy
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Lions fans finally have something to cheer about, thank God. Now to take the team away from the Fords...
Bizkiteer
Footballguy
Well, they are not playing like gang busters, but Carr has been talked about as being a steal for them. Add that KC seems to have a thing for youth movement...I can surely see Philly making a play for Roy though, for what that is worth.I didn't realize their corners had been playing that well. I guess I was still under the Law/Surtain impression.Rumor has it that FBG is going to start drug testing for all posters...Why would KC want Lito when they draft Flowers and B. Carr has been the most impressive player all off-season. Matter of fact, he's starting now. Makes no sense, except for the part that PHI would want Roy.
Nevermind.
Challenge Everything
Footballguy
This thread should be pinned. STAT!!!!
SierraKiloBravo
Footballguy
I vote for committal. That ******* is going to live to be 100.Congrats Lions fans. Coming from a fellow fan of a bottom dweller team, I hope your ship gets righted.Unfortunately this reminds us Raider fans that the only way we get out of the quagmire is with a death or a committal.
Addai's Adidas
Footballguy
Yes but it was the lead story on Around the Horn, PTI et.al 6 hours earlier. It was even on the ESPN crawler all day. Not to mention a thread on page one.
Donnybrook
Footballguy
Nice to be him. I'm so jeleous. I wouldn't mind getting fired if I could win the lottery on the same day. Maybe the man is smarter than I thought. He probably was trying to get fired for years. Every day he would go back to his office and wonder why it was taking so long. Let's see now - I don't have to go to work and I don't have to live in Detroit and I get paid anyway. Win, win, win.
His future plans include buying a small island with his money. It location, of course, can never be revealed to any Detroit fans.
lord_helmet
Footballguy
Great point! That would explain alot. He was trying to get fired all along!!Donnybrook said:
He's not challenging Marty Moronwheg for the title yet.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
4 things almost all Lions teams have in common:
no top QB
no top HC
no top GM
no top owner
no top QB
no top HC
no top GM
no top owner
UlyssesNorris
Faulknerian Idiot Man-Child.
Oh, like you care. It's not like this affects the Seahawks.
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drunkenmonks
Footballguy
Wyld Stallyns
Footballguy
Theoretically helps ALL Lions, yes. But there's no knowing what the new management/coaching staff will think of Kevin Smith until everything is figured out. I'd plan on not having a clear cut perception of his value until... well, until after the 2009 draft probably.
Addai's Adidas
Footballguy
I thought the o/u on this thread was about 10 pages. Seems it's dying already.
whoknew
Footballguy
Floyd Reese -- next GM?
Former Titans GM interested in Lions' job: 'I could be in Detroit tomorrow'
Floyd Reese, the general manager of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans in 1994-2006, spoke to Free Press sports writer George Sipple about the state of the Lions, what advice he had given owner William Clay Ford Sr. and whether he's interested in Matt Millen's old job.
What was your first reaction when you heard Millen had been fired?
A:“He's been struggling with his image, his record has been struggling for quite awhile. The 0-3 record, the fact that they have not been playing well probably added to that. If I were to recommend anything to the Ford family, this is a great opportunity to sit down and analyze what's going on.
“They can't bring anybody in that's with a club. But there are really qualified people they could bring in to just help them, someone that's been with a club, someone that's knowledgeable, that's had some success."
Sounds like you. Are you interested?
A:“If I had Williams Clay Ford's number, you'd be hearing a dial tone right now. I'm in a unique situation. I've been in the league 32 years. ... I could be in Detroit tomorrow.
“One of the real uncut gems in the NFL is Detroit. It has a great owner. He's got a lot of money. He wants to win very badly, and he's not one of those guys that's on the sidelines. He just wants to find someone that can help him win.”
What was your reaction when you first heard that Millen had been hired by the Lions in 2001?
A:“It was unusual. For years and years, it was difficult to find ex-players that could even be good coaches. Most of these players are so blessed, that they maybe don't understand how somebody that lacks a little something can get to the NFL.
"But to go from a player to a GM is a monumental leap. To go from a player to an analyst to a GM is maybe less of a leap, but I'm not sure.”
Millen was a great player. He was a great broadcaster. Why wasn't he a great president and CEO?
A:“There are so many more things to it. It involves just thousands of things. You have to know the league from a different perspective. Even though Matt was a great football guy, you have to know who's the best trainer, who's the best equipment guy. All those things you don't learn as a player.”
Being able to evaluate talent is the most important part of that job, isn't it?
A:“Your scouting system, it's the lifeblood of any franchise. No coach that has won a ton of games will tell you they won because of coaching. If you've never scouted in college, if you've never written a report or been to a pro day, it's hard to know what to do and do it efficiently. The bottom line is there are people that are just not good at it.”
Joey Harrington, Charles Rogers and Mike Williams. Which was the worst draft pick?
A:“Take your pick. It's always the same. When you draft a quarterback, there's so much more to being a quarterback than just production. You have to be a tough guy. You have to have all the intangibles. That's why Tom Brady, a sixth-round pick who was too weak, too skinny, can be the MVP. To be a quarterback takes so much more. Sometimes you get too caught up in height, weight, speed.
“You had issues with each one. You had issues with Joey's toughness, leadership abilities. Mike Williams, you had problems. He played the Rose Bowl and weighed 254 pounds. In college, that's fantastic. In the NFL, that doesn't cut it. And with Charles, he had some issues; we all know that.”
What do you think about Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew taking over for the rest of this season?
A:“I don't know how many choices they had. I know them both. I like them both. My gut feeling is if you make a list of the 10 things you need to make a franchise competitive, Detroit has all 10. They need to be really calculating on what they do and how they do it. That's not to take anything away from those guys.
"This is the best time to evaluate where you are. Whether you created it or were forced into it. By the end of this season, you could have extensive reports on scout A, scout B and scout C, your equipment guy, your quarterback, and that's why I hope they don't miss this opportunity. It's golden, and it doesn't happen very often. It's probably not the most stable thing that can happen, but yet this is where you are now. So turn around and make something great now.”
You were the strength-and-conditioning coach with the Lions in 1975-77. Did you have much interaction with Ford Sr. then?
A:“He used to come into the office. He was just a delight. I know there's a lot of people that aren't happy with Mr. Ford. I've been in the business for 32 years, and he is one the most generous, kind owners in the league. He really wants to win.”
Some people here believe the Lions will never win as long as he's the owner. Some think he should sell the team. What do you think?
A:“Absolutely wrong. I would keep it in the family. I knew Ford Jr. when Ford Jr. was 8 or 10. He's grown up, and I do think he has the same passion that his dad has. This is in their heart, and that's important. If you're in a situation like I am, and you're trying to figure out ways to win, the most important thing is your owner wants to win as badly as you do. But there's somebody there that has the final say that can help you. This is not a one-man deal.”
Former Titans GM interested in Lions' job: 'I could be in Detroit tomorrow'
Floyd Reese, the general manager of the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans in 1994-2006, spoke to Free Press sports writer George Sipple about the state of the Lions, what advice he had given owner William Clay Ford Sr. and whether he's interested in Matt Millen's old job.
What was your first reaction when you heard Millen had been fired?
A:“He's been struggling with his image, his record has been struggling for quite awhile. The 0-3 record, the fact that they have not been playing well probably added to that. If I were to recommend anything to the Ford family, this is a great opportunity to sit down and analyze what's going on.
“They can't bring anybody in that's with a club. But there are really qualified people they could bring in to just help them, someone that's been with a club, someone that's knowledgeable, that's had some success."
Sounds like you. Are you interested?
A:“If I had Williams Clay Ford's number, you'd be hearing a dial tone right now. I'm in a unique situation. I've been in the league 32 years. ... I could be in Detroit tomorrow.
“One of the real uncut gems in the NFL is Detroit. It has a great owner. He's got a lot of money. He wants to win very badly, and he's not one of those guys that's on the sidelines. He just wants to find someone that can help him win.”
What was your reaction when you first heard that Millen had been hired by the Lions in 2001?
A:“It was unusual. For years and years, it was difficult to find ex-players that could even be good coaches. Most of these players are so blessed, that they maybe don't understand how somebody that lacks a little something can get to the NFL.
"But to go from a player to a GM is a monumental leap. To go from a player to an analyst to a GM is maybe less of a leap, but I'm not sure.”
Millen was a great player. He was a great broadcaster. Why wasn't he a great president and CEO?
A:“There are so many more things to it. It involves just thousands of things. You have to know the league from a different perspective. Even though Matt was a great football guy, you have to know who's the best trainer, who's the best equipment guy. All those things you don't learn as a player.”
Being able to evaluate talent is the most important part of that job, isn't it?
A:“Your scouting system, it's the lifeblood of any franchise. No coach that has won a ton of games will tell you they won because of coaching. If you've never scouted in college, if you've never written a report or been to a pro day, it's hard to know what to do and do it efficiently. The bottom line is there are people that are just not good at it.”
Joey Harrington, Charles Rogers and Mike Williams. Which was the worst draft pick?
A:“Take your pick. It's always the same. When you draft a quarterback, there's so much more to being a quarterback than just production. You have to be a tough guy. You have to have all the intangibles. That's why Tom Brady, a sixth-round pick who was too weak, too skinny, can be the MVP. To be a quarterback takes so much more. Sometimes you get too caught up in height, weight, speed.
“You had issues with each one. You had issues with Joey's toughness, leadership abilities. Mike Williams, you had problems. He played the Rose Bowl and weighed 254 pounds. In college, that's fantastic. In the NFL, that doesn't cut it. And with Charles, he had some issues; we all know that.”
What do you think about Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew taking over for the rest of this season?
A:“I don't know how many choices they had. I know them both. I like them both. My gut feeling is if you make a list of the 10 things you need to make a franchise competitive, Detroit has all 10. They need to be really calculating on what they do and how they do it. That's not to take anything away from those guys.
"This is the best time to evaluate where you are. Whether you created it or were forced into it. By the end of this season, you could have extensive reports on scout A, scout B and scout C, your equipment guy, your quarterback, and that's why I hope they don't miss this opportunity. It's golden, and it doesn't happen very often. It's probably not the most stable thing that can happen, but yet this is where you are now. So turn around and make something great now.”
You were the strength-and-conditioning coach with the Lions in 1975-77. Did you have much interaction with Ford Sr. then?
A:“He used to come into the office. He was just a delight. I know there's a lot of people that aren't happy with Mr. Ford. I've been in the business for 32 years, and he is one the most generous, kind owners in the league. He really wants to win.”
Some people here believe the Lions will never win as long as he's the owner. Some think he should sell the team. What do you think?
A:“Absolutely wrong. I would keep it in the family. I knew Ford Jr. when Ford Jr. was 8 or 10. He's grown up, and I do think he has the same passion that his dad has. This is in their heart, and that's important. If you're in a situation like I am, and you're trying to figure out ways to win, the most important thing is your owner wants to win as badly as you do. But there's somebody there that has the final say that can help you. This is not a one-man deal.”
