New Lions President Lewand is Clueless (1 Viewer)

[cutler6]

The Tuesday press conference also included some superficially entertaining lines from Lewand, who unwittingly demonstrated that he really isn’t a “football guy.”

While explaining the flexibility that coaches must have when entering an organization where things already are being done a certain way, Lewand said that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin arrived in Pittsburgh not from Minnesota, but from Tampa.

Lewand also remarked at one point that the Steelers allowed “Greg Lloyd” to sign with Miami.

And, most amusingly, Lewand said that the Falcons’ only significant free-agent acquisition this year was “Michael Bennett.”

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/01/01/...o-the-opposite/"Greg Lloyd" is supposed to be Joey Porter and "Michael Bennett," is Michael Turner.

 

[gman74]

His job is Bean counter no more no less

 

[Da Guru]

They are already calling them Tom LeLackey and Martin Noclew.

 

[jabarony]

The Lions had to promote these guys. Any outside hire would have prevented Millen from continuing to run things from behind the scenes.

 

[Wyld Stallyns]

The Lions had to promote these guys. Any outside hire would have prevented Millen from continuing to run things from behind the scenes.

I like it. Then, when the Lions finally do succeed, Ford Sr. will pull back the curtain and say, "HA! Look! I'm smarter than all of you, it was Millen all along. I'm a genius for hiring him."

 

[Bojang0301]

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[Anthony Borbely]

Lewand will have nothing to do with football operations, so this is a non issue.

 

[Da Guru]

Lewand will have nothing to do with football operations, so this is a non issue.

Lewand is a tool! I was at a business dinner and Lewand was the speaker. The Lions were 0-8 at the time. Lewand opened up the floor for some questions. Of course it got around to the Lions record. Lewand acted like a smug, know it all..with the "How dare you question me about our record" look. Lewand is a Ford butt kisser, has been from day one. These are the kind of guys that WCF loves. Mayhew is the same. Mayhew has been here 8 years..8 years. If he disagreed with Millen on all of those blown draft picks he would have left by now on his own accord.Tom and Martin are "yes" men. The kind of men that will have steady employment with the Detroit Lions for years to come regardless.

 

[treat88]

Lewand will have nothing to do with football operations, so this is a non issue.

Actually it's not.It's symptomatic of the underlying and fundamental problem. The ownership.Competent, professional organizations tend to hire competent professional people.This is not a case of simple misstatement. Lewand is simply reflective of the built in structural incompetence the Ford ownership brings to the table.Maybe we can bail out the Lions as well as the rest of Detroit.

 

[gman74]

Lewand will have nothing to do with football operations, so this is a non issue.

Lewand is a tool! I was at a business dinner and Lewand was the speaker. The Lions were 0-8 at the time. Lewand opened up the floor for some questions. Of course it got around to the Lions record. Lewand acted like a smug, know it all..with the "How dare you question me about our record" look. Lewand is a Ford butt kisser, has been from day one. These are the kind of guys that WCF loves. Mayhew is the same. Mayhew has been here 8 years..8 years. If he disagreed with Millen on all of those blown draft picks he would have left by now on his own accord.Tom and Martin are "yes" men. The kind of men that will have steady employment with the Detroit Lions for years to come regardless.

You been listening to Mike Valenti to much. But Valenti is correct.

 

[Da Guru]

Lewand will have nothing to do with football operations, so this is a non issue.

Lewand is a tool! I was at a business dinner and Lewand was the speaker. The Lions were 0-8 at the time. Lewand opened up the floor for some questions. Of course it got around to the Lions record. Lewand acted like a smug, know it all..with the "How dare you question me about our record" look. Lewand is a Ford butt kisser, has been from day one. These are the kind of guys that WCF loves. Mayhew is the same. Mayhew has been here 8 years..8 years. If he disagreed with Millen on all of those blown draft picks he would have left by now on his own accord.Tom and Martin are "yes" men. The kind of men that will have steady employment with the Detroit Lions for years to come regardless.

You been listening to Mike Valenti to much. But Valenti is correct.

I have heard Lewand in person, that is enough for me.

 

[ffldrew]

The Lions had to promote these guys. Any outside hire would have prevented Millen from continuing to run things from behind the scenes.

So they are taking Crabtree with their #1?

 

[SofaKings]

Lewand will have nothing to do with football operations, so this is a non issue.

People want to make it an issue. Lewand has never said he was a football evaluator guy. He's run the salary cap and Ford Field quite well for the last 10+years. No reason not to keep him in charge of the business side of the operation.

 

[SofaKings]

Lewand will have nothing to do with football operations, so this is a non issue.

Lewand is a tool! I was at a business dinner and Lewand was the speaker. The Lions were 0-8 at the time. Lewand opened up the floor for some questions. Of course it got around to the Lions record. Lewand acted like a smug, know it all..with the "How dare you question me about our record" look. Lewand is a Ford butt kisser, has been from day one. These are the kind of guys that WCF loves. Mayhew is the same. Mayhew has been here 8 years..8 years. If he disagreed with Millen on all of those blown draft picks he would have left by now on his own accord.Tom and Martin are "yes" men. The kind of men that will have steady employment with the Detroit Lions for years to come regardless.

You been listening to Mike Valenti to much. But Valenti is correct.

Valenti is a tool. Listening to him causes brain damage.

 

[Sinrman]

Lewand will have nothing to do with football operations, so this is a non issue.

Lewand is a tool! I was at a business dinner and Lewand was the speaker. The Lions were 0-8 at the time. Lewand opened up the floor for some questions. Of course it got around to the Lions record. Lewand acted like a smug, know it all..with the "How dare you question me about our record" look. Lewand is a Ford butt kisser, has been from day one. These are the kind of guys that WCF loves. Mayhew is the same. Mayhew has been here 8 years..8 years. If he disagreed with Millen on all of those blown draft picks he would have left by now on his own accord.Tom and Martin are "yes" men. The kind of men that will have steady employment with the Detroit Lions for years to come regardless.

 

[gman74]

Lewand will have nothing to do with football operations, so this is a non issue.

Lewand is a tool! I was at a business dinner and Lewand was the speaker. The Lions were 0-8 at the time. Lewand opened up the floor for some questions. Of course it got around to the Lions record. Lewand acted like a smug, know it all..with the "How dare you question me about our record" look. Lewand is a Ford butt kisser, has been from day one. These are the kind of guys that WCF loves. Mayhew is the same. Mayhew has been here 8 years..8 years. If he disagreed with Millen on all of those blown draft picks he would have left by now on his own accord.Tom and Martin are "yes" men. The kind of men that will have steady employment with the Detroit Lions for years to come regardless.

You been listening to Mike Valenti to much. But Valenti is correct.

Valenti is a tool. Listening to him causes brain damage.

Actually Valenti is pretty knowledgeable and has pretty good insight. He tells it the way it is. Most on this site are tools though

 

[Mikey16x]

I swear the NFL should not let them take Crabtree. Just have his name whited-out on their draft sheet. Act like he does not exist and move to Oher, thank you.

Sincerely,

Just a football fan that's tired of the typical Thanksgiving battering.