Millen Fired!

[Guiness]

This is bad news indeed. Next thing you know, Minnesota will change their QB.

What? They already did? And won a game with the new guy??? Damn! At least Chicago still has Orton and Rex #1 and #2. Hopefully that will stay for a while

[BF4MVP]

[gbgary]

maybe al davis will hire him and, the surely to be fired very soon, minn coach brad childress.

[KYPack]

The Millen regime is amazing. The Lions were 9-7 the year before he got there. All the Detroit fans were pissing and moaning that the Lions weren't playing up to their potential. Lion fans are the worst fans in the NFC North. If they ever do well, you'll be shocked at all the butthole Lion trolls that try to get on here and talk shit.

The Lions never sniffed 9-7 under Millen. So the Lion fans got what they deserved, a trip to the NFC North toilet.

Fat Matt was a helluva player and and OK broadcaster before he got the big job in Motown. But what made anyone think he could be the CEO of the Lions?
Norman Chad once wrote that a similar career path would be:

1. Gas station attendant
2. Car owner
3. President and CEO of the Ford Motor Company

The Lion got what they deserved, too bad they didn't go with Matt a few more years.

[gbgary]

Norman Chad once wrote that a similar career path would be:

1. Gas station attendant
2. Car owner
3. President and CEO of the Ford Motor Company

The Lion got what they deserved, too bad they didn't go with Matt a few more years.

[CaliforniaCheez]

This is sad news for the rest of the NFC North.
If the Lions now hire a simply bad GM, that will be an improvement for them!

I should feel that way. Intellectually I do.

However, in my heart I know this is a good move. There is no rivalry. There is no fun in heckling a beat down Lions fan. It is no fun when other divisions consider the NFC North "easy' due to a game with the Lions.

Millen was part of a network's #2 broadcast team and he will be offered a broadcasting job again because there are a lot worse boadcasters out there.

Millen will earn back some respect but not as much as he had before. If not, it is because he has been lionized.

[MadScientist]

One stat that is truly mind boggling is that of the 53 players he's drafted over the past 7 years, only 16 are on the current active roster (+2 on IR). He can't even draft scrubs good enough to be backups on the worst team in the NFL.

Sherman was a freaking draft guru and genius GM compared to Millen.

[pbmax]

Sad day for unemployed announcers everywhere. I can't wait until he starts talking about his time there.

Unfortunate day for NFC North. Those 2 wins were always welcome.

Good for the Detroit fans, though. All 37 of them.

[mmmdk]

Sad day for unemployed announcers everywhere. I can't wait until he starts talking about his time there.

Unfortunate day for NFC North. Those 2 wins were always welcome.

Good for the Detroit fans, though. All 37 of them.

[Cheesehead Craig]

One stat that is truly mind boggling is that of the 53 players he's drafted over the past 7 years, only 16 are on the current active roster (+2 on IR). He can't even draft scrubs good enough to be backups on the worst team in the NFL.

Sherman was a freaking draft guru and genius GM compared to Millen.

Hell, Sherman may just apply for the job.

[Scott Campbell]

I think he deserves a second chance. Preferrably with the Bears.

[mraynrand]

This man wants to be the next Lions GM

[mraynrand]

One stat that is truly mind boggling is that of the 53 players he's drafted over the past 7 years, only 16 are on the current active roster (+2 on IR). He can't even draft scrubs good enough to be backups on the worst team in the NFL.

Sherman was a freaking draft guru and genius GM compared to Millen.

Hell, Sherman may just apply for the job.

he's busy!

[cheesner]

This is sad news for the rest of the NFC North.
If the Lions now hire a simply bad GM, that will be an improvement for them!

I should feel that way. Intellectually I do.

However, in my heart I know this is a good move. There is no rivalry. There is no fun in heckling a beat down Lions fan. It is no fun when other divisions consider the NFC North "easy' due to a game with the Lions.

Millen was part of a network's #2 broadcast team and he will be offered a broadcasting job again because there are a lot worse boadcasters out there.

Millen will earn back some respect but not as much as he had before. If not, it is because he has been lionized.

Much of a broadcasters appeal is if the listener believes the guy knows what he is talking about. Matt Millen's level of credibility has taken too big of a hit.

My bet, is that he lays low for at least 2 seasons before going back to the booth.

[HarveyWallbangers]

NOOOO!!!!

Next thing you know, the Vikings will fire Childress and the Bears will find a decent QB.