After years of complaining, head scratching and some of the worse draft picks seen in NFL history, the Detroit Lions may finally be free. Matt Millen has reportedly been removed from his position with the Lions organization. This report is coming from Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.
It is unsure if Millen was fired or if he removed himself from his position, but there is no denying that the seat he normally occupies has gotten even hotter in recent days after Bill Ford Jr. stepped forward and said he would have fired Millen if it was his call.
The Lions have won only one playoff game (I don't even remember that) and are an NFL-worst 31-84 since Millen took over in 2001. They have also been a model of futility on the road and Millen has gone through three head coaches, none of whom have been able to turn the Lions into a winner.
Most people will remember Millen for taking wide outs in three consecutive years when he had top five draft picks. Out of all of those wide outs taken none have developed into a top level receiver and none have made the the Pro-Bowl. There is no doubt that Matt Millen is the Isiah Thomas of the NFL.
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The closest Millen came to the playoffs was last year. That "one playoff win" stat refers to the grand total for the years William Clay Ford has been the sole owner of the Detroit Lions (i.e., since 1964), and it came in January of 1992 against Dallas.
Ah.. okay that makes more sense. I remember the Dallas game. But for the life of me knew I could not remember Detroit even sniffing the playoffs in recent history, but I trusted my facts.
Not to be picky, but when they took WR's three years in a row, only Charles Rogers was a top-5 pick. Roy was 7th and Mike Williams was 10th. I agree that Mike Williams and Charles Rogers were busts, but Roy Williams looks like a good pick at #7. Let's not make it look even worse than it is.
Also, not to give Millen any props whatsoever Roy did go to the Pro Bowl.
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