MILLEN FIRED!! Hallelujah!! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!! Hallelujah!!

Mizzougrad96 · Sep 24, 2008

Re: Newest convert to the "FIRE MILLEN" forces: William Clay Ford Jr.

If you ever have the chance to see Al Davis in person, it's kind of like seeing someone who looks so frail that he could drop dead any minute.

Davis, love him or hate him, has done some amazing things during his career. But even as much of a lunatic as the guy is, his team is only five years removed from a Super Bowl.

Yeah, Davis has lost his mind and is ruining the Oakland franchise, but Millen has yet to have anything that anyone could consider to be a success.

D-3 Fan · Sep 24, 2008

Re: Newest convert to the "FIRE MILLEN" forces: William Clay Ford Jr.

I guess the son decided to take matters into his own hand and forced the old man to finally do something about it.

slappy4428 · Sep 24, 2008

Re: Newest convert to the "FIRE MILLEN" forces: William Clay Ford Jr.

Reports: Millen fired

FREE PRESS STAFF • September 24, 2008

FOXSports.com and WDFN (1130 AM) is reporting that the Lions have removed team president and GM Matt Millen from his post, ending one of the most criticized tenures in Detroit sports history.
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Millen was informed of the move last night during a late-night high-level meeting. This morning several people within the building confirmed that he had large packing boxes in his office.

It is unclear if Millen was fired or removed himself from the equation but the news comes just days after Bill Ford, Jr. publicly stated he would have fired the GM if it was his decision but he lacked the authority to do so.

The Lions' 0-3 start this season stirred the groundswell for Millen's demise. The Lions have won only one playoff game and are an NFL-worst 31-84 since Millen took over in 2001. Millen has gone through three head coaches, none of whom have been able to turn the Lions into a winner.

nmmetsfan · Sep 24, 2008

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Starman said:

Tom Petty said:

Starman said:

Millen (who I remember seeing play in college) wasn't a "bad" player, going on the presumption that nobody who actually makes an NFL roster is a truly bad player, so "worth a shit" was probably over the top.

But I've seen several references around Detroit and the national media that he was a "great" player.

Career totals: 9 years, 133 games, 11 sacks, 9 INT, 8 fumble recoveries.

That's not a "great" player. : :

And once again, had he really been a "great" player, one of these great teams would have kept him. His whole career was in the pre-salary cap era; if they felt like keeping him, they would have.
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millen never blitzed, ever. wasn't in his wheelhouse. and to see you list stats to support your claim only reassures me that you never watched the man play before he became a fucking 49er.

was millen a HOFer? no. was he one of the best players on the field every time he led a raider defensive unit? fuck yes he was, and don't attempt to sell the man short of what he earned.

the day he left oakland, the raiders lost something special. your spewing unsupportable bullshit is, well, bullshit.

i watched at least 90 percent of all raider games while this cat played for the silver and black. the man was an awesomefuckingmiddlelinebacker.

admit you stepped in shit and move on.
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No, as usual, I'm right.

If Millen was all that great, the Raiders would have kept him. No salary cap in 1988; if you wanted to keep a player, basically you could just write him a check and keep him. For whatever reason, Davis decided not to. Part of it had to be he wasn't all that great.

Millen was an OK player. Not great.

He was a dopey, predictable, cliche-ridden TV analyst, and the worst general manager in NFL history.
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If he was so mediocre, why did the 49ers start him in the middle of their dynasty? Besides, how many players are prematurely let go because they are thought to be past their prime? I guess that never happens.

Barsuk · Sep 24, 2008

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ESPN has confirmed.

Congratulations, Lions fans. Your long nightmare is over.

And because it has to be said: Only in Detroit.

Mizzougrad96 · Sep 24, 2008

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Barsuk said:

ESPN has confirmed.

Congratulations, Lions fans. Your long nightmare is over.

And because it has to be said: Only in Detroit.
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Sounds like junior knew what he was doing. Good for him.

Marinelli will get canned at the end of the season and the new GM and coach can decide who they want to take with what I assume will be a top 3 draft pick.

TwoGloves · Sep 24, 2008

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Seven years of pro football down the drain.

slappy4428 · Sep 24, 2008

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Wouldn't the newest convert be William Clay Ford Sr.?

TwoGloves · Sep 24, 2008

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According to this guy, the Lions made a huge mistake.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/michael-blouse/index.ssf/2008/09/no_one_else_does_but_i_steadfa.html

slappy4428 · Sep 24, 2008

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TwoGloves said:

According to this guy, the Lions made a huge mistake.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/michael-blouse/index.ssf/2008/09/no_one_else_does_but_i_steadfa.html
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First Mariotti's dad defends his son... now this guy up Millen's ass... what IS it with you people in Pennsylvania?

Diabeetus · Sep 24, 2008

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Mizzougrad96 said:

Barsuk said:

ESPN has confirmed.

Congratulations, Lions fans. Your long nightmare is over.

And because it has to be said: Only in Detroit.
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Sounds like junior knew what he was doing. Good for him.

Marinelli will get canned at the end of the season and the new GM and coach can decide who they want to take with what I assume will be a top 3 draft pick.
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Take a WR?

Tom Petty · Sep 24, 2008

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the guy sure was one helluva middle linebacker.

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