Matt Millen to be fired on Tuesday

[sterlingice]

I nominate this for thread of the year

SI

[Pumpy Tudors]

Marty Mornhinweg called. He wants the wind!

[stevew]

If I wEre the lions I would bring in cowher ASAP. That would give him 3 months to evaluate the team and plan changes for the offseason when he takes over the HC job. I'd imagine fans would rather see the lions fold in the playoffs every year instead of missing it completely.

[Thomkal]

Hopefully some day soon my fellow Cardinals fans as well as Raiders, Chiefs, and Cincy will be able to rejoice likewise with Detroit fans right now. Congrats.

[Julio Riddols]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes I think words are worth a thousand pictures.

Pictures of the faces of Lions fans when they hear this news.

[thesloppy]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

No love for Mouse Davis and Andre Ware (hey, he's even a broadcaster)?

Mouse Davis is busy coaching my illustrious alma mater, Portland State University, with Jerry Glanville. You'd have to give someone a lot of money to leave a cushy job like that.

[RendeR]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Hopefully some day soon my fellow Cardinals fans as well as Raiders, Chiefs, and Cincy will be able to rejoice likewise with Detroit fans right now. Congrats.

Not really Thom, Cincy doesn't HAVE a GM, we just have a shitbag for an owner.

[Thomkal]

well that's what I meant Render, to all teams who have an long history with poor ownership and/or GM.

[RendeR]

Yeah, I'm just not sure it will matter when Mike brown dies, katie isn't really any better and I'm not sure there are any heirs to take over at that point, or that want to. it'll be a real clusterfuck then.

Honestly If Mike would just stay out of the personnel side of things, hire a real GM to do that job, we'd be fine. Brown isn't a bad "owner" so much as he just has zero ability to see real talent and he sticks his opinion into everything that he shouldn't.

bleh.

[Schmidty]

Originally Posted by timmynausea

Wayne Fontes will be back in Detroit next year with Scott Mitchell as the OC.

It's so sad that I actually long for those days. At least Fontes was funny in a bumbling way, and we still had Barry....

[Schmidty]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I am not sure who the potential candidates are, but they need to get someone from the outside. They can't simply promote from within. They need to cleanse the football operations side of the organization in a significant way.

I hope to God that they can Rod "The Janitor" Marinelli and company. Stat.

I don't care if we have to rebuild all over again. I just want this taint to be lifted.

[Schmidty]

Triple dola.

I think this is the first time I've ever done the "we" thing when referencing a favorite team on FOFC. It used to be a pet peeve, but I guess that shows how much Lions fans feel that they've been held hostage as a fanbase.

[Tigercat]

What always pissed me off is that when Millen was hired all the "experts" went on to say what a great hire he was. He was a mediocre football "analyst" who had mediocre insight into the game. (Not to mention he had no relevant experience.)

[Fonzie]

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I don't even like the Lions and I'm genuinely happy for their fans today.

I feel the same way. And I'm a Packers fan.

[JeeberD]

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Apparently a radio station in Detroit (WDFN 1130 AM) is reporting that Millen actually could be gone today.

Dude...you TOTALLY should have started a "Matt Millen to be fired on Wednesday" thread for this news.