"Son, we both suck."Confirming what everyone with even half a brain already knew, Matt Millen has admitted his record as GM of the Lions has been "beyond awful" according to ESPN.
"If I was sitting at home and I was a Lion fan, you've got to blame somebody," Millen said. "I'd blame me, too. ... That's part of my job is to get blamed. I'm OK with that. But it's also part of my job to win. We haven't done that."
So what I heard is that he's good at taking blame, but nothing else relevant to being a GM.
"We're not good enough in some areas." Really? The 31-81 record didn't give that away, nor did the 1-7 second half in 2007.
About the only thing I can say in Millen's favor is that bad franchises seem to stay bad in some cases, regardless of who the coach or GM is (Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Clippers). On the other hand, consistently drafting WRs in the top 5 every year hasn't appeared to be the best strategy. That didn't even work with Mike Martz as the OC.
For comparison, Cleveland managed a 10-6 mark this year after years of mediocrity. Tampa Bay recovered from 4-12 in 2006 to win the NFC South. The Washington Redskins snagged a wild card spot. Those teams picked #3, 4, and 6 in the 2007 draft.
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Being probably one of the only Lions fans to read this blog I feel obligated to comment but there is nothing else I can say.
Fire Millen.
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