Millen done in Detroit

[Michael Knight]

What the hell took so long?

Maybe now Roy can get someone to throw to him

 

[BillyW]

Incredible that he kept that job so long

 

[hornpharmd]

Maybe they can get Parcells when he is done in Miami.

 

[Mitch Cumsteen]

That's too bad. I think he just needed a little more time to turn it around.

 

[Remo go krazy]

The KSK blog had Millen's Draft board from this past draft:

1. Limas Sweed, Texas

NOTES: Name kinda sounds like Speed, which means he has to be fast. Played with Mack Brown, who’s my kinda guy.

2. Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma

NOTES: Played in lots of big games. I mean, REALLY big games!

3. James Hardy, Indiana

NOTES: Has real grit. If he’s the wide receiver equivalent of Vaughn Dunbar, I think we’re in for a real treat.

4. DeSean Jackson, California

NOTES: Very tall, and you can’t coach tall!

5. Devin Thomas, Michigan State

NOTES: Now THIS guy is a football player. Can see it in his eyes.

6. Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt

NOTES: That’s one of those smart guy schools, right? You have to be careful with guys like that, because they can overthink the game. Don’t want any overthinkers on this team.

7. Early Doucet, LSU

NOTES: Boy, doesn’t he just SOUND like a football player?

8. Andre Caldwell, Florida

NOTES: Dropped lots of passes in the 2007 AFC Championship game. But it’s so rare to find a college player who already has pro experience.

9. Jordy Nelson, Kansas State

NOTES: Marinelli likes him. What. EVER.

10. Mario Manningham, Michigan

NOTES: First name seems really chantable.

 

[Michael Knight]

Matt had a plan for this team. Draft lots of wide receivers very high and always have a coachewith the initials MM. Marty Mornhinweg Mke Martz. Sadly that plan didn't result in wins.

 

[dlatin]

40, I'm pretty sure you sarcasm meter is very broken

That being said, with a bit more time, I though MM could have turned it around.

 

[kujotx]

Matt.... Owner needs to see you.... Bring your playbook...

 

[RockyBalboa]

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[Texanne]

What took so long?

 

[Bob in Houston]

WCF is a lousy owner. By all accounts, a decent guy. But I don't think that he's ever been determined to put a winning team on the field.

 

[Horns11]

Ford has what? 1 playoff win in 40+ years of ownership? Of course he hired Matt Millen.

 

[Bob in Houston]

I had thought Millen would do well, but it was clear a long, long time ago that he wouldn't. This is part of being a bad owner.

 

[Orangesweat]

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[Beau Vine]

My tribute to Matt Millen...

Millen was a color commentator for games on CBS before he took the GM job. He was awful at that, too. And like his GM work, the Unintentional Comedy Rating was off the charts.

One game he was trying to comment that a particular offensive lineman had a ridiculously wide butt... except that he tried to say it in a way that sounded less blunt, and more intelligent. What came out:

"Tootie Robbins has the most expansive rectum in the NFL."

 

[Sangre Naranjada]

That could explain where he got the name "Tootie", I suppose.