Matt Millen is OUT as Lions GM and President

[GusFrerotte]

Originally Posted by johnerotten

will the head coach last the whole season?

Can't blame Marinelli for the stupidity of the FO these past several seasons, but I don't think he will be back next season. I thought Billick brought up some good points doing the color for the Lions-49ers game, about how dumb it was for the Lions to use 3 #1 draft picks for WR when they had glaring needs at O line and virtually any position on defense. I live in Allen Park, MI where the Lions practice facility and offices are and when we heard on the radio at work we gave each other high fives. Nothing against Millen. He is a nice guy, was a solid pro player, and was a pretty good analyst, but he had no business running a franchise. In reality, the buck stops squarely at the Fords' feet. Always have done thing half assed on the cheap with regards to hiring a decent coach/FO. Never went after the best available people. I mean come on, it got so bad even Barry Saunders decided to quit, when he had the all time rushing title all his for the taking. They stayed with Harrington far too long, didn't really draft a decent replacement, and now Kitna is showing why he has been all over the NFL. I don't look for much improvement with the Lions even with a new Pres/Gm. Unlike MR. Snyder, I am not sure the Fords are really that committed to building a winner.