Comments on: Lions fans won’t get to welcome back Matt Millen

By: foreverengland

foreverengland — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:12:41 +0000

When the Lions hired Matt Millen, he was instantly my favorite NFL team executive. And because of the Ford’s loyalty to him, I was able to appreciate him for a long time, his total incompetence not withstanding. Why? As a tv analyst, he is an insufferable gas bag who affects a ludicrously authorative tone for his game long inane chatter. Please, somebody, get him back to the front office!

By: dwaybright

dwaybright — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:33:57 +0000

I went to all the trouble of registering on this thing just to say Matt Millen as a GM and NFL analyst, is a disgrace to the NFL and not just Detroit

By: d. b. cooper

d. b. cooper — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:15:04 +0000

He’s a better GM than he is an announcer.

By: rcali

rcali — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:29:06 +0000

So good that Millen is slowly going away. Probably a nice guy but just shouldn’t be giving football commentary.

By: cincybert

cincybert — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:25:18 +0000

Not only did Matt Millen destroy the Lions for a decade but he continues to inflict damage on downtrodden NFL franchises as he remains the one good argument Mike Brown has for not hiring a GM in Cincinnati.

By: keeponhating

keeponhating — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:47:38 +0000

oh my gosh whatever will we do without matt millen’s awesome insight?
matt millen=solid LB, terrible GM, terrible broadcaster

By: huhfasi

huhfasi — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:41:20 +0000

I remember last season when he was praising DeMarcus Ware and how amazing it must be to have a guy like that on the team. Well Matt, you could have. Instead you chose your twelfth straight wide receiver. At least Mike Williams is producing now…….for another team

By: orangeflh

orangeflh — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:31:24 +0000

It isn’t like Millen killed the Lions on purpose, he just wasn’t very good at his job. No, wait… he completely stunk at his job.

Any way it goes, his damage is just about done with. The Lions will likely finish second in the NFC North this year, if not a close 3rd behind the Bears (the debacle known as the Vikings are a lock to finish last).

By: redruckus81

redruckus81 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:25:00 +0000

beastofeden says:
Aug 17, 2011 5:44 PM
Rodney Marinelli is the true perpetrator against the Lions faithful

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and who may I ask hired him and allowed him to sign every Bucs reject available?

By: renmasters

renmasters — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:24:05 +0000

There are a lot of stupid posts to this article from people saying to get over it or that the Lions always suck.

We may have gone 0-16 but we’re the only ones who can say we went through it. We’re the only ones who know what that feels like.

In the end when the Lions are playing well again we’ll remain humble and not let our success misguide us. Like so many people posting right now.

Don’t tell us to get over it, if you can relate to it.

Imagine the #1 team in your heart being gutted for 10 years and being the laughing stock of the league. It’s not something I would wish upon anyone.

One job for Millen…. IS to many!

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:21:56 +0000

They would to have put every security person around that announce area. The game would have taken a back seat

By: spartaninnh

spartaninnh — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:14:26 +0000

Millen probably won’t come back because he’s afraid WCF filed a theft complaint against him for all the $$ he paid him over the decade. What a waste of ten years.

For those of you saying he wasn’t the cause of it, I give you Charles Rogers. And Joey Harrington. And Michael Williams. And Ernie Sims. And Kevin Smith. And Jordan Dizon. And Marty Morninwheg. And Rod Marinelli. And….. Sorry, I’m sure you don’t have the time.

By: motorcitykitties

motorcitykitties — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:54:32 +0000

FI-RE MIL-LEN, FI-RE MIL-LEN. What a POS that guy is.

By: schemefactory

schemefactory — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:44:34 +0000

i’ll bet dollars to donuts that this game is terrible. why would they allow the lions to be

yes, that’s what i meant

By: beastofeden

beastofeden — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:44:13 +0000

Rodney Marinelli is the true perpetrator against the Lions faithful.

By: fremontrambler

fremontrambler — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:42:53 +0000

If he’s just working college, i.e. out of the NFL, maybe it’s time to give it a rest.

Even Nixon got forgiven at some point.

By: philtration

philtration — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:41:42 +0000

If this is all the Lions fans have to look forward to then they are bigger losers than I thought.

And I did not think that highly of them to begin with.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:39:55 +0000

Awwwwm crap. I can almost hear the deafening chants of “Fire Millen, fire Millen, …”.

By: darthhitman

darthhitman — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:39:34 +0000

blaz0037 says: Aug 17, 2011 5:28 PM

oh god, get over it already. He is not the only reason the Lions have stunk the last 15 years.

Guess someone needs to brush up on their history or math…or both

By: buzzardpointlookout

buzzardpointlookout — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:35:40 +0000

The boos at Ford Field would have been epic.

Now if we can just get him out of that seat as the lead color analyst for ABC’s Big Ten football coverage…

By: zinn22

zinn22 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:35:28 +0000

Millen may not have been a very good GM but he is a very good analyst. Insightful, quick and informative. While I can understand the dislike from Lions fans he is a pleasure to listen to during a game.

By: blaz0037

blaz0037 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:28:15 +0000

oh god, get over it already. He is not the only reason the Lions have stunk the last 15 years.

By: offsideburns

offsideburns — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:24:52 +0000

halle frickin lujah

By: detroitkitty

detroitkitty — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:23:40 +0000

Good! The last thing this team needs is any reminder of the guy who sent us into the NFL wilderness for a decade.

How he manages to parley his demonstrated talent-evaluation incompetence into jobs commenting on players is a mystery. He must have quite a collection of incriminating photos.

By: ajknox88

ajknox88 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:23:33 +0000

I feel like he honestly did no research when he was GM of the lions. “With the next overpayed bust the Lions select…”

By: jdmp86

jdmp86 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:21:11 +0000

“Lions fans would say that’s still one too many.”

Most accurate statement on this site ever!

By: medtxpack

medtxpack — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:20:38 +0000

He is so awful…that stupid ‘millen’ around crap was dumb

By: woodyg

woodyg — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:19:25 +0000

As bad as Millen was as GM in Detroit, Lion Fans will find out that their ‘losing ways’ are a franchise problem & can’t be attributed to just one person ……. Ten years from now Lion Fans will still be blaming Millen for all their ineptness on the field ……. 2011 …. Lions …… 5-11 ….. Take it to the bank …….

By: severs28

severs28 — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:18:04 +0000

It is one too many. Especially considering I still have to listen to him broadcast my Alma Mater.

By: lionsnationdotcom

lionsnationdotcom — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:16:58 +0000

One too many