31-84. Since the start of the 2001 season, Matt Millen's first year as President and CEO of the Detroit Lions, the team has sustained at least nine losses in every campaign. 31-84. For three years, the team failed to win a road game, going 24 games without road success in a league where home field is not as advantageous as other professional leagues. 31-84. The Detroit Lions are unquestionably the worst franchise in all of team sports.
Yet Mr. Millen is the second-highest paid general manager in the league. The fact that he still has a job after admitting that the team's record under his command has been "beyond awful" is mind-boggling. Millen played 12 seasons in the NFL and played on four Super Bowl winners. He knows what it takes to win. He was a tremendous commentator, offering top-notch insight not often seen by today's analysts. But he can't put a winning team on the field.
Lions vice chairman Bill Ford said yesterday, "I think the fans deserve better, and if it were in my authority, which it's not, I'd make some significant changes." When asked if Millen should leave the team, Ford said, "Yes, I do." Ford, the executive chairman of the Ford Motor Co. and son of William Clay Ford, should have the power to dismiss Millen because his dad hasn't done anything to help the franchise since he took control in 1964. Why the senior Ford has consistently stood by his decision to hire and keep Millen is beyond me, but there must be change in Detroit if that team wants to ever sniff the playoffs again.
By the way, how did Shareef Abdur-Rahim average 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 12 NBA seasons?
And also, have the Chargers stopped scoring yet?
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