freep.com - 1/5/2009
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Matt Millen doesn't get off the hook that easily. NBC should insist that the erstwhile Lions chief executive wear an 0-16 stamp on his forehead for future network appearances. It should introduce a segment for its three-day Super Bowl pregame show, How to Build an NFL Door Matt with Matt ...
pastthepylon.blogspot.com - 1/8/2009
mlive.com - 1/5/2009
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mlive.com —
It's bad enough Matt Millen ruined the Detroit
Lions. He's now laughing about it as a member...
of NBC's "Football Night in America" broadcast team during the NFL playoffs. The former president and general manager of the Lions joined Bob Costas, Dan Patrick, Keith Olbermann and Jerome Bettis ...
(more)
NBC fumbles by adding Matt Millen to studio show
mlive.com - 1/6/2009
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mlive.com —
Matt Millen is going to the Super Bowl.
After eight years of the most crushing failure by...
any team president or general manager in modern sports history, Millen is being rewarded with riches and fame.
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Matt Millen talks a good game, just ask NBC
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Speed Read: ‘Twas A Bad Day To Be A Good Team
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... I saw this on Saturday, but so did DETROIT FREE PRESS’s Drew Sharp also saw Matt Millen on TV taking responsibility for the Lions’ miserable failures, making him pretty much the last guy to do so. Oh, he said it was his fault. I guess we’re all even. Play ball! ...
Matt Millen’s explanation not nearly good enough
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... go into much detail or offer any specifics, so it was kind of a waste of time. He simply looked like a guy who was trying to rehab his image. He knows that a job as an executive in the NFL is probably out of the question, but he could return as an analyst, which is kind of a joke in itself, considering that a big part of a GM’s job is analyzing players and coaches. Really, why should we listen to anything this guy has to say?
Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press had a few pointed comments about Millen’s appearance… ...
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Bleacher Report - NFL 1/5/2009
Dear NBC,
How in the holy hell can you have Matt Millen analyze anything on your air? As Joe Buck would say "We apologize for showing that on our air!" Shouldn't you do the same with Matt Millen?
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Matt Millen Should Be Exiled from Football! —
Bleacher Report - NFL 1/6/2009
I received a bit of somewhat shocking news this morning. Matt Millen will be doing color commentary for the Super Bowl this year.
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