theworldofisaac.com - 12/9/2008
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Ok, if this story is true , I'm truly appalled. That's saying a lot considering I've been a Lions fan for the better part of 3 decades and knowing full well the sanity of the Ford family. Two different National Football League sources - one of them close to the Fords - insist that the Millen ...
communities.canada.com - 12/8/2008
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communities.canada.com —
Who is running the Detroit Lions? Rod
Marinelli? Martin Mayhew? The Ford family? How about Matt...
Millen? Wait a minute - didn’t he get fired? Maybe he did and maybe he didn’t, depending upon who you are willing to believe. ...
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Is Millen still calling the shots for the Lions?
nfl.fanhouse.com - 12/8/2008
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nfl.fanhouse.com —
by Michael David Smith When Georgia Tech wide
receiver Calvin Johnson entered the NFL draft last year,...
everyone said he was the one absolute can't-miss player in the Class of 2007. Of course, can't-miss prospects usually find a way to miss when ...
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Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson: The Draft Pick Not Even ...
freep.com - 12/6/2008
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freep.com —
The winless Lions didn't get this awful overnight.
It took several years and many mistakes by Matt...
Millen. The former general manager took over a mediocre franchise in 2001, and over seven-plus seasons, he built a team bad enough to pose a threat to ...
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Millen's draft missteps warrant 'majority of the blame,' ...
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Do The Lions Still Have The Stink Of Matt Millen On Them? [NFL]
Deadspin —
... I don't think I buy it (although Millen and William Clay Ford Sr. are clearly BFFL), but the mere fact that it's completely plausible says something about the club. Maybe it doesn't say as much as the fact that Ford's actual business is even closer to folding than the Lions are, but it definitely says something. Raiola: No apologies for response to heckling fans [Free Press] Is Millen still calling the shots for the Lions? [Windsor Star] MILLEN STILL RUNNING THE SHOW IN DETROIT? [World Of Isaac] How Not To Build a Team: The Detroit Lions ...
Lions' Dominic Raiola Will Give You the Finger if You Heckle Him
FanHouse —
... , the brains behind the current roster. (In fact, word the street is that Millen is still running the show. I'd be more shocked if you told me the Lions wouldn't bungle their first-overall pick in April.) ...
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theworldofisaac.com 1/6/2009 — As I sat there and watched Matt Millen on NBC, I felt nauseous. My whopper from earlier that afternoon started to creep its way up my esophagus. I was disgusted. Of all the people NBC could hire as an analyst, they hired Matt Millen? Honestly, who's ...
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Bleacher Report - NFL 12/9/2008
One year after the New England Patriots achieved the first ever 16-0 season, another team is pursing a 16-game mark.
Only this time it's in the loss column.
The Detroit Lions are threatening to go 0-16 and become the only team to have a winless ...
