Millen is gone but his legacy will be felt for many years to come. His drafts are ridiculed by all, including the talking heads on the NFL shows and drafts are the geneses of a quality team. His choices of head coaches would be laughable if they weren't so tragic. He might have thought, though there is little evidence that he did think, that weak head coaches would make him look stronger. In fact, really high quality, confident, and smart executives surround themselves with and direct people who are smarter and more capable than they are.
Ford will not be forgotten nor forgiven for putting fans through nearly a decade of less than mediocre professional football. Some would argue they are lucky it was not longer. If not for Barry Sanders--remember, Green Bay had second pick and took Tony Mandrich before Lions third pick of Barry--the Lions could have done in the 90s what they did in the 00s. And nearly did anyway.
Another revision for my under-over Lions wins this season: three
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