Tuesday Notes: Matt Millen Talks the Lions
- Matt Millen talked to the media as part of the announcement that he is going to call games for NFL Network, and Detroit was a topic of interest. Millen vowed to talk about the Lions just like he would with any other team, even though he is still owed money by them for the part of his contract he didn't finish. In fact, Millen went out of his way to praise both the city of Detroit and the team. He basically approved of Martin Mayhew, the hiring of Jim Schwartz, and the drafting of Matthew Stafford and Brandon Pettigrew. Also, unsurprisingly, he said nobody is a bigger fan of William Clay Ford than him. I want to puke right now.
- We already know about Zack Follett the football player and Zack Follett the wood-carver, but how about Zack Follett the rapper?
- Is Roy Williams becoming the next Terrell Owens? Personality-wise, that is.
Williams barked at Romo on Monday after a ball didn’t come his way when he was open.
I'm sure Romo appreciates being reminded of just how little fun it was to be T.O.'s quarterback.
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I would gladly
spend whatever minimal jail time I would be sentenced to if I could get a look at Matt Millen…. and sock him right in the eye for all of Detroit.
FIRE MILLEN!!!
by Nate D. on Jun 16, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We'd ALL help bail you out if you did!
by DrewsLions on Jun 16, 2009 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d cash out what little is left in my 401k for ya to do that!
by JazzyBBP on Jun 16, 2009 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in for $50...
and my shiesty lawyer-on-retainer
by myPride on Jun 17, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd give some money.
I may even lend a knuckle or 2 as well.
by madpoopz on Jun 16, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell ...
I would drive the car to get you there.
by IowaLion on Jun 16, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now were screwed!
Millen approved of our draft picks, I hope he"s just being political
by CR on Jun 16, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
haha
I had the exact same thought. hopefully he’s just saying that to support his former team.
by giggy09 on Jun 16, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we just got over a curse, dammit...
…and wouldn’t he have to win us a championship, or something, to make the curse stick?
by myPride on Jun 17, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Noticed Millen only spoke about the first round picks.
For most of Millen’s drafts that’s about where it ended. Millen’s record on second round picks was generally horrible.
Let’s face it………..his record on picks in any round was horrible.
by NorthLeft12 on Jun 16, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Roy Williams
He thinks he’s about to have a huge year….not gonna happen.
GO LIONS! RESTORE THE ROAR!
by Twon82 on Jun 16, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
I think Dallas’ window of opportunity closed after this past season. Yeah, they’ll garner support from the national media, like most of the NFC East. But I think their division belongs to the Giants for now. That said, Roy Williams is where he wanted to be all along. I can see him being passionate about playing there. But the lack of talent at receiver, now that TO is gone, wont make it easy for him to get open. He’s going to face heavy coverage often.
by James L on Jun 16, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still can’t believe Mayhew got a 1st and 3rd and a 6th for him. Amazing.
by BIGWalt2990 on Jun 16, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone think that Witten will have a great year?
by KDawg on Jun 16, 2009 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Wouldn’t be surprised if Witten tops the league in receiving for TE’s.
2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).
by Hyperion Ecta on Jun 16, 2009 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
with you on this one
him and the three headed monster of a backfield…too bad the defense won’t keep them in games…and even more so that they will have to depend on creighton to haul in the deep ball as the only other wr option…i call roy w/ 600 yds & 5 tds…sweet sweet revenge as witten goes for 1100 & 12 tds…and exit stage left mr williams right on back to your home sweet texas hole! oh and did i mention…he makes braylon look like he has jerry rice hands!!
ralph…thats funny ‘cause i’m saying roy’s gonna drop more balls than braylon did last year!!
by londonlion on Jun 16, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
too BAD their D won't keep them in games?
I HATE the cowboys, I relish the upcoming year for the opportunity to see “America’s Team” suffer all of the humiliation and outright degradation that we LIONS fans have suffered…and then some.
by myPride on Jun 17, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there was
just a little bit of sarcasm involved there…believe me…i am thrilled that dallas is in the position its in. just truly feel bad for witten & barber/jones/choice the rb’s.
by londonlion on Jun 17, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tell You What
If the Lions become competitive and even start to win, and jump start a positive attitude in the media about Detroit, and even Michigan, THEY, (WE) will be “America’s Team” for many years. We can all only hope and pray.
by dylan415 on Jun 17, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, his biggest mistake was to open his...
start opening his trap. Instead of telling everyone how good he was, he should have simply worked harder and gotten more focused here in Detroit. He had the perfect opportunity to be a star here.
A change of scenery to a bigger market doesn’t make you a bigger star, it only puts you under a bigger microscope. Roy is finding that out right now. He’s on the slide to mediocrity and if he’s not careful, he’s on his way out of the league.
by DrewsLions on Jun 16, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard the Millen audio yesterday
Can’t believe that POS got me worked up. I’m a lil nervous now that he said he liked the draft and who Mayhew has hired and picked up. I wanna Gilhooly his kneecaps so f**kin’ bad…
by JazzyBBP on Jun 16, 2009 5:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's the only way he can look in any way smart in all of this...
He has to simply agree with everything that’s going on so when Detroit becomes a contender, he can say, “Yeah, I knew they made some good moves. Good thing I drafted Cherilus for them.”
As a wise old rabbit once said, “What a maroon!”
…and yes, that is the first time I’ve quoted a fictional rodent.
by DrewsLions on Jun 16, 2009 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jazzy
Maybe you could give Tanya Harding a call and she could take out Millen’s knees for you….lol
by KDawg on Jun 16, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got her number?
I’ll call that lil tramp for more than just bustin’ kneecaps. I’ve seen that video and my standards are are at an all-time low….
by JazzyBBP on Jun 17, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Roy Williams is a joke...
I was so glad when we got rid of that worthless over-hyped sack of crap. I’ve never seen anyone drop so many balls and blame so much his mistakes on everyone else. Really all he ever did for Detroit was run around without a helmet and the ball held out to his side for anyone to steal. No wonder I’m liking football less and less. At least theres only one Allen Iverson in basketball.
by madpoopz on Jun 16, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't Williams always a TO?
He just never got as much publicity because he was in Detroit.
Either way, I’m still haunted… I had tickets right on the sideline at the Lions vs. Giants in 2007. Right in front when Williams dropped the easy lob, it literally went right through his hands. This would have tied the game up in the 4th…
Of course we lost (at the time we were 6-2… Remember that? Everyone thought we’d make the playoffs), this is where we started the dismal drop to a 7-9 record.
by ZWC11 on Jun 17, 2009 2:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the horrible downward spiral...
yeah, I remember the game AND the play. It was the year I got out of the hospital(s) and re-learned to walk. All of life was finally starting to come back to me (those closed head injuries are a mother) and the LIONS looked like a shoe in for the post season. Then reality crashed in; I wouldn’t get my disability that year (nor the next), I obviously COULDN’T stay with my family AND retain what little sanity and will to live remained to me….and of course the LIONS went down in flames…flames that were still burning last year.
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