Sep 22nd 2008 4:15PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Lions, Raiders, NFL Fans
For reasons that defy explanation, Lions president Matt Millen didn’t motivate the charges with his “stay the course” speech prior to Sunday’s shellacking at the hands of the 49ers, a team that finished dead last in offensive efficiency last season.

Way to rally the troops, Matt.

Now, after being embarrassed by Mike Martz, the guy apparently not fit to run Detroit’s offense, it seems as if at least one member of the Ford family has come to the realization that has plagued fans since that fateful day in 2000 when Millen was announced as the Lions new president and general manager. Detroit Lions vice chairman Bill Ford Jr., at a Detroit Economic Club event Monday, had this to say in response to a reporter’s question about the Lions game on Sunday:

“It was an embarrassment, the fans deserve better, and if I had the authority, I would have fired the general manager,” Matt Millen, Ford said. When asked again a few minutes later if he would fire Millen, he said, “Yes, but I don’t have that authority.” Continue Reading