Comments on: A Ford speaks, but not the one that counts http://sidelionreport.com/2008/04/02/a-ford-speaks-but-not-the-one-that-counts/ A Detroit Lions Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:23:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Big Al http://sidelionreport.com/2008/04/02/a-ford-speaks-but-not-the-one-that-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Big Al Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:51:03 +0000 http://sidelionreport.com/2008/04/02/a-ford-speaks-but-not-the-one-that-counts/#comment-114 That Junior didn't give Millen a ringing endorsement is about the only thing I'm happy with, but it doesn't make any difference. He's not the one making the call, WCF is, and he seems quite happy with the current arraingement. <br />I do believe if Ford the younger was in charge, he would be much more willing to cut ties with an underpreforming front office and coaching staff.  Millen would akready be gone if Junior was making the decisions. <br /><br />The only reason I'd be happy with Junior taking over the Lions is that would mean his father isn't running them.  In this case, the devil you don't know is better than the devil you do. That Junior didn’t give Millen a ringing endorsement is about the only thing I’m happy with, but it doesn’t make any difference. He’s not the one making the call, WCF is, and he seems quite happy with the current arraingement.
I do believe if Ford the younger was in charge, he would be much more willing to cut ties with an underpreforming front office and coaching staff.  Millen would akready be gone if Junior was making the decisions.

The only reason I’d be happy with Junior taking over the Lions is that would mean his father isn’t running them.  In this case, the devil you don’t know is better than the devil you do.

]]> By: Gun-Totin-Wacko http://sidelionreport.com/2008/04/02/a-ford-speaks-but-not-the-one-that-counts/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Gun-Totin-Wacko Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:20:39 +0000 http://sidelionreport.com/2008/04/02/a-ford-speaks-but-not-the-one-that-counts/#comment-113 Oh, I don't know.  Maybe we're all reading this the wrong way:  Look at what he didn't say.  No cliches about having turned the corner (or any varation), nothing about millen developing into a competent GM, and nothing about the team having the same level of talent as the rest of the League.  At this point, I think "Rod's a great coach" is about the best anyone can say about this bunch of losers. Oh, I don’t know.  Maybe we’re all reading this the wrong way:  Look at what he didn’t say.  No cliches about having turned the corner (or any varation), nothing about millen developing into a competent GM, and nothing about the team having the same level of talent as the rest of the League.  At this point, I think "Rod’s a great coach" is about the best anyone can say about this bunch of losers.

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