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Lions replace two coaches and a bad hip, but keep Millen
Posted on January 2, 2007 6:25 PM
Making fun of Detroit is almost as easy as picking up a $20 in the gutter. With a chance at the first pick of the NFL draft in a few months, Jon Kitna threw the Kittens back to the second pick with a four touchdown day.
I'll give Jon mad props. When Tony Romo had a chance to run six yards into the end zone and didn't make it, you had to think Jon would have taken off and stuck his 97-year-old head through Terence Newman if it were the Lions in that position.
After the game, Lions coach Rod Marinelli said bye bye to the team's defensive coordinator and offensive line coach. He's also got to have his left hip replaced, which means he'll get to skip coaching the college Senior Bowl with the rest of the Lions.
Did you know that the coaches from among the worst NFL teams generally coach the Senior Bowl each year? This should mean the Lions and Raiders staffs will be on the sidelines for the game. I can imagine some great prospect or two deliberately having an off game so they might avoid being drafted by the employers of those losing coaching staffs.
It's less of a worry when it comes to Matt Millen making the choice for Detroit. He couldn't catch wet if he were dropped off the side of an ocean liner, never mind catching a good player with a high draft pick for the Lions.
Matt will be back to bedevil Lions fans again next year. Ha ha ha ha. He told the horrified media in Detroit that he'll never quit his GM job. The team is 24-72 since Matt took the position.
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