Steve Mariucci Firing

[Aristotle]

A couple of articles:


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2240566

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/column...ohn&id=2239800


Does anyone else think Matt Millen is more the problem here? Could this guy make any MORE bad decisions?

Cornerback Dre' Bly and quarterback Jeff Garcia both thought the blame for the team's poor record shouldn't have rested on the now ex-coach.

"If we'd had production on offense, in particular the quarterback position, Mooch wouldn't have been fired," Bly told the Detroit Free Press. "If Jeff Garcia hadn't gotten hurt, we wouldn't be in this position today. Mooch wouldn't have gotten fired."

"We're all at fault, but I just feel like Joey [Harrington]'s been here four years, and being the No. 3 pick in the draft, he hasn't given us anything," Bly told the paper. "He hasn't given us what the third pick in the draft should give us.

Garcia, who played for Mariucci in San Francisco, pointed to the Lions front office.

"You start to question whether the organization has the people in place who can go about making the proper selections," Garcia told WXYT-AM, according to the paper. "You really have to question that."

General manager Matt Millen hired both Mariucci and his predecessor, Marty Mornhinweg, and drafted or signed most of the current players. Since Millen took over in 2001, Detroit is an NFL-worst 20-55.

Furthermore: "The Lions will pay Mariucci $11.5 million in 2006 and 2007 not to coach." Hell, they only have to pay me $1 million a year not to coach the Lions.

It looks like the problem here is management and the major decisions, not coaching.

[Aristotle]

From the second article:

Mike Martz (St. Louis), Brian Billick (Baltimore) and Norv Turner (Oakland): They could be on Millen's list if they are let go. With a lot of changes coming, it's possible they would draw some consideration from Millen, who will be trying to sell his young, underachieving talent. All three are offensive coaches, and offense needs the most work.

All of these coaches suck. They fail EVERYWHERE they go. Norv Turner has sucked as head coach of at least 3 teams now. HELLO!?!?!?!?!

John Clayton is a fucking idiot and is one of the worst sportswriters in print. He is also the dumbfuck who wrote this load of garbage:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/column...ohn&id=2236338