The problem is much deeper than him, but he's definitely not the solution. Mayhew backloaded his contract so much that he's owed $44.5 million the next 2 yrs! They can't even trade him if they wanted to. Absolute incompetence from top to bottom.
He went to the Super Bowl with Indy and they still got rid of him. Why the Lions hired him is beyond me. The dude has a career coaching record of 63-94.
I stopped caring after they gave Millen a five year extension.
With a draft record that included a number of high first-round draft picks who were considered poor choices (Charles Rogers, Joey Harrington, and Mike Williams among them) and widespread disappointment among fans, the media, and even some players, Millen received a five-year contract extension from owner William Clay Ford, Sr. at the start of the 2005 season. Following the team's 3–13 performance in 2006, Ford announced that Millen would be retained as General Manager for at least another season, because, according to inside sources to the Ford family, they still believed that Millen was the best GM that the Lions ever had.
Honestly, why does anyone still root for this team? Ford ownership has proven over and over again...they don't care about winning. It's practically impossible to have just 1 playoff win in 57 years. Even an expansion team like Jacksonville has 5 playoff wins.
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The problem is much deeper than him, but he's definitely not the solution. Mayhew backloaded his contract so much that he's owed $44.5 million the next 2 yrs! They can't even trade him if they wanted to. Absolute incompetence from top to bottom.
He led his team to the national title and came up huge in big games. Meanwhile, Peyton's showing in the Orange Bowl was dreadful.
He went to the Super Bowl with Indy and they still got rid of him. Why the Lions hired him is beyond me. The dude has a career coaching record of 63-94.
I stopped caring after they gave Millen a five year extension.
With a draft record that included a number of high first-round draft picks who were considered poor choices (Charles Rogers, Joey Harrington, and Mike Williams among them) and widespread disappointment among fans, the media, and even some players, Millen received a five-year contract extension from owner William Clay Ford, Sr. at the start of the 2005 season. Following the team's 3–13 performance in 2006, Ford announced that Millen would be retained as General Manager for at least another season, because, according to inside sources to the Ford family, they still believed that Millen was the best GM that the Lions ever had.
Honestly, why does anyone still root for this team? Ford ownership has proven over and over again...they don't care about winning. It's practically impossible to have just 1 playoff win in 57 years. Even an expansion team like Jacksonville has 5 playoff wins.
Ty Law with 53 INT's (tied with Deion Sanders). Another former Michigan player that doesn't get enough credit.