Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Matt Millen's Detroit Lions: 8 Years of Draft Humiliations (part 1 of 8)

From 2001 to 2008, GM Matt Millen, and the Detroit Lions had the worst drafts in NFL history. Despite instability in the coaching staff, the real problem was the constant drafting of players who obviously could not play. 

This slide show is but a simple look at how sad our drafting process was in that 8 year span.

In the 2001 season, Marty Mornhinweg signed a 5 year deal to be the head coach of the Detroit Lions.  The Lions went 2-14 during his grueling  first year.

The team was in danger of going winless until a December 16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, 27-24. The Lions then beat the Dallas Cowboys 15-10 in the final game of the season. 

Mornhinweg was an offensive coordinator-turned coach.  He had little experience and ran a west Coast offense that didn’t resemble a west coast offense at all.  Later in the season, however, he changed his scheme to a run first offense which proved unhelpful.

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Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/586149-the-detroit-lions-and-matt-millen-8-years-of-drafting-humiliations

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