Just when I make the mistake of talking trash to fans of other mediocre teams, my beloved Lions lay an egg at Arizona of all places. Watching the Washington Redskins collapse earlier in the day was a pleasant sight. And after giving my cousin, a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, a ton of grief for his team losing to the Broncos and Cardinals, we go and have a negative rushing yardage day against the Cardinals. Not to mention that we hand delivered Karlos Dansby’s Hall of Fame buss based on his performance. You can’t be taken as a serious playoff contender and lose to a very mediocre Arizona Cardinals team. Grrrrrr…

And in retrospect, I am second guessing my decision to jump off of the Fire Matt Millen bandwagon. What did we get for Dre Bly? A running back that was just used at most, as a 5 week fill-in for Kevin Jones and an offensive lineman that will be listed on the injury report because of the ringing in his ears from so many false start penalties. Not to mention the lackluster rookie season of Calvin Johnson. I still think he will be a stud, but even Stevie Wonder can see that. Gerald Alexander has been a pleasant surprise, but thats about it from the draft. No matter how difficult the Lion’s schedule appears to be for the remainder of the season, if we don’t finish with a winning record and have a legitimate shot at the playoffs, Matt Millen should be given the boot.

So, your next question would be, well who would you rather have in place of Matt Millen? I would take another gamble. Hire retired coach Bill Parcells. He has mentioned a few times that he wouldn’t mind coming out of retirement to work in the front office. Is this idea really far fetched? Think about all of his coaching stops. True, he doesn’t have a jewelry box full of Super Bowl rings, but look at the state of the franchises that he coached after he left versus the state upon his arrival. There was sustained success at the Giants, Patriots, Jets and Cowboys. This is because of his long term decision making. Tony Romo owes half of his new contract to the only coach in the league that would give him a shot. His roster has always been filled with hidden gems. So, Mr. Ford, since you were brave enough to pluck a TV broadcaster out of the booth and give him your top spot in the front office, maybe this time around you can gamble with a guy that has a Hall of Fame track record as does Mr. Parcells.

So, I guess I’m back on the bandwagon. Matt Millen, don’t let the door hit ya, where the good lord split ya. LOL!!!