If Matt Millen remains Public Enemy No. 1 in Detroit, Roy Williams might be a close No. 2. Williams, the former Lions receiver, praised Millen for doing “a great job” as Lions general manager in a radio interview today, complimented Millen’s drafting acumen and blamed the organization’s troubles during his 4 1/2 seasons in Detroit partially on the offensive line.
“That’s coming from a guy who checked out of here, and he never wanted to be here,” Lions center Dominic Raiola said. “I don’t even think he’s the top receiver in Dallas anymore. So if he wants to throw shots, we can throw shots back, too. Whatever, he went to Dallas -- pretty much what I’m saying, Roy’s a front-runner. I mean, you want to talk (stuff) about us, that’s what I’m going to give you.” During an interview on WXYT-FM (97.1)’s “Stoney and Bill Show," Williams was asked about Millen’s comments praising former Lions coach Rod Marinelli during Thursday night’s NFL Network broadcast of the Bears-Dolphins game. Marinelli, the Bears’ defensive coordinator, coached the Lions’ 0-16 season. “I think Millen did a great job of putting a good football team together,” Williams said. “I think we had all the pieces. I don’t think we had it internally, as far as offensive linemen -- a good, solid base for the quarterback. But skill positions, I think we were set. But it just didn’t work out. If anybody else was to play GM on those years that he had those picks, I mean, most of those picks, you would take the same people.”
The Lions went 31-84 in Millen’s tenure as general manager, and Millen presided over some of the biggest draft busts in franchise history. He took quarterback Joey Harrington No. 3 overall in 2002 and famously drafted receivers with first-round picks in 2003-05. Raiola scoffed when the subject of Millen’s draft record came up today. “Mike Williams has a resurgence in his career after losing all that weight and getting a shot in Seattle, which is great for him, but he was 270 pounds when he was here,” Raiola said. “We took Joey Harrington, who’s not even playing football anymore. We took Charles Rogers, who’s out of football. Andre Johnson was the next pick. We can go on and on.
Ohhhh, Roy. Just couldn't keep your mouth shut, could ya? I never usually side with Raiola on anything, but in this circumstance he actually seems like the sane composed one. Roy can't honestly say that he thinks Millen did a good job while in Detroit? I mean you played with these guys Roy! You watched Mike Williams balloon to 270 pounds, you watched Chuck Rogers blow 'er day until his bones turned to ash, and you had a first row seat for every act of the quarterback tragedy that played out in Detroit. How in HELL, can you say it was the offensive lines fault?
You guys weren't even remotely close to being a solid team. Blaming the O-line, which was terrible mind you, is like blaming the roof for collapsing after an electrical fire torches an entire house. Yeah it didn't hold up but look at everything else going on around it. For Roy to imply that the "skill" positions played up to par is the furthest thing from the truth. Everybody sucked ass, especially the skilled positions. The only difference between you and the rest of the team is that the skilled positions should've been the ones carrying this team cause so much emphasis was put on them in the draft. If anyone failed it was you. Just because you happen to be the best of the worst to come outta the "Millenium" you think you have the right to shoot your mouth off?
Roy here's what's up. You sucked in Detroit and will only be remembered for your first down celebrations, you suck in Dallas and are getting outplayed by a rookie and an undrafted dude from Monmouth College, and the Lions would still make the deal to get rid of you 100 times outta 100 cause it meant we got Pettigrew or "notMichaelOher" as I like to call him, and were able to dump your pass dropping ass.
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