Matt Millen.The Hitler of Detroit. It's become such an automatic
opinion that pops into your head."He ruined that team". Well yes, he
did. But if you stopped to think for a second, he's learning, and maybe
what he did in the first place wasn't exactly so bad. I might be the
only one who thinks this, but I don't see many people who have
seriously considered the possibility.
What were his 3 WR
picks, which he was so criticized for? A talented player who turned out
to be a mental case, no fault of Millen, in Charles Rogers. A Pro
Bowler, in Roy Williams. And a misused big guy in Mike Williams, who
has work ethic issues.
Jon Kitna, recently signed, was a good
signing and gives them a stable, if not overly amazing, prescense at
QB. Ernie Sims, the most recent 1st round pick of Millen. He somehow
snatched Jonathon Scott in the 5th round, who is now a promising
starter at RT. When Daniel Bullocks gets a chance, he may be a stud.
This
isn't a team that's going to take advantage of it's talent. Their
coaches haven't been able to take advantage, but Marinelli has
developed the most recent batch of draft picks into a promising bunch.
They got some nice talent, but they seem to have a few key areas that
they need to adress before they can make that jump. If Millen can
address those needs, this could be a team that surprises a lot of
people. I'd say 8-8 is a possiblilty for them next year, and I have
them as one of my break-out teams.
So I say to you Lions
fans: Give Millen another chance. Stability is one of the most useful
things a franchise can have, and Millen finally seems to be catching
on. Just wait. 1 or 2 years. This is a Browns fan talking. It's not
like I haven't had to deal with droughts of suck.
Switching gears, I said 3 more positions of draft ranks, so here ya go:
DE: Strong at the top but the depth dies down. Adam Carriker is a nice underrated prospect.
Best option: Gaines Adams, Clemson
Best 2nd-3rd option: Adam Carriker, Nebraska
Best 2nd day option: Mkristo Bruce, Washington St.
OLB: Some great depth, but no clear cut top prospect.
Best option: Paul Posluszny, Penn St.
Best 2nd-3rd option: Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma
Best 2nd day option: Tim Shaw, Penn St.
CB: A lot of depth, but again, no clear cut guy at the top
Best option: Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh
Best 2nd-3rd option: DeAndre Jackson, Iowa St.
Best 2nd day option: Alan Ball, Illinois
The
Beaded Doorway begins...not now....NOW. Today's topic: Shoes. My
question, why do shoe companies always do stupid commercials. Like the
new...heck I don't even know what. It showed a basketball team losing
on a last second shot and played music which I think was from the movie
Amadaeus. It's not effective advertising. Why you ask? Because never
once except for a small unreadable website at the end, did it actually
say what the company was. Am I just supposed to take a wild guess?
Stupid car commercials are rubbing their suck onto others. At least the
LeBrons are slightly hilarious.
Ugh, sorry, not the greatest doorway ever, I'm tired.
Glad the Browns are #3 with 7 bullets,
BaronVonAwesome