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<blockquote data-quote="big3" data-source="post: 109533" data-attributes="member: 189"><p>from profootballtalk.com</p><p></p><p>BILL FORD JR. CAN'T GET TO MILLEN</p><p></p><p>We've gathered some more information regarding rumors making their way around the league that Lions CEO Matt Millen will soon get the boot, and we're hearing that, although Bill Ford Jr. is putting out the word that he doesn't care for Millen and would like to get rid of him, Ford Jr.'s father "loves" Millen and will not get rid of him this season.</p><p></p><p>As one source told us, William Clay Ford Sr. possibly would make a change in the offseason if the Lions were to go 0-16. But Ford Sr. won't bow to pressure from anyone to get rid of Millen during the season -- especially not from Ford Sr.'s son, who apparently has no influence in the matter, or in any other significant issue relating to the team. </p><p></p><p>As we see it, it's a Gladiator-style conflict, with the Emperor preferring his general to his son. The perception is that Ford Sr. and Ford Jr. have a strained relationship, and that Millen has forged a strong bond with the dad.</p><p></p><p>And one thing to keep in mind here is that the Lions are William Clay Ford Sr.'s baby. Regarded as a black sheep of sorts within the Ford family, the son of Edsel Ford got his own thing going many years back when he bought the Lions. Thus, the Lions likely have become part of Ford Sr.'s identity, and it's anticipated that he will not cede any authority over the team to his son while Ford Sr. is alive and competent.</p><p></p><p>But an increasing number of folks are convinced that Ford Jr.'s first order of business, if his 81-year-old father were to no longer be in charge of the team, would be to dump Millen. So the thinking is that Ford Jr. is doing the next best thing -- undermining Millen by creating the impression that he's a dead man walking.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, we continue to hear that Millen's poor tenure has been influenced by decisions made by Ford Sr., and that Millen has refused to throw Ford Sr. under the minivan by pointing to the owner as, for example, the guy who insisted on drafting Joey Harrington, hiring Marty Morningsomething, and hiring Steve Mariucci. The belief is that, out of either a sense of duty or affection for the old man (or both), Millen has accepted the blame for the moves in stride.</p><p></p><p>If true, it makes the decision of Ford Sr. to keep Millen even more understandable. But, as we explain in our most recent PFT Ten-Pack, it also reinforces the conclusion that the chronic crappiness of the team traces directly to the extended tenure of Ford Sr. as the owner of the team.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="big3, post: 109533, member: 189"] from profootballtalk.com BILL FORD JR. CAN'T GET TO MILLEN We've gathered some more information regarding rumors making their way around the league that Lions CEO Matt Millen will soon get the boot, and we're hearing that, although Bill Ford Jr. is putting out the word that he doesn't care for Millen and would like to get rid of him, Ford Jr.'s father "loves" Millen and will not get rid of him this season. As one source told us, William Clay Ford Sr. possibly would make a change in the offseason if the Lions were to go 0-16. But Ford Sr. won't bow to pressure from anyone to get rid of Millen during the season -- especially not from Ford Sr.'s son, who apparently has no influence in the matter, or in any other significant issue relating to the team. As we see it, it's a Gladiator-style conflict, with the Emperor preferring his general to his son. The perception is that Ford Sr. and Ford Jr. have a strained relationship, and that Millen has forged a strong bond with the dad. And one thing to keep in mind here is that the Lions are William Clay Ford Sr.'s baby. Regarded as a black sheep of sorts within the Ford family, the son of Edsel Ford got his own thing going many years back when he bought the Lions. Thus, the Lions likely have become part of Ford Sr.'s identity, and it's anticipated that he will not cede any authority over the team to his son while Ford Sr. is alive and competent. But an increasing number of folks are convinced that Ford Jr.'s first order of business, if his 81-year-old father were to no longer be in charge of the team, would be to dump Millen. So the thinking is that Ford Jr. is doing the next best thing -- undermining Millen by creating the impression that he's a dead man walking. Meanwhile, we continue to hear that Millen's poor tenure has been influenced by decisions made by Ford Sr., and that Millen has refused to throw Ford Sr. under the minivan by pointing to the owner as, for example, the guy who insisted on drafting Joey Harrington, hiring Marty Morningsomething, and hiring Steve Mariucci. The belief is that, out of either a sense of duty or affection for the old man (or both), Millen has accepted the blame for the moves in stride. If true, it makes the decision of Ford Sr. to keep Millen even more understandable. But, as we explain in our most recent PFT Ten-Pack, it also reinforces the conclusion that the chronic crappiness of the team traces directly to the extended tenure of Ford Sr. as the owner of the team. [/QUOTE]
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