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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greg C." data-source="post: 109535" data-attributes="member: 195">I'm not sure about the Morningwheg or Mariucci hires, but it was well-known at the time that Millen wanted to draft Quentin Jammer instead of Joey Harrington.  I don't think any of these decisions get at the heart of what's wrong with the Lions, though.  Harrington was the logical choice at the time, and it's not like Quentin Jammer has been setting the world on fire over there in San Diego.  As far as I can tell, he's okay, but nothing special.  And it's hard to dispute the Mariucci hire when he was the most sought-after NFL coach at the time.  As for Morningwheg, yeah, that was a questionable hire right from the beginning.  But the real problem is that Millen isn't drafting well, period, and most of his free agent signings have been poor.  He never should've been put in charge of an NFL franchise.  He was completely lacking in front office experience.</blockquote>

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