Seriously - how does this guy survive after being a self admitted failure in Detroit?

I've heard tons of people say he was a great analyst back in the day. He's been around for a while so he knows people and probably has friends in the business. Different world TV and the game itself.

I remember him being a really good, high energy, fun and funny color man, poised to be the next Madden, but it's been like 10 years since I've heard him, so who knows. I did like the way he completely owned up to the Detroit failure in the Dan Patrick interview.

He has to be a better commentator then he was a GM.

He's a better duck than he was a GM too. And he's not much of a duck, frankly.

To quote Dilbert: "It's better to be a known failure, than an unknown success" (in terms of finding a job)

I actually thought he was a pretty decent analyst before becoming the GM of the Lions.

Millen really can't be completely blamed for his flop there. I mean, you're dealing with an organization who went up to the play-by-play booth to get their General Manager.

Exactly. You can't blame a guy for taking a dream job he was unqualified for. YOu can blame the owner, for hiring him, because they heard a game and were like "Say.. that guy really knows his football.. hey Bob.. get that guy!!!"

Next you're gonna say somebody like John Madden coached in the NFL.





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