ESPN is expected to make a formal announcement this week that they have hired ex-Detroit Lions General Manager, Matt Millen, to become a lead NFL analyst and college game analyst for this upcoming football season. Millen, of course, is the only GM in NFL history to construct a team to go 0-16 in a season and was the headman that oversaw the worst 8-year skid for any franchise in the history of the NFL. Hiestand compares Millen to other analysts that he feels had less than stellar resumes in their area of 'expertise,' such as: Lee Corso, Steve Mariucci, and Bob Davie.
We all know that we would not want Matt Millen as our GM or else we may end up with our first pick as a wide receiver for three consecutive years (Charles Rogers, Roy Williams, and Mike Williams). The hire is intriguing in the sense that Millen is a former Pro Bowl linebacker from his time with the Raiders in 1988 and was on four Super Bowl winning teams, two with the Raiders and one with the 49ers and Redskins. It will be interesting to see which Matt Millen will prevail as an analyst, the former player or the former general manager.
