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.
This is really funny. At least when ESPN hired Steve Phillips to be part of the baseball team, he had been a decent general manager in the past. This is a joke. How can anyone honestly think that Matt Millen is going to offer any interesting or quality analysis on teams in the NFL?! I mean seriously! I hope that they don't ask him any questions dealing with how he would handle a certain situation within an NFL organization. Actually, I hope they do ask him. His answer should be great for comic relief.
ReplyDeleteI agree with luke for the most part. But then you have to look at other sports, like the NBA for example. Charles Barkley is an analyst and a former player, a damn good player at that. But you know what, he is a horrible analyst. Have you heard him speak. His grammer makes me want to throw up every time I hear this guy talk. But you know what? It's really funny. So I look forward to seeing what Millen can bring to the table. Maybe he'll be another Charles Barkley. Or maybe hill tank again, like he did with the lions.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is an interesting move by ESPN but I don't think it's a bad one either. They are probably banking on the knowledge he can bring to the tv screen based on his credentials as a player in the league. And as of right now he probably came at a cheap price to ESPN based on his credentials as a general manager. What seems sad, though, is that they are bringing in a man of his current status given the fact of the recent news that Stephen A. Smith will be leaving ESPN soon. There is no comparison there. ESPN better keep searching.
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