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Week 15: another 9-7

Total: 116-80

59.2%

I must admit, I am surprised that I have been able to stay so close to 60% this season. The last few weeks I made my guess based on the standings. Last week I went back to just picking names again, although some were based on standings, but I didn't actually look at the standings to make my picks. I have no idea what that means.

The local radio was talking about what might happen with Harrington next year. They seem to think the Jets would be a great fit for him. They also talked about why Eli Manning is so successful in NYG. They said the management sat down with him and asked how he wanted to play, and what he needed, and then they went out and built that around him. The other thing they did was provide him with veteran recievers from the start. They contrasted this with what Millen did when he drafted Joey. The feeling here is that had Millen sat down with Joey and actually built the offense around how Joey liked to play, Joey would be a very successful quarterback right now. I hope Joey does go someplace that sucks and turns the whole thing around by being exactly the quarterback that team needs to kick start the offense.

Then there is Dre Bly. The question is does he need to be traded or can the right coach turn him into a team player? Of course, since Millen will still be here next year, that begs the question can Millen hire the right coach? Who is the right coach for Detroit? The local media is mentioning some big names, including Bill Parcels, who is a good friend of Millen. Thing is, Mariucci was also a good friend of Millen. And Mooch also had success before coming here. Would Detroit be better off with a big name coach, or should they look to someone with no head coaching experiancing looking to break in and make his mark? I'm actually more in favor of the latter. I would love to see the next Lovey Smith or Marvin Lewis come to Detroit and turn this thing around. The sad thing is Millen could have had either one of those guys, but he went with his friend instead. Not only that, the media is now saying that there may be truth to the rumor that Lewis or his agent called Millen asking for an interview. Millen took a fine to hire Mooch without conducting a minority interview. At the time the media was told, and believed, that no one wanted to be the minority interview because Millen was going to hire Mooch anyway. But, if these guys were calling, and they probably were, then that shows extreme negligence on Millen's part not to interview them. With only 32 head coaching jobs in the league, there is now way they didn't call.