Detroit Lions Fans Running Out of People to Blame

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Published: June 2, 2009

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... players.

Matt Millen. Rod Marinelli. Joe Barry. Jim Colletto. George Foster. Travis Fisher. Jon Kitna. Paris Lenon.

I could go on. All of the names above have been instigators of a Bronx cheer at Ford Field as well as the subject of numerous message board posts decrying, “Fire/cut (name)!”

The other common thread between them? All of them were with the team in 2008. None of them are with the team as of Monday.

So, what now? “Fire Millen” is long gone. No more cracks on Marinelli’s “pick and shovel.” No more jokes about “the head coach’s son-in-law.” Colletto’s “simplified offense,” which soon became “simple for defenses to read,” is gone too.

Fisher will have to look for somewhere else to fall down in coverage.

Lenon is no longer the anchor for the second-worst scoring defense of all time.

Kitna, “Mr. Right Now” on paper, “Mr. Nev...

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