Ok, if this story is true, I’m truly appalled. That’s saying a lot considering I’ve been a Lions fan for the better part of 3 decades and knowing full well the sanity of the Ford family.

Two different National Football League sources – one of them close to the Fords – insist that the Millen firing earlier this season was just a ploy to appease angry fans of the 0-13 Lions and that Millen is still calling the shots and on the club’s payroll as a consultant. One NFL scout acknowledged that this rumour is making the rounds through the league and that while he couldn’t absolutely confirm it, it wouldn’t be shocking news to many in the football world. “It wouldn’t surprise me at all,” he said. Added another NFL personnel type: “Whoever is calling the shots, they’re doing a terrible job at it.”

The dysfunction of this team is at an all-time high so I guess I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that Millen was still working his magic behind the scenes. By the way, you know all those receivers we drafted and had on our roster, I bet you couldn’t guess the other two WRs that lined up with Calvin Johnson yesterday.

Kerry Colbert and John Standeford.

Neither player would even crack the practice squad on any other team in the league.

Yep, now I think of it, this is definitely a Millen operation.