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Former Lions president Matt Millen, now a broadcast analyst with ESPN and the NFL Network, was asked to compare his current and former jobs in a media conference call Thursday. His answer no doubt will illicit groans in Detroit.

"When you're in the big seat, that job never ends, ever," said Millen, oft-criticized for not spending enough time on the job in Allen Park. "There's no off time. There are always problems -- there's always something that has to get taken care of. From the analyst side, when the game's over, the game's over. Certainly all the preparation stuff goes into the front end of it, but when it's over, it's done. You go home and you can sleep. The other one, you don't sleep."

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091104 ... ever-ends-

Bears at 49ers: It's your Thursday Night game with Matt Millen. GAHHHHH MATT MILLEN NOOOOOOO! I've heard Millen call a couple college games this year. He's been okay, I guess. But still, you sit there listening to him, and the whole time, your brain is saying, "HOLY FUCK. IT'S MATT MILLEN, THE LOSINGEST LOSER IN THE HISTORY OF LOSING. AND THEY'RE PAYING HIM TO TALK! WHAT THE FUCK?" It's weird. It's distracting. It's like he broadcasts the entire game with his dick sticking out of his fly.

Hey, he's already Lions fans' favorite punching bag.

Watching Herschel Walker, 47, pummel some palooka in a mixed martial arts bout has another former NFL star thinking that looks pretty cool: Matt Millen.
"I thought about doing it," Millen told fanhouse.com. "I'm 52 years old, but I'd love to try it, just to stay in shape.

"I know just how Herschel feels. Guys who played football, we loved the competition, the physical challenge of going up against another man and seeing who's stronger. There's no way to compete like that again...

"I haven't been in a fight in so long. I could use a good fight."

http://www.freep.com/article/20100205/S ... t-MMA-star?

Andy wrote:

Hey, he's already Lions fans' favorite punching bag.

Watching Herschel Walker, 47, pummel some palooka in a mixed martial arts bout has another former NFL star thinking that looks pretty cool: Matt Millen.
"I thought about doing it," Millen told fanhouse.com. "I'm 52 years old, but I'd love to try it, just to stay in shape.

"I know just how Herschel feels. Guys who played football, we loved the competition, the physical challenge of going up against another man and seeing who's stronger. There's no way to compete like that again...

"I haven't been in a fight in so long. I could use a good fight."

http://www.freep.com/article/20100205/S ... t-MMA-star?

I say you've got issues when you're in your 50s and you're still looking to physically dominate other people.

Czar wrote:

Andy wrote:

Hey, he's already Lions fans' favorite punching bag.

Watching Herschel Walker, 47, pummel some palooka in a mixed martial arts bout has another former NFL star thinking that looks pretty cool: Matt Millen.
"I thought about doing it," Millen told fanhouse.com. "I'm 52 years old, but I'd love to try it, just to stay in shape.

"I know just how Herschel feels. Guys who played football, we loved the competition, the physical challenge of going up against another man and seeing who's stronger. There's no way to compete like that again...

"I haven't been in a fight in so long. I could use a good fight."

http://www.freep.com/article/20100205/S ... t-MMA-star?

I say you've got issues when you're in your 50s and you're still looking to physically dominate other people.

I hate the whole ultimate fighting phenomenon, but I'd pay good money to see someone beat the crap out of Matt Millen.

D-Day wrote:
What would be funny is if his opponent came into the ring wearing a Lions jersey....and then proceeded to kick the shit out him. I'm sure ratings up there would be through the roof. Wonder how much a "Fordvision" at Ford Field would draw? I would certainly pay to see it

Andy wrote:

Hey, he's already Lions fans' favorite punching bag.

Watching Herschel Walker, 47, pummel some palooka in a mixed martial arts bout has another former NFL star thinking that looks pretty cool: Matt Millen.
"I thought about doing it," Millen told fanhouse.com. "I'm 52 years old, but I'd love to try it, just to stay in shape.

"I know just how Herschel feels. Guys who played football, we loved the competition, the physical challenge of going up against another man and seeing who's stronger. There's no way to compete like that again...

"I haven't been in a fight in so long. I could use a good fight."

http://www.freep.com/article/20100205/S ... t-MMA-star?

I say you've got issues when you're in your 50s and you're still looking to physically dominate other people.

Former Detroit Lions president Matt Millen added a new wrinkle to the Jeff Ireland-Dez Bryant controversy on Thursday when he said on ESPN's SportsCenter that "there are no questions that are out of bounds" in an NFL rookie interview.

Ireland apologized this week for asking Bryant in a pre-draft interview if his mother was a prostitute. NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith condemned the question, and Dolphins owner Steve Ross said he would investigate. Ross did not rule out the possibility of taking disciplinary action.

Millen, now an ESPN analyst, said such questions are not abnormal during interviews with rookie prospects. "We're making a big deal out of something that's probably not that big a deal," he said.

The former Lions president also acknowledged that he may have asked similar questions when he was interviewing draft prospects.

The NFL said Thursday that Ireland "exercised poor judgment" by asking Bryant such a question. Former Bears and Saints coach Mike Ditka said this week the question was completely out of line.

http://www.freep.com/article/20100430/S ... -interview

The former Lions president also acknowledged that he may have asked similar questions when he was interviewing draft prospects.

Andy wrote:Ok then.

Former Detroit Lions president Matt Millen added a new wrinkle to the Jeff Ireland-Dez Bryant controversy on Thursday when he said on ESPN's SportsCenter that "there are no questions that are out of bounds" in an NFL rookie interview.

Ireland apologized this week for asking Bryant in a pre-draft interview if his mother was a prostitute. NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith condemned the question, and Dolphins owner Steve Ross said he would investigate. Ross did not rule out the possibility of taking disciplinary action.

Millen, now an ESPN analyst, said such questions are not abnormal during interviews with rookie prospects. "We're making a big deal out of something that's probably not that big a deal," he said.

The former Lions president also acknowledged that he may have asked similar questions when he was interviewing draft prospects.

The NFL said Thursday that Ireland "exercised poor judgment" by asking Bryant such a question. Former Bears and Saints coach Mike Ditka said this week the question was completely out of line.

http://www.freep.com/article/20100430/S ... -interview

Daniel Bullocks was let go by the Lions Thursday, putting the final stamp on arguably the worst five-year draft run in NFL history. His release means that exactly zero of the 38 draft picks made by ex-Lions president Matt Millen between 2002 and 2006 remain on the current Detroit roster, a fact pointed out by MLive's Tom Kowalski.