Dre Bly has stated that he wants to leave the Lions if the situation doesn't turn around immediately. Matt Millen, if he has any confidence left in his own abilities, must fine and suspend Bly. Millen must also mandate to the team that you are either on the bus or your off the bus--the team needs to root out all of the sources of discontent who get in the way of the team's admittedly somewhat awkward attempts to redress it's current state. It was announced today that Dre Bly apologized to his teammates and that Jeff Garcia will be the team's starting QB Sunday.

I have 3 things to say: 1)An apology from Bly is not a stiff enough punishment 2) If Jauron was going to stay the course and keep Garcia at the helm, why fire Mariucci in the first place? If there is anything more puzzling than this turn of events, Please inform me? 3) The Vikings have to be laughing their asses off. They have had their head coach fined for scalping Super Bowl tix, Traded their best player due to his disruptive presence, The whole "Whizzinator"/Onterrio Smith scandal, Their head coach is nearly fired after a poor start to the season,they lose their franchise QB to a severe knee injury and their infamous "Sex Boat" scandal, yet, they are the organization that is more adept and capable of weathering adversity and now have re-emerged as playoff contenders with veteran QB Brad Johnson at the helm, whom the Lions spurned this offseason for Garcia, while the Lions are left wondering if they should draft another wide receiver with their first draft pick this spring.

I hope that Matt Millen hires a real hard-edged, pernicious S. O. B. to take over as the Lion's head coach. I want a coach who will make Bill Parcells look like Ram Dass. I want a coach who will make Idi Amin seem like a dictator with divine beneficience, who just happened to be a little misunderstood. The team absolutely needs to broom out anyone who stands in their path of regaining respectability. My patience has reached it's zenith. I can't imagine things getting any worse for this organization. I hope that is how the Ford's and by proxy, Matt Millen, feel about the current situation with their team.