Detroit Lions Weblog

Joey Starts Again!

Joey Harrington will be the starter Sunday against the Vikings. This could be a one week promotion or he could make the best of his opportunity and take the job back from Jeff Garcia. It will be interesting to see how the Lions offense responds to his reinstatement. WR Roy Williams is still questionable. It is important that he plays Sunday for the Lions to have much of a chance.

Is it just me or does it seem like Roy Williams has been out an awfully long time for an injured quadriceps? The “Ones”, Rogers, Williams, and Williams, are Matt Millen’s three biggest mistakes as team president. Rather than pressure each other to perform at a higher level, they have chronically underachieved, nursed injuries, and behaved immaturely. If their is any question that Steve Mariucci doesn’t run a disciplined enough team, the performance of these three makes it abundantly clear that he needs to get tougher. As far as I am concerned, the Lions are better off without Charlie “Pot” Rogers and Mike Williams on the field until they can prove that they deserve to be on it.

Fast forward a week. If the Lions lose this Sunday, what chance do you give for Steve Mariucci to remain with the team as head coach next season? Even close to fifty percent? I hate to pose that question, but the writing is clearly on the wall. If Jeff Garcia is not the team’s savior, then who can Mooch count on? Mariucci is running out of excuses for this horrific offense. He and his coaching staff need to look at the next 9 weeks as an opportunity to save their hides. All I know is, that if the Lions lose Sunday their fan base will turn into a howling pack of savages.