... lines decimated in the 10 years he was with the Lions.  Granted, his first draft teased the Lion fan base in 2001 when two offensive line players were taken, left tackle Jeff Backus and center Dominic Raiola, in the first two rounds.  With the second pick in round two, defensive tackle Shaun Rogers was taken.

Millen's first draft gave Lions fans hope that finally, finally, there was a GM within the Lions front office that was going to build the Lions right and start in the trenches.

Little did we know just how much of a farce that Millen was and just how much of a farce he made the Detroit Lions.  His failure in subsequent drafts and free agency exposed his lack of judgment in evaluating talent.  He went after players that didn'...

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