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Not 100% sure where I should post this(either here or General NFL) but it is Dolphins related. I thought it was kinda funny. It is about them regretting not going after Saban three years ago.

We remember a sequence of secretive events three Decembers ago that helped bring the Lions to where they are today -- turning to the "head coaches" listing in the Yellow Pages.

Nick Saban was three seasons into turning a once-limp LSU program into a dynamo. He was, in fact, a year away from winning a national championship with the Tigers.

But a man who loved the north and his time at Michigan State, in particular, wanted to come home. He wanted to coach the Detroit Lions, which wouldn't have surprised those who understood Saban's next move was destined to be as an NFL head coach.

Saban's availability was communicated to Lions executives when Marty Mornhinweg was fired.

Saban never got a call. Matt Millen craved one man: Steve Mariucci, the same guy Millen fired three years later with two years left on his contract and $10 million due as a lovely parting gift.

Saban cleaned up for two more seasons at LSU until the Miami Dolphins called a year ago. The Dolphins had won four games in 2004, one fewer than the Lions. This year they won nine games -- four more than a certain Motown team managed to win -- even with quarterback issues as serious as Detroit's.

Sorry, Nick, but you just weren't up to Lions standards.
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http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060110/SPORTS0101/601100376/1129/SPORTS0104


Also, here is a cool article saying that NFL teams are staying away from College coaches. It goes on to say they always fail, but that Saban is the exception.

http://www.packersnews.com/archives/news/pack_24185808.shtml
 
One man's "garbage" is anothers treasure. And I do realize that they never had him but I am extremelty happy they overlooked him.
 
They did seem to be pretty high on Saban...
 
I LOVE THAT ARTICLE!!!!!!!

After suffering agonizing and embarassing years with Wannstedt and Spielman, I really feel that we are blessed to have such a great coach for our beloved team, and might I add some great assistant coaches as well.

I do feel for Lions fans. Millen is like Rasputin. They've gone through three coaches up there and have done miserably. The guy who is bringing in the players who aren't producing year after year is ultimately responsible. Poor *******s! Millen is like Wannstedt and Spielman genetically spliced together.
 
Well Mooch was kind of seen as a no-brainer by most. He was well respected as an NFL coach and no one really questioned the move to hire him. Sure in hindsight he would have loved to have Saban but thats just hindsight. Besides, surely Saban would have cut Millen off at the knees when it comes to personel in the first draft they did together. No way Saban would have taken that job without some sort of control.
 
finfansince72 said:
Well Mooch was kind of seen as a no-brainer by most. He was well respected as an NFL coach and no one really questioned the move to hire him. Sure in hindsight he would have loved to have Saban but thats just hindsight. Besides, surely Saban would have cut Millen off at the knees when it comes to personel in the first draft they did together. No way Saban would have taken that job without some sort of control.
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And there you have the real reason Millen didn't go after Saban.

If you're a turkey... you don't invite that nice man with an axe over for dinner.

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Saban never would have taken the detroit job. NFL teams have tried for years to get Saban to go pro, but they were lacking one thing in their offers... full control. With Millen as GM, Saban wouldn't even look in that direction. The Dolphins were "right" because they offered Nick full power, thats what he was waiting for, its that simple.
 
In defense of the NFL teams, it has been said before that between 7 and 12 teams have made official or unofficial overtures toward Saban through the years and he turned them all down. I would be interested in seeing where the reporter got that Saban wanted to move back to Michigan to coach the Lions...because I had heard one of the things Saban was always holding out for was a premium NFL franchise with a history of winning, good organizational and ownership structure, and good fan base. I think had he been offered, he may have taken the Cowboys or Redskins jobs over Miami.

Of course if it is true that Millen made no phone calls to Saban to even find out if he was interested, that doesn't speak highly of Millen.
 
Slappy8800 said:
it amazes me how millenn still has a job
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It amazes me how you can want Harrington as our QB do you want the Dolphins to be worse. Joey is probaly one of the worst qbs i have seen in years. I have been to at least 20 Lions games since he has been on there team and he never once has impressed me
 
Seriously, how does Millen still have a job? He must have photos of the Ford family humping a llama or something. It makes no sense why he is employed.
 
Samphin said:
Seriously, how does Millen still have a job? He must have photos of the Ford family humping a llama or something. It makes no sense why he is employed.
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