Part 1: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article.../605140623/1049 Part 2: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article.../605150362/1049 Really, really interesting stuff... Some of his comments on Steve Mariucci and Marty Mornihweg are really insightful. I'm really happy that he's going to get a second chance. It sounds like he had ZERO chance to succeed in Detroit.
good interviews it does really sound like he didnt have the people and the players around him to get it done, its too bad cause hes such a nice guy hopefully he does well with the Dolphins and then gets a chance to really become a good starter on another team
No matter what your point of view on Harrington, 99.9% of the people agree Matt Millen should be fired. Here's a pretty acurate take on the Millen/Harrington Era in Detroit. http://www.mlive.com/lions/stories/index.s...ll=1&thispage=2 <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Millen continued to believe in Harrington when everybody else -- and I mean EVERYBODY else -- had lost faith in him. Every head coach and offensive coordinator the Lions had during Harrington's career wanted to play somebody else at quarterback. Yes, new head coach Rod Marinelli and offensive coordinator Mike Martz spoke highly of Harrington publicly, but they had huge concerns privately. Leadership was always the main issue and that's especially true with Marinelli and Martz; it's folly to believe they saw things differently than the other coaches. The irony here is that Harrington realized it was over before Millen did and the fiasco of the "quarterback school" in April proved it. Harrington can spin all the revisionist history he wants but he basically took the decision out of the hands of Marinelli and Martz -- and, more importantly, Millen -- and set himself free. The dirty little secret here is that if Harrington hadn't made his stand, Marinelli and Martz would have been forced to go through the same dog-and-pony show -- at least for a while -- that previous coaches had to endure before ultimately benching Harrington. In that regard, the Lions are indebted to Harrington. He didn't just set himself free, he unshackled the new coaching staff, too.</div>
