Detroit Lions President and GM Matt Millen seems to make managerial decisions based on emotions first. He hired his friend Marty Moorningweg before bringing in Steve Mariucci and without interviewing a single black coaching candidate.
Even though Mariucci's record has not proven worthy of Millen's actions, he is a good coach. The problem is the change in the offense this season. Offensive Coordinator Ted Tollner -- hired to replace the retired Sherman Lewis -- has not taken true advantage of the personel the Lions have. They should replace him and bring in the one person who has had the most experience in all of today's state of the art offenses: Cincinnati Bengals Receivers Coach Hue Jackson.
Jackson was offensive coordinator under Mariucci at Cal and then at USC, and has served in the same post with the Washington Redskins under Steve Spurrier. He has the most passing game knoweldge and player relationships of anyone. Give him a shot and let go of Tollner.
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