Seven years ago, the Lions beamed with pride. Finally, a genuine article at the quarterback position in the second year of what would derisively and painfully come to be known as the Matt Millen Era.

The Lions would no longer be “married” to erstwhile QB Charlie Batch. The word was Millen’s, uttered shortly after arriving in town as the franchise’s savior in January 2001. From the day Matt Millen told the media that the Lions were, for the moment, “married” to Batch at quarterback, the marriage had no chance of succeeding.

Millen wanted his own man, his own quarterback to help stamp his mark on the Lions.

Joey Harrington breezed into town as the No. 3 overall pick ...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL