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Ever since Mike Martz was fired as offensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, there has been some minor verbal sparring between Martz and Lions President Matt Millen. Martz says things like "we were not a good football team," and "I can't explain anything they do," designed to denigrate the talent in Detroit, which was assembled by Millen.

The latest example comes from Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports (via PFT), who quotes Millen saying of Martz:

He can break down what a defense is doing faster than anyone I have ever seen. Then, all of a sudden, he's coming up with a bunch of new ideas about how to attack that defense right there on the spot. That's great, but you'd sit there sometimes and wonder, 'Hey, what happened to all the stuff we talked about Monday to Saturday?'"

And Martz saying of Millen:
"How would Matt know what we were talking about Monday to Saturday since he wasn't there Thursday to Saturday? [because Millen commutes back and forth between Detroit and his home in Pennsylvania] The guys on that coaching staff know why we did that. Look, we just weren't a good football team at that point."

Mike Martz, Matt Millen Continue Verbal Fight That Martz Will Always Win - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

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The latest example comes from Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports (via PFT), who quotes Millen saying of Martz:

He can break down what a defense is doing faster than anyone I have ever seen. Then, all of a sudden, he's coming up with a bunch of new ideas about how to attack that defense right there on the spot. That's great, but you'd sit there sometimes and wonder, 'Hey, what happened to all the stuff we talked about Monday to Saturday?'"

Just another example of why Millen is an idiot when it comes to running a team. It is called making adjustments. The team makes a gameplan and uses it. At some point the defense is going to adjust to what they are trying to run. Then the coach has to come up with somethign else. You would think as a former player Millen would get this idea. Then again, maybe this is why they are never any good. He wants them to keep beating their heads against the same wall.