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Killer says Lions May Release Joey, Lions Deny

What a mess we have in Detroit. Its worse than it appears to be, if this story is to believed. There are camps, pro-Joey and anti-Joey. Lewis forced out, and states in writing Joey won't ever be a winner. Its not clear what the Plan B would be without Joey. Check these quotes out....

"According to sources close to the situation, the Detroit Lions are considering releasing Harringtonin late February, prior to paying him a scheduled $3 million roster bonus.

Lewis, who officially "retired" following the season, said Harrington didn't have the intangibles to be a winning quarterback in the NFL. Lewis' letter did not come as a surprise to anyone in the organization because he was never in Harrington's corner. Still, it shows the level of disagreement between the different factions.

Backup quarterback Mike McMahon, who had the support of both Mariucci and Lewis, doesn't appear to be a candidate for the 2005 season.

According to sources, Millen believes Harrington's growth was stunted by the cons ervative offense of head coach Steve Mariucci. Meanwhile, Mariucci believes his West Coast system was crippled by Harrington's lack of accuracy and leadership.

Atthe urging of Millen, Mariucci surrendered his play-calling duties in the final three games and, with quarterback coach Greg Olson taking over, Harrington became more aggressive. Still, the Lions lost both games in which Harrington threw for more than 300 yards.

The Lions are searching for a new offensivecoordinator and received permission from the San Francisco 49ers to talk to their offensive coordinator, Ted Tollner. Other candidates are believed to still be coaching in the playoffs and the Lions can't approach them until their teams are knocked out of the Super Bowl chase."

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