William Clay Ford believe it or not
June 27, 2009 by James Edwards
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If you are a long suffering Lions fan like me then you will not believe. Owner William Clay Ford claims he does not control who the Lions play on the field. The issue has come up, of course, because of the very very large contract of Matthew Stafford.
In the back of all of the mindless minds of the Detroit Lions fans are thoughts of Ford controlling everything from who they pick in the draft to what kind of hotdogs are sold in the stadium.
Will Matthew Stafford be told to start by Owner Mr. Ford?
Ford denies it and states it quite emphatically.
“I do not, contrary to public opinion, interfere with the football side of it,” Ford said. “I mean, if so-and-so plays lousy, I’ll say ‘I think he’s a bum.’ But, no, I’ve never said, ‘Play this guy or that guy’ or “Don’t play him.’ No, these guys know more about the game than I do by 10 miles. I’m not going to try to second-guess them. Now, if it goes wrong, we’ll talk about it.”
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How bad are the Lions when they seem so poorly run that we can’t imagine the General Manager or coaches screwing up that bad? Ok, that is a lot of that bads, but you get the point.
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