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TexasRed6x
03-20-2006, 03:36 PM
Well it looks like the Lions have finally got rid of Harrington

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2376833
hoo2ers
03-20-2006, 03:49 PM
"Happy Trails" is a popular tune recently all across the NFL.
Dawg Fan
03-20-2006, 04:15 PM
Is Harrington that bad or did he have a bad coaching system? I wouldn't mind seeing him come over to the cowboys for a look.
TexasRed6x
03-20-2006, 04:17 PM
Is Harrington that bad or did he have a bad coaching system? I wouldn't mind seeing him come over to the cowboys for a look.
I think he just had a bad coaching system. He knows how to be a good QB but the system that he's in just didn't work for him.
SeguinMatadors
03-20-2006, 05:14 PM
Is Harrington that bad or did he have a bad coaching system? I wouldn't mind seeing him come over to the cowboys for a look.

No thank you. He is mentally weak... I can see it in him.
yankee
03-20-2006, 06:43 PM
Well it looks like the Lions have finally got rid of Harrington

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2376833
if i were the lions, i would now give the starting qb job to josh mccown. hes younger and showed some of his skills in arizona.
TexasRed6x
03-20-2006, 06:45 PM
if i were the lions, i would now give the starting qb job to josh mccown. hes younger and showed some of his skills in arizona.
True. Josh McCown proved last season that he is capable of being a starting QB when Warner was out with an injury and he did pretty well while he was out.
Texasfrog
03-20-2006, 07:51 PM
Ya, I think if Josh McCown got a real shot at QB for a couple of years. He would do very well and become a very solid NFL QB.
jtk1519
03-20-2006, 08:17 PM
Harrington is a good QB that could succeed in the right system. I would love to see him some place like Kansas City or Baltimore where he could learn under a good veteran coach and play with a little more talent around him.
Daniel Agnew
03-20-2006, 08:18 PM
No thank you. He is mentally weak... I can see it in him.


Man, Seguin don't fall off your chair, but I agree with you my man(hey we can't argue em all;) ). But you are correct here plus his decision making was shabby as well.
TexasRed6x
03-20-2006, 08:21 PM
Harrington is a good QB that could succeed in the right system. I would love to see him some place like Kansas City or Baltimore where he could learn under a good veteran coach and play with a little more talent around him.
Yeah I think that was the problem in Detroit. He had decent coaching but no talent.
dragons08
03-20-2006, 11:09 PM
harrington..blah...he had good-great widerecivers (1st round picks) and yet underacheived, he showed flashes of greatness, but didnt live up to his skill..maybe its just the system though, we'll see
fballgirl22
03-21-2006, 09:59 AM
Is Harrington that bad or did he have a bad coaching system? I wouldn't mind seeing him come over to the cowboys for a look.




In all honesty I think he is a big time choke artisit. If you look at the system that they ran in Detroit(West Coast Offense), he couldn't flourish under that and I think that speaks volumes about his ability. As we all know most QB's have high completion percentages as well as good to great QB ratings because the WCO incorporates a lot of short passes which have a higher completion percentage. He didn't. Although a case can also be made for him because he didn't really have a great O-line and there were rumors of turmoil amongst the recievers(Mike Williams/Charles Rogers) as well as injuries(Roy Boy). Personally I think it's him. Correct me if I am wrong on this guys but wasn't it him that refused to play his first year because he said he wanted to sit back and learn first or was that Kerry Collins?
Dawg Fan
03-21-2006, 10:58 AM
From what I have seen Harrington has the tools but not the confidence. Of course, Ryan Leaf had the tools also and we all know how that turned out. Someone like that might be a good pickup for small money to see if he can be worked with. I'll bet he would work extremely hard to prove the Lions wrong. JMO
dragons08
03-21-2006, 06:53 PM
Ya, I think if Josh McCown got a real shot at QB for a couple of years. He would do very well and become a very solid NFL QB.
rememebr the lions sighned Kitna as well..
Texasfrog
03-21-2006, 11:20 PM
rememebr the lions sighned Kitna as well..

Ya.. should be a nice battle to see who wins the job. I think McCown is a better overall athlete than Kitna.
shs13
03-21-2006, 11:24 PM
lacks confidence..
dragons08
03-21-2006, 11:58 PM
Ya.. should be a nice battle to see who wins the job. I think McCown is a better overall athlete than Kitna.
i think kitna MIGHT get the nod, he did pretty good palmer's rookie year, we'll see though..IMO it'll be a nice battle like you said