Time for Harrington to leave Millen's mess.(football player Joey Harrington and football executive Matt Millen) From: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) | Date: March 16, 2006| Author: Rosenberg, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2006 Detroit Free Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Michael Rosenberg

DETROIT _ Don't worry, folks. The Lions know exactly what they're doing. Of course they do.

You know the old trick, don't you? You take a mediocre quarterback. You tell the whole world you love him, even though you can't really answer the follow-up question: why? But secretly, you have created an environment so poisonous that he bails anyway.

Sure, that one works every time.

It's a good thing Matt Millen isn't d...

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