Martha Ford swept out the Mut 20 coins front office Thursday, andseemingly caught everyone off guard. Besides the owner herself, no one had higher places in the organization than president Tom Lewand and general manager Martin Mayhew. After reports

came out that the two had been deposed, Ford made it official by reading off a one-minute statement and walking off stage.

No questions. The Lions are moving on.It was callous. Detroit beat writers understandably hated the brief presser -- it'd have been nice if the organization gave them a heads up before making them drive into Allen Park.

For Lions fans, however, the buy Madden 20 coins swift approach may have been cathartic. They still don't have any reason to trust ownership, but at

least Thursday's culling suggests that the top of the organization saw the same things they did. Ford didn't take questions in part because there was nothing to say. No one had been briefed. There hasn't been much thought of the

consequences yet.The Lions have a history of tolerating inpetence for too long. They were 36-44 in the final five years of Chuck Schmidt's 12 years as GM.

He gave way to Matt Millen whose best season was his last, a 7-9 record and another year without the playoffs. Mayhew was with Millen throughout those seven years. He was named assistant general manager in 2004. When the Fords fired Millen years after fans wanted him gone, they hired the guy standing right next to him. Now midway through what was Mayhew's eighth season, the Lions are 1-7.History may be repeating.

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