Steve Mariucci is familiar with the situation in Detroit due to his time as their head coach, and he weighed in on the firing of Matt Millen and the future of the franchise. "(I) think that Bill Ford Jr. will be so good with that team when the time comes, and he has the authority to make decisions. He will talk with the coaches; he?s in the locker room with the players; he?s lifting weights. He?s got an office over there that he uses ? he?s visible, he?s hands-on, he?s there, he?s in the mix ? and that is so important for an owner." "Whereas Senior wasn?t really able to do that ? he?d travel to games. Junior will be more hands-on and able to do those things that I believe will really be helpful. "I believe that Senior has done his part in providing the right facilities and workplace and venue for the fans and the employees, and I think going forward, they?ll find a person in there that loves the personnel end of it, who studies personnel year-round, who surrounds himself with a very capable scouting staff that he leans on."