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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 11:24 AM
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DFP columnist rips Dick (Amway) DeVos a new one ... bigtime!
http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060626/NEWS05/606260345/1122


BRIAN DICKERSON: DeVos unveils his plan for Lions' turnaround

BY BRIAN DICKERSON
FREE PRESS COLUMNIST

June 26, 2006

I told Dick DeVos right up front I was skeptical about his bid to become the Detroit Lions' next head coach.

"What do you know," I asked him, "about professional football?"

"I've been a part of winning teams all my life," the multilevel marketing magnate answered confidently. "I think I've got what it takes to turn this one around."

"But where would you start?" I asked him. "The Lions have so many problems."

"With all due respect, Brian," DeVos answered, "there's only one problem: The Lions' opponents consistently score more points than the Lions do. That's what the next head coach has to focus on like a laser."

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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 11:54 AM
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1. Gawd.....do you remember the time Phil Garner said
that the Tigers were losing because other teams weren't buying into their low-scoring philosophy?
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gasperc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 11:56 AM
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2. Gawd, if this I-diot becomes my next governor
I may cry tears O blood
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-26-06 10:01 PM
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3. The late evening fans of the scAMWAY heir will like this
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