Lion's Roar, Lion's Snore...Whichever

I'd like to believe this story (linked at Deadspin) isn't true, but I lived in Michigan long enough to know that the epithet hurled by the Detroit Lions executive is an accurate summation of how ownership has treated fans and players for the last twenty years, at least. Can someone explain to me how Matt Millen, the Lions GM currently sporting a gaudy, W.-like 31-81 record, still has a job?