Former Lions QB Scott Mitchell Furious Over Barry Sanders Doc, ‘F*** You All’

Not everyone seems to be a fan of Barry Sanders‘ new documentary — his former quarterback, Scott Mitchell, simply shared his unfavourable evaluate in a prolonged rant on social media … revealing he is tremendous pissed at how he was depicted within the undertaking.

Sanders’ “Bye, Bye, Barry” simply hit Prime Video this week … and Mitchell’s huge takeaway was that many friends featured within the doc blamed him for the operating again by no means successful a Tremendous Bowl.

Mitchell went to Fb to vent about all of it … initially praising Sanders’ talents on the sector, earlier than ripping into his critics — name-dropping Detroit superfans Eminem and Jeff Daniels within the course of.

“However, I am so tired of hearing how I was the reason that Barry Sanders never won a Super Bowl,” Mitchell stated, in accordance with the Detroit News. “I’m so tired of hearing how I was not a good QB. My only response is F*** YOU ALL!!!!! That includes Eminem (and) Jeff Daniels.”

Mitchell — who performed for the Lions from 1994-98 — added he was disenchanted to listen to his former coach, Wayne Fontes, brazenly speak about wishing he had Joe Montana or Warren Moon below middle as a substitute … and the way a correct QB was what saved Barry from being a champion.

“A little support from the coach might have gone a long way,” Mitchell added. “Wayne never had my back!”

Mitchell then turned his focus to Sanders … saying he, too, deserved blame for his or her empty trophy instances.

“Bottom line, Barry Sanders had everything in Detroit,” Mitchell continued. “Everyone loved him. Everything was built for Barry to succeed. In his 10 year career, he won one playoff game and the only reason he didn’t win more was everyone else was the problem?”

“How many yards did Barry have in the playoffs in ’94, ’95, ’97? I’ll give you a hint not very many. We all are to blame for not winning a (Super Bowl) in Detroit even Barry Sanders.”

Mitchell ended his rant by saying he actually feels the Lions may have gone the space if the workforce had simply been a bit extra affected person … however that is not the way it performed out.