ROD’S REVENGE
ProFootballTalk.com —
In what will likely be his last chat with the Detroit media unless and until his new team, the Bears, faces the Lions on the field (I have a feeling that the two teams might play each other this year), former Lions coach Rod Marinelli signed off with this farwell:“ Goodbye, ladies ,” Marinelli said, according to Tom Kowalksi of the Mlive.com. (Holy crap, Marinelli really is Frank Barone.) He also greeted the reporters by calling them “ladies.” In between, Marinelli said nothing. Kowalski reports that, as Marinelli delivered his parting shot, he “jerked his thumb in the air, ...
Makes You Wonder What he Said to the Team
Not Qualified To Comment —
... Rod Marinelli said his goodbyes to the Detroit media today at Senior Bowl practice in Mobile, Alabama. According to Tom Kowalski on Mlive.com, as three reporters from Detroit approached Rod at the practice, Marinelli waved them off, pointing his thumb over his shoulder and saying "goodbye ladies." ...
Wednesday Notes: Lions Begin Interviews for Assistant-Coaching Positions
Pride Of Detroit —
... with members of the Detroit media at Senior Bowl practice on Tuesday. Marinelli apparently said, "Goodbye, ladies," which, as Tom Kowalski explains, was his joke at the expense of the local media that covered the Lions. Kowalski went on to explain that Marinelli reportedly disliked the Detroit media, which is not at all surprising. Rob Parker probably fueled that hate all by himself, but then again, I can't imagine that any coach of a winless team would like the media covering him. ...
Rod Marinelli Gets the Last Word
Larry Brown Sports —
... about Marinelli’s son in law, Joe Barry, who also happened to be the team’s defensive coordinator. Incidentally, that reporter was later fired. But it was Rod Marinelli, who after taking so much heat from the media (rightfully so), got in the last word: ...
Marinelli's Parting Words to Detroit Reporters
RCS Sidelines —
... Marinelli handled that situation very well, but based on Marinelli’s most recent (and probably last) talk with the Detroit media, he made it pretty clear he is not a fan. From Tom Kowalski of MLive.com (via ...
Departed Lions coach calls male reporters 'ladies'
Sports stories from Newsday —
A prediction on the cusp of Rex Ryan's news conference this morning:
He will not call male sportswriters in the audience "ladies."
Unlike what Rod Marinelli did to Detroit-area reporters Tuesday in a pointed, parting shot (via Deadspin via ProFootballTalk).
If Rod had gone 16-0, he likely would have thought more highly of the ink-stained wretches. Once they started chronicling 0-16, it was bound to end badly.
(UPDATE: Uh, oh. Transmission problems messed up the start of Woody's presser for SNY, WFAN and 1050 ESPN. All ...
ROD MARINELLI SHOWS HIS TRUE COLORS
The World of Isaac —
... And now, a month removed from being the least successful coach in the history of the NFL, Marinelli is doing everything he can to take potshots at his buddies in the media on the way out. ...
Marinelli’s Goodbye
The Big Lead —
... of us as ladies because, I assume, he believed we were soft and not worthy of questioning the men — players and coaches — who worked so hard and gave so much to their sport. I called Marinelli on that a couple of times, just to let him know that we were fully aware of his inside jab. He’d laugh about it, but he never denied it.” Maybe the media would have been more fun to deal with if his daughter had married a better defensive coordinator. (Mlive.com via FanHouse) ...
Lost Time Is Not Found Again: Jan. 21, 2008
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
... “Goodbye, ladies.” – Rod Marinelli to three Detroit beat reporters who approaced him at the Senior Bowl yesterday ...
Rod Marinelli's Final Message To Detroit Media: "Goodbye, Ladies"
The Critical Fanatic —
... MLive.com is reporting that the former Detroit Lions coach offered some final words to three Detroit sports reporters who bumped into him at the Senior Bowl this week: ...
Speed Read: Playoffs Ruin The Regular Season?
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... Rod Marinelli isn’t bitter at the Detroit media. No, not at all. MLIVE.COM says the new defensive line coach for the Bears greeted some male Detroit writers who approached him at the Senior Bowl with a curt “Hell, Ladies” before ignoring them. Needless to say, a women’s sports group has ...
The Week in Quotes: January 23, 2009
Football Outsiders —
... ) THE CLASSY EXIT CONTINUES "Goodbye, ladies." -- Former Lions head coach and new Bears defensive line coach Rod Marinelli , when approached at the Senior Bowl by three Lions beat reporters. ( MLive.com ) HOW DOES GUNTHER RELAX? HE PUNCHES FANS OF THE OTHER 31 TEAMS IN THE FACE "The best way for me to describe it is that every minute of every day is fourth-and-1 to Gunther." -- Lions new head coach Jim Schwartz , on his new defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham . "He's one of the most aggressive people that I've met. Generally, the people who work with him love him and ...
