Rod Marinelli Should Be Fired, Just Not Yet
prideofdetroit.com 10/11/2008 — Let's face it Lions fans, it's time for another head coaching change.  It is pretty clear that Rod Marinelli is not a very good head coach and his assistants are even worse.  Marinelli doesn't deserve all the blame for this team being 0-4, ...

Detroit Lions Coach Rod Marinelli: 0-16 Record Speaks for Itself
nfl.fanhouse.com 12/29/2008 — by Michael David Smith After his team lost to the Green Bay Packers to become the first 0-16 team in NFL history, Lions coach Rod Marinelli addressed the media: "The record speaks for itself," Marinelli said. "I felt I gave it my best, but ...

Marinelli was angered by Parker's question | detnews.com | The Detroit News
detnews.com 12/23/2008 — Detroit News staff Lions coach Rod Marinelli responded angrily Monday to a controversial question posed by Detroit News columnist Rob Parker in Sunday's postgame press conference following a 42-7 loss to the Saints at Ford Field. Parker on Sunday ...

Has Mike D'Antoni Caught The "Marinelli"?
nogutsglory.blogspot.com 12/30/2008 — What's the "Marinelli" you ask? It's a sickness that forces a coach to look for any ounce of optimism that he can grab on to about his team. This in turn makes the coach sound like a bumbling idiot any time he does an interview.

Jerry Angelo wants Rod Marinelli?
windycitygridiron.com 12/31/2008 — Promoted Fan Post: Rod Marinelli would be a huge upgrade over Bob Babich and early signs  are pointing towards this likely becoming reality. Marinelli is free now, fired Monday after his Detroit Lions became the first team in NFL history ...

After 13 Straight Losses, Rod Marinelli Is Finally Off His Rocker!
nogutsglory.blogspot.com 12/10/2008 — Poor Rod Marinelli . His tenure as the Detroit Lions head coach looks to have finally taken its toll on him. The Detroit Free Press has posted some highlights from his weekly post conference with the media and he had some "interesting" answers to the questions that he was asked.

ROD’S REVENGE
profootballtalk.com 1/20/2009 — 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 ...

Rod Marinelli Fired by Detroit Lions After 0-16 Season
midwestsportsfans.com 12/29/2008 — Despite rumors that Rod Marinelli might somehow maintain his job after the Detroit Lions became the first team in history to go 0-16 this season, it appears that the Lions have done what they really had no choice but to do: Rod Marinelli has been fired.

Time running out on Marinelli's tenure with Lions - Detroit Lions: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats
mlive.com 11/17/2008 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- You get the feeling that time is just arriving for several of the Detroit Lions key young players -- guys such as Calvin Johnson, Kevin Smith, Gosder Cherilus, Daniel Bullocks and Cliff Avril -- but that time has almost run out on ...

How To Make An 0-15 Season Suddenly More Meaningful [Nfl]
deadspin.com 12/27/2008 — This whole Robert Parker/Rod Marinelli press conference situation has suddenly turned a beleaguered, not-so-good coach into a sympathetic character for the last game of a uniquely pathetic Lions season. It's kind of awesome isn't it? Parker's awful ...

Packers RB Ryan Grant shakes off early struggles — Latest Sporting News Articles for NFL 11/20/2008
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A little more than a year ago, Ryan Grant began to prove he was more than ju...

Family alleges police beat Packers WR's father — FOXSports.com News for NFL 11/20/2008
The father of Green Bay Packers receiver Donald Driver was in critical condition early Thursday, three days after an incident in which his family says police beat the man while arresting him, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Donald Driver's Dad & Brian Urlacher's Punch: Packer's Midweek Update — Bleacher Report - NFL 11/20/2008
The two biggest midweek stories coming from Titletown this week: The arrest and brutalizing of Donald Driver’s father in Houston, TX and the Chicago Bears vandalism of the visiting teams locker room at Lambeau field. On Wednesday, the  ...

Lions have shot to make dubious history at 0-16 — The Seattle Times: Sports 11/20/2008
The winless Detroit Lions have plenty at stake this season.

Lions have shot to make dubious history at 0-16 — Boston.com -- Football news 11/20/2008
The winless Detroit Lions have plenty at stake this season. Sure, they're 0-10 and the league's only team mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.