midwestsportsfans.com - 12/29/2008
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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.
Rob Parker of the Detroit Free Press Should Be Fired
blacksportsonline.com 12/24/2008 — People have asked my opinion on the Rob Parker situation. You have probably already seen the video if not you can watch it above. Parker was speaking about defensive coordinator Joe Berry when he asked Lions Coach Rod Marinelli: "Do you wish your daughter married a better ...
Lions Fire Rod Marinelli, Promote Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew
prideofdetroit.com 12/29/2008 — The Detroit Lions fired head coach Rod Marinelli today and promoted Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew. Lewand is now the team president and Mayhew is now the general manager. On top of those three moves, the Lions also will not be retaining ...
Trust me, it was going to happen —
Real Sports Bloggers
One day after going 0-16 and cementing a place in NFL history as the worst team ever, the Detroit Lions fired head coach Rod Marinelli after three years of the same old bullshit in the Motor City.
As a Colts fan, I understand the pain the fans in Detroit are going through. In the first five ...
Pats Offensive Coordinator McDaniels to Talk to the Lions? —
Lions Gab
From: Boston Herald
The Detroit Lions have asked to talk with Pats offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels about their head coaching job. The Lions, who recorded the worst record in NFL history by going 0-16 this season, had fired Rod Marinelli earlier today. McDaniels is also said to be a ...
Rod Was Wronged. Just Kidding. —
F Juice.com
The Detroit Lions fired coach “Hot” Rod Marinelli today, a day after the team became the first in NFL history to finish with an 0-16 record. Was that enough of a reason to fire him? We asked him, and his response was…
“You can’t go 0-16 and expect to ...
Let the Futility Continue —
Sparty and Friends
Wiliam Clay Ford is a bad owner. Wait, not just a bad owner, one of the worst owners in sports history, he proved that with his latest moves. Yesterday, the Lions gave us history . Rod Marinelli, as expected, was fired (the only right move by Ford). So, instead of cleaning house, and going ...
Happy New Year! Oh By The Way You’re Fired! —
SOX & Dawgs
The end of the NFL season is upon us now so that means only one thing. It’s firing time for coaches whose teams underperformed or didn’t make the playoffs.
First up on the list is Rod Marinelli. He was fired by the Detroit Lions today after guiding the team to an 0-16 record. ...
Detroit Lions make NFL history: 0-16, Marinelli Fired —
No Guts, No Glory
It is nearly impossible to go 0-16 in the NFL, but the Detroit Lions managed to be that bad in the 2008 season. In the age of free agency, one with think that any team can achieve at least one win; the Lions proved us all wrong. The Lions join the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the only team in ...
Rod Marinelli & Eric Mangini Fired. More To Come? —
The Critical Fanatic
Rod Marinelli is a good guy and knows his football, but it's very little surprise that the Detroit Lions have decided to excuse him from his head coaching duties .
Considering that the Lions just completed the worst season in NFL history, wholesale changes were necessary. Of course, ...
NFL Teams Quick To Axe Coaches —
Vent About Sports
Just one day after week 17 and the 2008 NFL regular season came to an end, three NFL teams have reportedly fired their head coaches. To no one's surprise, the Browns have fired coach Romeo Crennel and the Detroit Lions have fired coach Rod Marinelli. However, what may be surprising is that the ...
Crennel and Marinelli Fired —
Walker Sports
Today marks the beginning of open season on NFL coaches as two more were fired from their positions. However, neither firing was too surprising. Romeo Crennel of the Cleveland Browns and Rod Marinelli of the Detroit Lions were both fired just moments ago from their respective employers. ...
LIONS PROMOTE LEWAND, MAYHEW —
ProFootballTalk.com
On the day that the Lions fired coach Rod Marinelli, the team also rewarded two men who are inextricably linked with the embarrassing failures of the franchise over the past eight seasons.
Tom Lewand has been promoted from COO to President, and Martin Mayhew has been given the permanent position ...
Eric Mangini, Rod Marinelli, Romeo Crennel Out —
The Starting Five
Losing to your former qb gets you fired evidently. After losing a must win season finale to Chad Pennington and the Miami Dolphins, the Jets have sought change. Reports out of NY have Eric Mangini out as head coach of the New York Jets. The Jets were on top of the world when they were 8-3, but ...
MARINELLI OUT —
ProFootballTalk.com
A day after completing the first 0-16 season in NFL history, Lions coach Rod Marinelli has gotten his parting gift.
Literally.
Jay Glazer of FOX and Adam Schefter of NFL Network report that the Lions have fired Marinelli.
Marinelli was 10-38 in three years on the job. When hired in 2006, ...
Detroit Lions Fire Rod Marinelli —
FanHouse
by Michael David Smith The Detroit Lions have fired head coach Rod Marinelli , a day after he finished the first 0-16 season in NFL history. Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that the firing was handed down this morning. According to Schefter, the entire coaching staff was fired, with the ...
Gray Permitted to Interview in Detroit —
Redskins Insider
Redskins secondary coach Jerry Gray has been granted permission to interview for the head coaching vacancy of the Detroit Lions, a league source has told Jason Reid. The Lions, the first NFL team to go 0-16, fired coach Rod Marinelli today and ...
Lions, Jets and Browns all fire head coaches —
Examiner Sports
The Detroit Lions fired coach Rod Marinelli on Monday, a day after the team became the first in NFL history to finish with an 0-16 record. Also on Monday, The New York Jets fired coach Eric Mangini, after a team that harbored Super Bowl hopes with ...
Detroit Lions: The Best of the Worst —
Bleacher Report - NFL
Its's official, the Detroit Lions have done it.
Their 2008 squad is headed to the Hall of Fame. Unfortunately for their die-hard fans it is going to be for their lack of skill and will.
Yes, the Lions are the first team in the long and storied ...
AP Source: Lions fire Marinelli (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News
A person familiar with the decision says the Detroit Lions have fired coach Rod Marinelli. The firing comes on the morning after the Lions became the first team in NFL history to finish with an 0-16 record. The person, who said the move was made ...
Detroit Lions: A Classy Organization —
Bleacher Report - NFL
The Detroit Lions started the year off great in 2007, but it was all downhill from there. They started 6-2 and finished 7-9. Everyone was excited about next season and what the Lions could do.
They had a good draft, selecting Kevin Smith to support ...
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