Coach Rod Marinelli

Head coach Lovie Smith will be not be fired, but reports are showing that his coaching staff will change dramatically. Offensive coordinator Ron Turner will be fired (Hooray!), and defensive line coach Rod Marinelli will be promoted to defensive coordinator after a poor defensive performance from the Bears and Lovie taking on too many responsibilities. There had been some speculation that Lovie wasn't coming back, but it appears the Bears will not make a move before the 2010 season with the...Read Full Story

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Being at Ford Field on Sunday and in the media room for coach Rod Marinelli was quite an experience. The Lions media, all very nice men just trying to do their jobs, were out on a mission to find out just how and why this team, that started last season so well, has totally collapsed and appears to have quit just five weeks into the 2008 season. The sad part is you have to feel for Marinelli. He is a leader without a team, and his voice was of little comfort to the media or fans, as lines...Read Full Story

Being a leader isn’t always what happens at the end of the victorious journey. Often, leadership is most visible in moments of crisis and adversity. In the picture above, Detroit Lions Head Coach Rod Marinelli leaves the field after losing every game in the 2008 NFL season (of the last 24 games the Lions have lost 23). I am well aware of the laughingstock that the Detroit Lions have become on the football field. They have achieved the dubious distinction of being the only 0-16 team in NFL...Read Full Story