Lions Hire Rod Marinelli As New Coach

he probably heard JoePa say DON'T TAKE THE JOB.....RUN.....
and another new coach for the hapless Lions......Mybe someday they will actually have a good team


ALLEN PARK, Mich. - Until this week, few people had probably heard of Rod Marinelli outside of Tampa Bay. The new Detroit Lions coach will have a chance to make a name for himself with his no-nonsense approach, piercing eyes and firm tone.


"I've got confidence. I don't need anybody else to instill that confidence in me," the Vietnam veteran said Thursday. "I feel very strong. I know who I am."

Marinelli already reminds Lions president Matt Millen of some of the game's coaching greats when he speaks.

"I hear (Joe) Paterno. I hear Bo Schembechler come out of him. There's a lot of John Madden," Millen said.

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he lives in Tampa, FL

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I laughed when I saw this. I'm from MI and thought... People actually care about the Lions? Maybe someday they'll have a good team, but I don't think it will be with this guy! Sad to say, but now I've voiced it!

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Well, Joey's seen better days. The fans are up in arms and he gets booed coming on the field. That's gotta be tough when the home crowd can't be pleased. But mostly they blame Millen. He's Gotta Go NOW!

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Updated On: 1/20/06 at 03:56 PM

my God, JohnPopa and I actually AGREE on something.........it must be a sigh of the coming of the Antichrist.......

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I think Marinelli might be able to do it - we haven't had his attitude around here in a while and if he meshes with Millen then that's all the better.

What's more goofy in Detroit is that the Tigers and Red Wings have the same owner, yet the Wings have been consistantly great for years while the Tigers have consistantly sucked.