And people say the Philly media is bad...
by JasonB on Dec 22, 2008 3:21 PM EST
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That video is of Detroit Lions coach Rod Marinelli whose son in law, Joe Barry, happens to be his defensive coordinator. The Lions defense also happens to be literally the worst in the NFL.
In the video Detroit News columnist Rob Parker repeatedly hounds Marinelli to give his thoughts on the performance of his defensive coordinator. He asks why the guy is still employed considering the defense is the worst in the NFL and whether the fact that he is the coaches' son in law is any factor.
Fairly legit questions. Probably questions many frustrated Lion fans want answered.
Marinelli answers some questions directly, but others he somewhat deflects by saying he's in charge and in the end everything is his repsonsiblity.
Pretty legit answers.
That's when it gets ugly. The reporter finishes his line of questioning by saying, "On a light note, seriously, do you wish your daughter would have married a better defensive coordinator?"
Basically slamming the guy's daughter is taking it too far. At the end of the clip, the FOX tv crew tears apart the reporter.
Our Lion's blogger over at Pride of Detroit also rips the reporter.
What do you guys think? Did the reporter cross the line?
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wow
that should be the last question that reporter ever asks
side note:
December 28, 1996 – Dallas’ last playoff win
February 10, 1997 – Mario Kart for Nintendo 64 is released
Agreed.
And given this guy’s history, he deserves to be canned. Apparently his whole M.O. is to spark controversy. I didnt necessarily think the question was all that bad, because a lot of people in Detroit were probably saying stuff like that. Its bad when you add it to the list of unethical things that Parker has done in the past.
This sort of ball-busting can be acceptable among friends who goof around with each other like that, so if the two were close (which theyre not) – maybe it would have been an okay question to ask. But either way its in poor taste to do it in a public forum.
He should get fired.
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by goodfella46er on Dec 22, 2008 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Marinelli answered his question a couple of times.
I agree if you are sitting around with friends this is probably an acceptable joke but in this context not even close.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
I can’t get the video to work, but yeah, I think he crossed the line. Asking about personal stuff to a degree (Are Reid’s kids’ legal issues distracting Andy? Is Marinelli’s personal ties to the DC influencing gameday or staff decisions?) is ok, but making the question a personal attack like that is over the line.
Now, the reporter probably wasn’t saying anything that every single Lions fan hadn’t said, but it’s still unprofessional.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
Unbelievable
Even more astounding than the reporter asking that question is the fact that Marinelli calmly moved on to the next one! I’m pretty sure I would’ve bull-rushed him. I can understand being frustrated with not getting answers from a head coach, but this is completely unprofessional.
On a related note, I haven’t seen all of Reid’s press conferences but what do you guys think is the worst he’s ever gotten? And when does a blow-up of similar proportions by a reporter occur, if ever?
Plus
Marinelli is obviously gone after this season. And the defensive coordinator too. So why continue to ask this question? What do you think happens when you fire the defensive coordinator of an 0-15 team? They suddenly rebound and make the playoffs?
hey lets step back for a minute...
the eagles are 0-15… we’re embarrassed, we’re pissed…
do we think the comment is over the line, or laugh histarically. I tend to believe the latter… we jump all over reids kahuna’s everytime we lose… imagine 15 in a row
side note:
December 28, 1996 – Dallas’ last playoff win
February 10, 1997 – Mario Kart for Nintendo 64 is released
Well part of the reason people are outraged is that Marinelli has been a really good guy. Lions fans seem to recognize that his team is horrible and he hasn’t done a good job… but personally they respect the guy. So to see him and his family mocked by some a-hole reporter understandably annoys them.
I would agree that there are certain coaches this town has seen that people wouldn’t necessarily be outraged to see mocked publicly… but I think most coaches would be backed up by the fans in this situation.
Mo Cheeks is a good example. By all accounts a great guy that everyone loves… but wasn’t doing a great job this year. WOuld fans have tolerated him and his fmaily being mocked by a reporter to his face? I don’t think so.
btw, i was in no way saying i agree with the comment
or that i think it was appropriate… i certainly do not
I was just saying, knowing the philly faithful, i’d be interested to see what the reaction would be
side note:
December 28, 1996 – Dallas’ last playoff win
February 10, 1997 – Mario Kart for Nintendo 64 is released
Caught this on Deadspin initally
Came over to see if there was coverage. I agree, the personal afront is what gets people. Parker’s question makes several negative assumptions about Barry and Marinelli and calls into question their character and makes it about more than football, which is where it should have stayed.
Parker needs to go. Let him stay on First Take and see if he can slide his BS by Skip and the crew.
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Parker is a clown. Marinelli gets a free pass in my book to kick his ass.
"....It is more about them than it is about the team. Cannot play with them. Cannot win with them. Cannot coach with them. Can’t do it. I want winners!" - Mike Singletary
om sorry thats fucked up
i pat Marinellis back for not jumpin over the friggin podium and kickin the guys ass, you just dont do that especially after the guy JUST lost his 15 straight game to go and make a remark like that about his daughter, thats fucked up, that guy should be stoned
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by XxBleedGreen5xX on Dec 22, 2008 8:24 PM EST reply actions
What, like the offense has been any better?
Yea, that was absolutely uncalled for. There are certain lines you don’t cross. Reporters knew to steer clear of the family issues with Reid. It’s not like it’s the first time a head coach has a family member on their staff. I’m pretty sure Marty Shottenheimer had one of his sons on his staff.
This jagoff arrogantly marched over the line. Congrats buddy, you’re a total dickhead.
by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on Dec 22, 2008 10:34 PM EST reply actions
The reporter’s side of it seemed to be that he has a good relationship w/Marinelli, and that he was just trying to get a funny response or elicit more of a quote than Rod usually gives.
If true, and they’ve got mutual respect for each other, it doesn’t quite seem as bad.
BUT…it’s one thing to be kidding around with Marinelli, but I still think to ask the question in this way in press conference is sort of kicking a guy (who’s about to be fired and never sniff a head coaching job again and everyone knows it) when he’s down.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
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