Rod Marinelli's Postgame Quotes
Via the Lions, below is what Rod Marinelli had to say after today's game.
Opening statement: "Just some of the injuries, in game: Kevin Smith, shoulder and I don't know how bad that is; (Jared) DeVries, re-broke his hand; Drew (Stanton), concussion, I don't know what level it is; Ernie Sims kind of banged his need (ed. note: this is a mistake in the transcript, but I have no clue what the correct word is supposed to be) and he couldn't get it re-warmed so we kept him down and Alex Lewis, maybe with a (pectoral) and we'll have to see that tomorrow a little bit more. As you look at it, 10 penalties were brutal and 299 yards of return yardage and it's tought to win a game like that."
On if QB Drew Stanton will be able to play on Thursday: "I don't know that."
On his gut decision regarding Stanton's concussion: "I'll tell you tomorrow. I don't know."
On if he'll have to bring QB Drew Henson up if both QB Dan Orlovsky and QB Drew Stanton can't play Thursday: "If Dan (Orlovsky) can't go? If Drew (Stanton) can't then, yeah, that's the only other option."
On if QB Dan Orlovsky is close to getting better: "No."
On why he made the decision to bring Stanton in the game: "I thought it would give us a spark at that point and then bring him in (and give him) a great chance to get him some work too."
On if that was just a game-day decision or is Stanton going to potentially be the starter: "No, Daunte's (Culpepper) our guy."
On how frustrating it is to be up 17-0 and lose like that: "It's just details. We gave up a couple big plays. We came out of coverage one time, and I give great respect for (Jeff) Garcia. He's really one of the best quarterbacks in this league. He really is. A competitor, mobile, understands the system and we knew. We just couldn't come out of coverage. One time we came out of coverage and you can't do that, especially if you've got a lead and then we kind of blew a coverage on the other one in 4-under, 3-deep."
On who made the mistakes in coverage: "I'm not going to name names. We just blew coverage."
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Details? DETAILS??
It is just detail??? Man this team is broken on ALL aspects and he says it is just detaila….
by Schuxu on Nov 24, 2008 6:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Truly awful
I can’t listen to Marinelli anymore. He is worse than the players! How can he not see how bad this team is?? How can he not see that the defense is absolutely pitiful and his son-in-law has NO CLUE what he is doing? I can’t get over it. I just hope that they blow this orginization up – even move it at this point, Detroit’s economy is in tatters anyway. New GM, new Coach, new Coordinators, new everything. I hate this.
by NYCLionsfan on Nov 24, 2008 8:43 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
They blew more than just coverage
I just don’t get it. Some say Marinelli isnt a quitter. People that want to win find a way to win. Marinelli is a loser.
by kenhawk on Nov 24, 2008 12:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
to quote one of my fave songs/albums
just thought this lyric could be applied to the Lions in 2008, and looking forward
“So where do we begin?
And what else can we say?
When the lines are all drawn…
what should we do today?”
by ahtrap on Nov 24, 2008 6:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs


















