Twitter: Stephen: Rod and Taco didn't see eye to eye

Sydla

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If you give in to Taco, what's the effect on the rest of the D that does their job without issues?

If done properly, nothing. Somehow, someway some of these more successful teams than us have been able to juggle some meatheads like Taco. I am just curious why it seems we cannot.

Look I am not suggesting Taco was some superstar DE that we tossed aside because Marinelli is a butt tight boob. I am just wondering as we see DL play continue to be middling and we just cut a 1st round pick, that at some point, maybe our issue isn't the constant churning of the DL but rather the guy running the DL?
 

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I find it hard to blame the coach when the disagreement is about what the standard of play should be. Coaches want your best every play. What did Taco want?
He gave his best. Coaches only wanted him to play the run and took him out on passing downs so they can try to manufacture sacks for ty craw. Hence the disagreements. Taco played the run pretty well and we jump on him about not producing in pass rush but actually wasn't allowed to rush the passer lol.
 

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If done properly, nothing. Somehow, someway some of these more successful teams than us have been able to juggle some meatheads like Taco. I am just curious why it seems we cannot.
Coaching is subpar that's why
 

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This is so dumb. He's not a wal mart greeter like some of you. He doesn't get paid to show up. He gets paid to produce. Him not getting playing time because his coach doesn't like him is killing his future potential earnings. If I were him I would have done the same thing. If you aren't going to play me let me go so I can at least play somewhere and try to make a name for myself.

No, that's not dumb. Rod Marienelli is the D coordinator. That means he calls the shots, as in, is every defensive player's boss. If a player has a problem, he needs to resolve it privately with his coach and not go whining to social media. Or maybe you think social media is the right outlet. If so, go complaining to it if you have any kind of job problem. Good luck with that one.
 

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Let's not forget the word "soft" used to describe Taco issues. Now keep in mind Martinelli is a former Marine. What's odd here is we've always been told talents wins every time. Hell, even Stephen is saying he believes Taco will get another chance and maybe do well. If I didn't know better, I would almost conclude it's personal with Rod, like Taco sleeping with granddaughter or wife. WHATEVER it was, Stephen and Jerry agreed with Rod........
 
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I don't agree with Rod, too many misses from him trying to rebuild our defensive line.
 

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No, that's not dumb. Rod Marienelli is the D coordinator. That means he calls the shots, as in, is every defensive player's boss. If a player has a problem, he needs to resolve it privately with his coach and not go whining to social media. Or maybe you think social media is the right outlet. If so, go complaining to it if you have any kind of job problem. Good luck with that one.

FWIW I agree 100% with this, I almost never mention anything negative about work on social media. Never understood why some people do it, maybe they don't like being employed.
 

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It does seem remarkable.

Especially for a guy who failed miserably as a head coach.
Not even that. He can't, for the life of him, stop Aaron Rodgers. Not as a Bears DC, and certainly not as a Cowboys DC. In 2014, #12 was crippled, and still made our defense pay.

That fact alone has lampooned two seasons where we could have reached a Super Bowl.
 

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FWIW I agree 100% with this, I almost never mention anything negative about work on social media. Never understood why some people do it, maybe they don't like being employed.

Yeah, complaining on social media about your job is almost always a really bad idea. Doesn't matter if you're a highly paid football player or just an ordinary cubicle worker. Talk to your boss privately if you have a problem. You could get away with posting anonymously on reddit if you're careful that no one can be identified. Even that would be harder if you're an NFL football player.
 
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How many people were blaming Jason Garrett yesterday
 

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What's going on with the defensive tackle Thurston Hill is what I want to know Perry Taco is old news
 

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Before anyone bashes Rod just know Taco never had the right attitude. Every action by soft taco on social media and what we've seen on the field just indicates he never had it. Dude will be out of the league during the 2021 season. It was a bad reach at the time, and it turned out to be a bad pick like many saw. Can we move on already, this bum doesn't deserve any attention.
 

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I wonder if Taco didn’t sign the work ethic contract with Marinelli.
 

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The coaches botched this. Yes quinn is coming back but he's a 1 year rental player. I'd be pissed too if i'm told to not play and watch the guys taking my spot do absolutely nothing in games especially when i tore it up in pre-season. These same coaches knew he had some issues with the former staff and thought they could do a better job of working with him then did nothing. This is all on him.
 

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If I remember right, they interviewed Jim Harbaugh before drafting Taco. RM is a *******.
 
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