He has taken subpar talent and made them starters. Players like Hayden was starting for Marinelli. He should have never put that kind of player in a game, but he was too stubborn to admit that Hayden was a disaster. I have not seen all of these miracles that Marinelli has performed on these no talent players. In all honesty, he has made some moves that has hurt the defensive line.
I hate that I've somehow been put in a position to defend Marinelli because Im capable of giving him some form of limited credit. He's known for being the "rushmen" whisperer. Im certain I could go throughout his tenures and pick out a few dozen success stories although I dont think thats exclusive to him and is to be expected for any coach with longevity in the league.
What I can tell you is we survived a season with Selvie and Mincy starting. He turned out Mayowas best season, did the same with Melton and so on. He takes lesser talent and patches together competitive units.
Im certain Ive butchered the spelling on those but the point remains. Marinelli has his faults and Ive spoken to them as well. But hes not all bad either, like most issues we speak of here its not black and white and its not all that simple.
