That was magic???????????
The cult of Marinelli is OUT OF CONTROL.
The answer to the OP is that he will get cleared out with the rest of the losers after this season.
I wish I could give more likes per post.
I didn't know much about Marinelli prior to this year. I know he coached the Bears D a few years ago when they were good, but also highly overrated. I keep hearing how he can "coach up" scrubs and turn them into All Pros. This makes absolutely no sense to me. I saw a pitiful DL last year. A DL so bad that it made the rest of the defense look bad and was the main contributing factor to the worst D in NFL history. Some magic, Rod!
The only player who excelled last year was Hatcher, and I give all the credit to Hatcher because he has always been the most underrated player on this team and was finally given a chance to shine. He wasted years sitting behind guys like Ratliff, Spears, Coleman and Bowen. Not to mention, the switch to the 4-3 helped, but he was great his final year in the 3-4 too.
Fans will believe anything they want. Somehow Rod is a messiah who can coach up anyone, but the injuries were too devastating for him to overcome. But how come the injuries weren't an excuse when Rob Ryan was here? Rob Ryan was able to make an entire defense overachieve, with injuries in the secondary, LBers and DL.
Bottom line, Rod Marinelli is a nobody until he proves otherwise. This guy hasn't coached up squat. And I blame him for being so content on defense prior to last year's draft. "We don't need to draft DL. Heck, the meeting room is overcrowded. Besides, I can turn water into wine." Gimme a break, Rod. Half the fans on CZ (the sensible ones) could have told you prior to last year that DL was a major area of need.
