This is already old news, but I'm going to give it my two cents anyways. Rod Marinelli is a no doubter. 0-16 is inexcusable, and furthermore 1-23 in the past 24 weeks of regular season action (after starting the 2007 campaign 6-2) is just embarassing. The only reasoning i can see behind the delay in this move is not wanting to throw a new coach under the bus of this sinking ship known as the Detroit Lions. If you ask me, Marinelli doesn't deserve the full blame here as the whole front office needs to go. Maybe, hopefully, PLEASE... Someone light a fire under this organization immediately, and yes I'm looking directly at the Ford family.
Mr. Crennel, your services are no longer required. The front office did their part this off season, bulking up the defense and improving the offense, and yet the browns still couldn't win. After a breakout year, Braylon Edwards was nothing short of a complete bust. Derek Anderson showed his true flash-in-the-pan colours after getting his contract. Donte Stallworth was non-existant. Jamal Lewis stayed true to form, meaning when you completely write him off, he flourishes, but when he is projected to be great, he flops. Brady Quinn got his first NFL start, only to check down, and check down, and check down some more. Crennel seemed almost afraid all season long to open up the playbook and let his playmakers perform.
Eric Mangini, I am completely baffled. Taking a team from 4-12, to 9-7 is an impressive feat. On the other hand Wade Phillips completely lost control of his cowboys in the second half of the season, "leading" them to a 9-7 record (13-3 in 2007). I guess it is just one of those things I am going to half to chalk up to "not owning a NFL franchise"
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