Mitchy moo
11-25-2005, 07:47 AM
After Thursday's 27-7 home loss to Atlanta on national television, the Detroit Lions' (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=det) playoff hopes are finished. Now it appears their coach may be done too.
The Lions are in discussions that could lead to the firing of head coach Steve Mariucci possibly as early as Friday, according to reports in the Detroit Free Press and on WJBK-TV in Detroit. After two and a half disappointing years with Mariucci at the helm, the loss to the Falcons on Thanksgiving may have been the final straw.
"I don't know what's going to happen or anything like that, but nobody's stupid in here," offensive lineman Damien Woody (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4665) told the Free Press. "People know that, hey, things didn't go right. It was a pretty bad loss on national television. We'll see what happens."
The Lions are 15-28 since 2003 under Mariucci, including a 4-7 record this year, a year that began with high hopes in the organization. Thursday's loss dropped Detroit 3½ games behind NFC North-leading Chicago, and 1½ behind second-place Minnesota.
"I take the responsibility, because I'm the head coach, and I should," Mariucci told the Free Press. "And that's what makes it a little bit frustrating, because where do you start? You identify where we need to be better, and there's a multitude of things."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2236033
The Lions are in discussions that could lead to the firing of head coach Steve Mariucci possibly as early as Friday, according to reports in the Detroit Free Press and on WJBK-TV in Detroit. After two and a half disappointing years with Mariucci at the helm, the loss to the Falcons on Thanksgiving may have been the final straw.
"I don't know what's going to happen or anything like that, but nobody's stupid in here," offensive lineman Damien Woody (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4665) told the Free Press. "People know that, hey, things didn't go right. It was a pretty bad loss on national television. We'll see what happens."
The Lions are 15-28 since 2003 under Mariucci, including a 4-7 record this year, a year that began with high hopes in the organization. Thursday's loss dropped Detroit 3½ games behind NFC North-leading Chicago, and 1½ behind second-place Minnesota.
"I take the responsibility, because I'm the head coach, and I should," Mariucci told the Free Press. "And that's what makes it a little bit frustrating, because where do you start? You identify where we need to be better, and there's a multitude of things."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2236033