Listening to the 97 Rock postgame on the way home, there was a question (I didn't recognize the voice but it definitely wasn't Sullivan) which asked, "Why was Duke Preston in the game during the final series when Losman fumbled?"
Mularkey responded by saying, "Because Villarial was winded."
The reporter then asked (paraphrasing), "Don't you think it's odd that a starting veteran would be replaced by a rookie with less than two minutes to go because he's winded?"
And Mularkey immediately snapped, "Well I guess you know more than I do".
The reporter said, "That's not it, I just want to know the reasoning behind that".
To which Mularkey replied, "Because it was the decision, that's why. Okay?"
Again, that was all paraphrasing...not really exact wording but that's pretty much how that went down. It was only about 60 seconds later that Mularkey cut the PC short and stormed out. The reporter (whomever he was) I thought was asking an extremely valid question. Why the hell was Preston in there?? Because Villarial was winded??? Huh???
This was the first time I was unimpressed with Mularkey's "media savvy". The first time you pull out the "Well I guess you know more than I do card" with the media, you're well on your way to losing them. Not good MM. I love him, I really do, but I can't imagine if he were coaching in NYC.