Steely Dan Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 From Peter Kings MMQB. Quote of the Week II "Some of you guys sit up in the bleachers all day eating popcorn, looking down. I'm in the middle of the arena, in a team meeting, and if I'm 0-5 or 5-0, I look at those men with the same consistent message. The guy who's playing well is gonna play. That respects our game. Do you understand what respect of this game is? And the way you hurt high draft picks in the past here is, 'Hey, it's yours. C'mon, yours. You can mess up all you want. You can gain weight. You can do anything you want and you're going to still play. That insults this game, now. That insults it.'' -- Detroit coach Rod Marinelli, on first-round pick Gosder Cherilus, who has failed to earn the starting right tackle job despite being the 17th overall pick in the 2008 draft. In the middle of that screed was a seeming jab at fired president and GM Matt Millen for what Marinelli called "entitlement'' around the franchise, with high-drafted young players getting playing time whether they deserved it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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