Rod Marinelli helped the Lions improve four games in the standings in his second season as the Lions finished at 7-9 but they were still tied for last in the NFC North with the Bears.  Still, the jury is out on him as a head coach as the Lions lost 7 of their last 8 games this past season.  Marinelli has now been the head coach of the Lions for two seasons and he has compiled a 10-22 record (.313 %).