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Rod Marinelli Left Chicago Bears Because They Hired Marc Trestman

By Cory Buck

Dec 21, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli yells from the sidelines against the Indianapolis Colts at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys beat the Colts 42-7. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 21, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli yells from the sidelines against the Indianapolis Colts at AT&T Stadium. The Cowboys beat the Colts 42-7. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli reportedly left the Chicago Bears after they hired Marc Trestman over Bruce Arians.

Rod Marinelli has done all right for himself with the Dallas Cowboys. The team’s defense was expected to be awful this season and instead they’ve been good enough to support a balanced offense en route to a 12-4 record and an NFC East division crown.

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If recent reports about the circumstances of his arrival in Dallas bear any weight, it appears he made the right choice when he bolted from the Chicago Bears after they hired the recently dismissed Marc Trestman as head coach.

CSN Chicago reports that two years ago, Bears GM Phil Emery had the list to fill the team’s head coaching vacancy narrowed to three names. To help in that search, he asked defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli to interview and evaluate each candidate. Marinelli did Emery one better. He gave the GM a Power Rankings of the three.

Marinelli’s first choice by a mile? Current Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians, followed by Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Darren Bevell, followed distantly by the presently unemployed Marc Trestman. From there, you know the rest, as noted by CSN Chicago.

"Emery selected Trestman.When he learned of the decision, Marinelli abruptly angrily resigned and left Halas Hall for Dallas and a de facto demotion to defensive line coach."

The Bears have since fired Emery and Trestman as the team faces a full-on rebuild after a 5-11 season. Marinelli, meanwhile, is preparing his guys for their wild card game at home against the Detroit Lions.

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