FLOYD REESE STILL WANTS LIONS GM JOB

We’ve previously noted that former Titans G.M. Floyd Reese is campaigning to become the Detroit Lions’ next general manager, and Reese was at it again today. Reese, working as an analyst on ESPNews, said this afternoon that he thinks the job of running the Lions would be one of the best jobs in football. “The ownership is there,” Reese said. "[Lions owner William Clay Ford] wants to win, wants to win badly. They’ve got a great stadium, they’ve got a great facility. The people there are great fans. They really are. I started my career in Detroit way, way back when. But right now they have to go through a total evaluation.” So does Reese think he’s the person who should oversee that total evaluation, and take the reins of the franchise? When asked directly, he said he’d love the job. “Are they giving me the job? If they are, I’ll be there. If not I’ll be here at ESPN.” Reese’s comments came after ESPNews showed a clip of Lions coach Rod Marinelli getting upset when a reporter asked him at today’s press conference whether he would resign. “I’d never do that,” Marinelli said. “Never. Because the game of football is about teaching. I am a living example of what the fight is about. I believe in what I’m doing 100 percent. I’m going to fight every single day I have that opportunity. I owe the game of football that. I owe every kid in this community that. Don’t ever say that to me.” If Reese were to become the general manager of the Lions, it would be good news for Marinelli, as Reese spoke highly of Marinelli during the ESPNews segment.