In today’s edition of journalists acting inappropriately, a Detroit News columnist by the name of Rob Parker probably lost his credentials and sooner or later, his job.

In the wake of the Detroit Lions falling to 0-15, Parker was questioning Marinelli about the job that his son-in-law, Joe Barry has done as defensive coordinator.

Marinelli defended Barry’s job, saying that he personally was in all of the defensive meetings and had not qualms with Barry’s ability to do his job. After spending some time questioning the father-in-law/son-in-law relationship as it pertains to NFL coaching, Parker then crossed the line.

“On a light note, seriously, do you wish your daughter had married a better defensive coordinator?” asked Parker.

Watch for yourself:

After that question, Marinelli gave him that “If I answer honestly, we both lose our jobs, so I’ll just leave the resume writing to you” look.

I’ve been in a lot of press conferences, including a lot of NFL post game press conferences. I’ve heard a lot of bad questions. I’ve asked plenty of bad questions. But I’ve never heard someone ask something so personally insulting, relating family to business.

The Detroit Lions are a bad football team. But neither Marinelli, Barry, nor Marinelli’s daughter have had as much to do with their ineptitude as former GM Matt Millen.

It wasn’t Marinelli’s daughter who drafted wide receivers in the top ten of three straight drafts, so her choice of spouse should pretty much be off limits.

So long Rob Parker, I hope you enjoyed the experience of writing, covering NFL football, and eventually being the laughing stock of talk shows, articles and websites around the nation.

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