Comments on: Mike McCarthy fires back at Jim Schwartz’s criticism

By: imthedudedude

imthedudedude — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:06:34 +0000

There’s no rivalry. See the lions actually have to beat us sometimes and also have to be good for more than a year or two. Sorry lions…

By: 1stngoal

1stngoal — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:35:01 +0000

I love the fact that the Green Bay Packers are living inside Schwartz’s head rent free…
I guess constantly losing to your betters will do that to you!

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:34:56 +0000

The only reason Packers aren’t getting arrested is because the Green Bay police, who hand players guns while they’re skeet shooting and wear a Packers emblem on their uniform, tend to look the other way.

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:54:43 +0000

It’s not a rivalry unless both teams win every now and then.

Lions have not been winning much against Packers. When you’re starting Matt Flynn… it pretty much tells the other team that you’re not trying that hard.

By: mikewhorio

mikewhorio — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:29:05 +0000

Pretty anticlimactic.

Sounds like a whole lot of nothing to me.

By: edhochuli

edhochuli — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:28:46 +0000

Wait…did I miss something? Either McCarthy wasn’t trying to take a jab or that was the worst comeback ever.

By: rmc1995

rmc1995 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:26:34 +0000

First, I’m still not sure how recognizing the Packers went skeet shooting while the Lions worked is a slight against the Packers. Seems like Schwartz is showing his team they need an edge any where they can get it.

Second, I’d rather have 3 guys, heck 20 guys on my team arrested for holding pot then one guy on my team arrested for abusing his girlfriend.

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:25:33 +0000

So the police in Green Bay are spending their time handing guns to Packers at a skeet shooting facility? Is that really where they’re needed most?

By: favre4presidentofdelboccavistaphase3

favre4presidentofdelboccavistaphase3 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:24:49 +0000

Like a boss

By: polamalurulz43

polamalurulz43 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:17:13 +0000

It is hard to dislike McCarthy. PIT guy goes to GB and makes a legendary program lethal again. Schwartz is just a dick.

By: jvande102

jvande102 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:10:38 +0000

I think Jim Schwartz needs to worry about keeping his players out of handcuffs before he starts taking shots at other teams.

I’m not a Packer fan, but I see the skeet shooting deal as team bonding event. The only “team bonding” the Lions do is posting bond!

By: squared80

squared80 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:10:08 +0000

McCarthy has never explained why he wanted Alex Smith as his starting QB, and wanted nothing to do with Aaron Rodgers. Some ‘genius’ he is.

By: mialto

mialto — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:07:15 +0000

Schwartz should try to keep his guys out of trouble and focus on his own camp rather than look outside…those Lions are such scum

By: ernie ernie

ernie ernie — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:04:43 +0000

Having developed team building exercises and taught team building, I can say that it can help relieve tension and break up the monotony in an organization.
However, way too much is placed on it being an effective tool to get employee’s to cooperate. That I’m not buying and never witnessed it.
The idea that the team takes a day off and does something other than route practice is probably a good thing for the mental side of the game, replacing stress with relaxation for one day.
If I were a coach I would insert something like this in training camp at a certain point just for that reason.

By: demo1984

demo1984 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:03:03 +0000

Coach Schwartz, every day of minicamp was important to you because crucial parts of your team spent too much time hanging out with the cops and trying on handcuffs. Of course you could not afford to miss any practices you have back ups to get things figured out since they will be filling in for suspended players.

Meanwhile Mcarthy and his team (who have a super bowl win) and are regulars in the playoffs are hanging with the police shooting guns and having a good time.

Seems to me the kitty coach should keep his trap shut and worry about his own team because the Packers way of mingling with the police sure seems to be working better than the Lions way.

By the way I absolutely hate the Packers but am quickly learning to had Jim Schwartz and his over rated Lions even more.

By: kstacy31

kstacy31 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:02:49 +0000

“So, apparently the Packers can be around cops without being placed in the back of their cars, which the Lions have had a bit of trouble with this offseason.”

Well said!!!

By: sophiethegreatdane

sophiethegreatdane — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:00:52 +0000

I fail to see how that was such an awesome comeback.

By: supermariojosh

supermariojosh — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:00:21 +0000

I hope McCarthy gives Schwartz a nice big pat on the back after the Packers whoop the Lions this year. Schwartz is such a tool.

By: packfntk

packfntk — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:56:42 +0000

Classic. Joking. Around. McCarthy is a good guy who felt is would be a good thing for some team bonding. A Lions head coach should focus on other things, like keeping his players in line.

By: izlez

izlez — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:53:00 +0000

…I think I missed the part where he “fired back” at Jim Schwartz.

By: johnnycash19

johnnycash19 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:52:55 +0000

This whole “MCCarthy vs Schwartz” thing is way overblown. I don’t see how Schwartz took a shot at McCarthy and I don’t see how McCarthy took a shot at Schwartz. This is a whole “media try to create a story” thing.

And didn’t Johnny Jolly get arrested on a drug charge? Just sayin.

By: 49erstim

49erstim — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:52:04 +0000

Easy now McCarthy!… Or else Schwartz will chase you down while hurling curse words!….

I think it is pretty safe to say that GB has scoreboard here. 1 SB in the last 2 years and the disproportional arrest records ALONE have me siding with GB. Looks like Schwartz got a contact high. Chill out BRO. Love the budding rivalry though!

By: noeffinway

noeffinway — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:43:47 +0000

These coaches sure play you media tips for fools don’t they? Hook line and sinker.

By: maryannwiththeshakyhands

maryannwiththeshakyhands — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:35:30 +0000

Not quite the “zinger” come back I was expecting. The door was wide open for McCarthy to land some good (legitimate) shots and he still took the high road, good for him. Schwartz seems to have that dreaded short man’s disease that causes him to talk big for no good reason. He probably drives a high lift 4 wheel drive pickup as well.

By: 1985bears

1985bears — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:35:15 +0000

As much as i hate the Packers, I really reapect them as an organization from top to bottom. And the one thing i think the Packers and the Bears and all of their fans can agree on is that the Lions could not have turned into more of a smoldering crackhouse. How Scwartz could have said anything about anybody is beynd me. The Lions are the Jets v2.0.

By: pftcensorssuck

pftcensorssuck — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:33:52 +0000

Kudos to McCarthy….. the more I hear about Jim Schwartz, the less I like him.

Memo to Schwartz: Worry more about your own team getting arrested, and less about other teams going skeet shooting. Maybe for a team activity, you can schedule a caravan of players going bar hopping in their cars and beating people up.

By: deedub22

deedub22 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:30:10 +0000

Yaaaaaawwwwwnnnnn. Keep trying to stir the pot.

By: gbmickey

gbmickey — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:28:28 +0000

Schwartz and his napolean complex. Does anyone else see the similarity of this team and the Jets of a couple years ago?

By: LoCoSu@%s

LoCoSu@%s — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:28:08 +0000

Usually it is hard to read context into comments that make it into print, but Schwartz comes off as a very whiny person.

By: sterilizecromartie

sterilizecromartie — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:25:44 +0000

I think you are reaching here. Nothing there really seems like McCarthy “firing back” at anything. He seems to have taken the high road for the most part.