Comments on: Source: Schwartz is safe

By: metzgerf

metzgerf — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:05:17 +0000

This doesn’t mean we have three more years of Schwartz – it means they won’t fire him the same year that they gave him a 5-year extension.

By: liontuss

liontuss — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:56:13 +0000

How can anyone claim that Schwartz and / or Mayhew are worthy of staying for one more minute?

As a sickened Lions fan, I gotta dumb this down. The players do not execute well, seem ill prepared and lose most of their games. Schwartz.

The team has not improved talent-wise in 2 straight years. Mayhew.

Please, just fix it now and at least look like a professional team.

By: davidcl77

davidcl77 — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:09:26 +0000

Why?!?

By: tokyolionsfan

tokyolionsfan — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:41:23 +0000

I doubt they fire Schwartz. At a minimum they need a new direction with two new coordinators and a QB coach. The problem: what intelligent football coach is going to want to work for Schwartz? I really think they have to clean house or they are going to waste Calvin’s prime the same way they did with Barry’s.

By: drpompanoduke

drpompanoduke — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:22:59 +0000

Great news for Chicago, GB, & Vikes. Schwartz is 4-20 w/in division. Schwartz is a classic example of the Peter Principle

By: grandpoopah

grandpoopah — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:05:33 +0000

This guy is a terrible head coach. Between the constant disciplinary issues, the boneheaded plays the team makes every week, and the failure to fix Stafford’s sloppy mechanics, there is no way the coaching staff should return.

By: timmihendrix

timmihendrix — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:46:16 +0000

Its not gunther’s wide 9 its Schwartz’s. Gunther is a 3-4 aggressive blitzer by nature so the idea of hiring him to run the head coaches system was silly from the jump. There is an overall lack of discipline and accountability on the lions that is destructive to the organization.

By: raymondtx

raymondtx — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:34:52 +0000

Detroit deserves better. All those years wasted with Barry Sanders…. You would think they would know better.

By: tshirttom

tshirttom — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:21:44 +0000

Schwartz is terrible. He must go!!!!!!!
Give Bill Coher the keys to Motown
Build a winner, not the most underachieving team in the league

By: vincelombardisghost

vincelombardisghost — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:17:52 +0000

Packer fans rejoice! Mediocrity will continue to reign in Detroit. Here’s hoping Chicago retains Lovie, too, because Green Bay owns them and will continue to beat on Detroit and Chicago with divisional coaches like Schwartz and Lovie.

By: ohiobears

ohiobears — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:15:31 +0000

Dominic like this clown. I agree, keep him there! Let him draft more problem children, slowly becoming the raiders of the 2010′s! Undisciplined, wanna-be bad boys! Only thing they’re back to dominating is number of top 5 picks on the roster.

By: sgmjerry220

sgmjerry220 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:35:55 +0000

Mort or Adam…who is right?

Actually the question should be Mayhew or Schwartz…which one has to go?

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By: primetime0552

primetime0552 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:26:00 +0000

not sure why people want him fired. lions have lost all but two games by a touchdown. they aren’t getting blown out. most lions fans who watch the games every week cannot name the starting secondary or receivers, because they are from the practice squad. this team has been decimated by injuries and they are still on every game. why start over when the team is close to bring great?

By: wtfru2

wtfru2 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:25:59 +0000

Jay Glazer is the source. He knows nothing!

By: jwreck

jwreck — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:12:23 +0000

I hate being in the minority, but I genuinely, not sarcastically, think Schwartz should stay. Sure, this season was a complete collapse, and coaches have been fired for less, but let’s not forget that Schwartz took the Lions from an 0-16 joke to the playoffs in 3 years.

In fact, it could be said his job is in danger because of his earlier success. If he hadn’t set the bar higher than Lions have seen it in years, there wouldn’t even be a discussion about firing him.

By: dracko19

dracko19 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:04:37 +0000

Look, Schwartz philosophy was build a D-Line strong enough that you don’t have to blitz to create pressure and that can cover up flaws in the secondary. It might work, but the D-Line is overhyped and not good enough. They had injuries and are young in the backfield. They have to rely on offense to win right now and they lost every WR not named Megatron this year. They’ll be fine next year. A good draft and some decent FA signings could easily make this a playoff team again.

By: schmokes

schmokes — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:03:48 +0000

Which means the rest of the NFC north is safe as well.

By: dwntwnbadboy19

dwntwnbadboy19 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:02:41 +0000

Okay guys, simmer down. What better coach is gonna go coach in Detroit?? They should hire some marty ball to run the offence, and keep Schwartz.

By: jakec4

jakec4 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:59:29 +0000

Megatron and Stafford won’t be in their prime forever. A running back isn’t as hard to get as the Lions make it look. Schwartz may be safe, but I’m sure they’ll want at least a team that makes it to the playoffs and wins a game in 2013.

By: firestarter0728

firestarter0728 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:55:01 +0000

Lions = most underachieving team in the NFL.

By: haroldkahoney

haroldkahoney — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:52:08 +0000

Best news ever for the rest of the NFC North ! It’s a three horse race until this changes!

By: msclemons67

msclemons67 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:51:20 +0000

I am on the internet and therefore an anonymous source. I say Schwartz is gone.

You may create a news story out of that.

By: whatjusthapped

whatjusthapped — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:51:17 +0000

That’s the best news we heard all morning!

Signed,

The other 31 teams

By: lks311

lks311 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:50:23 +0000

I think what Schwartz and coaching staff should read into this is, “You’ve been put on notice…One year to figure it out.”

More than fair.

By: lionsdraftguy

lionsdraftguy — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:47:03 +0000

Its partly Schwartz, but mostly Linehan getting outschemed and Cunninghams ineffective Wide-9.

Plus Jim Harbaugh is a whiny girl coaching a classless organization.

By: lilrob10201

lilrob10201 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:46:16 +0000

I see the Lions a team kind of like the Eagles,they are both really talented,but cannot figure a way to win and I think that reflects on coaching,so I think Schwartz should not be safe of his job.

By: tigers182

tigers182 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:46:12 +0000

So we get 3 more years of Schwartz simply because of his contract status? Great…