It’s a culture of losing. Plain and simple. The people in charge can’t recognize winners and that happens every step down the ladder. Bill Ford Jr can break that mold. Until then, they will cast about aimlessly, as they have since before JFK was killed.

And how the hell is the St coach Crossman still working there…seriously? 4 retrn TDs against in 6 quarters and his own return guy has more fumbles than 100 yd return games in 3 seasons….and he gets the whole year from Jimmy? Sorry Schwatzie, you’re a terrible leader, a TERRIBLE game day coach, a poor motivator and a bad manger of your assistants ( Linehan’s playcalling was excruciating, Gunther was nearly as bad…) Jimbo literally brought less than nothing to the table this year.

Boooo….from a 40+ yr lion fan that has spent a decade modding a HUGE Lions fan forum….Booo up and down the organization for 2012, from Montgomery Burns Sr all the way down to the doofus that sings the Lions TD song….

Schwartz deserves another year, but it is inconceivable that the most disappointing team of 2012 makes small personnel decision and expects different results.

Bring in Cowher

First, the sideline exchange between Jefferson and Linehan in the Packers game was not about red zone usage of Calvin Johnson at all. It was because Jefferson wanted Linehan to bench Titus Young for purposely lining up in the wrong position. Young was unhappy that he was not getting the ball enough and was taking the WR1 spot on every formation. Then he started moving around other players in the formations too.

The second error is that Tim Lappano has not been fired.

Burleson before he was injured?
Broyles before he tore his knee (He started to get in a rhythm before he got injured)? Titus Young (lol).

Durham never looked up to speed, Mike Thomas never saw the field, nor did Brian Robiskie.

Plus the Lions led the league in dropped passes.
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Anyone that’s ever played competitive football knows you can teach guys to run better routes, block better, even anticipate the ball coming out of the QBs hands and where. BUT, either you can catch or you can’t. It’s not teachable at this level. If it was, they’d be using it with all these DBs with sorry hands.

BTW, both Durham and Robiskie caught TDs yesterday. If you’re going to rant, at least check the box scores.

Why not fire the special teams coach?? Bottom 5 in the NFL. Lions pointing in the downward direction… again… sigh…

I can buy into the latter, but since the 1950s, what has the franchise had about which to be proud? Even when they’ve temporarily been an almost-contender, you always had the feeling it wouldn’t last long.

That’s like the Bagels (the local team, but never my team) when they talk about their “great tradition” and “outstanding achievement”.

So… Linehan is safe and the QB coach is safe? Give Stafford’s regression and poor mechanics throughout the season, you’d think those would be the first heads on the chopping block.

- Dave Birkett (Lions beat writer, freep)

If Jefferson indeed did leave on his own accord (abandoning sinking ship, or what have you, for you Lions haters here), he definitely won’t like how the media is reporting it.

P.S. Lions team reporter denying report saying TE coach Tim Lappano was not retained.

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You could say I’m a fair weather fan, if you can identify the fair weather in Lions-land since Barry retired. One 10-6 season doesn’t cut it.