Comments on: Chris Houston: Lions’ distractions, chemistry problems are gone

By: broccolilava

broccolilava — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:12:33 +0000

A lot of haters show up on these pages.

Chris Houston is a good CB and a great member of the Lions team. I’m glad to have him back. It’s good to see him talking to reporters, too. He is a great representative of what the D is about. If he is saying there were distractions that are now gone, I believe him.

I’m excited for 2013. There is a lot of young talent on this team that will make their mark this year.

By: jmacphee9

jmacphee9 — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:04:45 +0000

jimburns22 says:
Mar 15, 2013 6:38 AM
Yeah Suh is such a big distraction, how dare he restructure his contract so the Lions could afford to the FAs that they signed.

exactly..the whole suh thing, people outside of detroit really have no clue what kind of guy he is..

not that the restructure was a big deal, he still gets his money, its not like the lions can cut him after the season, but the guy is 99% good guy and is usually thinking of others before himself.

By: johnelwayishorsefaced

johnelwayishorsefaced — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:19:25 +0000

irishgary-if you’re a Notre Dame fan I can give you a pass for being a tool because all Notre Dame fans are. If you are of Irish ancestry I will just assume you started drinking a little earlier than usual today. Have a great day and get ready for your team to get owned by the Lions next season.

By: joeyashwi

joeyashwi — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:58:04 +0000

Calvin Johnson needed a historic year and Stafford played lights out just to get four wins.
The Packers whole offensive line was injured, Jennings was gone most of the season, the defense was in shambles due to injury, and they ended the season with their fourth string running back as their only healthy option.
Yes, a coach can coach different players up and get them ready. The Packers still ended up 11-5. Injuries are part of the game. The Lions couldn’t adapt and that leadership hasn’t changed. Even the lowly Ponder led Vikings adapted once Harvin went down and made the playoffs at 10-6. No more excuses for the Lions and especially their coach. Stop being homers and see it for what it is. Love your team but don’t do so blindly.

By: Ponsonby_Britt

Ponsonby_Britt — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:00:12 +0000

More ‘chemistry’ is a good thing to hope for, but it’s only March and the team doesn’t have to co-habitate just yet. OTOH, Schwartz has seemingly blended in with the ‘character issues’ over the last couple of seasons by becoming a character himself. Maybe with a new cast of ‘characters’, that might change for the better.

By: johnelwayishorsefaced

johnelwayishorsefaced — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:49:39 +0000

Translation: ya’ll are screwed. We had the talent the last two years but things got a little out of hand last year. Stafford had a down year, which isn’t going to happen again, and now we have Reggie Bush and a stronger secondary. Expect your team to lose to the Lions next season.

By: audioflint

audioflint — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:27:40 +0000

Well said Chris. I would have to agree with you. I’m glad the Lions re-signed you. You have been the most consistent player on the Defense since 2010. And I can tell that covering Calvin in practice has only made you better. Too bad practicing with Calvin couldn’t make Titus better too….

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:08:44 +0000

If three-fifths of my O-line was gone I’d certainly be concerned about distractions, chemistry and continuity — with or without gym shorts as my coach.

By: jamezz23

jamezz23 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:52:39 +0000

Regardless what everyone is saying, the lions year in and year out have one of the hardest schedules is the NFL. Have you seen our schedule this year? Its absolutely murders roe. If we played an average schedule like all the “good” teams to we’d see more success to

By: scoregasmic

scoregasmic — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:48:46 +0000

You smell that? Smells like fear @tdl8

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:46:14 +0000

tdl8 says:Mar 15, 2013 9:48 AM

Who is Chris Houston and why is he talking?!?! Lions are a joke, Detroit is a joke and 2011 was a fluke! Lions will be 6-10 this year and everybody in Detroit will celebrate because they won 2 more games than last year and weren’t the worst team in the league!
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I see the trolls are out today.

By: irishgary

irishgary — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:41:00 +0000

Yeah Schwartzie got the Lions to the playoffs and lost the TEAM the following year. I hope he coaches the Lions for the next 10 years that’s two wins a year for the Packers

By: beretta96d

beretta96d — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:40:59 +0000

^^^^^^^Would you mind trying that in English please?

By: don4593

don4593 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:37:22 +0000

As per Arkansasrazorbacks.com, “He [Chris Houston] is enrolled in the College of Education and Health Professions and is majoring in recreation with an emphasis on community sports.” So yes, not an English major.

By: thestrategyexpert

thestrategyexpert — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:29:41 +0000

But all of the long years of miserable losing was always justified by us selecting the character guys or the guys who were about football. What were we doing during those years, trying to find players who bring bad chemistry? Every team has the same basic attitude as what he’s describing here, there’s nothing new or refreshing at all. The Lions have done things the same way each and every year and continue to fail, and that’s the bottom line of all that matters. And now we go out and sign Reggie Bush, well sorry but he’s not ALL about football. He comes with some baggage and some stories and drama and distractions. But you justify that because he has a lot of talent.

I have no idea what Chris Houston is talking about, he’s just making things up on the fly that don’t match up with reality. I see right through this as nothing other than stereotypical yes-man fluff talk. And that is once again, NOT how you win football games.

By: wludford

wludford — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:21:58 +0000

It doesn’t say much about an organization if one 3rd rate WR can distract them into an 8 game losing streak.

The Lions may have a lot of turnover this year, but that doesn’t translate into a team. It means there will be a lot of new players who haven’t played together before.

And they’ll still have Suh and Schwartz.

Still, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and say the over/under for the Lions next year is about 7 wins.

By: arrowdead

arrowdead — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:06:29 +0000

Schwartz def does not such but he on shoooooort leash

By: blackfootkiller

blackfootkiller — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:02:14 +0000

Sounds like excuses…
Maybe they should consider not giving all of the salary cap money to a handful of players…
Just saying.

By: eaglesnoles05

eaglesnoles05 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:54:54 +0000

Good for them. Now the only problem is scoring more points than the other team.

By: negativten

negativten — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:52:08 +0000

Did Schwarz get Fired?

By: tdl8

tdl8 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:48:42 +0000

By: northshorejag

northshorejag — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:43:53 +0000

So the problems are over and besides they were all on the offensive side, said the defender.

Yeah. Sounds like nothing but the high road in the Lions locker room.

By: ncm42

ncm42 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:43:23 +0000

Was he talking about Avril too?

By: filthymcnasty1

filthymcnasty1 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:43:06 +0000

I expect the Lions to bounce back big this year. There’s just too much talent on that team to keep losing like they have been.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:38:12 +0000

Prior to the last two years the Lions had one of the best records regarding player behaviour. Mr. Ford insisted on the players being of good character. A number of very good players of marginal character were always passed over. The last two years they’ve taken some risks in the draft, etc. and the team imploded. CB starter Aaron Barry (gun issue) had to be released as well as WR Titus Young (WTF?).

Once again the Lions are back to stressing the importance of the character of players. Hopefully this time around it translates into wins.

By: polegojim

polegojim — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:32:31 +0000

I agree with Houston on chemistry comments…

But I strongly agree with Gary… we saw overall nonconfidence in Lions Schwartz as HC.

By: vikesfannatx

vikesfannatx — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:31:45 +0000

If you’re getting swept by Christian ponder, you have more problems than Titus Young.

Their coach sucks.

By: richndc

richndc — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:28:23 +0000

“you must have faith in da powa of da schvaaartz”

By: gorilladunk

gorilladunk — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:22:03 +0000

Houston says……”once you have that, and guys are on one accord…” I think he meant OF one accord. Otherwise, the suspension of the Honda sedan is unlikely to support that many grown men.

By: spooner97

spooner97 — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:15:47 +0000

I believe that Titus was a distraction. But I don’t want excuses, I want wins. Mostly because my Dad always says I’ll die without ever seeing the Lions in a Superbowl.