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Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick signed a contract extension, and then the team lost their next seven games. They missed the playoffs. The Detroit Lions have never been to a Super Bowl, but they did make the playoffs this year. Baby steps, I guess,...
File PhotoDetroit Lions president Tom Lewand, left, and head coach Jim Schwartz are on the same page regarding NFL games played overseas. The Detroit Lions taking an open approach to the discussion of the NFL holding more games in other countries – from...
Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz directs his team on the sideline during their NFL NFC wildcard playoff football game against tne New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 7, 2012. View Photo »
To take another important step, we have to have a better record against our peer group; by that I mean playoff teams, not just the 12 that make it but teams like San Diego, Oakland and Chicago who are right there ... We're proud of the effort, proud we didn't have any of those lapse games where we lost ...
Robertson said the three things that enticed him the most about becoming the Lions' new defensive assistant/secondary coach were head coach Jim Schwartz, quarterback Matthew Stafford and the team's talented defensive line. That's an interesting top...
I had figured Robertson would end up back with Jeff Fisher. Well today we learned why because Jeff Fisher has hired Chuck Cecil to be his defensive backs coach according to John Glennon. Cecil was a terrible defensive coordinator. There is no doubt...
Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz looks at the scoreboard during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the New Orleans Saints Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in New Orleans. View Photo »
Any time you are trying to stay the same in this league, that's not going to last — that's a poor strategy ... You have to start over every year. There has to be a grind to it. That has to be the message. … There is a danger in thinking you have arrived and we will certainly guard against that.
Hanie who knew their offense and could help manage the Bears offense to the playoffs. They were wrong. Caleb Hanie was a horrible replacement for Jay Cutler and the Bears lost every game but one down the stretch. They missed the playoffs after reaching...
Detroit was one of four squads in the NFL to have four defensive backs with at least three picks. Five of the 16 were returned for touchdowns. The 36-year-old, who was a defensive back for the Ohio State Buckeyes and coached at the college level before...
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Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz looks at the scoreboard during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the New Orleans Saints Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in New Orleans.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz reacts during the first half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the New Orleans Saints Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in New Orleans.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz reacts to a call during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz walks out of the tunnel at Lambeau Field before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, in Green Bay, Wis.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz talks to his players during a time-out in the final minutes of their NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Detroit, Michigan December 11, 2011.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz checks on defensive back Aaron Berry (32) during the second quarter of an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011.
View Photo »NEW ORLEANS, LA - DECEMBER 4: Head Coach Jim Schwartz talks with Titus Young #16 of the Detroit Lions during a game against the New Orleans Saints to score a touchdown at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 4, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints defeated the Lions 31-17.
View Photo »NEW ORLEANS, LA - DECEMBER 4: Head Coach Jim Schwartz talks with quarterback Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions during a game against the New Orleans Saints to score a touchdown at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 4, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints defeated the...
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz looks on as his team took on the New Orleans Saints during their NFL football game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana December 4, 2011. New Orleans won the game 31-17.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz gives a stern look towards wide receiver Brandon Pettigrew (87) after her received a personal foul against the New Orleans Saints during their NFL football game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana December 4, 2011. New Orleans...
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz complains to an official during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.
View Photo »DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Jim Schwartz looks at defensive end Ndamukong Suh #90 of the Detroit Lions after Suh is ejected from the game for unsportsmanlike conduct in the third quarter against the Green Bay Packers during the Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field on November 24,...
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz reacts during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Detroit, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, right, leaves the field after the Lions' 37-13 loss to the Chicago Bears in an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. At left is Bears wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher (18).
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz throws a red challenge flag after a fight between Lions and Chicago Bears players in the second half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz walks along the sidelines in the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, in Chicago.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz yells from the sideline during the first half of their NFL football game against the San Francisco 76ers in Detroit, Michigan, October 16, 2011.
View Photo »DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 16: Head coach Jim Schwartz of the Detroit Lions greets young fans watching warm-ups before a NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ford Field on October 16, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, left, and Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, right, shout at each other after an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. The 49ers won 25-19.
View Photo »FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, left, and Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, right, shout at each other after an NFL football game in Detroit. Harbaugh might have done a sensational coaching job, but his postgame greeting...
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz reacts after the Lions defeated the Chicago Bears 24-13 in an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, in Detroit.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz watches action from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in Arlington, Texas.
View Photo »Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz watches during the second half an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011, in Minneapolis.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz watches his team do pre-game warm-up before their NFL season home opener football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Detroit, Michigan September 18, 2011.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz argues a call during the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011.
View Photo »Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz looks at the scoreboard during the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the New Orleans Saints Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in New Orleans.
View Photo »To take another important step, we have to have a better record against our peer group; by that I mean playoff teams, not just the 12 that make it but teams like San Diego, Oakland and Chicago who are right there ... We're proud of the effort, proud we didn't have any of those lapse games where we lost ...
Any time you are trying to stay the same in this league, that's not going to last — that's a poor strategy ... You have to start over every year. There has to be a grind to it. That has to be the message. … There is a danger in thinking you have arrived and we will certainly guard against that.
He wasn't able, obviously, to finish the Thanksgiving game ... One of the benefits of playing a Thursday game is you have extra days until you get your next one. He's been making improvements everyday. We'll see by Sunday where he is, but it's probably too soon to tell.
He's able to play more snaps now ... When he's been in the game, he affects the game. He's not a guy that just goes in there and just makes 11. He's been good, but particularly with where we are this week, we need him to step up and make some plays for us.
We do have depth at the defensive tackle position ... Nick Fairley is playing very well, as is Sammie Hill, and Corey Williams is probably playing the best football of his career. So, we're going to be just fine.
Obviously, it hurts to lose any player for two games much less a player like Ndamukong Suh ... But there's accountability for our actions and that's a situation where something happened after the whistle. We want to be as tough and physical and play as hard as we can between the snap and whistle, but an...
I'll let him speak for himself when he gets that opportunity, but I've had a lot of conversations with him the last two days and I think he is in a different spot ... I think his No. 1 thing is, he didn't want to be a distraction for the team. He wanted the team to be able to focus on the Saints and he ...
We do have depth at the defensive tackle position
We're one game behind (New Orleans) ... With a win, we're ahead of them, we're not tied, because there will be tiebreakers involved. (Playoff expectations) become realistic this time of year.
This is a position we would've killed to be in last year ... We're 7-4 and the Saints are 8-3. We are one game behind them and with a win, we'd be ahead, with the tiebreakers. These things become realistic this time of year. It's part of where we are. It's time to do something with it.
Brees is so efficient ... He's in the same league as Tom Brady (Patriots) and Peyton Manning (Colts), when he was healthy, in that he executes the offense exactly the way it's drawn up and he has a lot of playmakers he can go to.
The health concerns are what they are ... It doesn't change the job we have to do. They have a very efficient offense. We've seen the same thing with Green Bay. It's going to be a great challenge.
They use him in a very distinct role ... They use him differently than (Mark) Ingram and differently than Pierre Thomas. He's leading the NFL in third-down receptions; I think he has 22. He can return kicks and punts, a lot of screens, in the pass game, those kind of things.
They use him in a very distinct role ... They use him differently than (Mark) Ingram and differently than Pierre Thomas. He's leading the NFL in third-down receptions; I think he has 22. He can return kicks and punts, a lot of screens, in the pass game, those kind of things.
He's made some big runs for them - big chunks - so he's not just a receiver, a scatback
We talk here, a lot of times, when it comes to draft and free agency, about having a role in mind for a player before you acquire him ... I think this is a very good case of that in New Orleans. He fit perfectly in that role that they had for him, and that's why you've been able to see production from h...
I think we need to worry more about ourselves and how we play and not, you know, sit there and watch TV too much and ... read too much stuff on the Saints ... The Saints are 8-3, we're 7-4. They're a game ahead of us, you know; they've lost three games, they lost to Tampa, a team that we beat, they lost...
There is accountability for our actions
It's not unique to the Lions, it's not unique to Ndamukong Suh
I think that Nick has played very well as this season has gone on
I think that there's accountability in a lot of different places
I think every player needs to be as intense as they can on every single play and I don't think that's a consideration we have with Ndamukong ... It's the before-the-snap, after-the-whistle (stuff that's a concern).
We'll defend our players for everything they do from snap to whistle, and we want to be known as a tough, physical team that plays as hard as they possibly can ... But anything that happens after the whistle ... we need to be accountable for it. We need to move on, and we need to get ready for the Saint...
I think, for sure, he understands the position that he put his team in the game, and also the position that we're in right now ... And he feels a tremendous sense of responsibility for that. There's an accountability for what we do on the field and he — particularly these last couple days — is well awar...
Silva is a guy who in preseason we were able to put him in games and he was able to make plays ... He was green, meaning he needed a lot of experience coming from a smaller school (Hampton), but he has good physical ability and he's been preparing the whole season.
