Detroit Lions Notes And Quotes 5-5-11
Coach Jim Schwartz admitted he was surprised when he saw the outfit defensive tackle Nick Fairley was wearing at the draft in New York City.
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Coach Jim Schwartz admitted he was surprised when he saw the outfit defensive tackle Nick Fairley was wearing at the draft in New York City.
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Red Wings are back from the West Coast, they will get a few days off before a key game 3 at the Joe Wednesday night.
In a perfect world, Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara would somehow fall to the Lions at No. 13. General manager Martin Mayhew and coach Jim Schwartz would be doing cartwheels in the war room.
QB Matthew Stafford said on Twitter he was going to begin throwing this week. Coach Jim Schwartz said, "Everyone is pleased with his rehab.
There are a lot of teams looking for quarterbacks in this year's draft, but the Detroit Lions aren't one of them. They believe in Matt Stafford, and it's easy to see why. He's accurate, confident, smart and talented.
Jim Schwartz saying the other day that his QB has not started throwing a football yet, late last night Matthew Stafford tweeted that he has started to throw.
Lions coach Jim Schwartz is in New Orleans for the NFL owners meetings, he says Matthew Stafford is progressing well from his January shoulder surgery but has not started throwing a football yet.
The Lions' offensive and defensive lines are expected to return intact whenever the 2011 season rolls around. The defensive line is, in fact, the strength of the team.
Schwartz is still reluctant to discuss the rehab of QB Matthew Stafford, except to say, "I feel optimistic he'll have a good rehab."
It looks like the Lions won't quietly accept the NFL's ruling that they tampered with former Kansas City safety Jarred Page before the 2010 season, a ruling that will cost them their seventh-round draft pick and 14 spots (from nine to 23) in the fifth round.
The Lions don't necessarily want to move DeAndre Levy from middle linebacker to outside linebacker, but circumstances could lead them to do just that.
Collective bargaining aside, this will be the least turbulent offseason the Lions have had this century.
Coach Jim Schwartz typically doesn't criticize players publicly, but he tore into linebacker Julian Peterson pretty good.
