Schwartz Defends Tossing Of Headset: 'Guess What? I'm Emotionally Involved'
Standing up at the podium, Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz looked a little peeved at the inquiry about his hurling of his headset.
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Standing up at the podium, Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz looked a little peeved at the inquiry about his hurling of his headset.
Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew has struggled to hold onto the football recently, and head coach Jim Schwartz said Thursday that Pettigrew needs to be more consistent with his catches, although his value is in more than just those plays.
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Head coach Jim Schwartz said there was encouraging news after many tests on the left knee of running back Reggie Bush, whose presence or lack thereof may decide the fate of the Detroit Lions this season.
"I can say unequivocally he has never slammed anybody's head to the ground or stomped on anybody," Schwartz continued.
Bush went back into the game and fumbled, and after that, he never came back in.
Head coach Jim Schwartz is convinced that executing the strategy again this week will also be key against Arizona.
Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz must have minded the team's 11 penalties for 88 yards a little more than he let on after the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
"The league's out of control with some of these fines," placekicker David Akers said. "It's like it's Monopoly money, it's not real. That's a lot of money."
"I don't think there was any attempt to injure or things like that," Schwartz added. "It wasn't 40 yards behind the play..."
Reggie Bush realized right away how much easier his job might be this season, now that he's on the same team as Calvin Johnson.
"It's actually on film, and I don't know if you want that," Schwartz said. "There's a reason I don't dance at weddings and anywhere else - because of cameras."
"I don't know how many running backs touched the ball as many times as he did yesterday, but anybody that did is probably experiencing the same kind of things today," Schwartz continued. "It's life in the big city."
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4-6" of snow fell across the area last night creating dangerous driving conditions this morning. Temps in the teens with a wind chill factor in the negative makes roads icy and hazardous. Bundle up as temps remain cold through the day. Some clearing possible later today but more snow joins us Friday and through the weekend.
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