5 Reasons Jim Schwartz Hasn't Been Fired Yet [BLOG]
For Schwartz, the day of reckoning passed.
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For Schwartz, the day of reckoning passed.
The Detroit Lions have placed tight end Brandon Pettigrew on injured reserve, ending his season.
Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, however, did not share any concerns about his job security.
"I feel like I've made some good plays, but the bottom line is winning and losing games."
"His knee and his ankle, his ankle was an issue last week, and it was an issue all week this week. He tried to contribute what he could."
"The only team that can beat the Detroit Lions is the Detroit Lions." Among NFL teams, Detroit ranks as one of the worst in the league when it comes to turning the ball over.
The Detroit Lions played another atrocious game at home in a loss to the New York Giants. Here is another set of deserved, critical grades of the Lions.
Asked after the game if he responded to fans before overtime, Schwartz said no, but he condemned the booing.
When it comes to the Lions and their head coach Jim Schwartz , what transpired today and over the past six weeks has shown that all the good that Schwartz has done in his five-year run is overshadowed by the bad by as big of a swath of horridness .
The Detroit Lions are facing a "make it or break it" moment after throwing away control of the NFC North race.
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"The left tackle was moving," Cunningham said. "It wasn't hard to see."
For many football fans, Week 16 of the season is even bigger than the Super Bowl because it is their personal Super Bowl. It is the week with money on the line. Week 16 is the week fantasy football champions are crowned.
Lions defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham did not explain how he believed the game might change without Cruz, but he cautioned that Cruz is not the only one to whom Manning can throw.
"We are all doing everything we can to play as good as we possibly can. I'm not different."
Before he became a pop star, McCoy grew up in the small town of Geneva, New York, where he was a burgeoning young athlete who now believes that being a fan of the New York Giants NFL franchise was in his destiny.
"I didn't ask you to put 800 bucks into a fantasy league. That's all your fault. That's your fault. I'm playing football. That's your fault that you're betting on me."
Both the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers sit tied atop the NFC South at 10-4. One of them will emerge as the winner of the conference in two weeks. The question is, who will secure the division title?
Detroit's 31 turnovers are the second-most in the NFL, and 18 of them have come in the last five games.
"It doesn't just fall on him," running back Reggie Bush said. "He takes 11 guys on the football field to protect the football."
Not surprisingly, many believe Schwartz's job is in jeopardy. The players on his team, at least publicly, seem to be the exceptions.
"Matt learned a lesson in the sense of how he said things, but Matt didn't mean anything derogatory in any way," Harbaugh said.
Once again, the Detroit Lions turned out to be their own worst enemies.
Even though the Lions kept the Ravens out of the end zone, they still managed to lose on Monday Night Football thanks largely to the big leg of Justin Tucker. Here are some grades dished out for Detroit after this disappointing loss.
Only three games remain in the regular season, and Detroit (7-6, 4-1) needs every one.
