Lions Fire Coach Jim Schwartz After 5 Seasons
Jim Schwartz was hired to turn around the Detroit Lions. He did that for three seasons.
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Jim Schwartz was hired to turn around the Detroit Lions. He did that for three seasons.
As time expired at the Metrodome Jim Schwartz must have felt the end fitting.
After his Detroit Lions delivered their final disappointing performance in a season full of them, coach Jim Schwartz lobbied for another chance.
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Will they or won't they?
Some analysts, like Jay Glazer, going out on the line predicting this will be Schwartz's final performance with the team.
The Metrodome might not be the only recipient of the post-game goodbyes.
For Schwartz, the day of reckoning passed.
Sunday was a tough day all-around for Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz.
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Not surprisingly, many believe Schwartz's job is in jeopardy. The players on his team, at least publicly, seem to be the exceptions.
Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz isn't interested in talking about his job security.
Talking with Karsch and Anderson of 97.1 The Ticket, Schwartz did not concur or disagree with that idea that his job is on the line.
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"Still being evaluated," head coach Jim Schwartz said. "We'll just see where that takes us. It was sort of a freak thing."
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"If you told us at the beginning of the season we'd be first place in Thanksgiving we'd have five games to play, an opportunity to go win our division, I think we'd relish that opportunity," Schwartz added, "and we're going to."
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