The Detroit Lions have decided to fire head coach Jim Schwartz, according to Adam Schefter. Schwartz had two years and a reported $12 million remaining on his contract, but the Lions have opted to make a change and find
It's eerie how often a team takes on the personality of its head coach. For the past five years, the Detroit Lions were the physical embodiment of Jim Schwartz: aggressive, rambunctious and limited by an inability — or lack of desire — to control
The head coach compiled a 29-51 record in five seasons with Detroit.
Analysts Split On Fate Of Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz. December 30, 2013 7:35 AM. View Comments. Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz paces the sideline while playing the Chicago Bears at Ford Field on September 29, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan.
Back-to-back losing seasons doomed Schwartz, who oversaw a Lions team that crumbled down the stretch this season, losing six of its last seven to tumble out of postseason contention. Schwartz joins the pile of coaches who failed in the seemingly futile