The fifth-year head coach has a 29-50 career record with the team.
The Lions announced at midday Monday that he has been fired, becoming the fourth NFL coach fired today. Schwartz's regime often was characterized by an abundance of talent and a lack of discipline. The Lions opened the season 6-3, then went 1-6 to
Much like Mike Shanahan in Washington, Jim Schwartz appeared to have cemented his status as the Lions' coaching savior by guiding his team to a playoff spot. Detroit bowed out rather meekly in the 2011 postseason,
The fifth-year head coach has a 29-50 career record with the team.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Jim Schwartz was hired to turn around the Detroit Lions. He did that for three seasons. The next two years, he failed to keep the Lions going in the right direction and that cost him his job. The Lions fired Schwartz on Monday, one