Report: Lions coach Jim Schwartz fired. Published 3 hours and 13 minutes ago. John Turner Sporting News. Follow on Twitter Archive Email RSS · Tweet. Text size A A A. Get Adobe Flash player. The Lions have fired coach Jim Schwartz, according to ESPN.
Jim Schwartz's fate in Detroit appeared to be sealed last week when his Lions lost their shot at the NFC North title — and Schwartz was caught by FOX's cameras turning to shout at booing fans.
In an unsurprising move, the Lions axe Jim Schwartz after going 7-9.
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
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,