Extension For Jim Schwartz Coming Soon

by Sean Yuille on Jan 13, 2012 4:40 PM EST in Detroit Lions News

The Detroit Lions aren't just thinking about working on a contract extension for wide receiver Calvin Johnson. They are also planning on giving one to head coach Jim Schwartz, who only has one year left on his deal. After taking a team that went 0-16 to 10-6 and the playoffs in just three seasons, it's no surprise Martin Mayhew wants to give Schwartz a new deal of his own.

"We plan to try working on that in the next couple of weeks or so," Mayhew said.

Schwartz went 2-14 in his first year and 6-10 in 2010 thanks to a four-game winning streak to close out the season. In 2011, Schwartz enjoyed four more wins in the preseason and five straight victories to open the regular season. Although the Lions went through a rough patch in the middle of the season, they finished 10-6 and made the playoffs for the first time since 1999.

Schwartz became the first Lions coach to lead the team to the playoffs since Bobby Ross. Gary Moeller, who took over for Ross during the 2000 season, just barely missed out on the playoffs. Then the Matt Millen era began and Marty Mornhinweg, Steve Mariucci, interim coach Dick Jauron and Rod Marinelli all failed to even come close to making the playoffs. To say the least, a playoff appearance had been a long time coming, and Schwartz is about to be rewarded for being the head coach to end that drought.

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First thing that came to mind

Was a visual of Josh laying on the floor of his store, customers gathered around, asking what happened. When some kid pipes up, “He was looking at something on his computer when he yelled, grabbed his chest and just fell over”

"Common Sense, isn't" Solomon Short

by YpsilantiJeff on Jan 13, 2012 4:50 PM EST reply actions 7 recs

Lol....I hear Joshun is recommending a rolling 4 year contract.

So Schwartz always has 4 years in the bank after every season.

Is your head as big as your Mama's ass?

by delusional on Jan 14, 2012 12:33 AM EST via Android app up reply actions

lmfao

Great stuff man.

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by joshsun on Jan 16, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions

my mind always goes to the gutter when I read some guy's getting an extension

Dang that whole Bobbit incident, well either way ,Jims wife will be happy

We came! We saw! We lost to the Saints
The 2012 Lions will conquer

by Wayne Fontes on Jan 13, 2012 5:15 PM EST reply actions

It's the right thing to do

We aren’t the Chicago Bears so we aren’t going to have a lame duck coach for a season. The other option is to fire everyone and start over, which isn’t even an option. Well, maybe it would be an option for an ex-GM of the Lions (whom I will not name), but not this one.

by Lionsickness on Jan 13, 2012 5:33 PM EST reply actions

Get it done

Schwartz deserves it.

Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith 1945 - 2011 R.I.P.

by JCruize on Jan 13, 2012 5:39 PM EST reply actions

Coach Schwartz congratulated the players on finally making it to the playoffs during the waning moments of win #10, the Chargers butchering.

He then told them late to go back out onto the field after a locker room celebration, and greet those few diehard fans remaining, because he knew how important they were to the success of the franchise this season.

He’s a flawed guy- like any other coach in the league. But he’s made continual progress here and knows how to input on solid drafts- and can bring talent from other teams to Detroit. He led the Lions to the playoffs for the first time in over a decade.

Jim Schwartz is a good coach and damn fucking straight deserves an extension.

That goddamn Okra and beans got you Oprah in jeans. Seems to me a little lean cuisine, wouldn't hurt much- Agh don't touch! -Obie Trice

by Skylar on Jan 13, 2012 7:29 PM EST reply actions