Lions Secondary Coach Tim Walton Gets A Promotion

by Sean Yuille on Feb 13, 2012 4:04 PM EST in Detroit Lions News

The Detroit Lions made two adjustments to their coaching staff on Monday. In addition to hiring Marcus Robertson to be the assistant secondary coach, the Lions also changed the job title of Tim Walton, the team's main secondary coach. He is now the secondary coach and the third down package coach, meaning he will be in charge of the Lions' third down packages in 2012.

Here is what head coach Jim Schwartz had to say about Walton's promotion:

"Tim is a valuable member of our staff and we're increasing the scope of his duties," Schwartz said. "Third down defense is a very important part of football."

Walton passed up a chance to join the St. Louis Rams this offseason. Combined with the news earlier today that the Tennessee Titans' old secondary coach was coming to Detroit to be an assistant to Walton, there was already some speculation that Walton's role might be expanding. Now that we know it is in fact expanding, it seems like a sign that the Lions see Walton as somebody who could potentially be the defensive coordinator in the future.

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Well then secondary better improve by a mile this year

I don’t care who you want to blame it’s as much the coaching as it is the talent IMO. They all share the blame but guys like Smith and Berry are entering there primes soon and they need to make a jump. Wright and Spivey lack disipline in there play at times. I have questions about the coaching back there as well as the lack of a #1 Corner. Walton needs to get these guys to play better.

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by The Profiler on Feb 13, 2012 6:44 PM EST reply actions

Berry just finished his first full season in the NFL.

He’s hardly “entering his prime”!

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by drgarnett on Feb 14, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions

Our secondary is terrible

So of course we should promote the coach of that unit.

by ATL Lion on Feb 14, 2012 11:05 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

Some commenters just make themselves arguments for a paywall.

Explain to us how the secondary coach, who has only 2 full years under his belt, and with only 1 player who started for the team both of those years — and who had essentially four new players in the starting lineup this year — could have done better. Then we might be able to take your comment seriously.

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by drgarnett on Feb 14, 2012 6:27 PM EST reply actions

Dosen't matter

The fact is he didn’t. They should have improved as the year went on and they completely went to shit in the last month of the season.

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by The Profiler on Feb 14, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions

Exactly

They cost the team wins with their atrocious play and that was with the Offense blowing doors off.

They got record setting torched by a BACKUP QB in QB!

Still a swift kick in the nutz. I mean damn man.

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by joshsun on Feb 15, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions

I assume you are talking about yourself

Otherwise I worry that maybe you didn’t see the last couple games of the season where our secondary was so bad I could have started at CB and I don’t think it would have changed the game one iota. This is the end of the season where they had people back healthy and they had all season to “gel” or be “coached up” or “learn the playbook” or whatever you want to call it. The secondary was downright terrible the last 2 games and unless it was common knowledge in our locker room that our entire secondary had drunk a gallon of lead paint, you have to blame the coaching as much as the players.

Maybe the other teams figured out the scheme we were running (I assume our scheme was something like this: Ok guys, go out there and mill around like you are playing football, but for god’s sake DO NOT GET CLOSE TO THE BALL IN ANY WAY! I think I heard somewhere that WRs can’t turn around so don’t worry about comebacks or hooks at all. Also, when we are near the goal line, feel free to leave their top receiving threats completely uncovered. That will confuse them.) and exploited it. I would also blame the coach then because you got your ass handed to you by a backup and then changed nothing the next week.

Regardless, if you thought they play of our secondary reflects positively on our secondary coach in any way then I am going to propose we use the proceeds from your paywall to buy you some glasses.

by ATL Lion on Feb 15, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions

a promotion? really?

C’Mon son! Wtf? You can say the db’s were hurt…..berry hasn’t played much…we are young in the defensive backfield…our d line put no pressure on the other teams offense….all lame excuses if you ask me. Aaron berry doesn’t know when to look back for the ball,if to look back for the ball,and if he happend to get every lucky break in the world and if by some miracle he does everything correct….the ball goes thru his arms! Not only one time in a crucial spot…,but twice! That’s on the coach. If berry is so “young” as a lot of people are saying he shouldn’t have been out there. I watched every game this year and being honest….. Berry never ever,ever looks back to even give himself a chance to make a play,cause either he doesn’t know how,or he is incapable of doing so. He just keeps running down the field….that seems like a coaching deal to me…..if he’s been coached up and still makes mistakes then he again shouldn’t be on the field! Just my opinion.

by hostage42 on Feb 15, 2012 11:06 PM EST via mobile reply actions