Jerry Jabber Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Titans D under Schwartz was in the top 10 in passing & rushing. I'm excited about the pick as he could possibly be an upgrade over Pettine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Crossman! haha you beat me! crossman comes full circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NoSaint Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Think about it, Crossman was Schwartz' special teams coach in Detroit, then left to be with Marrone in Buffalo. I am sure he has kept in contact with him, then when Schwartz lost his job and the openning happened in Buffalo, phones were ringing... Yup- Schwartz stood by Crossman far too long too.... One has to assume they liked each other personally to tolerate the poor performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 According to an infographic put out by BB.com, Swartz likes Megadeth, Judas Priest and Motorhead. I'm warming to this guy already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I'm glad it's a guy with a lot of DC experience, and a pretty good one at that. We'll have to see how much change he wants to bring. If he keeps Henderson, perhaps we can keep Byrd. Our DBs will be a huge upgrade with what he's worked with in the past. Gotta think he'll be a huge proponent in wanting to keep Byrd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Titans D under Schwartz was in the top 10 in passing & rushing. I'm excited about the pick as he could possibly be an upgrade over Pettine. I hope to be proven wrong but I'm very disappointed on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) I respect the hire. Not a fan of the scheme, but he is an experienced DC that has multiple years of success. Should do a good job here. Good defensive coach. I have to give the Bills credit here, can see things have changed with Russ Brandon in charge. Edited January 25, 2014 by TheTruthHurts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I find the Downing hire a little more puzzling. EJ needs work on mechanics...Downing was the QB coach for the Lions the last two years...Stafford has bad mechanics... hope he can do a better job with Manuel. I think Stafford's mechanics are more about Stafford then anyone else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 @JeffRussoWKBW Strong hire. Quick turnaround. Schwartz aggressive, attacking in his schemes. Lions ranked 4th against the run in 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pills -N- Bills Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 man I hope our defense is nasty next year. Just on the borderline of dirty is fine by me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/sports/football/23titans.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 He's apparently a "money ball" guy...he'll fit right in with the analytics department. Whether he can inspire greatness is another story. I was pumped for a hard nosed, on field presence rather than a calculator toting statistical guru...guess I'll have to wait and see. Detroit's record is not a great indicator. I feel like we could have done better (but I'm not a hard nosed football analyst like some of you fellas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I find the Downing hire a little more puzzling. EJ needs work on mechanics...Downing was the QB coach for the Lions the last two years...Stafford has bad mechanics... hope he can do a better job with Manuel. Stafford's mechanics are crap but they've always been crap and I doubt that he was interested in changing them. He had success in college and the NFL with a semi-sidearm delivery. I think/hope that with Manuel you have someone who is interested in changing his fundamentals. Since we've never seen Downing successfully work on a QBs mechanics we'll have to wait & see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrags Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Any upcoming FAs from the Lions this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 @RapSheet While the #Bills hired Jim Schwartz as their DC, they are still undecided on whether to allow LB coach Jim O’Neil to take the Browns DC job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafter Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I have to read up and sleep on this one. I know more of him as a HC than a DC. HC I don't like him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 I think Stafford's mechanics are more about Stafford then anyone else Yep. Throwing mechanics are among the hardest things to get a player to change or improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Stafford over the 3 years under Downing: 1227/2024 (60.6%) for 14,655 yards (7.2 YPA), 90 TD's, and 52 INT's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) I think Stafford's mechanics are more about Stafford then anyone else Stafford has always been a guy that relied on his tremendous arm strength so he was always sloppy with his delivery and mechanics because it didn't matter to him. He could put the ball wherever he wanted with whatever delivery. The problem is his decision making and trusting that ridiculous arm too much. Edited January 25, 2014 by Bangarang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 @RapSheet While the #Bills hired Jim Schwartz as their DC, they are still undecided on whether to allow LB coach Jim O’Neil to take the Browns DC job Certainly no ill will towards Pettine but possibly they wait a few days to punch the browns in the nuts for this process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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