Coaching

[Thruthefog]

Do you believe the coaching will be better, worse, or about the same as the previous staff?

 

[RobBase]

Same or worse.

Mayhew has been in charge of the Lions in one way or another for almost 14 years (since 2001) and the team has only finished second in the division 1 time (of course, never winning it). They also only have 1 winning season. That was 3 years ago. Why would they all of a sudden get better?

 

[RobBase]

btw anyone catch the Giants vs. Bills game last night? I know it's just ps but the Bills 1st team run D led by Schwartz didn't look too good out there without Suh and Fairley.

 

[Mebert]

Same or worse.

Mayhew has been in charge of the Lions in one way or another for almost 14 years (since 2001) and the team has only finished second in the division 1 time (of course, never winning it). They also only have 1 winning season. That was 3 years ago. Why would they all of a sudden get better?

I am not sure what Mayhew has to do with the coaching. The poll is about Caldwell/Austin/Lombardi vs Schwartz/Cunningham/Linehan

 

[Naughtymax]

What positions does Mayhew coach again?

 

[tpaulus_2]

What positions does Mayhew coach again?

All of them. He's been running everything from scouting to special teams since he joined on as a lowly personnel assistant 45 years ago.

 

[RobBase]

Mayhew has everything to do with the coaching this year. If they fail, he fails. He hired Caldwell.

GM's lose jobs all the time when the HC's they hire fail.

 

[tpaulus_2]

What positions does Mayhew coach again?

So to sum it up, Mayhew doesn't coach any actual positions, and therefore isn't germane to the thread topic. If we could please keep things on track that'd be great, thanks.

 

[RobBase]

Lions GM Martin Mayhew acknowledges hot seat - SBNation.com

GM's and the HC's they hire go hand in hand.

Turns out staffs put together by Martin Mayhew usually don't do too well. So I chose worse since it appears this staff won't have some of our best D players around for long.

 

[themuzzer]

So to sum it up, Mayhew doesn't coach any actual positions, and therefore isn't germane to the thread topic. If we could please keep things on track that'd be great, thanks.

 

[gandydancer]

The got damn Germans gots nuttin do wit it...

 

[gandydancer]

Who hired Jim Schwartz as HC of the Lions?

 

[gandydancer]

So to sum it up, Mayhew doesn't coach any actual positions, and therefore isn't germane to the thread topic. If we could please keep things on track that'd be great, thanks.

Mayhew :focus: on a Lions thread

 

[Thruthefog]

I had to vote better simply for the fact that Linehan is gone. Add to that, the Lions won't have a lazy, arrogant, immature head coach that you don't want your players emulating. I'm not exactly sure what Austin will bring, but it has to be better than the wide-9. Doesn't it?

 

[themuzzer]

I had to vote better simply for the fact that Linehan is gone. Add to that, the Lions won't have a lazy, arrogant, immature head coach that you don't want your players emulating. I'm not exactly sure what Austin will bring, but it has to be better than the wide-9. Doesn't it?

I voted same simply because they havn't coached one single game for the Detoit Lions.....If they win, they get better, if they lose they get worse.....If they finish 5-9 to 10-6 same.....I'm pretty sure that's where we will end up.....right there somewhere between 5-9 and 10-6.

 

[Thruthefog]

I voted same simply because they havn't coached one single game for the Detoit Lions.....If they win, they get better, if they lose they get worse.....If they finish 5-9 to 10-6 same.....I'm pretty sure that's where we will end up.....right there somewhere between 5-9 and 10-6.

Someone may have told you not to go too far out on that limb, but I'm pretty sure they didn't mean for you to hug the trunk.

 

[LPinSLC]

btw anyone catch the Giants vs. Bills game last night? I know it's just ps but the Bills 1st team run D led by Schwartz didn't look too good out there without Suh and Fairley.

Gouged in the run game. Looked familiar. Schwartz was a good DC and I'd imagine he'll get them playing well.

 

[RobBase]

Gouged in the run game. Looked familiar. Schwartz was a good DC and I'd imagine he'll get them playing well.

On paper the Buffalo D looks good. I think Schwartz is/was a good DC too. His hair trigger temper works best as a DC.

 

[RobBase]

I had to vote better simply for the fact that Linehan is gone. Add to that, the Lions won't have a lazy, arrogant, immature head coach that you don't want your players emulating. I'm not exactly sure what Austin will bring, but it has to be better than the wide-9. Doesn't it?

I thought I read that somewhere that they'll still use the wide 9 under the Washburn the D-line coach they retained.

 

[RobBase]

Detroit Lions to stick with Wide 9 under Jim Caldwell | MLive.com

My mind is like a steel trap.