Ken Whisenhunt To Detroit Possibly?

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

The Lions actually were contemplating firing him last off-season. They thought they'd give him another chance, also would take $6 million off of his contract. Well, what he did with that chance was completely blow away a division. I cannot see, if they were considering firing him last off-season, how he wouldn't get fired after this collapse. It would blow my mind, even if he does have $12 million left on his contract or whatever it is. 
 
It's a win business, I know it shouldn't always all come back on the head coach, but it does. Unless you coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. As they are the only one in the NFL that doesn't believe in firing head coaches. 

 

[BwareDWare94]

Firing head coaches should not be a "wins" business. It should be a "realistic progress" business, which Schwartz showed glimpses of, but failed. Marvin Lewis has built the Bengals into one hell of a squad who just need a little bit more out of Andy Dalton to be real contenders.
 
The best franchises in this league don't fire coaches constantly, either. Look at Pittsburgh. Look at Green Bay. Both are going to miss the playoffs, I think, but I doubt either fires its coach.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Firing head coaches should not be a "wins" business. It should be a "realistic progress" business, which Schwartz showed glimpses of, but failed. Marvin Lewis has built the Bengals into one hell of a squad who just need a little bit more out of Andy Dalton to be real contenders.
 
The best franchises in this league don't fire coaches constantly, either. Look at Pittsburgh. Look at Green Bay. Both are going to miss the playoffs, I think, but I doubt either fires its coach.

 
Green Bay will make the playoffs. Pittsburgh has a reason to give Tomlin a pass, he's already won them a championship. Tomlin is a good coach, Steelers are just hurting in a few areas. Here this is a down year for them, as was last year at 8-8 but they are still fighting for a playoff spot. You can't even put Schwartz into the same sentence as McCarthy and Tomlin. Even if the Packers were to lose to the Bears, they won't fire McCarthy and they shouldn't. 
 
You as well as I know the NFL is about winning, if you aren't winning, you won't have a job for very long. Schwartz took a 10 win team to a 4 win team. SHOULD have been at least 10 wins this year as well but it's not. I don't think Rex Ryan should be fired either and he very well may be. 

 

[BwareDWare94]

Yeah, but continuity can establish a winning culture. That's why certain franchises achieve and then maintain success.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Yeah, but continuity can establish a winning culture. That's why certain franchises achieve and then maintain success.

 
So you are saying the Lions should keep Schwartz to build the continuity? because that's what this thread is mostly about.. 

 

[BwareDWare94]

 
So you are saying the Lions should keep Schwartz to build the continuity? because that's what this thread is mostly about.. 

 
No. Schwartz has displayed an inability to do certain things that head coaches and their respective staffs need to be able to do: establish a mature, composed team identity, develop a quarterback with obvious potential, find a way to for an offense to click even without it's best player.

At least Lewis and his staff figured out that they had to put someone other than Green around Dalton, and it might take them over the top.

 

[Pugz]

ownership is considering a clean sweep of the front office and whole coaching staff.

 

[Pugz]

ownership is considering a clean sweep of the front office and whole coaching staff.

 

[RipCity32]

That would be nice. I'd enjoy seeing an outside guy coming to be the GM.
 
If Schwartz's seat is hot, Mayhews needs to be as well. No question.