footballoutsiders.com - 1/16/2009
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Congratulations to our favorite coordinator. He likes a challenge, and it is hard to imagine a larger one. We're really, really hoping that the people in the front office who pick the talent are a big improvement over Matt Millen -- even though they worked under him the past few years. ...
sports.espn.go.com - 1/15/2009
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The Detroit Lions have reached an agreement in
principle with Jim Schwartz to become their next head...
coach, several sources told ESPN on Thursday. Schwartz, the Tennessee Titans' defensive coordinator for the past eight seasons, has agreed in principle to a four-yeal contract. On Tuesday, ...
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Schwartz to coach Detroit Lions after agreeing to deal
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blogs.nfl.com - 1/17/2009
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It didn’t take long for the Detroit Lions’
new head coach, Jim Schwartz, to begin reaching out...
to assistant coaching candidates. Schwartz asked for and received permission to interview Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham, who worked with him on the Tennessee Titans’ ...
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Cunningham could join Schwartz in Detroit
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[image] We now have an NFL head coach who is a fan of Football Outsiders . Schwartz has a reputation as the closest thing to a Billy Beane of football, a man not afraid of advanced statistics. This should be interesting, but don't forget that most NFL teams already use reams of advanced stats, starting with Schwartz's old boss Bill Belichick. Philadelphia is another team that is known to be on the cutting edge. As FO often points out, teams are far, far ahead of the media in terms of how they use statistics to evaluate players and what wins games. They have stats at their ...
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theworldofisaac.com 1/16/2009 — Well, well, well Jim. I'm not sure I should welcome you with open arms or start digging your grave now. Odds are, you could be a mastermind, a defensive genius. But then again, we've had those here. Or at least, we thought we did. Oh yea, what was ...
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blog.mlive.com 1/13/2009 — Seriously, having a coach who is as analytical as Schwartz is exactly what this team needs prior to such a critical draft. Hopefully they hire him and hopefully he has Martin Mayhew's ear enough to initiate some positive change.
Lions name Jim Schwartz as new head coach
mlive.com 1/15/2009 — Several media outlets, including ESPN and NFL.com, are announcing that Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz has been named the Lions' new head coach.
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detroitlions.com 1/15/2009 — The Detroit Lions will hold a press conference on Friday (January 16) at Ford Field to introduce Jim Schwartz as the Lions’ new head coach.
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May the Schwartz Be With Us!
friedricethoughts.blogspot.com 1/16/2009 — This is just too easy, but in honor of the Detroit Lions hiring Jim Schwartz as their new coach (a moment of silence for the poor guy), I have to post the first thing that came to mind when I heard the news. I think the Lions got the right guy. ...
Lions Hire Jim Schwartz
prideofdetroit.com 1/15/2009 — Tom Lewand said this in a statement released an hour or so ago:
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Bleacher Report - NFL 1/16/2009
The 0-16 Detroit Lions have found their next head coach in Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. What does this mean to the team?
Schwartz's NFL career came out of the famed Bill Belichick camp. He joined the Cleveland ...
