The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

After the Buffalo Bills kicked a 58-yard field goal in the final seconds to defeat the Detroit Lions 17-14 in Detroit on Sunday, some Bills players carried defensive coordinator and former Lions head coach Jim Schwartz off the field. If that wasn't a douchey enough move as it was, word later came out that it wasn't a very spontaneous move either. As Buffalo Bills linebacker Randell Johnson later told the media, "He (Schwartz) said once he plays his former team that he wanted to be carried off and chant and have fun, and we just tried to make a dream come true." That's right, Jim Schwartz had all of this planned back in the spring during Organized Team Activities. In five seasons as coach of the Detroit Lions, Jim Schwartz had a combined record of 29-51 (.363). He had one winning season and made the playoffs once in the five years he was there (2011). In those other four years, he went a combined 19-45 (.297). Last year was Schwartz's final season in Detr...

Shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles blew a 4th quarter lead against the Detroit Lions a couple weeks ago - their second such loss in consecutive weeks - defensive coordinator Juan Castillo was fired. Castillo took over the duties last year and his defense struggled in the first half of the season, before showing some signs of promise in the second half, especially the team's final four games. The club started off strong this year as well, winning three of their first four - in large part due to the play of their defense. However, it has felt as if the defense has regressed to the early stages of last year during their two recent losses to Pittsburgh and Detroit. Even in saying that, however, I don't feel this move was warranted. Overall, the Eagles' defense is ranked in the top half of the league in all major defensive categories. The problem has been with the offense and also the special teams. If anybody should have been fired, it should have been offensive coordinator ...