Jim Schwartz Responsible for Detroit Lions’ Penalty Woes

October 20, 2010   ·   Dean Holden   ·   Jump to comments

Last Sunday, it happened again.
The Detroit Lions defense took the field. The opposing quarterback, Eli Manning in this instance, ran a few offensive plays against a very aggressive, very effective defensive front. Manning found himself sacked.
With his pocket collapsing on nearly every play, Manning needs to slow that pass rush. So he goes up to the line and delivers a hard count.
Immediately, every Detroit Lion on the field started playing football, while the offensive line remained in their stances.
The encroachment call was on Corey Williams, but it could have been on about three or four other guys. The entire line fired off on that hard count. Somewhere, at that very moment, Grady Jackson jumped a bit.
If you have read anything that I've written in the last year or so, you know I'm a big fan of head coach Jim Schwartz. I follow him on Twitter. I like his coaching philosophy, I like his eye for talent, I like the way he handles the press, I like his taste i...

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