NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 07: Doug Hogue #57 of the Detroit Lions sits on the bench with a towel on his head against the New Orleans Saints during their 2012 NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 7, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Reporting i) Pat Caputo
The Lions — the team, the coaching staff, the front office — has moved beyond the failures of the past.
Unlike previous head coaches, Jim Schwartz didn’t ignore them. It was more like he met them head on, got over them, and the players have taken on the same persona while following his lead.
The front office, most of which was already in place, didn’t ignore the past as much as avoid the same mistakes made during the 10 years it was guided by Matt Millen, who displayed the same navigation skills as Francesco Schettino, the captain who sailed his cruise ship onto the reef off the Tuscan Coast.
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