Wow... that press conference.

JC said ALL the right things....

Was not able to tune into the press conference but how was it? Haha

http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2014/1/15/5312870/jim-caldwell-press-conference-lions

Caldwell: "They believe, and I believe, the time is now." Not two years, but now. As in right now.

Caldwell: “I think there is a reason why I’m here and I think that is – without question – to win a championship.”

Jim Caldwell said he draws from his experiences with Joe Paterno, Tony Dungy, John Harbaugh, others

Caldwell: "We’re going to be smart, we’re going to be a football team that takes the field, that’s not going to shoot itself in the foot...

Jim Caldwell's image of the #Lions: "Smart...disciplined...focused. It's gonna be drilled and drilled and drilled."

Caldwell on Stafford: "A quarterback that I think is just on the cusp of becoming an absolute outstanding player in this league."

Caldwell: "We’re going to flat get after you from the word go. Every single snap, offense, defense and in the kicking game."

Caldwell said he wants guys to be like "a piece of steel wrapped in velvet," tough on the field, civil off it.

Caldwell said Stafford is “willing to do whatever it takes to get ready to win… without question you’re going to see him develop & take off"

Etc.

This post was edited by Santora on Jan 15 2014 04:43pm

He is saying the right things, I just hope he can get it fucking done finally.

Right. They all day the right things

Looking more and more likely that Tressel is coming to detroit

They don't ALL say the right things... Schwartz used to say a lot of stuff that made me question him. JC said a lot of good things and he seems like he has a good head on his shoulders... Again I think it's gonna be up to the OC he brings in, keeping Washburn, other coaches that develop some of our young guns

100% this
He said the wrong thing all the ducking time

If the Lions are going to keep their primary defensive building block, they will have to top the five-year, $55 million contract signed by Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins in September.


With what we have in stafford and Calvin this feels like too much given replacement cost