History Again - - Russ Thomas

Yes… Yes he did. :wink:

I think he (Schmidt) wins best coach easily over Caldwell and Fontes. Possibly, perhaps along with Karras and Barney, he was also the best defensive player we’ve ever had. And a LB right up there with LT and Butkus.

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I think it was more you had men running it with massive egos and a maximum profit mentality. That’s a terrible combo for a sports franchise. How much do you want to bet we passed over drafting premier talent back in the day to draft guys they knew they could sign cheaper? That’s the only way I can think to explain some of the draft decisions they made over the years. I also have no doubt that Thomas was the ultimate smartest guy in the room type of gm.

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I think you give WCF too much credit! I think the Lions were some sort of half interested hobby he had.

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Absolute worst person ever associated with the Lions. He negotiated contracts as if the money was his own.

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