Booth Newspapers reports today that new Lions coach Jim Schwartz says there will be no depth charts as the team enters the season:

Get better every day. That’s the message Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz will deliver to his players during the three-day minicamp this week at the team’s Allen Park practice facility. In terms of the depth chart, though, getting better every day won’t do the players much good.

That’s because Schwartz has been adamant throughout offseason workouts that there is no depth chart. Schwartz wants the competition at each position to continue into training camp before he makes any decisions about starters and backups. Schwartz is maintaining that position for a couple reasons.

One, he wants to keep his players on edge for as long as possible because there are several roster spots that remain open. Two, by declaring there’s no depth chart, Schwartz doesn’t have to answer pesky questions from reporters about shifting changes in the lineup.