For decades, the Lions’ special teams were one of the best units in the league. Frank Gansz and Chuck Priefer were fantastic special teams coaches that helped revolutionize the importance of special teams. Eddie Murray, Jim Arnold, John Jett, Nick Harris Mel Gray, Desmond Howard, and Eddie Drummond became leaders at their positions and Pro Bowlers under their tutelage.

Chuck Priefer retired in 2006 and turned the special teams coordinator position over to Stan Kwan. Kwan’s tenure can be easily described as abysmal. The specials teams units have been the Achilles heel of an already weak team. In 2007, the kick coverage was so bad against the Cowboys that the Lions resorted to squib kicking on every kickoff.

Stan Kwan has some great special teams players in Casey Fitzsimmons, Kalvin Pearson, Derrick Williams and Dennis Northcutt, not to mention Nick Harris and Jason Hanson. However, the coverage units are awful, the return units are worse and now he may have cemented the Lions’ place as league laughingstock for the second straight year.

How on Earth are you not prepared for a fake field goal against an 0-7 team riding a 17 game losing streak attempting to kick a 54 yard field goal with a terrible kicker from long range!? My wife couldn’t understand why I was upset when the Rams lined up for the kick instead of going for the first down. I said, “The Rams are going to fake the field goal and the Lions won’t be prepared for…” Before I finished the sentence, the Rams were already hoisting their hands in victory as Fells ran down the sideline.

Stan Kwan constantly puts a struggling team in a position to struggle further rather than helping the team with good field position offensively and defensively. He needs to go.