Freep - Offensive line coach George Yarno had been yapping at his men during practice. Coach Jim Schwartz said they hadn’t been protecting well. Guard Stephen Peterman said Yarno felt “guys were just a little relaxed mentally.” They turned up the intensity during the two-minute drill. Peterman and defensive tackle Landon Cohen tussled to the ground. Their teammates flew in, offense vs. defense. Offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus and defensive end Jason Hunter paired off, too. But there were no punches thrown. “Just a wrestling match,” Schwartz said. “Guys were hot, and guys were competitive. It crossed the line a little bit too much, and I think they all know that in OTAs I can’t fine anybody. So they didn’t miss their opportunity to get a free one in.” Schwartz was right in middle of the pile. Asked if he should have been in that position, he cracked: “I’ve been working out. I was in the middle of it, but I think everybody knew not to tackle the head coach.” He said most of the people in the pile were laughing, and there were a lot of smiles in the locker room afterward. Peterman, who fired his helmet to the ground after the scuffle, joked about what Schwartz had said about no fines.
I love how this started as a little tussle between Peterson and Cohen, a.k.a. Suh 2.0, and then Gosder gets all fired up and turns it into a full on brawl. Schwartz is just lucky he didn't get chop blocked being in the middle of all this with Gosder on the loose. Anyway, I kinda buy into the whole you gotta fight with your teammates in order to win thing. While playing for DePere in my senior year of high school hockey we had at least one throwdown at every practice and that was the best and tightest team I ever played on. Going at it in practice means you give a shit. Which is something we haven't been able to say in Detroit in awhile. Lions Bumaya!
PS - Piss off Gosder and he will do this with your head.
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