NEW ORLEANS -- Warren Sapp will probably not receive a warm welcome by Detroit Lions fans ... ever.

That being said, Sapp is definitely not a fan of newly hired Lions defensive coach Jim Washburn.

Sapp heavily criticized Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh on Tuesday, but when asked how Washburn could help improve Detroit's standout player, all he did was laugh at the new hire during Super Bowl Media Day:

Q: What have you heard about Washburn (in response to the laughter)?

A: Ha, ha, ha. Just what I've heard through the years, and I won't share it with you.

Q: What does that mean?

A: You be the one to interpret that. I don't know the man personally, but from what I've heard, leaves something to be desired, and some people would agree with me. I bet you Juan Castillo (former Eagles defensive coordinator) wouldn't give him a raving endorsement.

Q: Why don't you mentor Suh like Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy?

A: You know what Gerald did that Suh don't do? We talk. He picks up the phone and says, 'Warren, did you see my tape this week. What did you think? Warren did you see my opponent this week? What's your plan?' I go back and forth with J.J. Watt. I go back and forth with Aldon Smith. Anybody that wants a piece of the knowledge, ask Dave Tollefson (Oakland Raiders) and Tyler Brayton (retired) what I did for them in Oakland. I showed them my five-step (technique) to the quarterback. They took it to New York and Justin Tuck took down the Patriots. Tollefson showed him my move, and he perfected all year long, and took him (Tom Brady) down with it. I never had anything I wouldn't share, but you got to ask for it.

Q: What do you think about Nick Fairley?

A: As soon as he gets healthy ... Like I said before, I like watching Nick more than I like watching Suh. I started with Suh, then I go to Corey (Williams), then I go to the corner, I go around the d-line. I was watching Nick all year. Nick's got some awareness. He's just got some little legs. He's never going to be healthy. He's just got those little legs. You just can't play this position with those little legs. He's got little legs, trust me. Every time I see him, I say, 'Oh, little legs.' I love him. He plays the game, he has awareness, everything. He has that hunger for it, too. Once he makes a play, he wants to keep going, but he's just got those little legs. He'll never be healthy enough to stay healthy.

Q: Martin Mayhew is your friend. Are you worried about his situation after three losing seasons?

A: Nah. He'll be fine.

Q: What gives you that confidence?

A: I know the man.

Q: You think he'll be fine in Detroit or elsewhere?

A: He'll be fine, period.

Q: In this business if you don't put up wins, at some point you get replaced, correct?

A: Really? Andy Reid won four games and got a job faster than anybody going. It depends on who likes you in this league. That's what this league is about.

Q: What do the Lions need to do to get back to the playoffs?

A: I tried to warn Martin Mayhew. When we broke the streak off all those years of Tampa not going to playoffs, the next year we came back and went 8-8 (in 1998). He said, 'What?' I said, 'Yeah.' It's to be expected. Once you come out of that dark cloud, and everybody is patting you on the back, and you're getting free meals, you're like, 'Oh God, we can eat for free in Detroit.' Then it goes away fast because now you have the worst three words in football: "We got it."

Q: Do you like Matthew Stafford?

A: Listen man, they have a one-dimensional offense within a one-dimensional offense. Until they get him a running back or something, he's going to have to throw the ball to Calvin (Johnson) and throw it around and get beat up and banged up like he's doing. They got to get him something else. They got to. They have to. He's good, though. I like him. He's tough.