It’s official, Lions fans. We didn’t get McDaniels’d. Bob Quinn and company had a goal to hire the guy who many perceived to be the best coaching option available, and they did it. That’s crazy if you think about.
The last two times the Lions needed to hire a brand new coach things went quite differently. In 2009, Jim Schwartz was the only guy willing to take the job. In 2013, the Lions had their hearts set on Ken Whisenhunt, and wound up going with Jim Caldwell after Ken spurned them. So again, for the Lions to go out and get their man, that’s a big deal.