As it was for a week this year when the Lions hired Bob Quinn as general manager, coach Jim Caldwell’s job has been in limbo after a regime change.
After the 2011 season, when the Colts fired Bill Polian and hired Ryan Grigson, Caldwell had to wait nearly a week before he was fired. Quinn and the Lions chose to keep him, but Polian believes Caldwell handled the trying time well on both occasions.
“It’s very hard, but I can’t think of anyone who could handle it better than Jim,” Polian said during a media event with ESPN NFL analysts.