Detroit Lions head football coach Dan Campbell (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
Four years ago, the Detroit Lions possessed a team that appeared on the edge of playoff success. And that was saying a lot for a franchise that hadn’t won a postseason game since the 1991 season. And prior to that, not since 1957.
It was a long drought that former head coach Jim Caldwell seemed destined to break. After all, Detroit went to the playoffs twice during his four-year tenure. And Caldwell had posted three winning seasons never allowing the team to drop below a 7-9 record.