ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Bob Quinn spent the first few minutes Monday afternoon praising Jim Caldwell, thanking him for the work he had done and what he taught Quinn during his first two years as the Detroit Lions' general manager.
Then he explained that the Lions needed to be better than what they were under Caldwell. It’s why he decided to fire Caldwell late Sunday night, officially ending Caldwell's tenure Monday morning.
As Quinn embarks on the first coaching search of his professional career -- remember, he came from the New England Patriots, who haven't had a coaching search since Quinn was a graduate student at the University of Connecticut -- he has an idea of what he wants to do.