On Tuesday, Detroit Lions owner Martha Firestone Ford, her daughter, Sheila Ford Hamp, along with team president Rod Wood announced their decision to keep the duo of head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn for the 2020 season.
The reasoning behind their decision to keep both Quinn and Patricia despite the team’s 9-20-1 record over the past two seasons can be summed up in two words. Progress and patience.
Ford and company believed they saw enough progress through the first half of this season to believe the Lions can be a playoff team in 2020.