When the Detroit Lions made the decision to move on from head coach Jim Caldwell, it was despite him leading the team to three winning seasons and two playoff berths in an impressive four-year run. But it was his lack of playoff success in Detroit that sent Caldwell packing.
General manager Bob Quinn inherited Caldwell when the former New England Patriots’ Director of pro scouting joined the Pride in 2016. And that odd couple finished the next two seasons together leading the Lions to back-to-back 9-7 records, earning a postseason bid in 2016.
But Quinn and the Lions made the bold move to fire Caldwell at the end of last season in an attempt to get Motown over the playoff hump.