Coming off a 9-7 record in 2017, and after hiring the top coaching prospect available in former New England Patriots’ defensive coordinator Matt Patricia this offseason, the Detroit Lions should have had a banner year in 2018. Unfortunately, through nine games, it’s been a disaster.
Sitting at the bottom of the NFC North standings with a 3-6 record, it seems unlikely that Detroit will be able to match the moderate success they had under former head coach Jim Caldwell in 2017. And the honeymoon period between Patricia and this disappointed fanbase is definitely over.
To add injury to insult, the Lions just placed one of their lone Pro Bowl players on Injured Reserve.