It seems like very often, when a new general manager is hired by a NFL franchise, it can also include the hiring of a new head coach. It’s a pretty simply concept. If your employment as a GM is going to be directly tied to the success of a head coach, you want it to be someone you trust. Someone you know is really good.
For Bob Quinn, when he was hired as the general manager of the Detroit Lions after a 15-year stint with the New England Patroits, he inherited Jim Caldwell as his head coach.