The Detroit Lions and their fans have little to look forward to until the season is over. Because this will be a very big offseason in determining the course this franchise goes.
The first factor will be Martha Firestone Ford’s decision whether to retain the Lions’ current regime of general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia.
The media and much of the fan base are calling for change. Bob Quinn fired Jim Caldwell two years ago because 9-7 wasn’t good enough. So a borderline playoff team was given a new head coach with a new direction to get them over the top.