Sometime around the loss to the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day last year, the Ford family and president Rod Wood got together about the Detroit Lions to discuss the future.
Well aware of the frustration shared by fans, the group came together to have serious discussions about what to do to resolve the constant failure. The seemingly impossible task of making the Lions an annual playoff contender.
In the days that followed, they informed general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia that they will be retained for 2020 as general manager and head coach respectively.