The nascent tenure of Matt Patricia as Detroit Lions head coach has been wildly anticipated for weeks now. And that same anticipation should be met with sensible expectations in year one.
What realistic expectations should we have for the Lions in 2018? Well, a quick look back at the first years of the Lions last three head coaches gives us a bit of recent historical perspective.
2006 Rod Marinelli 3-13
2009 Jim Schwartz 2-14
2014 Jim Caldwell 11-5
This glance tells us that typically, first year head coaches in Lions’ history didn’t fare well.