We’ve all seen this too many times before. The Detroit Lions taking what had been promised during the offseason and turning it into horrible failure.
This was a team that had become competitive under Jim Caldwell and made the playoffs twice in his four seasons at the helm while barely missed the playoffs for the third time last year.
Then came the change. General manager Bob Quinn decided to bring in his own choice to help complete the jump to being a contender. Matt Patricia was a very well respected assistant coach in NFL circles after his six-year run as the New England Patriots defensive coordinator.