ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- They stood inside the team’s indoor practice facility two years ago with the belief that they would be the ones to finally make a change to the Detroit Lions. They had come from the same place, the New England Patriots, and both general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia knew it would be a process.
This would take time. It wouldn’t be overnight or over one season, a change likely necessitating a step back before a leap forward.