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Is two seasons enough time for Lions' Caldwell?

Detroit Free Press sports writers Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez discuss how Lions coach Jim Caldwell should address his future.

Coaches are hired to be fired more than ever in today's NFL, as Jim Caldwell can attest.

Caldwell was fired three seasons into his first NFL head-coaching job with the Indianapolis Colts after his franchise quarterback, Peyton Manning, missed the year with a neck injury.

Two playoff appearances and one Super Bowl trip weren't enough to save Caldwell from the chopping block then, as the Colts decided a franchise overhaul was in order five years removed from their last championship.