It’s still too early to tell, but there is a growing feeling that the Detroit Lions will hold onto Head Coach Jim Caldwell for another year. The Lions finish their schedule on Sunday in Chicago in a battle to determine the third-place team in the NFC North.
Not many saw this Lions team entering the final Sunday at 6-9. I know I didn’t; I projected a 10-6 finish and a playoff berth, and there were some who chastised me for being too conservative in that estimate.
Many fingers, notably the middle one on my right hand, point squarely at Jim Caldwell for the decidedly unsuccessful season.