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Regardless of Final Record, Detroit Lions Should Not Keep Jim Caldwell

Life is cruel.

The Detroit Lions and their head coach Jim Caldwell surely know this. Three shaky (at best) calls in the last calendar year have gone against the Lions and had a direct impact on the outcome.

Lions got hosed by officials in Seattle. And now this. Feel your pain, Jim Caldwell.

— Mike Chappell (@mchappell51) December 4, 2015

Let's not forget one prematurely ended the 2014 season. Yet Caldwell's eventual dismissal isn't about those unfortunate flags, but rather the calls that were within his control.