Sheila Ford Hamp had pondered the futures of Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn for quite some team, dating back really to last December.
But the Detroit Lions' dismal performance in recent weeks, with lopsided losses to the Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans in the span of five days, convinced her something had to be done.
On Saturday, Hamp, who took controlling interest of the Lions from her mother, Martha Firestone Ford, in June, fired Patricia and Quinn 43 games into their tenure together in Detroit.
Offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell was appointed interim head coach, and personnel executives Mike Disner, Kyle O'Brien, Lance Newmark and Rob Lohman will share GM duties in their current roles and report to team president Rod Wood
"It was a hard decision just because, as I said, they’re both terrific people," Hamp said in a video conference Saturday.