INDIANAPOLIS -- Along with the rest of the Detroit Lions coaches, Jim Bob Cooter was waiting last month to find out whether or not he’d still be employed.
As the Lions made decisions on a new general manager, Bob Quinn and retain head coach Jim Caldwell and his staff, other opportunities were out there. Lions coaches never had to pursue those, but at least one new NFL head coach was watching to see what would happen with Cooter in Detroit.
“It was an interesting situation because all those guys in Detroit were in a holding pattern,” Miami coach Adam Gase said.