The Detroit Lions put an end to the Quinn-tricia era Saturday, firing general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia two days after their team’s 41-25 Thanksgiving loss to the Houston Texans.
A four-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, Quinn replaced Martin Mayhew as general manager in January 2016 and two years later brought his friend, Patricia, to Detroit.
The two were tasked with elevating the Lions from their perpetual state of mediocrity to a perennial playoff contender, and instead brought more despair to a franchise that has not won a playoff game since 1992.
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The Lions went 13-29-1 with Quinn and Patricia in charge and are in the midst of their third consecutive losing season. Patricia’s .314 winning percentage was far below that of the man he replaced. Jim Caldwell, who Quinn fired after going 9-7 in 2017, won 54.5% of his games, best among full-time Lions coaches in the expansion era.
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