According to the New York Giants, they have added Bob Quinn‘s former right-hand man with the Detroit Lions. The Giants have announced they have added Lions former VP of player personnel Kyle O’Brien as their senior personnel executive. Best of luck to Kyle, he is a good dude. Former Lions VP of player personnel Kyle … Read more
When the Detroit Lions selected TE T.J. Hockenson with the No. 8 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, many fans were baffled by GM Bob Quinn and his inability to draft for value. Fast forward two full seasons and Hockenson has emerged as one of the best tight ends in the league, as proven by … Read more
The Detroit Lions have had some bad coaches and some bad general managers over the years but not many (if any) have been as bad for the organization as former Lions head coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn. On Saturday, news broke that long time Lions’ quarterback Matthew Stafford has requested a trade and … Read more
UPDATE: According to Michael David Smith, Chris Spielman appears to have deleted some of his pro-Quinn, pro-Patricia tweets. I like Chris Spielman. But he said over and over again that Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia were building the Lions the right way. So why do the Lions think Spielman is the guy to improve things … Read more
The Detroit Lions officially pulled the trigger on two major personnel moves on Saturday afternoon, issuing pink slips to coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn. Patricia’s tenure in the Motor City ended nearly three years after it began, while Quinn had arrived nearly five years ago. Embed from Getty Images And while Quinn’s … Read more
The Detroit Lions pulled the trigger on a franchise altering pair of moves on Saturday, presenting maligned head coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn with their walking papers. Embed from Getty Images “Unfortunately, we haven’t won enough over the last three seasons,” team owner Sheila Ford-Hamp said in her statement following the announcement of … Read more
Thankfully, Bob Quinn has FINALLY been fired as general manager of the Detroit Lions. It is a move that should have been made years ago as he continued to prove time and time again during his tenure. But what were Quinn’s worst moves during his time with the Lions? In my opinion, here are Quinn’s … Read more
It may have taken a lot longer than we hoped but on Saturday, Detroit Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp announced that both head coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn have been fired. Sheila also announced that Darrell Bevell would be the interim head coach moving forward but in terms of replacing Quinn, it’s going … Read more
During the summer, everybody, including Kenny Golladay, assumed he would get a contract extension with the Detroit Lions prior to the start of the 2020 season. But the season started and as the games rolled and Golladay STILL does not have an extension with the team that drafted him. Reports are that Golladay is trying … Read more
Though the decision was reportedly made on Friday, the Detroit Lions made it official that they have fired both Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn. Just moments ago, Lions’ owner Sheila Ford Hamp spoke to the media and talked about the decision to make the move, noting that the last two games had a lot to … Read more
The news that Detroit Lions fans have been waiting to hearts finally come to pass – they’ve officially relieved maligned head coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn of their duties. Embed from Getty Images And this time around, they’ll allegedly be going elsewhere in assistance for their new head coach and GM. They won’t … Read more
On Saturday afternoon, while I was attempting to watch the Michigan football debacle vs. Penn State, news broke that the Detroit Lions had fired both Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn, effective immediately. Here are five candidates via Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated who could replace Quinn. Cowboys VP of player personnel Will McClay: He may … Read more
If you are like me and have been refreshing your Twitter account repeatedly for the past 30 hours or so waiting for news to break that the Detroit Lions are firing Matt Patricia — and Bob Quinn — you may want to sit down for this one. According to former Detroit News writer and 97.1 … Read more
Only time will tell how much longer Detroit Lions GM Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia have before they are fired, but according to some evidence that has emerged, they have not been fired quite yet. That evidence, though just a visit by a free agent, is enough to assume that Quinntricia still has … Read more
For weeks now, Detroit Lions fans — including myself — have been lobbying for owner Sheila Ford Hamp to use her power to fire Matt Patricia and his buddy, Bob Quinn. Embed from Getty Images During their time together, Patricia and Quinn have proven that they are in over their head. Quinn could not build … Read more
We have seen enough. Well, actually, I have been saying that for two years now but hey, some people take longer to catch on than others. On Thanksgiving, the Detroit Lions had an opportunity to make all of our days a little bit better by defeating an average (at best) Houston Texans team at Ford … Read more
