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Opinion: Ravens caught in unrelenting storm of a season as problems pile up
The Ravens haven't been able to duplicate their success of last year, and Sunday's loss to the struggling Patriots highlighted more issues.Getting soaked by Bill Belichick, Cam Newton and the rest of the New England Patriots for a 23-17 setback during a driving rainstorm in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Sunday night seemed like another pretty good indicator that this is not the Ravens' year, either.
The Ravens haven't been able to duplicate their success of last year, and Sunday's loss to the struggling Patriots highlighted more issues.Getting soaked by Bill Belichick, Cam Newton and the rest of the New England Patriots for a 23-17 setback during a driving rainstorm in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Sunday night seemed like another pretty good indicator that this is not the Ravens' year, either. The Lions are predictably cleaning house. The team announced Saturday afternoon head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn were fired . Patricia is just the latest Bill Belichick disciple to fail on his own, joining the likes of Eric Mangini, Josh McDaniels, Charlie Weiss and Romeo Crennel.
Mitch Albom: Matt Patricia joins with old Patriots pal GM Bob Quinn . I found it endearing that Patricia said he derived his love of coaching from diagramming plays for electric I guess that means there’s also a third question that matters in this whole thing: Can Rod Wood fire Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia ?
The Detroit Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn on Saturday, the team announced.
© Leon Halip / Getty Images Sport / Getty Patricia is the third NFL head coach to be fired this season. The Houston Texans parted ways with Bill O'Brien and the Atlanta Falcons cut ties with Dan Quinn earlier in the year.
Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell will take over as interim head coach, a source told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Patricia and Quinn entered the season firmly on the hot seat, as Lions ownership said the team must be a playoff contender for their jobs to be saved. However, a blowout loss to the Houston Texans on Thanksgiving pushed Detroit to 4-7 and ended any remaining postseason hopes.
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If Drew Brees is forced to miss a significant stretch, Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill could shape the rest of the season — and potentially more.Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill? The Lions announced general manager Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia will be retained for the 2020 season and suddenly ended speculation about their plans with them. ''I'm always appreciative when things like this come out,'' Patricia acknowledged Tuesday. The decisions to keep Quinn and
Lions ownership sends baffling signal: It's sticking with sinking Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn . It begged for Martha Firestone Ford to either fire general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia or sell the team to someone who would.
Patricia finishes his time in Detroit with a 13-29-1 record and no playoff appearances.
The former New England Patriots defensive coordinator was hired in the 2018 offseason.
Detroit won 36 games in the four seasons prior under Jim Caldwell but struggled against winning teams and was bounced immediately in two playoff appearances (2014, 2016).
Quinn, who also used to work for the Patriots as an executive, was hired as general manager in 2016.
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Detroit Lions fire coach Matt Patricia, general manager Bob Quinn after disastrous tenure .
The Detroit Lions fired Matt Patricia, ending a tenure that was the least successful since Rod Marinelli was coaching Detroit from 2006-08.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.
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