Detroit Lions: What if Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia don’t succeed in 2019?

The Detroit Lions’ Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia have much to do in order to turn around this franchise next season, but what if they can’t?

We’ve all seen this too many times before. The Detroit Lions taking what had been promised during the offseason and turning it into horrible failure.

This was a team that had become competitive under Jim Caldwell and made the playoffs twice in his four seasons at the helm while barely missed the playoffs for the third time last year.

Then came the change. General manager Bob Quinn decided to bring in his own choice to help complete the jump to being a contender. Matt Patricia was a very well respected assistant coach in NFL circles after his six-year run as the New England Patriots defensive coordinator. Not to mention all the previous years before he served in a variety of roles for Bill Belichick’s dynasty.

Quinn and Patricia had both grown up in the Patriots organization together and had known nothing but winning and championships.

Welcome to the Detroit Lions. Prepare to leave your championships behind and learn how much losing sucks.

In all honesty, there is no professional sports franchise like the Detroit Lions.

In all deference to Chicago Cubs fans, despite the 108 year drought and poor play, the Cubs were always considered ‘lovable’ regardless of their losing ways and since they were able to break through and win the World Series in 2016, they no longer can be even considered to be in the same discussion as the Lions.

The closest thing to the Lions in the NFL would probably be the Arizona Cardinals, despite what everyone may think about the Cleveland Browns.

Outside of the controversial world championship, the Cardinals were awarded in 1925 when then-commissioner Joseph Carr suspended the whole Pottsville Maroon team, their only real title came when they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in the 1947 NFL championship game.

After returning to the title game in 1948 where the Eagles won the re-match, the Cardinals then went through a 60-year drought which saw them participate in only five playoff games of which they were only able to win one.

Sound familiar?

However, in 2008 the Cardinals made a magical run to the playoffs and tripled their total of playoff wins from the previous 60 years on the way to the Super Bowl, which they nearly won. In the last 10 years, the Cardinals have played in nine total playoff games winning five.

I think it’s safe to say that they have now separated themselves from the Lions.