Detroit Lions questionable personnel decisions may cost them
By Robert Jones
The Detroit Lions are facing some big offseason decisions to improve enough to be competitive, but some of their moves are sending a different message.
According to the mandate that Detroit Lions‘ owner Martha Firestone Ford has given to general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia, this is a big offseason. Yet one has to wonder about the decisions being made in Allen Park.
Free agency is set to start next Wednesday, March 18th. At that time the feeding frenzy will begin in full earnest.
Every team has to make decisions about who they want to re-sign and who to let go. These are decisions that are usually made well before the beginning of the free agency period.
Then depending upon how each team’s game plan has unfolded in free agency they turn their attention to the draft and adjust their strategy accordingly.
Not to be overlooked is how any trades affect each team’s strategy as well. Teams looking to rebuild may be moving veteran talent in order to acquire extra draft picks or younger players who can grow with the franchise.
How well or how shrewd each team’s plans are as well how they are executed will determine the fate of every NFL team each season. It’s no secret that the smart teams make good moves and find ways to improve their odds to win games each year.
Teams that make questionable moves often pay for them. For the Detroit Lions, their last 60 plus years have been a case study in questionable moves.
It’s not unusual for a winning team to make a move that leaves everyone scratching their heads, but if the team has had success, the media and fans are more willing to believe that a move that doesn’t make sense will work out.
For teams that have struggled, it’s much more difficult to believe that questionable moves will yield success. For Bob Quinn, this offseason is bringing a couple of moves that he is gambling will work, but if they don’t, they could help fuel another disastrous season.