Today, the Detroit Lions will begin their second season of the Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia regime. Today will be the opportunity to take their first step towards what we hope, and they expect will be an exciting journey to the playoffs and a bright new era.
We all are very aware of what happened last year. Matt Patricia arrived on a tidal wave of expectation and then all the hopes and dreams of Lions fans everywhere were burst as the New York Jets, led by a rookie quarterback, slammed this franchise and its fan base back to reality in the opener on Monday Night Football at Ford Field.