ALLEN PARK -- When Jim Bob Cooter began installing his offense, he was a few thousand feet over the Atlantic. Literally.
It was the middle of the 2015 season. Joe Lombardi had just been fired, and the 31-year-old Cooter had been handed the keys to the Lions offense, making him the second-youngest playcaller in the game. Who was drawing up plays on a flight to London. He met his starting tight end on the plane because of injuries.
The game went about as you'd expect, a 45-10 blistering at the hands of Kansas City.
But he's continued to evolve, as has his offense.