Not much has gone well for the Detroit Lions this season, but one area where the team has consistently excelled was on special teams.
That wasn't enough to save first-year coordinator Brayden Coombs, who was fired Monday after the team's 45-25 loss to the Tennessee Titans.
According to a team source, organizational frustration had been brewing with Coombs for some time, with a belief the coordinator was overly focused on self-promotion. But it was a rogue, in-game decision against the Titans that was allegedly the final straw.
The source explained that Coombs called a fourth-quarter fake punt without consulting other members of the coaching staff, and not even all 11 players on the field were aware of the play call.