Jim Caldwell to Return as Lions HC: Latest Comments and Reaction

January 15, 2016   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

A year after leading the Detroit Lions to a playoff berth, head coach Jim Caldwell looked to be out of a job halfway through the 2015 campaign. But a midseason turnaround apparently saved him.
The Lions announced they retained Caldwell as the team's head coach Friday morning, following a 7-9 season that included a 6-2 finish, according to NFL Network's Albert Breer.
"After spending a significant amount of time together, it is clear that our football philosophies are very similar," new Lions general manager Bob Quinn said, per Breer.
Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press passed along a statement from Caldwell:
Caldwell, 60, has gone 18-14 in his two seasons as the Lions coach. Taking over a 7-9 outfit in 2014, Caldwell led Detroit to an 11-5 record and a wild-card berth in his first season before things fell apart in his second go-around. The Lions opened 2015 with five straight losses, which included a brief benching of quarterback Matthew Stafford and al...

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