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5 storylines to watch as Bears host the Lions in Week 13

As the Bears prepare to face the Lions, here’s what to watch for in their Week 13 match-up.

The Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions will face off in a match-up where both teams are in desperate need of a win. Chicago is looking to get back on track following an embarrassing 41-25 loss to the Green Bay Packers on national television, which would help break a five-game losing streak.

While the Lions game was one that’s been pegged as an easy win, that’s not necessarily the case with a Bears team that needs to prove it can win a game. The defense will be looking to get back on track following a letdown performance while the offense will attempt to play a consistent four quarters of football.

Here are five storylines to watch as the Bears head into their Week 13 game against the Lions.

Behind Enemy Lines: 6 questions with Lions Wire

Before Sunday’s game, we caught up with managing editor Jeff Risdon of Lions Wire to get the scoop on the Bears’ Week 13 opponent.

The Chicago Bears are looking to break a five-game losing streak when they welcome the Detroit Lions to Soldier Field on Sunday. And the Bears might’ve met the the Lions at either the best or worst time after Detroit fired general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia.

With Bears general manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy’s futures possibly on the line, this is a game Chicago needs to win to break their losing streak and keep their slim playoff chances alive.

Before the game, we caught up with managing editor Jeff Risdon of Lions Wire to get the scoop on the Bears’ Week 13 opponent.

Here are six questions with Lions Wire:

The Matt Patricia burner account on Twitter was indeed a fake

There’s already a Bob Quinn fake burner account out there too

Earlier this week, the Twitter and Reddit portions of Lions fandom took the ball and ran with the possibility that Twitter account EddyPLionsFan was actually a burner account for freshly fired head coach Matt Patricia. The account vehemently defended Patricia and had some easy-to-follow breadcrumbs trailing to an identity that some could really think was the ex-coach.

It was not Patricia. The man behind the account, a Rams fan from Utah named Dylan Cardwell, stepped forward and debunked the fake news. Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press interviewed Cardwell and got the details behind the story of how a well-conceived prank blew up far beyond what Cardwell expected.

So no, the alleged burner account from Matt Patricia was not real.

There’s already a Bob Quinn fake burner account out there too. It interacted with me on Wednesday,

Bob Quinn’s 10 worst decisions as the Lions GM

Ranking the 10 worst moves from Bob Quinn as the Detroit Lions GM

The Bob Quinn era is over in Detroit. After five years of increasingly disappointing outcomes, the Lions fired the general manager after Thursday’s humiliating loss to the Houston Texans on national television.

Quinn had some positives during his reign, to be sure. But he’s out of Detroit because the negatives outweighed them, quite dramatically in some cases.

With some input from fellow Lions Wire editor Erik Schlitt, here are the 10 worst decisions Bob Quinn made during his run as the Lions GM.

 

Candidates for the Detroit Lions general manager vacancy

Candidates for the Detroit Lions general manager vacancy.

The Detroit Lions fired general manager Bob Quinn on Saturday and one of the top priorities of the organization will be to find his replacement.

The Lions are in a unique situation, where Shelia Ford Hamp is still in her first year as principal owner, Rod Wood (the team president) mostly handles the business side of the operation, and they need to replace a GM and coach, where the trending names are mostly individuals who would also be new to their positions.

That’s why when Lions Wire editors Jeff Risdon and Erik Schlitt put together a Top-10 coaching list they included both first-year and veteran options. This same approach should be applied to the GM position and this list of available candidates will include both individuals who have experience and those who are considered rising stars in  NFL circles.

Lions fans react to the firing of Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn

Based on the fan reaction it’s a wildly popular move

The Detroit Lions’ “Patriot Era” is officially over.

After bringing in two staffers from the successful New England Patriots to Detroit, fans were excited about what that could mean for the Lions.  Unfortunately, it amounted to nothing except losing and frustration for both the fans and the players. When the word got out this afternoon, Lions fans took to Twitter with their feelings. Here are some of the better reactions.

 

 

 

 

A couple of Patriots fans got in on it:

 

 

But I think the most telling reaction is from former players.  Patricia apparently was not a “players coach.”

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The Detroit “Patriot Era” is done.  And one that we probably won’t look too fondly upon.  But cheers to the next version of the Detroit Lions.

Eagles CB Darius Slay reacts to the Lions firing GM Bob Quinn and HC Matt Patricia

Eagles CB Darius Slay reacts to the Lions parting ways with GM Bob Quinn and HC Matt Patricia

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Darius Slay wanted out of Detroit and a big reason for the star cornerback seeking a change of scenery centered around head coach Matt Patricia’s “disrespectful” approach and inability to let his players be themselves.

After his first month with the Eagles, Slay praised the “culture” in Philadelphia, and most importantly Doug Pederson’s willingness to allow his players to be themselves.

The star cornerback got the last laugh on Saturday after the Lions parted ways with GM Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia.

Slay reacted accordingly and didn’t hold back his feelings.

Slay has played well in his debut with the Eagles and he’ll need to make his presence felt even more if he wants to avoid seeing his current head coach and general manager deal with similar circumstances.

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Lions have fired coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn

Detroit Lions have fired coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn

The Detroit Lions announced that they have fired coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn. Patricia was the Lions coach of just under three seasons and had a 13-29-1 record.

Quinn was hired in 2016 after Ernie Accorsi was tasked by the Ford family to execute a search for the ideal person to run their organization. Accorsi recommended Quinn and he was hired in January.

Quinn inherited a coach with a winning record in Jim Caldwell, who took the Lions to the playoffs in their first year together, unfortunately losing to the Seattle Seahawks. In year two, Caldwell finished 9-7 yet again, but missed the playoffs and was let go that offseason.

After the 2018 Super Bowl, Quinn was swift in hiring his longtime friend in Patricia and it took him two years before he was able to reach nine wins.

This is the first big move new principal owner Shelia Ford Hamp has made since she took over a controlling role. And her second was elevating offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell to interim coach.

It’s too early to tell who will take over for Quinn, but Jimmy Raye III has been a long time GM in waiting and he could get the nod.

Hamp is expected to meet with the media later today.

Detroit Lions fire head coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn

Head coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn have been fired by the Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions repeated history. Years ago they fired Steve Mariucci after a Thanksgiving debacle. And on Saturday, the Lions cleaned house, firing Head Coach Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn after an embarrassing loss to the Houston Texans on national TV Thursday.

Patricia came to Detroit from the staff of Bill Belichick in New England. His run was nothing short of a disaster as he leaves with a 13-29-1 record.

The final stroke was a 41-25 loss to the 3-7 Houston Texans on Thanksgiving.

As for history repeating itself:

Mariucci was named the Detroit Lions’ 22nd head coach on Feb.4, 2003, and was fired on November 28, 2005. In his abbreviated three seasons in Detroit, he compiled a disappointing 15–28 (.349) record. The decision to fire Mariucci came after a 27–7 blowout loss on national television on Thanksgiving Day to the Atlanta Falcons.