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WEEK IN REVIEW: Lions begin head coaching search

The Lions announced early Monday morning they had relieved Jim Caldwell of his head coaching duties.

"I feel like there was a need in change of the leadership of this team," general manager Bob Quinn said in a press conference later that day. "Starting today, I'll be leading that search to hire a new head coach for the Lions."

In four years as head coach, Caldwell finished with a record of 36-28 (.563), including a 16-8 record (.667) against NFC North opponents. But at the end of the day, Quinn didn't feel Caldwell could meet the expectations he helped raise.

"I think that's a big part of why I'm standing here today," Quinn said. "There were games we could have, would have, should have won, and we didn't.

"This is a results business. This is wins and losses. You can talk about all the individual plays, all the individual players, staff. You can talk about all that stuff, it comes down to winning games and winning championships."

"I think we have a really good, solid nucleus of players that can kind of be molded into what the new head coach wants his team to look like," he said.

So now, the search is on.

COACHING CANDIDATES
The Lions have already completed interviews with six head coaching candidates. Learn more about each candidate below:

LOOKING AHEAD
With the ending of the Lion's regular season, it's time to take a look ahead at what the future holds:

**AN AWARD FOR ANSAH

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After dealing with injuries all season long, defensive end Ziggy Ansah finished the season strong with back to back 3-sack performances.

The latest, against Green Bay in the season finale, earned Ansah NFC defensive player of the week honors.

Ansah is a soon-to-be free agent, which means his recent burst in production will make Quinn's decision a bit tougher.

"I think there's a lot of critical decisions, I think that's probably one of them," Quinn said of determining Ansah's future this offseason. "But that's something that once the new staff is in place, the new head coach, the scheme, all that's figured out, that's going to be factored in to what we do with Ziggy."

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