The Facts: There is mounting frustration within the Lions' front office about the team's slow start and propensity to continue to blow big leads, with many in the organization believing a loss to the Jaguars on Sunday will result in a coaching change. "This feels like do or die," one Lions source said.
Diehards Line:
The Lions are coming off a bye and scheduled to face the struggling Jaguars; Jacksonville has lost four games in a row and, by any metric, has been among the worst teams in the league the last four weeks. Detroit is just 10-25-1 under Patricia -- former coach Jim Caldwell won nine games in his final season there -- and the defense, current head coach Matt Patricia's calling card, has been unable to close out games, with the Lions blowing the most leads of 10 points or more in the NFL since the start of the 2018 season.