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At his news conference, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes addressed the team’s season and discussed the team’s future. He spoke for more than eleven minutes, conveying his message, and then took questions. Monday
DETROIT (AP) — After speaking for more than eleven minutes and giving a message, general manager of the Detroit Lions Brad Holmes concluded his team’s season, which culminated in the NFC championship game, and discussed the team’s future. He then took questions.
At his season-ending news conference on Monday, Holmes stated, “I don’t want anybody to think that this was a one-shot, Cinderella, magical journey that just happened.” “No, it’s true. This is precisely what was intended to occur.
“I know you’re going through a season like this, and I know that based on history and past events, it’s easy to feel like this was a one-time, lucky, beautiful, cute story—a narrative I’m sick of hearing. None of that applied.”
The Lions, who were expected to win the NFC North heading into the season, lived up to the anticipation by winning their first division championship in thirty years.
Detroit became the first NFL team to surrender a 17-point lead at halftime in a conference title game, falling 34–31 away to San Francisco, after winning two playoff games in a single playoffs for the first time since 1957.