Jug ears caught lightning in a bottle with the Kelly-Polian era... he hired one big name coach in Chuck Knox, and he was out the door in five years time. There was a vaunted D and ball-control offense for a few years in the AFL.
so, expectations should be low... how can they not be low? When was the last time the Detroit Lions were in the playoffs, have they made it once since 2000? Perhaps Houston makes it this year?