Daily DLP: Lions hire ex-Dolphins GM Chris Grier Detroit Lions Podcast

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The episode discusses the hiring of Chris Greer as a personnel executive for the Detroit Lions and its implications.

Breaking Front Office Move The Detroit Lions opened Wednesday with real news. The team hired Chris Greer as a personnel executive. The Detroit Lions Podcast shelved a planned segment on the Miles Garrett trade to the Rams to tackle the hire and its impact. The timing landed with morning coffee and school drop-offs. The message was clear. The NFL calendar never sleeps in Detroit. The Resume: Wins, Losses, and the Halloween Exit Greer’s GM run began in 2015. His record checked in at 82-83. Three playoff trips. No playoff wins. His final season ended with a Halloween firing. At the time, his team sat at two and seven. The group finished seven and ten without him, which adjusts his ledger to 77-80. From 2020 on, his clubs lived in the middle. The best mark was eleven and six. The low point was seven and ten. Too good to crater. Not strong enough to clear the next tier. That purgatory shaped how many fans viewed his work. His first move as GM set a tone. He hired Adam Gase as head coach. That start drew heat. Later seasons steadied the picture, but the ceiling never cracked. The math says it all. Close to even. Close to breakthrough. But not there. Draft Track Record and Fit in…

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Host: Detroit Lions Podcast

Topics covered

• NFL
• Detroit Lions
• Chris Greer
• front office changes
• sports management

Keywords

• Chris Greer
• Detroit Lions
• NFL
• front office
• sports management
• Dolphins
• Miles Garrett

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Organizations: Detroit Lions, Dolphins, NFL, Houston Texans

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