Jim Bob Cooter
Jim Bob Cooter
With the disappointing season, it's no surprise there would be fallout.
The Lions announced Tuesday it will not renew the contract of offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter. The move comes two days after the Lions finished 6-10, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Cooter said Friday that he took responsibility for the the offense problems even though he had to deal with injuries and the team traded away a key component of the offense, Golden Tate.
“It’s my job as offensive coordinator to do everything in my power for our offense to go out there and help our team win,” Cooter said, according to the Freep.
“Ideally, that’s scoring more points every week, getting better as we go, improving and all that. So, yeah, ownership and accountability is something I believe’s really important for our offense, in this game, in this life, so I’ll take that. It’s on me at the end of the day to put our guys in position to make plays and do a little bit better, play a little bit better.”
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