As disappointed as the Detroit Lions were to lose their final four games, Jim Caldwell said the program took a major step forward this year in his third season as coach.
"Overall I feel good about this team," Caldwell said. "I'm encouraged by this team (based on) the way they fight and scratch. Certainly we're disappointed in the way it ended, but overall this team came through some very, very difficult times and accomplished some things that I don't think anybody probably in this room thought that they would be able to accomplish. So I have to commend them for that."