The turning around of the Lions has been a real team effort. From the owner hiring Chris Speilman to be in charge of building team culture. To the job Holmes has done. To what Dan and his staff has done on the field.
Dan does not get enough credit. I once had a martial arts instructor who had a degree in sports psychology and the man was amazing at motivating and getting people to buy in. He only did some of the intruction, but he organised the curriculum, was there to guide the instructors, provided direction, and was a constant source of evaluation and motivation. Dan reminds me of that guy, who had probably the most successful martial arts dojo in my country.