Martha Ford Set An Extremely Low Bar for Matt Patricia to Keep His Job

data-mm-id=”_aykj341xd”>Ian Rapoport, appearing as normal on NFL Network today, discussed Lions head coach Matt Patricia's tenuous job security heading into the final stretch of the season. The Lions, sitting at 4-6, are dangerously close to being eliminated from playoff contention before December even begins and, apparently, that could lead to a change in leadership in Detroit. But while that's music to most Lions' fan's ears, what struck me the most from Rapoport's report was the low bar Martha Ford, the former chairman and primary owner of the team, set for Patricia to keep his job going into this season. According to Rap, or at least based on that way he worded it, Ford "demanded" that the Lions had to be "playing meaningful football in Decem…