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The Lions had a 9-7 record and made the playoffs in Bob Quinn's first season as general manager.

(Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)

The season is over after yet another first-round exit from the playoffs and now the Detroit Lions will be turning their attention to the NFL draft and free agency among other things.

The Lions have lost an NFL-record nine straight playoff games and haven't won in the postseason since 1991, leaving plenty of work to be done before training camp opens in July.

The Lions will select 21st in the draft after making the playoffs for the second time in three years, they'll be looking to upgrade at several positions in free agency and they've also got quarterback Matthew Stafford's contract extension to think about.

General manager Bob Quinn met with the media this afternooon and discussed a number of topics entering his second year with the Lions.

3:30 p.m. -- Quinn has left the podium.

Quinn on the possibility of having a lame-duck coach entering final season of contract: "It's nothing we need to avoid" — Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) January 12, 2017

3:29 p.m. -- Where did you see most progress? "I think the consistency through the first part of the season. Not turning the ball over was important. Overall, I felt we were more competitive." Said injuries hurt at end of the season.

3:28 -- On tight end Eric Ebron: "Eric had a productive year. He battled through the preseason injury he had then he had a couple other things he worked through. I think Eric was probably his healthiest the last month of the season and that's the kind of player Eric can be if he's out there."

Quinn believes Marvin Jones Jr. had a good year, but is happy the WR wasn't happy with his own performance. — Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) January 12, 2017

3:27 p.m. -- Quinn says he's happy with the rookie class but hopes to see them get better next season.

3:25 p.m. -- What did losing four straight games to end the season say about where organization is right now? "Our record is what it is and we lost four games to four of the better teams in the NFC. It was eye-opening. We lost to those four teams. Next year, hopefully we'll be playing meaningful games against them again and hopefully things will be different."

Quinn said nothing has been decided yet on the future of free agents Riley Reiff or Larry Warford. — Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) January 12, 2017

3:23 p.m. -- What is DeAndre Levy's future with the team? "I think he can be the same player he was a couple years ago. To me it looked like he was getting healthier and healthier as the season went on. He really put in a lot of time and energy on his rehab and I commend him on how he came back from his injury."

3:22 p.m. - Does linebacker DeAndre Levy still want to play? "Yeah, every indication is he does. When he came back from the injury at the end of the season he looked like he was healthy and ready to go."

Bob Quinn, on going back on saying he had zero-tolerance policy for gun crime: "I probably should not have said that." — Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) January 12, 2017

#Lions GM Bob Quinn: Do I believe in Ameer and Theo and Zach and Washington and Mike James? I do. — Paula Pasche (@paulapasche) January 12, 2017

3:17 p.m. -- Why did team fall short this season? "You look at the stats. You can go right to the league stats and say where did we finish in running? What did we finish, 30th in running? That's not good enough." Quinn mentioned the Lions lost Ameer Abdullah early in the season but thought the offensive line was improved.

Bob Quinn saying he'll prioritize improving running game, and that means everybody, not just tailback. He'll look at OL, FB, WR, everybody — Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) January 12, 2017

3:16 p.m. -- How do you view the running game? "I view the running game as the entire offense." Quinn went one to say it takes 11 guys on the offensive side of the ball to run the football.

3:15 p.m. -- What's the team's biggest need? "That's still kind of a work in progress. I have a few ideas what the top needs are. I think I'll keep those to myself. As we get into the early parts of March I think I'll have those finalized."

3:14 p.m. -- How close is team to winning a Super Bowl? "We have a lot of work to do. We won nine games and lost eight. So we have a lot of work to do. We have a long way to go."

Bob Quinn, on if he's comfortable bringing back Caldwell after 4 straight losses and blowout in Seattle: "Absolutely." — Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) January 12, 2017

3:13 p.m. -- If you believe in Caldwell, why not a longer extension? "I didn't say we aren't extending Jim." Then Quinn reiterated that contract extension discussions were private.

3:11 p.m. -- On why he brought coach Jim Caldwell back for another year: "Every day Jim is very consistent. The rug between my office and his office gets worn out between the two of us. It's a really great working relationship. I really believe in his approach of managing the team, how he practices the team, how he maintains the health of the team. I feel really comfortable with how things went this year."

3:10 p.m. -- On contract extensions, specifically Matthew Stafford: Any contract extensions "are private conversations ... and that's just the way we're going to approach that."

Quinn says they’re in a better spot this year going into pre-draft & pre-free agency because the staff has been in place for a year already. — Tori Petry (@sportstori) January 12, 2017

3:08 p.m. - Quinn says a nine-win season is nice "but not nearly good enough." Praises the players for their hard work and calls the Lions' training camp one of the hardest he's ever seen. Nine wins, "I think that's good. Our goal is to win a lot more games in the regular season."

3:07 p.m. - Quinn started with an opening statement, thanking the fans and media for supporting the team, praising the media for their professionalism. Also thanked the scouts, coaches, football operations staff, ownership group, specifically Martha Firestone Ford.

3:06 p.m. - Bob Quinn is at the podium.