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The Detroit Lions are not exactly known as an organization that consistently wins, but head coach Matt Patricia wishes to change that. When asked on Pro Football Talk Live when he thinks the Lions need to start winning, he said that it must happen immediately: “We’ve got to do it right away,” Patricia said, according […]

Former New England Patriots’ defensive end Trey Flowers can’t wait to be reunited with his old defensive coordinator Matt Patricia in Detroit. The four-year veteran signed a five-year, $90 million deal with the Lions yesterday and expressed his excitement to be playing for the second-year head coach. “He taught me a lot of things, developed […]

One might assume the Detroit Lions would relish the spotlight. Perpetually overlooked in the NFC North due to the presence of prestige franchises like the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears, the Lions also fall victim to the inevitable effects of playing in flyover country. Nobody cared about the Kansas City Chiefs, for instance, despite […]

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick normally hates being asked questions at pressers. Especially when they don’t have to do with the topic at hand. He was asked about his former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia. He had been the defensive coordinator from 2012-2017 before being hired away at the Detroit Lions head coach last […]

Matt Patricia’s first year as head coach of the Detroit Lions has not exactly been great. He has been late to team meetings, tardy to media sessions and, most importantly, the Lions will enter the final game of the regular season on Sunday with a record of 5-10. However, in spite of all of that, […]

In spite of recent rumors to the contrary, Detroit Lions first-year head coach Matt Patricia says that the team is committed to quarterback Matthew Stafford, according to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. “We’re in a situation where Matt Stafford‘s our quarterback. That’s what it is. I think the world of the guy,” Patricia said. […]

The Detroit Lions have endured a grueling 2018 NFL season. As a result, there has been some speculation regarding head coach Matt Patricia’s job security. It has ultimately culminated with a meeting with him and team owner Martha Firestone Ford this week. According to Kyle Meinke of Mlive.com, he is confident in his future in […]

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia has not exactly endeared himself to the media during his first year with the team. Known for his interesting personality, Patricia also has a quirk that has been very annoying to the Detroit media this year, and that quirk is routinely showing up late to media availability sessions. On […]

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia has received some flak after deciding to make his team practice outdoors and in the snow, but during Friday’s press conference, he tried to explain the logic behind his decision, per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. Patricia began his press conference today with a prepared statement about […]

Over the last couple of weeks, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has come under fire for the team’s lack of consistent success on the field, as they currently sit in last place in the NFC North standings with a 3-6 mark heading into Week 11 action. This led to head coach Matt Patricia coming to […]

The Detroit Lions surprised a lot of people around the league when they traded Golden Tate to the Philadelphia Eagles and only a day after the trade was completed, Matt Patricia was already fed up with the questions. Patricia was holding a news conference talking about the trade when it took a turn for the […]

The Detroit Lions surprised everyone when they traded away Golden Tate, and Matt Patricia said the decision had to do with the “big picture”. Tate was arguably the team’s best offensive weapon. The 3-4 Lions are still very much in the hunt for the NFC North title. The Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings are at […]

The Detroit Lions have waited years and years to find a good lead back and it appears they finally have one in rookie back Kerryon Johnson, but that doesn’t mean that coach Matt Patricia is about to increase his workload. “I think we have a lot of really good running backs, and I think we […]

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia is set to take on his former team, New England Patriots, for the first time since taking his current gig earlier this year. However, the task at hand may be a bit more difficult, as the Patriots acquired star wide receiver Josh Gordon in a trade from the Cleveland Browns […]

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia wants to dispel any notion that he is trying to build his team in the image of the New England Patriots. Patricia became a three-time Super Bowl champion working for the Patriots. He was on their coaching staff from 2004 to 2017. This is his first year as a […]

It’s a classic matchup between a teacher and former student this coming Sunday in Detroit, as Bill Belichick and his New England Patriots will face the Detroit Lions, whose coach is former Pats defensive coordinator Matt Patricia. Although he knows how familiar Patricia is with how things work in Foxboro, Belichick doesn’t seem to be […]

Matt Patricia only had one chance to make a good impression on Detroit Lions fans – and he blew it. His head coaching debut for the Lions was catastrophic, as the Lions were mauled at home by the New York Jets in a 48-17 loss last week. Matt Patricia and Lions, however, need to have […]

Some New York Jets defensive players said after Monday night’s game that they knew some of the Detroit Lions’ plays before Matthew Stafford even ran them, but new Lions head coach Matt Patricia tried to downplay it by saying it’s not that uncommon for other teams to know what teams are going to run,  according […]

There is a newfound sense of optimism surrounding the Detroit Lions organization going into the 2018 NFL season with the addition of head coach Matt Patricia. Needless to say, cornerback Darius Slay has already started to feel its effects. Patricia’s arrival undoubtedly means changes are on the horizon for Detroit’s defense. According to NFL Network’s Tom […]

New Detriot Lions head coach Matt Patricia had recently found himself in the middle of a potentially controversial situation involving a past sexual assault case. This has put him under the scrutiny of the NFL from possibly being put under investigation to look further into the matter. Per ESPN, the league has decided to not […]

Detroit Lions new head coach Matt Patricia is engulfed in controversy after sexual assault charges against him in 1996 resurfaced. Per Michael Rothstein of ESPN, Patricia spoke out publicly about it on Thursday morning, expressing his innocence along with pointing out that these charges were untrue. “The truth is on my side. I lived with […]

The Detroit Lions are in a bit of a dilemma with their new head coach Matt Patricia, as sexual assault allegations from 1996 have come to light in a piece from The Detroit News. One of the biggest questions is regarding the Lions’ lack of knowledge of the situation. With that in mind, New England […]

When Matt Patricia took the Detroit Lions job, he knew that he had a lot of talent on his roster, but he also knew there were some big holes that needed to be filled if the Lions to take that next step forward. For Patricia, the biggest challenge is looking at the whole draft board. […]

Every year, an average of seven new NFL head coaches are hired. The 2018 offseason was no different, as seven teams moved on from their former leaders. Opinions on some of the new hires are mixed, but there is a sense of optimism around them all. What could the records of these coaches look like […]

Defense to help the offense? As they say, a great running game and defense is a quarterback’s best friend. Detroit Lions rookie head coach Matt Patricia knows this and intends to utilize his defensive talent in helping his quarterback, Matthew Stafford, reach another level of NFL quarterback play, via Justin Rogers of the Detroit News. […]

Following helping the Philadelphia Eagles earn their first Super Bowl win in franchise history, veteran running back LeGarrette hit the free agent market for the second straight offseason. It didn’t him long to decide where his next landing spot would be, inking a one-year, $two million deal to join the Detroit Lions. This decision was can be […]

In what should only be considered a strange habit, Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia grows his beard based on season success. Reread that lede. Let it wash over you like a cold shower after having too many adult beverages. Did it hit you yet? That the new Lions head coach, previously considered a defensive mastermind […]

Former New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia is set to embark on his first venture as a head coach in the NFL with the Detroit Lions. Patricia will have the opportunity to coach Pro Bowl quarterback Matthew Stafford in his first stint as a head coach in the NFL and is looking forward to […]

Before the New York Giants hired Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur to be their new head coach, Matt Patricia was reportedly in the running for the job. The New York Daily news even reported that “all signs” were pointing to Patricia taking over the reins in the Big Apple. Of course, that’s not what happened. […]

New Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia decided to keep incumbent offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter in lieu of putting in his own choice for the job. This despite the two having no previous working relationship. Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford gave a glowing endorsement of Cooter shortly after former head coach Jim Caldwell was fired, […]

A Super Bowl championship led to an infamous scene featuring a champion departing an airplane. New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia was proudly sporting a Barstool Roger Goodell clown shirt as his team was freshly crowned champions after finishing off the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history, defeating the Atlanta Falcons after falling down […]

The Detroit Lions introduced Matt Patricia as the team’s new head coach Wednesday afternoon. During his introductory press conference, he was asked about the lack of success former Patriots coordinators have had as head coaches. Patricia’s answer was very Bill Belichick-ish and couldn’t have been better. It was light on specifics and made it easy […]

As has been expected for some time now, the Detroit Lions have officially named Matt Patricia as the team’s new head coach. The former New England Patriots defensive coordinator wrote a heartfelt statement released after accepting the job, as Charean Williams of ProFootballTalk posts. In it, he thanked the Detroit Lions organization for giving him […]

Matt Patricia obviously won’t remember his last game as New England Patriots defensive coordinator fondly. It was the defense which let the Patriots down as they allowed a whopping 41 points and 538 total yards of offense in their Super Bowl LII defeat to a Nick Foles-led Philadelphia Eagles team. After the game, the incoming […]

New England Patriots fans were expecting their team to lose a couple of coordinators following the Super Bowl, but were not expecting to lose the game. It may take some time to figure out what to do about losing Super Bowl LII, but it shouldn’t take much time to figure out where their next offensive […]

The Detroit Lions are about to enter a new regime with incoming head coach Matt Patricia. The New England Patriots defensive coordinator does not yet officially have the job but he has already started letting go of certain people within the Lions coaching staff. However, there will be one notable holdover from the previous regime […]

Bill Belichick will once again be looking to replace his cabinet as yet again, it’s been savagely cleaned out by 31 other hands. Hey, winning breeds attention and the New England Patriots organization would never opt for losing while keeping all of its individuals safely in tow. The new name to find a home under […]

In 14 years under legendary New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, current team defensive coordinator Matt Patricia has learned to focus on the task at hand and don’t let outside noise from the media become a distraction. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, that’s exactly what happened on Monday evening when […]

The New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick are solely focused on the task at hand in Super Bowl LII, but once the clock hits 0:00 and the (likely) celebration commences, the legendary coach will turn his focus to next season, as he always does. Belichick isn’t one to get sentimental, but when he […]