Patriots DC Matt Patricia named head coach of Lions

[Boris13c]

Patriots DC Matt Patricia named head coach of Lions

Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions officially have a new head man.

The team announced Monday that former New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia will be tasked with turning around a Lions team that hasn't won a playoff game since the 1991 season.

"This position comes with great responsibility, and I will commit every ounce of my energy to this football team, starting today," Patricia said in a statement. "My family is excited to become part of this wonderful city that displays so much passion for their teams.

"I can't express enough appreciation to the entire New England Patriots franchise, particularly Robert and Jonathan Kraft and their entire family. I will truly cherish these last 14 years as a member of this incredible organization."

Patricia's hiring comes just one day after the DC fell to Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. It wasn't the finest performance from Patricia's unit, though Sunday's outcome was more outlier than norm for Patricia-led defenses.

[Rusty Trombagent]

reports are that he's holding on to Jim Bob Cooter:

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[Wounded Bear]

Oh, that's what it was. I thought I heard he was holding on to Jim Bob's Cooter.

[The Marshall Plan]

I wonder how the performance of his "defense" in the Super Bowl makes the Lions feel about the hire.

[Atkins&Rebel]

I wonder how the performance of his "defense" in the Super Bowl makes the Lions feel about the hire.

I wonder if the Loins are going to sign Malcolm Butler???

[Otis Day]

I wonder how the performance of his "defense" in the Super Bowl makes the Lions feel about the hire.

3 Super Bowls in his 6 yrs as DC. 2-1 record in said Super Bowls. That speaks more than one game. I believe they are probably excited as hell.

[YOGABBA]

Otis Day:

Great post.

[The Marshall Plan]

I wonder how the performance of his "defense" in the Super Bowl makes the Lions feel about the hire.

3 Super Bowls in his 6 yrs as DC. 2-1 record in said Super Bowls. That speaks more than one game. I believe they are probably excited as hell.

That's really not a valid argument in favor of Patricia when you consider the Patriots gave up 41, 28 and 24 points in those Super Bowls.

Do you really believe they won those games BECAUSE of his defensive scheme or did Belichick and Brady have more to do with it?

[Rusty Trombagent]

I wonder how the performance of his "defense" in the Super Bowl makes the Lions feel about the hire.

3 Super Bowls in his 6 yrs as DC. 2-1 record in said Super Bowls. That speaks more than one game. I believe they are probably excited as hell.

That's really not a valid argument in favor of Patricia when you consider the Patriots gave up 41, 28 and 24 points in those Super Bowls.

Do you really believe they won those games BECAUSE of his defensive scheme or did Belichick and Brady have more to do with it?

I watch my share of patriots games living out here in Maine (which it turns out is just northern Massachusetts), and I've thought for awhile that Patricia is a bit overrated.

Like, i dont think he's a bad DC! But it's a job made considerably easier when you've got Belichick and Brady. No one remembers his blunders because they still generally win those games.

Couple that with the fact that his college engineering degree is weirdly fetishized and I dunno, it'll be super interesting to see how he does running things in Detroit.

[malk]

Hiding under Patricia with a beard is Patricia without a beard.

[Wounded Bear]

With Matt Patricia on the sideline, it'll just look like Detroit's homeless problem has reached a whole new level. When he gets introduced to the crowd, they should have him climb out of a make-shift tent and sleeping bag on the side of the field.