Matt Patricia
It's early and it's preseason, so a lot can be forgiven.
Still, eyes are on Lions Coach Matt Patricia as people try to figure out his worth. There's room to worry, David Birkett of the Detroit Free Press suggests:
The Lions haven't looked good at all this preseason, and that falls partly on Patricia's shoulders. On Friday, the Lions' first-team offense and defense got worked by a mediocre Buccaneers team, and they gave up a 109-yard return on a missed field goal late in the first half. Maybe Patricia wanted his team to practice defending that play — he said he didn't, but he also showed Auburn's famous "Kick Six" to his team this week — but there was no reason to try the field goal Friday.
No one should be too down on Patricia. This is the preseason and he's still feeling his team out. But the sloppy play has been tough to stomach.
