Now that Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni has stepped down, the team must make perhaps its biggest offseason decision. The Lions defense has not made any strides since head coach Matt Patricia took over the team in 2018, and the unit was particularly bad in 2019.
This will be the second straight offseason the Lions will be selecting a new coordinator, as Patricia selected Darrell Bevell to take over the offense last year.
However, given that defense is his specialty, it seems unlikely that Patricia will go outside his comfort zone for the defensive hire.