FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If you want to know what the Detroit Lions’ defense will look like next season under Matt Patricia, keep a close eye on Sunday’s AFC championship game – but don’t get too caught up in the details.
Patricia, the New England Patriots defensive coordinator and Lions coach-in-waiting, is expected to bring the same defensive philosophy with him to Detroit next season that he’s used to make the Patriots a top-10 scoring defense for six years running.
But unlike some coaches who appear married to certain schemes, Patricia’s defenses in New England are most notable for how diverse they are in just about everything they do.