Detroit Lions first-year defensive coordinator Cory Undlin has called the plays on defense this season, even though Matt Patricia was the architect of the defense. Now that Patricia is gone and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell has been elevated to interim coach, Undlin should have more freedom to implement changes.
But Undlin was unequivocal that Patricia never stopped him from doing anything he wanted to do even as the Lions’ 29th-ranked defensive struggled across the board.
“No, I wasn’t held back from anything,” Undlin said Tuesday during a conference call.
As for how different the defense could start to look, Undlin divulged very little.