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Lions' Matt Patricia now out of excuses after dismissing Jim Bob Cooter

Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez take a critical view of the Lions' 2018 season and this staff, and discuss reasons to believe in 2019, Dec. 31, 2018. Dave Birkett and Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press

Matt Patricia is officially on the clock.

Now that the Detroit Lions coach has ejected Jim Bob Cooter from the plane — dismissing his second coordinator in two months — he’s fresh out of scapegoats and excuses.

With each passing day, the ticking of the clock on Patricia’s tenure will get louder.