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Matt Patricia: Lions 'extremely lucky' to have Pasqualoni calling 'D'

Free Press writers Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor debate why the Lions winning is important, the career of Ziggy Ansah and offensive woes Dec. 9, 2018. Dave Birkett and Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press

Matt Patricia often traipses up and down the sideline with a call sheet in his hand, but the first-year Detroit Lions head coach said Monday that doesn’t mean he has taken a bigger role in defensive play calling in the second half of the season.

“I have sheets with me (for) all three phases,” Patricia said in a teleconference Monday.